NEWS
Belarus Protest Modern Dictatorship
On Aug. 8, Alexander Lukashenko was reelected president of Belarus for a sixth term, allowing him to serve in office for another five years. The incumbent ran against Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, a Belarusian human rights activist who turned to politics after her husband’s arrest last May. Tsikhanouskaya claims to have received between 60 and 70 percent
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Elizabethtown College welcomes new enrollment, admissions staff
Photo courtesy of Flicker It’s no question that the class sizes at Elizabethtown College are declining. This follows a national trend for small schools and does not set the College out of the norm for schools of similar sizes. One thing that does set Etown apart from some of the other schools is that Etown’s
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Community Health Advisory, measles reported in York County
Friday, Sept. 6, Elizabethtown College was issued a Community Health Advisory related to a case of measles reported in York County. The individual with measles travelled in and around both York and Dauphin counties, which neighbor Lancaster County. The advisory stated that though measles had not been reported in Lancaster County, students, faculty and staff
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CAMPUS LIFE
Review: “Stanger Things 2”
One of the most popular TV shows of 2016, Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” is back in time for Halloween with a second season. Never fear—no spoilers for this season, but if you haven’t seen season one yet, sorry. I have no remorse for you. Playing off all the best 80s archetypes, “Stranger Things” follows the disappearance
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Learn to get more meaning out of eating
How many times have you purchased takeout food, skipped a meal or eaten on the run in the past month? Can you remember specifically what you ate for breakfast, lunch or dinner yesterday? When was the last time you focused on the food in front of you, noticing the colors, subtle textures and aromas? How
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Is stronger gun control necessary?
This year, there have been 273 mass shootings across the United States, with the most devastating and most recent one occurring Oct. 1, in Las Vegas. This tragic event has brought about a reinvigorated discussion on gun control. While the White House has not come out and addressed what they plan to do about gun
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SPORTS
Conference makes ‘Landmark’ decision to add men’s, women’s golf in 2017
The Elizabethtown College men’s golf team has not been a part of a conference championship tournament since the 2013-14 season. That year’s Commonwealth Conference Championships was the last tournament the Blue Jays participated in as members of the Middle Atlantic Conference, or any conference for that matter. However, starting in 2017-18, that will all change.
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Women’s basketball wins third straight, defeats Merchant Marine
Heading into Monday’s Martin Luther King Day matchup at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team was right in the thick of the Landmark Conference playoff race. Sitting in the fourth and final playoff spot, one game ahead of fifth-seeded Drew University, the Blue Jays squared off with the Mariners
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Deam places fifth in pole vault as track competes at Collegeville
The men’s and women’s track and field teams had their meet moved up a day in an attempt to avoid Winter Storm Jonas this past weekend. The Collegeville Classic took place Friday, Jan. 22 at Goucher College, as opposed to Saturday. The men’s team scored a total of seven points and placed 13th in the
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FEATURES
Yorty explains difficulties facing women entering a STEM career
“I’m in the minority,” Associate Professor of Molecular Biology Dr. Jodi Yorty said as she began to discuss her vocational calling to a field where women are not always expected. As part of the Call To Lead Program, Yorty shared her personal story of being a women in a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
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Robert Johansen lectures on six guidelines for global peacebuilding
On Tuesday, Nov. 11, Dr. Robert Johansen, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Peace Studies at Notre Dame University and founding faculty member of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, one of the world’s leading centers for the study of the causes of violent conflict and strategies for sustainable peace, presented his lecture on
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Senior entrepreneur Quinn Nadu produces Redemption Calls for goose, duck hunting
Senior business major Quinn Nadu has had a mind for entrepreneurship since he was in high school. He has since created and maintained his own business, Redemption Calls, manufacturing and selling duck and goose calls. The name Redemption Calls comes from a joke during a hunting trip. Nadu said that the day after a bad
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