NEWS
Student Senate
Elizabethtown College held a Student Senate meeting Thursday, Nov. 9 in Hoover 212 at 3:45 p.m. The meeting consisted of students and faculty. The members of faculty included the Vice President of Student Life and Dean of Students Marianne Calenda, President Carl Strikwerda, Vice President of Administration and Finance Robert Wallett, Director of Marketing and
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Series: Is Tinder causing a millennial “Dating Apocalypse?”
This is the second of a three-part series solely focused on the effects of technology on human communication and social interactions, specifically on younger generations of people and students. This article will focus primarily on the technological impact of current relationships and the social implications of the emerging realm of online dating. The previous article
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Leffler Lecture preview activities shed light on global refugee crisis
This past week, orange construction netting has been wrapped around the railings at the High Library. Inside the library, there were footprints leading to the “Steps to Seeking Refuge” exhibit. A small table near the entrance of the library held books and information about refugees. Near the table, several tents were set up resembling a
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CAMPUS LIFE
‘Which character are you?’ quizzes grow popular, entertain curiosity
If you were to log onto Facebook right now, you would probably have to scroll down for no more than two seconds in order to find a “Which character are you?” quiz that someone recently took. What could be more fun than finding the character from your favorite movie, TV show or book series that
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Do self-evaluation assessments in classroom settings add unnecessary
When walking into a college classroom, most students do not expect to have to grade or rate themselves. This is usually something that the teacher or professor is expected to do, but when the roles are reversed, how do the students feel? Many students see this is as an opportunity to give themselves whatever grade
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Last-minute completion of assignments stunts self-pride, hinders overall potential for personal, academic growth
Alright, it’s 11 p.m. Wednesday night. You had a long day: class at 9:30 and lunch in the Marketplace, where you nearly had to stab someone to get a seat; you decide screw it, hanging out and having fun is way better than doing school work at school, so one thing leads to another and
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SPORTS
Women’s soccer shuts out No.7 Misericordia University 1-0
Then the women’s soccer team is down, do not count them out. After falling at home to Haverford College in overtime in the Blue Jays’ last game, they welcomed nationally-ranked Misericordia University last Wednesday. The game on Sept. 25 brought the country’s seventh-ranked team, undefeated coming into the game, to Ira R. Herr Field. The
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Women’s Cross Country team finishes top ten in long and short courses at Dickinson
Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Dickinson Long/Short Invitational in Carlisle, Pa. on Saturday, Sept. 28. The men’s team was able to race on either a 4,000 meter course or an 8,000 meter course, and the women’s team had the option of racing on either a 6,000 meter course or
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Field hockey team secures second shutout of season
The Elizabethtown College field hockey team moved their overall record to 5-3 with a 2-0 victory over Arcadia University at Wolf Field on Saturday, Sept. 28. Not only did the victory give the Blue Jays a head start in the Commonwealth Conference, but it also gave Etown a 6-0 all-time record against the Knights. Junior
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FEATURES
Professor speaks on history of Chinese military violence
On Monday, March 25, Elizabethtown College welcomed Dr. Edward McCord, professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University, to speak on his knowledge of military violence in China and how it has shaped the country. McCord received his M.A. and Ph. D. in history from Michigan University and is a specialist on the
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Cultural changes influence Brethren in Christ traditions
What happened between 1910 and 1980 in regards to the Brethren in Christ? What factors spawned such a dramatic cultural transformation among the Brethren in Christ? The answers to these two questions were the subject of the recent presentation “Born-Again Brethren in Christ: The Brethren in Christ Church in an Age of Evangelicalism,” facilitated by
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The racial achievement gap
One day, Dr. Anne Gregory saw a line of African-American students sitting outside the principal’s office at a school where she worked. She took note of this evident racial trend and questioned the principal about it. The principal then chastised her and discouraged her from pursuing the issue, afraid that such comments would bring charges
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