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Women’s cross country dominates Battle for the Buggy Invitational
- Sports
- October 27, 2011
This past Saturday, Oct. 22, the Elizabethtown College women’s cross country team dominated the competition during the annual Battle for the Buggy Invitational. Although alumna Megan VanDenHengel won the race for the second year in a row, first-year Amelia Tearnan was quick to finish the 4K for Etown, crossing the line at 17:24.34. A total
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Treatment of disabled student raises questions
- Campus Life
- October 27, 2011
Should every college student be given the equal opportunity to speak up in class? Professors should be encouraging their students to participate and answer questions. However, a New Jersey college professor, Elizabeth Snyder, asked one of her students to stop participating by refraining from asking and answering questions in class because of his stutter. Snyder
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Halloween, ghost of senior’s childhood past?
- Campus Life
- October 27, 2011
It is finally October. A time when the leaves are changing and the weather is turning. And there is one thing on every college student’s mind: “What am I going to be for Halloween?” Personally, I feel like I have grown out of Halloween over the years. The idea of dressing up in a costume
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Facilities responds to spider concerns
- Campus Life
- October 27, 2011
The Oct. 13 issue of the Etownian concerning the Brown Recluse spider resulted in considerable concern among students, staff and parents. Since nobody in Facilities Management had a chance to see the actual spider, it was never identified. However, after 10 minutes on the Internet, I located the photo used in the Etownian and found
READ MOREHallow’s Eve traditions progress throughout history
- Campus Life
- October 27, 2011
It seems to me that Halloween, more so than any other holiday, means something completely different to each age group: children are hell-bent on scouring the neighborhood for candy; the young adult generation that, since having abandoned the trick-or-treat quest, will use the day as an excuse for another themed party; and the older folks,
READ MOREProfessor considers implication of online advertisements
- Campus Life
- October 27, 2011
The Etownian recently published a piece on Convocation. The Sept. 15 article dealt with speeches made at the event, and was also published online at etownian.com, and as Homer perused it, his eyes were drawn to links at the end of the article. These links, presumably generated by Web technologies that scour global databases to
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Pellegrino places first in MAC Championship
- Sports
- October 27, 2011
Tennis player Kaitlyn Pellegrino has been explosive on the court this year, and she is only a first-year student. She led the women’s tennis team to the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championship and placed first in the competition. Being a first-year on a college team can be scary for a lot of athletes, but not
READ MORECampus Security steps up enforcement during Homecoming Weekend
- Sports
- October 27, 2011
The 2011 Homecoming Weekend at Elizabethtown College consisted of more than just a few games. Yes, there were soccer games and family members roaming around campus, and lots of things to see and do. But Campus Security had their hands full with a number of incidents reported, included several altercations. It was however, not as
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Terrifying, gruesome menu items provide Halloween spirit with a ghoulish air
- Uncategorized
- October 27, 2011
Wizards, pumpkins, and haunts, oh my! It’s Halloween time at Elizabethtown College, and that can only mean one thing: frightening and fall-like activities to entertain the College community. The next two upcoming weekends have everything from exciting haunted houses to movies. Etown students are not allowed to trick-or-treat around town, and there can only be
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