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Today’s Technology
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com In SimilarWeb’s July 2019 rankings of the most used websites, three of the top 10 were dedicated video streaming websites, while another three offered video sharing without being the website’s primary purpose. The first video sharing website launched in 1997. ShareYourWorld.com was different from the modern video sharing giant YouTube since
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Transparency at Etown College: Student concerns, administration responses
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Transparency has become something of a buzzword on college campuses. Among the Elizabethtown College student population, many students interviewed hold strong opinions on what transparency is and how it should be carried out. “Transparency between the College and the students means that the College is … being clear about what’s going
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Royer offline for 2020-2021 year
Photo: Paula Groff Royer Residence Hall will be moving offline for the 2020-2021 academic year for evaluation and focus on other residential areas. The residence hall, built in 1962 and named after local alumni and activist B. Mary Royer, has long housed Elizabethtown College students. However, as of next year, this will no longer be
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CAMPUS LIFE
The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in on national debate: Should Confederate monuments stay or go?
Confederate statues began cropping up in American cities in the 1890s to commemorate living and dead Confederate soldiers. Monuments and Civil War reenactments became large-scale forms of commemoration. One hundred fifty years later, citizens are beginning to question the monuments’ place in American culture and cities. While the discussions of removing monuments to Confederate battles
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Business Profile: Turquoise Bear’s Emporium
As one walks past Turquoise Bear’s Emporium, they will learn through just one glance into the storefront windows that the emporium is not just another store. In fact, you will probably never find another store like it! Therefore, the shop is perfect for those looking for “one of a kind items.” Turquoise Bear’s Emporium is
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Business Profile: the Shoppes on Market Street
If you are looking for a fun place to explore that has lots of interesting items, then look no further than The Shoppes on Market Street. The Shoppes on Market Street is a collection of 30 antique and thrift shops, where shoppers can find many one of a kind items. The Shoppes are located at
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SPORTS
Baseball reaches 20 wins mark, awaits Shenandoah
The Elizabethtown College baseball team picked up three wins and one loss last week, sweeping the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and falling to York. Junior pitcher Dylan Manning started Thursday, his fourth of the season. He allowed six hits, three runs and walked three. The Spartans took the lead in the bottom of the
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Men’s tennis earns first victory of spring season
Elizabethtown College’s men’s tennis team almost managed to secure its first victory of the 2015 season on Saturday afternoon against Catholic University. The Blue Jays were defeated 5-4. Things started off well as first-year Michael Yost and junior Evan Hinkley snagged a No. 3 doubles 9-7 win from Catholic’s Conor Wilson and Brendan Rooney in
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Women’s tennis splits weekend road matches
The Blue Jays were ready to compete on Saturday when they traveled to Washington, D.C. to take on Catholic University in women’s tennis. The Jays picked up their fourth straight win on a 6-3 victory and advanced to 3-0 in the Landmark Conference. Then on Sunday, the Lady Jays traveled to Salisbury University to take
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FEATURES
Goldstein tells her story of unconventional success in corporate world to students
On Friday, Oct. 10, Linda Goldstein spoke at Elizabethtown College as part of the M&M Mars Lecture series. “The vision is to target folks like Mrs. Goldstein, who are doing exactly what you heard today. Providing insight and positive impact to the students,” Carl Freeman, the site director of Mars Chocolate North America said. “It’s
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Former poet laureate reads from his work in Leffler Chapel
On Wednesday, Oct. 8 Elizabethtown College welcomed Billy Collins to campus. Collins, a former poet laureate, has written work that has appeared in a variety of periodicals including “The New Yorker,” “The Paris Review” and “The American Scholar.” His books are immensely popular and his last three collections of poems have broken sale records for
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DeGoede designs new device for The Gambia
Dr. Kurt DeGoede, professor of engineering and physics, discussed the work he has been doing with Elizabethtown College students in the Gambia to help develop better technology in the country on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The Gambia is a small African country about 25 miles in width and 350 miles in length. DeGoede said that traveling
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