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  • Poet George Bilgere presents unique conversational pieces

    Poet George Bilgere presents unique conversational pieces0

    On Thursday, March 21, the Bowers Writers House welcomed George Bilgere, both a published poet and a prime example of one who makes an important career path change and eventually finds success. One might think that being a poet is something innate, a calling that is felt in infancy. For renowned poet Bilgere, that is

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  • The racial achievement gap

    The racial achievement gap0

    One day, Dr. Anne Gregory saw a line of African-American students sitting outside the principal’s office at a school where she worked. She took note of this evident racial trend and questioned the principal about it. The principal then chastised her and discouraged her from pursuing the issue, afraid that such comments would bring charges

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  • Jays compete in annual mock trial tournament, face 16 colleges

    Jays compete in annual mock trial tournament, face 16 colleges0

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    • February 27, 2013

    Elizabethtown College students participated in    a Regional Mock Trial tournament Feb. 16 and 17. The mock trial took place in the County Courthouse in historic downtown Lancaster. The tournament consisted of 24 teams from 17 different colleges and universities. Teams consisted of six to 10 students; Elizabethtown College sent two teams. The schools in attendance

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  • Pa. ‘Teacher of the Year’ presents new educational methods

    Pa. ‘Teacher of the Year’ presents new educational methods0

    Have you ever asked yourself, “When will I ever use this bleepity-bleep class material in my life?!” It’s vexatious to think that so much time and energy is being spent on something so … irrelevant, right? Well, there is at least one teacher out there who agrees and sympathizes with this frustration. Ryan Devlin, an

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