NEWS
Precautions in the Marketplace
Due to COVID-19, Dining Services has adjusted the dining options available to the Elizabethtown College community. To follow the guidelines of the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the Pennsylvania Department of Health and public health officials, the Marketplace has experienced a variety of changes. The Marketplace’s seating is now limited to approximately 120 guests to
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Etown Unveils 6 Schools
Elizabethtown College is switching to a new academic structure in which departments and programs are grouped together underneath different “Schools.” Rather than have 19 departments, the College will now have six Schools. The six schools are Public Service; Sciences; Arts and Humanities; Engineering, Math and Computer Science; Human and Health Professionals; Business; and Continuing and
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What Happens Next? RBG’s Death and the Supreme Court Vacancy
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on Friday, Sept. 18 from complications due to metastatic pancreatic cancer. Ginsburg was 87 years old. Nominated by former President Bill Clinton, she served as a justice on the Supreme Court from 1993 until her death. She was the first Jewish judge to serve as well as
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CAMPUS LIFE
Opinion: Pledge supporting low-income students a step in the right direction
Elizabethtown College, alongside eighty-five other colleges in the United States, has joined the American Talent Initiative (ATI) with the intent of helping more lower-income students receive a higher education. With hopes that school attendance will increase and incoming students, it will be interesting to see how Etown sticks to its goals within this program. The
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How to live simply in the digital age: Six tips to reduce wasteful screen time
According to the Pew Research Center, most U.S. citizens (77%) now own a smartphone. A Nielsen Company audience report in 2016 indicated that adults in the United States spend over 10 hours and 39 minutes each day on technology. Individuals rely on technology now more than ever. Bright screens tire our eyes. Immediate answers shorten
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Does political content on social media create division?
Facebook, Google and Twitter are under federal investigation for allowing Russian propaganda to spread on their sites during the 2016 election. The three social media sites will have to answer questions about how they are combatting propaganda or how they are letting it slip through the cracks. The investigation will raise questions about how much
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SPORTS
Field hockey opens Landmark play with shutout road victory
The Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team entered Saturday’s Landmark Conference opener against Drew University, winners of two straight games and three out of four overall. After playing a tough non-conference schedule to begin the season, the Blue Jays have used the momentum from those tight games to their advantage. On Saturday afternoon, the Blue
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Women’s soccer restarts season with Landmark opening win
Saturday’s Landmark Conference game against Drew University at Ira R. Herr Field felt like a chance to start over for the Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team. Coming off their fourth straight loss and sixth overall in seven games this season, the Blue Jays were looking forward to conference play. It had been over 360 minutes
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Women’s tennis opens fall season with successful weekend
The women’s tennis team headed to Fredericksburg, Virginia this past weekend, Sept. 24 and 25, to compete in the ITA Regional Championships. Through the weekend, the team competed in a total of 15 singles games and six doubles competitions. For the first time since 2011, a Blue Jay women’s tennis player proceeded to the flight
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FEATURES
Wenger discusses constituencies, working for a major corporation, encourages students to continue learning throughout lifetime
On Feb. 20, the Business Department of Elizabethtown College held one of their weekly M&M Mars Lecture series of speeches, this time featuring E. Philip Wenger, the CEO, President and Chairman of the Fulton Financial Corporation. Wenger initially joined the Fulton Financial Corporation in 1979 in an entry-level job before being promoted to Vice President
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Admissions offers personalized experiences to prospective students
Like many other current students across the Elizabethtown College campus, accepted high school seniors from surrounding states will be stepping foot on that same red brick this coming Saturday, Feb. 21 for an accepted students day at the College. As the student response deadline of May 1 approaches, the Office of Admissions is hard at
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Appel encourages valuing morals, happiness in academic pursuits
On Wednesday, Feb. 11, “Humanities and the Richness of Being: A Life Dynamic with Dr. Jacob Appel” was held in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. The event was sponsored by Bowers Writers House. The man who gave the presentation was Dr. Jacob Appel, an accomplished author who is also a physician, lawyer, bioethicist and social
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