NEWS
Dr. Oya Ozkanca appointed to leadership position in the National Collegiate Honors Council
Recently, Dr. Oya Dursun-Ozkanca—professor of international studies and political science, as well as Director of the Honors Program and the international studies minor here at Elizabethtown College—was appointed to a prestigious leadership position in the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC). This development serves to create an advantageous environment for the Honors Program at Elizabethtown College
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PA Politics: A House Divided: Game of Thrones politics in the PA State House
The landmark midterm elections of 2022 flipped the PA State House from Republican to Democratic control for the first time in eleven years. It all started with the 2020 decennial census results which caused new state legislative maps to be drawn in 2021 by the bipartisan Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission. The new maps had the
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PA Politics: House leadership in jeopardy
Similar to its counterpart in the United States House of Representatives, the Pennsylvania House is struggling to figure out its next speaker. Not that it doesn’t have one now—Mark Rozzi (D-Berks) is the current speaker, but his election was both unusual and unexpected. In November, Democrats won 102 out of 203 seats, but one member
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CAMPUS LIFE
Which Blue Bean drink should you try based on your zodiac?
Aquarius: Aquarius, you are the Toasted Vanilla Oat Milk Shaken Espresso. It is the new drink in town, and it is the life of the party, just like you. Be sure to check it out next time you stop by to get your caffeine fix. Pisces: Pisces, you are the Vanilla Bean Frappuccino. This is
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Upcoming Walking Tour: Catch up on History Club’s latest plans
Next Friday, March 25, the Elizabethtown College History Club will be hosting a tour, guided by Director of Special Programs and Prestigious Scholarships and Fellowships Jean-Paul Benowitz, of the Elizabethtown community. The tour will take students through some of the historic highlights of Etown, and as the sun sets the path will be lit by
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Concert Review: girl in red
One of the things I missed doing most during the pandemic is going to concerts. I had been to four of them pre-pandemic: Twenty One Pilots, Panic! At the Disco, Taylor Swift and Fall Out Boy. They are some of my best memories. There is nothing like screaming your favorite songs in a crowd full
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SPORTS
A brief Super Bowl history
The Super Bowl is not a new thing to hit popular sports culture. It grew out of a rivalry between the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL) in 1966. The two divisions were rivals in every way except for one: they agreed that the end-of-season championship game, then called the AFL-NFL
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Wilma Rudolph
Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born June 23, 1940, in Saint Bethlehem, Tennessee. She was the 20th out of 22 children. As a child, Rudolph suffered chicken pox, measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough and polio. The doctors at the time said that she will never be able to walk again because of the polio. She wore
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Fantasy Sports
As the picks for week 12 begin, there is one player who is ranked highly this week. Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks has been averaging 13.5 yards per reception this season and in the last six games, Cook has recorded at least 80 receiving yards. One of the reasons that Cook is ranked so highly
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FEATURES
Experts discuss college student voting trends in U.S. midterms
The political process is, by nature, not a spectator sport. Politics, it is said, maintains deliberate interest in the disinterested. Those that do not vote are not removed from the consequences of the elections that go on without them. The upcoming midterm election exists in a national and cultural context wracked by division, rhetoric, and
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Counseling Services, Student Wellness offer resources for SAD
The approach of winter may bring excitement to many of us, but for those who experience seasonal affective disorder (SAD), the shorter hours of sunlight can bring about the “winter blues.” According to materials provided by Elizabethtown College’s Health Promotion Program, which consists of Assistant Director of Health Promotion Joni Eisenhauer and seven Student Wellness
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Alumna uses political science, sociology experience to help nonprofit
The Elizabethtown College motto, “Educate for Service,” does not end with graduation. Many Blue Jays leave the nest and enter service-oriented professions. Melissa Plotkin, ’91 is one of those Etown alumni. Plotkin works for the York Jewish Community Center (JCC), a nonprofit community center which serves all residents of York County. Membership to the York
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