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Global Perspective
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Brexit, the breakup between the United Kingdom (U.K.) and The European Union (EU), is official. After three and a half years of negotiations and multiple delays, the U.K. formally left the EU Friday, Jan. 31., becoming the first country to leave the EU since its inception in 1957, then called the
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Death toll from new coronavirus outbreak rising
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com In December 2019, there was an outbreak in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China of a novel coronavirus, which has since been declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be a public health emergency of international concern. According to WHO, coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that can cause illnesses
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Today’s Technology
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com In a 2019 article, USA Today reported that the average cost of a 50-inch TV had fallen by about $250 since 2013, nearly halving the average cost in six years. What caused such a large drop in a relatively short time? Computer hardware is constantly improving. This means that the components
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CAMPUS LIFE
Kevin Spacey’s “Nine Lives” is as terrible as everyone expected
Nine Lives” is just as bad as you think it would be. Have you ever thought a movie sounded like a bad idea, but watched it anyway? Sometimes those movies end up being great, like the remake of “21 Jump Street.” Others are just as bad as they look, like “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out
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Students discuss College’s use of four credit course system
As I have begun the journey into my last year of school, I realized that this week marks the last time I will be registering for classes in my undergraduate career. As I began to tally up my credits and scramble for courses outside my major, I discovered that I do not know much about
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Simulation reveals strengths, weaknesses of handicap accessibility on campus
I am not physically disabled. A few weeks ago, however, I got a glimpse into the challenges that individuals with disabilities face. During a disability simulation in my special education class, I took a short walk (or, in this case, ride) in someone else’s shoes. Not only did this experience expand my worldview, but it
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SPORTS
Men’s lacrosse earns first-ever Landmark Conference win
The Delaware Valley College Aggies came to Elizabethtown College on Wednesday afternoon to face the Blue Jays in just their third game of their season program. “We were expecting them to come out confident and ready to play hard,” junior captain Jake Snyder said. The Aggies came in to the game undefeated after winning their
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Women’s lacrosse bounce-back season starts off strong
The Elizabethtown College’s women’s lacrosse team has surpassed last season’s win total through their first five games. In fact, it took the Blue Jays just two games to surpass their one-win total of last season. The team has improved dramatically over the course of one season. Last season, the team won just a single game
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Men’s tennis winless in Hilton Head, S.C.
The Elizabethtown College men’s tennis team came home from their spring break trip to the Southeast Regional Championships at Hilton Head Island, S.C. with no victories over the four schools they competed against, but with a lot of experience gained and no loss of pride. The first match was on Monday, March 2 against York
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FEATURES
Called to Lead challenges students to define, identify leadership traits
“Leadership is something you can use in almost every situation in life, regardless of your official title,” Stacey Zimmerman, the assistant director of Called to Lead, said while facilitating the event “What Does Leadership Mean to You?” on Tuesday, Sept. 2 in Hoover 110. Zimmerman focused on allowing students to make their own definitions of
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Craig speaks about ISIS formation, effects on Syria-U.S. relations
On Monday, Sept. 8, the Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking hosted a lecture by Elizabethtown College’s Ambassador in Residence John B. Craig entitled “Terrorism and the Iran Revolution: ISIS in Syria.” Craig began his lecture by discussing the Arab Spring, which occurred in 2011. He explained that what many viewed as “the beginning of
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Ashley amuses students using everyday situations, promotes optimism
Elizabethtown College students welcomed rising comedian Tracey Ashley with thunderous applause Thursday, Sept. 4. Ashley and her audience developed such friendly interactions that Ashley extended her set and stayed afterward to interact with several students. Ashley, a rising talent in the world of comedy, was born in Georgia and currently lives in Indiana. In her
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