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  • Elizabethtown College Celebrates 125th Anniversary 

    Elizabethtown College Celebrates 125th Anniversary 0

    What do Aspirin and Elizabethtown College have in common? Both were born in the year 1899.  It’s been 125 years since members of the Church of the Brethren raised funds, created a name and opened Elizabethtown College. Throughout that time, the College has witnessed historic events, experienced what seemed like certain financial ruin only to

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  • Elizabethtown College announces faculty cuts ahead of projected deficits

    Elizabethtown College announces faculty cuts ahead of projected deficits0

    • News
    • September 26, 2024

    Editor’s note: The Etownian chose to grant anonymity to all sources due to the sensitive subject matter. This story was updated to include the fact that the meeting took place over Zoom due to COVID-19 protocol. A faculty assembly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24 announced faculty cuts and a five-year deadline for Elizabethtown College to

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  • Bowers Center Celebrates Fifth Anniversary

    Bowers Center Celebrates Fifth Anniversary0

    • News
    • September 24, 2024

    It’s been a long five years for Elizabethtown College’s Bowers Center for Recreation, Sports and Well-Being. Almost immediately after the fitness center got the chance to open its doors in August 2019 to the campus community, it had to shutter them for the global pandemic.  “The fall semester was so amazing in 2019. I can

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  • Pennsylvania Politics: Budget Woes

    Pennsylvania Politics: Budget Woes0

    • News
    • September 24, 2024

    Pennsylvania’s budget was once again late this summer, the second consecutive summer that Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and the divided legislature ran over the June 30 deadline. The $47.6 billion budget passed through the Republican-controlled state senate and the Democrat-controlled state house on July 12 after months of negotiations.  While the budget pours money into

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