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Photo courtesy of unsplash.com In 2019 there was huge global growth in environmental awareness. This growth was so extreme that aviation, one of the largest growing industries worldwide, saw a drop in domestic passenger numbers in many European countries. This trend has even led to new vocabulary. Flyskam is the Swedish term for “flight-shame,” a
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New development process for academic programming
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Elizabethtown College has a robust and ever-evolving curriculum. The Etownian recently reported the addition of several new academic programs: exercise science, sports marketing, public health and physician’s assistant (PA) programs. The change in academic programs — whether it be the addition or removal of programming — has been a timely, recurring
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Rights and privileges of college students
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Students’ rights are a complex, contentious and highly relevant issue. However, despite the fact that these rights are vitally important to college students and the ways they may conduct their lives, many are unaware of how their attendance at a university may impact their freedoms and protections. Starting in elementary school
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CAMPUS LIFE
Business Profile: Spence Candies
Calling all sweets lovers! If you are looking for a place to satisfy your sweet tooth, then look no further then Spence Candies, located at 558 East High Street in Elizabethtown. Spence Candies is a confectionary shop that specializes in the art of chocolate making. They have a wide variety of candy and chocolate products
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Simplify your savings: Use these nine simple tips to save money every day
Saving money is a valuable skill to develop, but it can be one of the hardest skills to implement. Why can saving money be so difficult? One reason for the struggle of saving is the constant pressure from the media to keep up with trends and to overcome moments of sadness by purchasing commodities. Due
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Music Review: Glass Animals album provides “musical utopia”
lass Animals came out with their second studio album, “How to Be a Human Being,” in August 2016. While every song contains its own unique vibes, the whole album has an addictive quality. The band includes Dave Bayley, Drew MacFarlane, Edmund Irwin-Singer and Joe Seaward, who met while in secondary school in Oxford, England. The
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SPORTS
Men’s soccer flies past Catholic University behind Eneme’s hat-trick
The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team improves to 6-1 on the season with a split this past week with a loss at top ranked Franklin & Marshall and a home win against Catholic University. Fourth ranked Franklin & Marshall jumped pit early as they had two first half goals followed by a third goal in
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After week off, field hockey downs Wesley in non-conference action
After having much success on the offensive end of the game, the Elizabethtown College Field Hockey team took a loss, 0-4, to nationally-ranked No. 9 Ursinus College. Etown is now 2-3 on the season, but sees the game against Ursinus as a learning opportunity. “Some things that we took away from the Ursinus game to
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Men’s and women’s cross country viewed among nation’s best teams
The Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams competed in the Blue Jay Alumni Challenge this past Saturday, September 12. Coming off a Landmark Conference Championship after last season, the women were looking to continue their run of form in the new season, which they indeed did. Four out of the top-five finishers were current Blue
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FEATURES
Hoover hosts panel discussing constitutional voting rights
Continuing Martin Luther King Jr. week, Elizabethtown College held a Voter Suppression and Civil Rights Panel, Thursday, Jan. 22, in the Hoover Center. Leading the discussion was Andy Hoover, the legislative director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania. Panelists for the event included Dr. Fletcher McClellan, dean of faculty, Dr. John Rohrkemper,
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‘Mississippi Burning’ shown as part of Martin Luther King Jr. week
A diversity film showing and question and answer session occurred on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. in Gibble Auditorium. Dr. Susan Traverso, provost and senior vice president and professor of history, had arranged this viewing, hoping to further enlighten students of the history of America. She hoped the attendees would further their knowledge on
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Kirk cultivates art collection painted by death row inmates
On Friday Jan. 23, during a week where we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy, Ann Marie Kirk, co-founder of Art For Justice, came to Elizabethtown College to present a gallery of pictures from her collection called Prisoner Art for Social Justice. The artwork she brought with her were pieces of work done
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