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Today’s Technology
This weekly column will feature the latest topics and trends constantly emerging in a rapidly-growing technical world. Each week, we will focus on a specific technical topic, with topics covering a wide range of technical issues and the latest technical gadgets. If there are any topics or products that you would like to see covered
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Student Senate
After a week off, Student Senate reconvened Thursday, Feb. 7. The meeting began with three new members taking the oath of office. After a few student announcements, the meeting moved into administrative reports. Campus Security Assistant Director Dale Boyer began by announcing that Campus Security recently hired a new staff member. Boyer also said that
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Scene on campus: Purple flags spread awareness
Purple flags appeared outside the BSC, along with a banner explaining their significance. The purple flags are affiliated with the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event happening at the College Friday, April 5, and the number of flags placed throughout the academic quad represent the number of local lives lost to cancer.
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Technology can be helpful, addictive both on campus, at home on breaks
Dependence is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “the state of needing something or someone else for support and help.” As technology becomes a more integrated part of our lives, people question how dependent we are on it and how antisocial it makes us. Many have split opinions on whether or not we, as a
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Communicative shift from ‘I think’ to ‘I feel’ shows unwillingness to take ownership of speech
Perhaps you noticed this strange phenomenon earlier than I, but I distinctly remember a time when everyone started their sentences with “I think.” I think we should sit over there. I think he’s just having a bad day. I think we should get started. The emphasis was on thoughts and logical ideas. Recently, however, everyone
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Faculty, staff members’ meal plan options should allow them to eat cheaply on campus
Mornings in the Baugher Student Center begin with the opening of the Marketplace and Jay’s Nest at 7 a.m. Meanwhile, Dining Services employees have already begun their day. Student assistants report to the Blue Bean, the Jay’s Nest register, and upstairs to the Marketplace. The preparations for the day must begin immediately, because hungry students,
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Men’s soccer falls in conference opener, readies for Falcons
Seeking to record their first home win, the Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team recorded a 3-0 victory in their non-conference game against Wilkes University on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at Ira R. Herr Field. The team also recorded their first shutout of the season. Junior captain Martin Fevre opened the scoring for the night after the
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Women’s soccer allows goal, dropped by Misericordia, 3-0
The Elizabethtown women’s soccer team is making noise on a national stage. Going into Saturday’s game against Penn State Harrisburg, the Blue Jays were one of only two Division III teams in the nation to not have allowed a goal. Saturday’s game would prove to be no different for Etown than the first four. The
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Field hockey bounces back after York loss to topple Albright College on the road, 6-1
After starting the season with a less than ideal record, 3-4, the Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team turned up the heat Saturday, Sept. 20, for a 6-1 victory against Albright College. The Jays rebounded from an overtime loss against York College (Pa.) the previous week to deliver a convincing defeat, with five Blue Jays
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Roy analyzes correlation between personality, music genre preference
Music is such a prevalent force in the lives of many people around the world. Various types and styles of music exist to appeal to a wide range of people. Musicians and non-musicians alike can enjoy music based off of their own interests. However, what does music preference say about you? In addition, are musicians
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Group promotes intercultural dialogue through live concert
On Sunday evening in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, Intercultural Journeys hosted a concert filled with a variety of music from several cultural backgrounds. Intercultural Journeys was founded by Ohad Bar-David, an Israeli-born Philadelphia Orchestra cellist. Bar-David, along with Carole Hass Gravagno, a local activist and philanthropist, Sheldon Thompson, former Senior Vice President and Chief
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Diversity film series’ ‘Powwow Highway’ showing explores racism, acceptance in America
Powwow Highway,” a 1989 drama-comedy road trip movie, details the physical and spiritual journey of two Native American men of the Cheyenne tribe as they take a road trip to Santa Fe, N.M. It was shown at Elizabethtown College as part of the Diversity Film Series at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, in the
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