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Honors Program initiative: “Learn, Serve, Lead”
In early March, the Elizabethtown College Honors Program launched exciting new initiatives to keep up with the changing aspects of on-campus life. These changes range from simply adopting a new motto to promoting comprehensive community engagement. I interviewed Honors Program director Dr. Oya Dursun-Ozkanca and other students from the Program to see how they felt
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Students receive HEERF II funding
Students at Elizabethtown College received emails from the Business Office Monday, March 1, informing them that the College was distributing direct emergency funds. The payments come as part of the Coronavirus Relief and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II). The College received more than $675k in funding. According
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Pennsylvania Politics
The Pennsylvania Republican Party endured an hours-long meeting last week over the issue of Senator Pat Toomey’s (R) vote to convict former President Donald Trump after his second impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate. The soon-to-be retired senator narrowly avoided the formal expression of disapproval late into the night Monday, March 2; rather, the party
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Research: How to write a research paper without feeling overwhelmed
Photo courtesy of Flickr As the middle of October arrives and November looms, peak essay-writing season begins. Midterms have come and gone. Quizzes are petering out as professors make way for the big guns: projects, exams and compositions. While the air is chilly and the apple cider is hot, the library is the place to
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Women’s volleyball added 3-1 to its overall record, which is now at 15-2
Photo courtesy of Athletic Department Friday, Sept. 20, and Saturday, Sept. 21, the Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team competed in the Misericordia Invitational at Misericordia University. The team’s overall record is now 15-2, and at the Invitational they left with three wins and one loss. The first game was against the host team, Misericordia, where
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Pop Culture: Ten Things You Might Have Missed
In the world of entertainment, fashion and glamor, a lot of stories can fall by the wayside. Here is a guide to what you might have missed over the week of Sept. 3, 2019. 1. YouTube was fined $150,000 for violating The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which restricts children under 13 on certain
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Men’s lacrosse team takes a win while the women take a loss in a Landmark game
Photo: Megan White Saturday, April 7, Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team took a win 7-5 against Drew University. Sophomore Mike DiGenova assisted five of Etown’s goals, and sophomore Tom Mahoney made 11 goal saves. The first goal was made quickly in the game by the Blue Jays. Sophomore Kyle Pienik and DiGenova worked together to
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The track and field teams finished second and third in all
Photo courtesy of Etown Athletics @ etownbluejays.com Saturday, April 7 Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s track and field teams participated in the Millersville Metrics meet at Millersville University. The men’s team finished with 81 points, coming in second out of 19 teams. The women’s team finished third out of 19 teams with 52 points. First-year
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Softball’s first landmark losses in doubleheader with Catholic
Photo: Megan White Saturday, April 7, the Elizabethtown College softball team lost both games in a doubleheader at home against Landmark Conference opponent Catholic University of America. Junior Emma Varrato got the Blue Jays off to a strong start in the first inning, hitting her fifth homerun of the season. This sent graduate student Kirstin
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Bowers speaker shares personal story in creative writing essay
Monday, Oct. 30, students gathered at the Bowers Writers House to hear a reading from speaker Jessica McCaughey. McCaughey is an assistant professor of academic and professional writing at George Washington University. She developed a writing program to aid organizations and their employees through workshops focused on proper technical and professional writing and editing. She
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Senate’s annual Trunk-or-treating event brings kids to campus
Monday, Oct. 30, only a day before Halloween, was the day of the annual Trunk-or-Treat event in the parking lot of Elizabethtown College’s Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. The event was held to let children from the area have a fun, safe and easy way to go trick-or-treating. Student Senate has hosted the event around
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Editor shares working with celebrities, editing and publishing books
Oct. 28, the Bowers Writers House hosted a lecture entitled “Book or Bust: Make it or Break it in the Publishing World.” The lecture featured Charles “Chuck” F. Adams, Executive Editor at Algonquin Books. Previously, Adams worked at other publishing firms, including Simon & Schuster, Dell/Delacorte, Macmillan, Holt, Rinehart and Winston. During his career, Adams
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