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  • Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett fights for education reform

    Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett fights for education reform

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    • October 27, 2011

    Governor Tom Corbett is now, for the second time, proposing a plan for Pennsylvania public school reform. His initiative involves a voucher program for low-income students in failing public schools to attend private schools, an expansion of the Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and better oversight of charter schools and teacher evaluations. “When we have

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  • Aggressive attacks in local area alarming

    Aggressive attacks in local area alarming

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    • October 27, 2011

    College campuses have been becoming more violent in recent years. While each college will always have their minor bumps in the road, it appears that more incidents are occurring without any influence from the hands of the students themselves. According to LancasterOnline, an event took place this past month at Millersville University that involved three

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  • Academic integrity: honor, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility

    Academic integrity: honor, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility

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    • October 27, 2011

    It might be said that all of the great professions command a sense of integrity from their members from medicine to service academies to law and law enforcers, to name a few. The field of education is no exception and colleges and universities work hard to ensure the universal sustainability of a value upon which

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  • Elizabethtown chosen to participate in Obama’s interfaith service challenge

    Elizabethtown chosen to participate in Obama’s interfaith service challenge

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    • October 27, 2011

    There is a new service initiative starting this year at Elizabethtown College. It is part of a challenge started by President Barack Obama: “The Interfaith Campus and Community Service Campus Challenge.” This service program challenges campuses across America to have many different religions work together in solving community issues. According to the White House’s website,

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  • Pennsylvania capital fights bankruptcy filing

    Pennsylvania capital fights bankruptcy filing

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    • October 27, 2011

    On Monday Oct. 17, a federal judge heard arguments about whether Harrisburg, Pa., could move ahead with a bankruptcy petition. The mayor of Harrisburg is fighting a 4-to-3 City Council vote that allowed the city to file for bankruptcy. The city is now hundreds of millions of dollars in debt, with six pending lawsuits. The

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  • Women’s lacrosse players step up against former teammates

    Women’s lacrosse players step up against former teammates

    The first game of every season is the moment of truth when players and coaches discover whether or not the work they put in during preseason practices will pay off. For most Elizabethtown College athletes, their unconventional first game of the season is always against past players that were once a part of their beloved

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  • Ice hockey implements new players to thriving club program

    Ice hockey implements new players to thriving club program

    The Elizabethtown College ice hockey club is back in action. They recently began another season at the Twin Ponds East rink in Harrisburg. After a strenuous 2010-2011 season, the Jays added many new faces to an already solid core. “Obviously losing Reece O’Neill [graduation] and Alex Reinhold [injury] will hurt us a bit, but I

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  • Men’s soccer dominates over Widener Pride

    Men’s soccer dominates over Widener Pride

    This past weekend, the men’s soccer team defeated Widener at their Homecoming Game. The Blue Jays defeated the Pride with a final score of 2-0. The Jays found success at home, possibly because of the roaring crowd that had their back throughout the whole game. The Blue Jays were unwilling to let Widener come onto

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  • Field hockey adds Albright College to season’s list of victories

    Field hockey adds Albright College to season’s list of victories

    Friday, Oct. 14, the Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team played their first Homecoming game on the resurfaced turf at Wolf Field. With the spirit of Homecoming Weekend, the Blue Jays started the weekend off well with a 4-0 victory over Albright College. “The atmosphere was great! We had a lot of fans out, families,

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