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Black Friday causes shoppers to stress
- Campus Life
- December 9, 2011
Black Friday is a time for people to tent out in front of stores, like Best Buy, for eight hours in hopes of getting 30 percent off items like iPads. It is a marketing invention used to delude people into thinking they are getting the best deals on the hottest items. People become animalistic over,
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Harrisburg problems continue amid politicians’ 3 percent raise
- News
- December 9, 2011
A judge turned down Harrisburg’s bankruptcy case, and now the city needs to rehabilitate its financial situation under the state’s guidance. The case was dismissed because it violated the state’s rules laid out for financially struggling cities. The code that was violated is Chapter 9 of the bankruptcy code. Chapter 9 of the bankruptcy code
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Newt Gingrich demonstrates strong potential for GOP
- News
- December 9, 2011
The GOP race for the Oval Office is continually plunging into ambiguity as the Republican National Convention (RNC) approaches. Currently, the GOP is in the midst of dealing with Herman Cain’s recent withdrawal, as well as a growing Occupy movement sweeping the nation. However, among these circumstances, a new leader emerged. Newt Gingrich, former speaker
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Police interference raises ethics questions
- News
- December 9, 2011
The slogan “We are the 99 percent” has come a long way since it originated with The Occupy Wall Street movement. From Wall Street to downtown Lancaster, Occupy protestors claim to be a part of the 99 percent not included in the wealthiest portion of the U.S. population. Each week since the Occupy Wall Street
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Child obesity rates increase, schools slow to react
- News
- December 9, 2011
Recent studies published by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) have provided a new statistical insight into the growing number of American children and early adolescents who are overweight or obese. To date, the NCES has conducted two studies as part of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS). The U.S. Department of Education provided
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Hershey Med. isolates cancer-killing virus
- News
- December 9, 2011
In a fifth-floor laboratory at Hershey Medical Center, scientists have discovered a virus which they believe may facilitate the destruction of cancerous cells in the human body. Dr. Craig Meyers and his team brought to surface the fact that Adeno-associated virus type 2 (AAV2) does not cause disease in humans but liquefies certain cancer cells
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Santa school brings spirit to malls around country
- Features
- December 9, 2011
Think back to a time when the holidays were not hiding behind a week of final exams. A time before it was no longer socially “cool” to wait in that spiraling line that wrapped around every aisle of your local mall to get a picture sitting on Santa’s lap and maybe even whisper a few
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NSSE recognizes first-year experience
- News
- December 9, 2011
The results are in, ladies and gentlemen, and it’s good news: Elizabethtown is ahead of the game. The College’s first-year program was recently evaluated and is considered very strong, according to the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). NSSE, affectionately pronounced “Nessie,” is in the business of evaluating colleges and helping them to identify their
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Soccer venue change alters atmosphere, attendance
- Sports
- November 18, 2011
The Marshmallow Bowl is among the biggest game every year in NCAA Division III men’s soccer. This was a large factor in deciding why I chose Elizabethtown College: to play soccer. The event is always a blood bath between two of the top teams in the Division III Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC): the Etown Blue
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