The Etownian – Page 245

NEWS

Leadership Council discusses senior staff, changes to campus
Friday, Oct. 25 in the M&M Mars Room in the Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, Elizabethtown College President Cecilia McCormick presented to the Leadership Council, several Board of Trustee members, faculty and staff. Her presentation, the Presidential Update, covered topics such as new and returning members of the senior staff, her first 100 days in
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Pennsylvania Politics
Last week, a video went viral of State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta (D – PA181) delivering an impassioned speech against an amendment to HB 2626. The amendment, which Governor Wolf claims “makes it harder, not easier, for citizens to vote,” aims to ban the use of ballot drop boxes for mail-in ballots statewide. More controversially, it
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Folklore Controversies
On July 1, Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Levine issued an order that mandates masks be worn and on July 8, Folklore, a coffee shop in Elizabethtown, Pa., posted on social media platforms about its policy regarding masks, specifically that it would not require customers to wear them. From there onward, a controversy spiraled out
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The Weekly Chirp- Should government officials maintain an active social media presence?
With President Donald Trump’s frequent use of Twitter to make announcements and interact with public figures, many question the impact of his tweets on the political climate of today. Tweets are immediate, and by posting several a day, President Trump moves from one incident to another relatively quickly. They also give him a way to
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New indie album catchy, thoughtful
The second album of indie sensation Sir Sly, titled “Don’t You Worry, Honey,” was released June 30, 2017. The band formed in Los Angeles, California as a trio, and members Landon Jacobs, Jason Suwito and Hayden Coplen have remained together since 2013. The band is generally categorized as indie-pop, although many of the band’s songs
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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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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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Zavant applies psychology, corporate communication, a conglomeration of skills, mentalist acts to his performance
“Applied psychology, showmanship and moxie. These are the three ingredients to becoming a mentalist,” Jonny Zavant said. He performed Thursday, Jan. 29 in the KAV. Being a mentalist himself, Zavant wanted to leave the audience in wonder and question about the world he created on stage. “I don’t really know what to expect,” junior Cody
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Nation lectures on Bonhoeffer maintaining ethics during World War II
On Thursday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Bucher Meetinghouse, Mark Nation visited Elizabethtown College to give a lecture on Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The lecture was titled “Eberhard Bethge and the Myth of Bonhoeffer the Assassin: Recovering a Consistent Christ-Centered Ethic in a World Full of Nazis,” and 70 people attended. Bonhoeffer is known for
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Kelly-Woessner discusses intolerance
On Tuesday, Feb. 3, Dr. April Kelly-Woessner, professor of political science and chair of the politics, philosophy and legal studies department, gave a presentation entitled “Forbidden Knowledge: Political Intolerance in American Higher Education” in the Susquehanna Room. She explained that a sabbatical is a “journey,” and it begins to morph as you get into it.
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