NEWS
College introduces mandatory diversity and inclusion training
On Monday, Sept. 21, seniors and graduate students at Elizabethtown College had their mandatory diversity and inclusion training. The 90-minute webinar session was conducted by diversity and inclusion educator Don Trahan. First-year students already experienced their training session during first-year orientation earlier this semester. “Having this type of education and making it mandatory shows that
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Student Senate
Student Senate met Thursday, Sept. 17 over Zoom for their weekly meeting. Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas began the administrative reports segment of the meeting by reminding senators of the COVID-19 guidelines. According to Limas, many students have asked about the plan for the spring semester, to which he responds that while
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Today’s Technology
In the past months of using digital platforms to replace physical interactions, it has become even more important to properly secure online accounts. Here are three tips for better online security. First, and most importantly, is to use a secure password. There are a couple steps to this, related to the two major types of
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CAMPUS LIFE
Music Review: “saintmotelevision”
Saint Motel, with Top-40 hit “My Type,” came out with their latest album “saintmotelivision” (stylized lowercase) Oct. 21, 2016. Members of the band include A/J Jackson, Aaron Sharp, Dak Lerdamornpong and Greg Erwin. The band is generally difficult to categorize. Saint Motel is indie, or pop, or rock, but most importantly, ridiculously fun. The video
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Don’t let finals overwhelm you: Ten tips for a less stressful finals week
According to the National Survey of Student Engagement’s findings, the average student spends about 17 hours each week preparing for classes. College success guides suggest roughly 2-3 hours of study time for each hour spent in class (30+ hours a week). It is crucial to allot ample time to studying, but even more critical to
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Should “nonbinary” be added as a gender option on state ID?
Early in October, California lawmakers passed a bill that would allow Californians to have gender-neutral and nonbinary gender options on licenses and identification papers. The bill, known as the Gender Recognition Act, is set to be in effect by 2018. California will be the second state in the U.S. to offer gender neutral options for
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SPORTS
Women’s volleyball defeats Rowan in Days Inn Classic
The Blue Jays were on home turf this weekend as the women’s volleyball team hosted the Days Inn Blue Jays Classic at Elizabethtown College’s Thompson Gymnasium. The team’s first match of the tournament was Friday, Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. against Rochester University. Rochester took the first two sets, winning by six and nine points,
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Women’s soccer shut out again, lose for sixth time in seven games
Putting the ball into the back of the net has been the Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team’s biggest challenge during the early part of the 2016 season. Despite a six-goal victory over Rosemont College on Sept. 8, the Blue Jays have scored just one goal in their other five games. With Saturday’s 1-0 loss to
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Field hockey takes down Gwynedd Mercy in double overtime
It was a nail-biter at Gwynedd Mercy University on Saturday, Sept. 17, but the Blue Jays prevailed to clinch a 2-1 victory over the Griffins. Key players of the game included junior Emma Christman and sophomores Margo Donlin and Hannah Mack. It was anyone’s game in the beginning, but the Griffins were stopped by the
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FEATURES
Spence explains music selection, educational, entertaining pieces
On Sunday, Nov. 16 in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, the Department of Fine and Performing Arts hosted a performance by the Elizabethtown College Community Orchestra. The orchestra is made up of 78 musicians, who are both students at the College taking orchestra as a class and members of the community. This aspect of the
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Grimm encourages students to pursue writing, publishing
Adjunct Faculty Member of the English Department Tyler Grimm’s students might be surprised to learn that Grimm did not know he wanted to be a writer until his junior year of college. Grimm revealed this and much more at his presentation, “The Working Novelist,” on Friday, Oct. 31 in the main lobby of Myer Residence
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Thanksgiving dinner, tree lighting events are festive tradition
Elizabethtown College prides itself on building and maintaining a community feel between students, faculty and staff. In order to uphold this standard, the College has adapted several traditions unique to Etown. These traditions are long-standing and are used to bring the community together several times during a school term. Of these traditions, the most well-known
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