• Music Review: Rainbow Kitten Surprise: Strange name, wonderful surprise

    Music Review: Rainbow Kitten Surprise: Strange name, wonderful surprise

    Collectors of music and avid readers have at least one thing in common; they both understand the importance of an enticing title. One night, as I was sitting on a dorm-room floor, a friend of mine said, “Sam, you’ll love this band.” I asked, “What are they called?” He said “Rainbow Kitten Surprise.” Naturally, I

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  • Etown Simplified: Learning to Live Smarter, not harder

    Etown Simplified: Learning to Live Smarter, not harder

    Also written by: Dr. Michele Lee Kozimor-King This year marks the twelfth cohort of the first-year seminar titled Simple Living. It is also the second year that the 16 students enrolled in the course will be authoring this weekly column to share with our community, new ways to live, work and consume. This year, the

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  • TV Review: Anne with an E: A period piece for the modern day

    TV Review: Anne with an E: A period piece for the modern day

    Guess who’s back with a vengeance? I spent the summer consuming a multitude of shows and movies to shove in your faces this new year. Get ready friends. I’m coming in hot with a review of the CBC/ Netflix original, Anne with an E. Anne with an E is sourced from the 20th century book

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  • Welcome back from the Etownian Editor-in-Chief!

    Welcome back from the Etownian Editor-in-Chief!

    Photo: Megan White Hello fellow Blue Jays! We, at the Etownian, are back and ready for another great year. This year we have a bunch of returning staff, including myself, and some new staff members. Our new staff members include Madison Chiaravolloti, Asst. Sports Editor; Emma Knight, Asst. Campus Life Editor; and Aprille Mohn, Asst.

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  • The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Is diversity in movies important?

    The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Is diversity in movies important?

    Aug. 17, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before joined the budding group of films this year that will be known for their depth of storytelling about a diverse cast of characters. The film, a romantic comedy about a high schooler whose secret love letters get leaked to the student body, initially struggled to cast

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  • Opinion: Microbial substance gone, doubt among students isn’t

    Opinion: Microbial substance gone, doubt among students isn’t

    Complaints of a microbial substance in the Hackman apartments on campus surfaced August 20, a week before the semester was due to start. After Facilities met with an outside contractor the following day, all Hackman residents already on campus took part in a meeting to discuss the next steps in the process. Students scheduled to

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  • Learn what some of our graduating Jays will be doing after “leaving the nest”

    Learn what some of our graduating Jays will be doing after “leaving the nest”

    The Etownian staff is excited to see where the class of 2018 is going after graduation! In our last poll of the year, we asked graduating seniors to share their plans, including jobs, internships, projects or exciting trips lined up for the upcoming year. Read on to see how some of our Blue Jays are

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  • How to balance work, relaxation during busy summer months

    How to balance work, relaxation during busy summer months

    There are only a few days left in the semester, and then it’s summertime! You’re probably already anticipating those long, golden months stretched out before you, when research papers and 8 a.m. lectures seem like a distant dream… Until reality sets in. For most college students, summer isn’t a limitless landscape of relaxation. Between work,

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  • Review: “I Feel Pretty” a zany, simple comedy

    Review: “I Feel Pretty” a zany, simple comedy

    It has been said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Many people wrack their brains over attaining some semblance of physical perfection. It is a desperate attempt to not be drowned out in a world full of natural beauties. What they fail to value, however, is their own personal, unique self and

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