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  • Gibble Auditorium receives grant for new improvements

    Gibble Auditorium receives grant for new improvements

    • News
    • November 18, 2011

    The Science, Mathematics and Engineering Center (SMEC) project at Elizabethtown College is responsible for the renovations to the Masters Center for Science, Mathematics and Engineering. “When you walk in the building, everything is nice and new,” Joseph Metro, Director of Facilities Management, said. “But when you walk into Gibble, it looks like the old building,

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  • Swimming season opener sets standards high for program

    Swimming season opener sets standards high for program

    The Elizabethtown College Blue Jays swim team started their season strong by winning the meet against Arcadia two weeks ago at Etown’s Alumni Pool. The men defeated the Knights 146-58, and the women claimed victory with a score of 119-65. As Arcadia is a Middle Atlantic Conference opponent, the meet was an important win for

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  • Students support athletes by purchasing fan shirts

    Fan shirts: you can find people wearing them anywhere, from dorm buildings to sporting events, as they are a popular trend here at Elizabethtown College. The shirts are sold individually through team members, and anyone can buy them. This is just one of the ways that Etown’s sports teams are advertising and helping students become

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  • Broke senior offers creative money-saving tips

    Broke senior offers creative money-saving tips

    There is no one who is more marginalized in the first world than college students. We are always being exploited for free labor, having our IDs checked and being told to turn our music down. We are stereotyped as people who drink all day and we are all fans of the band Vampire Weekend (I

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  • Social networking, affects on modern user, society

    Social networking, affects on modern user, society

    Katy Perry smirks in her music video “Last Friday Night,” while singing lyrics “Pictures of last night ended up online, I’m screwed, oh well.” In the days before social networking sites the thought of advertising your illegal evening activities would be uncalled for. However today, underage drinkers bask in the glory of having photos of

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  • Student worries about fate of Marshmallow Game

    Student worries about fate of Marshmallow Game

    At Elizabethtown College, traditions are very well supported by the students. As October rolls around, we look forward to the Halloween events and the soccer game versus Messiah College. This game is a very popular event for Etown students. Every year, students attend the game with tons of Blue Jay spirit by wearing anti-Messiah shirts

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  • Holidays at Etown welcome all

    Holidays at Etown welcome all

    One of the definitions for Thanksgiving on dictionary.com is “a public celebration in acknowledgement of divine favor or kindness”. Generally, we think of Thanksgiving as a holiday where we give thanks for what we are grateful for in our lives. Although Thanksgiving is typically thought of as an American holiday, many other countries around the

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  • Brothers Pizza: serving locals since 1980

    Brothers Pizza: serving locals since 1980

    Brothers Pizza is a small business only a few blocks off campus, located at 256 Market Street. This local pizza shop is in the perfect location for students whether or not they have a car. The restaurant is open seven days a week, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and 11 a.m. to

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  • Thanksgiving: the forgotten holiday?

    Thanksgiving: the forgotten holiday?

    Within the past week, I’ve heard Christmas music on the radio, I’ve seen advertisements for “A Christmas Story” across campus and noticed an alarmingly high amount of Facebook statuses notifying me that “so-and-so is going Christmas shopping— CAN’T WAIT!!” I absolutely love the Christmas season: I love the spirit of the season, the decorations, the

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