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Global Perspective: Extreme drought kills large number of African wildlife
According to a recent report issued by the Kenya Ministry of Tourism & Wildlife, a large amount of African wildlife has perished from the ongoing drought happening throughout the country. Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Peninah Malonza, Order of Grand Warrior, delivered a press release regarding “The Impacts of the Current Drought on Wildlife in Kenya,” on
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Today’s Tech: Noninvasive sound technology could improve outcomes for cancer patients
The University of Michigan may have invented a new treatment that could improve the outcomes of cancer and neurological conditions; histotripsy, a noninvasive sound technology, focuses on ultrasound waves to destroy designated tissue with precision. This technique is currently used in Europe and the United States as a liver cancer trial. Professor of biomedical engineering
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The Jay Lounge opens in the BSC
The new Jay Lounge has made a big splash around campus. The state-of-the-art space is located on the lower level of Baugher Student Center (BSC). The Lounge doubles as an event space while also a leisure area for students. This wasn’t a process that happened overnight. The construction of the Jay Lounge came with many
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The Students of Etown: Mahli Rupp
Despite Elizabethtown College being a small school compared to most of the colleges in the area, it is nearly impossible to know all of the students on campus. Each one of them has their own unique story on how they came to attend Etown, and it is important to know that their story has value.
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Student Wages Op-Ed Companion Piece
Note: The Etownian reached out to Student Senate and the Business Office, but were unable to receive a response due to time constraint. In addition, the statements in this piece are entirely the individual’s opinion and do not reflect the opinions of the Etownian. Some statements were edited for length and clarity. Back in February
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Op-Ed: Student wages
The current campus minimum wage is $8.25. No amount of complicated pay schemes can change that. This fact doesn’t sit well with many of us at Elizabethtown College: that’s why we (Nicholas Wiley and Gabriel Karl) are writing this Op-Ed on behalf of the Etown Young Democratic Socialists of America. Gabriel $8.25 is too little,
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National sports update
February’s Super Bowl LV was arguably one of the greatest games of the season. Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers faced off against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the quarterbacks’ fifth head-to-head game. Brady had beaten Mahomes in October of 2018 when he still played for the New England Patriots and
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Rudy
“Rudy” is a movie about a football player named Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger Jr. whose dream is to play football on Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish football team. He is not expecting to be a starter, but he wants to fulfill his lifelong dream by being on the field in uniform and make one play during the
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Intramural basketball contest
Sunday, February 28, Elizabethtown College held an intramural basketball shooting competition. The contest featured eight competitors, who were shooting basketballs to win the contest. Whoever had the most points at the end of the contest won. At first, there were 20 layups which were one point each. Then, there were 20 foul shots with each
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Music Review: Indie artist “Still Woozy” channels funky, dreamlike sound
Say “thank you” to the Internet. Straight from a garage in Oakland, California comes the positive vibrations of Still Woozy, directly into your ears. Still Woozy is not quite a band name. It’s a stage name for the 25 year-old solo artist Sven Gamsky. Named a 2018 “Artist to Watch” by Purple Sneakers (an Australian
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SCAD presentations showcase student creativity and intellect
Beginning in 2007, Elizabethtown College has held a spring event to showcase student academics. At Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD), students showcase their creativity and intellect through presentations about topics that are significant to them. To ensure academic quality, all SCAD presentations must first be approved by a professor. Beyond that, however, the responsibility
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Dark comedy “The Cripple of Inishmaan” will open in Tempest Theatre
Thursday, April 11 at 8 p.m., the 2018-2019 Elizabethtown College Theater will open with its final show of the season, “The Cripple of Inishmaan.” The play is set in 1934 in the Aran Islands off the western coast of Ireland. When the inhabitants of the small town of Inishmaan learn that a Hollywood film crew
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