NEWS
The Study Abroad Experience
Written by Rebecca Wortmann and Danielle Bellai Dia dhuit, hello from Ireland! We have been in Ireland for one month at this point so it seems like a great time to look back and think about our experience thus far. Leading up to the trip, our nerves were all over the place. After much preparation
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Today’s Technology
After the launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket into space, Elon Musk now seeks to further his technological influence by even more ambitious means. Since 2016, Musk has been pursuing the idea to launch a series of several thousand satellites that would work to provide low cost Internet access across the globe. This project has
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Dr. Armenta Hinton to begin new position, effective March 2018
After serving as the Equity and Title IX Coordinator for the past two years, Dr. Armenta Hinton will begin her new role as the Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Title IX Friday, March 16, 2018. Hinton, the former Equity and Title IX coordinator, has served in her current position for the past two years. As
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CAMPUS LIFE
Group projects prepare members for future work environments
As the semester comes to a strenuous end, professors are piling on the last assignments. To their credit, many attempt to ease our stress by making our final assignment a group project — more people, less work. That sounds ideal, right? In this utopia, the work is divided equally and each member provides exceptional information
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First-year shares discomfort with campus support of Planned Parenthood
The pro-choice ideology is not merely a set of beliefs. It involves actions that reverberate beyond a woman’s right to choose. Since abortion is a universal issue, the pro-life movement is also a worldwide endeavor. Elizabethtown College, like the majority of colleges, openly supports Planned Parenthood (PP), the largest abortion provider, through Student Wellness. Student
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Busy April schedules necessitate time management, decision-making
It’s that time of the semester when freak-outs are in full tilt and the endless sea of homework has reached high tide. Distractions become all the more deadly, those hours spent on BuzzFeed really start to hurt and coinciding paper due dates wipe the smile off your face faster than a four-year-old on a sugar
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SPORTS
Men, women’s track teams move indoors to face off at Ursinus College
On Friday, Jan. 24, the Elizabethtown College track and field teams competed at the Collegeville Classic at Ursinus College. Senior Brian Layng had a very successful day of competition. He walked away with second place in pole vault, jumping at a height of 3.80 m, or 12’5-1/2″. Right next to Layng, senior Kevin Brady took
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Men’s basketball falls to conference rivals Lycoming, Messiah
The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team followed a last-second victory against Stevenson University last Wednesday with a loss at home to Lycoming College on Saturday. At one point in the first half of Wednesday’s home game against Stevenson, the Blue Jays trailed the Mustangs by 10 points, but they finished out the half on a
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Pro Bowl offers football fans new game format
The National Football League continued its last ditch efforts to save the Pro Bowl. Sports analysts and fans alike have made a mockery of the NFL’s all-star festivities, and rightfully so. Most of the aspects of football that NFL fans have come to love since the league’s inception in 1920 are virtually non-existent during Pro
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FEATURES
Ware Seminar discusses importance of cyber security
he Ware seminar on cyber security took place Tuesday, Sept. 17. The Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking brought in experts Scott Borg, John Smith, and Ian Wallace to speak. Borg is the Executive Director of the U. S. Cyber Security Unit. He is one of the world’s leading authorities on cyber security and the
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Poverty simulation raises awareness on campus
On Friday, Sept. 13, a poverty simulation took place in the KAV for any students interested in learning more about hunger and homelessness. The event took place from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. During the simulation, participants were given roles such as “father,” “mother” and “child” and then experienced what their assigned life would be
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Concert honors British composer
On Monday, Sept. 16, a concert celebrating the life and works of Benjamin Britten was performed at Leffler Chapel and Performance Center from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Britten Centennial Concert, which honored the composer’s 100th birthday, was performed by mezzo-soprano Dr. Sarah Daughtrey, assistant professor and director of vocal studies, and tenor Jeffrey
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