NEWS
Status report on microbial growth released to campus community
According to Facilities Management and Construction Director Mark Zimmerman, there have been no official reports of microbial growth in the Vera Hackman Apartments since students moved back in after the cleaning process Friday, Aug. 31. However, there have been a few reports from buildings including the Schlosser, Ober and Brinser Residence Halls. In addition to
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The Global Perspective
India’s Supreme Court judges ruled unanimously to decriminalize consensual “homosexual sex” Sept. 6, conceding in their judgment that the law had been used to discriminate against members of the LGBT community. “History owes an apology to members of the community for the delay in ensuring their rights,” judge Indu Malhotra said. The criminalization of homosexuality
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Hackman residents readjust to campus life after microbial growth
Photo: Megan White I’m going to knock on all the wood here, and say that it’s been quiet,” Area Coordinator Dominick DiLoreto said. DiLoreto referred to the few officially filed reports of microbial growth around campus since Friday, Aug. 31. According to DiLoreto, none of these complaints have come from Vera Hackman Apartments residents who
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CAMPUS LIFE
Junior encourages considerate etiquette, efforts toward cleanliness in dorm bathrooms
We’re not big on etiquette in this country. The word itself brings connotations of ladies’ manners schools or Downton Abbey-type stuffiness. Use the correct fork. Embroidered hankies. The whole bit. That’s not us. America is a take-care-of-yourself, free-to-do-what-you-want sort of nation. While I tremendously enjoy that in almost every facet of life, it does not
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One-credit PE classes offer physical benefits, encourage sportsmanship
Elizabethtown College offers a large variety of different courses and programs. Some are specific to liberal arts while others focus more on the sciences and mathematics. These classes and programs can consume student’s time, as the struggle to stay on top of class work is always present. However, there is another factor to the college
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Popular Lokai bracelets represent high, low points in life, balance
The Lokai bracelet has recently been trending on our campus. What many students who do not own the bracelet may not know is that it has a special meaning behind it and isn’t just worn to add some spice to an outfit. The Lokai bracelet is infused with elements from the highest and lowest points
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SPORTS
Baseball wins two out of three games against Alvernia
ast weekend, the Elizabethtown College baseball team faced the defending conference champions, the Alvernia University Crusaders, in a two-day three-game series that brought together the Commonwealth Conference’s two best pitching staffs. The Blue Jays managed to win one of the three games, handing Alvernia its second conference loss. On Saturday, the Blue Jays (10-10, 4-6
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Women’s lacrosse falls to Landmark opponent Drew Rangers
The Elizabethtown College women’s lacrosse team fell 1-14 to Drew University on Saturday at Wolf Field. First-year Addie Stang had the only goal for the Jays that she worked off an assist by sophomore Dana Robidoux. The goal came only 40 seconds in, when sophomore Mary Nell Donahue gained the first possession off of the
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Softball suffers two losses at hands of Susquehanna in weekend double-header
he Elizabethtown College softball team was in action in four games this weekend. The team played the University of Scranton Royals and the Susquehanna University Crusaders. The Blue Jays beat the Royals in two back-to-back games, then fell to the Crusaders the next day. The Jays defeated the Royals on Saturday, winning with a score
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FEATURES
Travels Abroad: Discovering Etown in Unexpected Places
During my stay in England, I have been able to visit some of the most beautiful and interesting places in the United Kingdom. I’ve been able to visit Stonehenge, and The Roman Baths, and I’ve spent numerous days in the city of London. At the end of the day, though, I always make my way
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Target Media presents at M&M Mars Lecture
On Friday, Nov. 15, as part of the M&M Mars Executive Lecture Series, two members of the media analysis company Target Media spoke to Elizabethtown College students and faculty. Target Media is a company whose integrated media approach provides help for companies looking to achieve marketing success. The two speakers were John Bowser, president and
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Hiroshima bombing survivor Shigeko Sasamori spreads message of peace, empathy
Sasamori remembered seeing bodies in the streets, trapped under houses and several thrown into the river she was close to. “I could barely see the water,” she said. Those that could walk were “walking like ghosts,” disoriented and in shock from what had just happened. Some people trapped under collapsed buildings were crying for help,
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