NEWS
Department Skypes English university
While Elizabethtown College does not offer many graduate programs, there are a variety of ways for Etown students to pursue graduate degrees while still maintaining their link to the College. Wednesday, Jan. 25, associate professor of communications and department chair Kelly Poniatowski hosted an informational Skype conference with Katy Storie, who works under the description
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Psychology department welcomes new faculty
Psychology students were welcomed back to campus this semester with an email from department Chair and Associate Professor of pcyshology Dr. Jean Pretz detailing a number of faculty changes. Pretz’s goals behind this email were to make students aware of all the changes, help them understand the circumstances and welcome the new faculty. One of
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Second-oldest Pearl Harbor survivor visits campus, recalls day of bombing
At the age of 103—75 years after surviving the bombing at Pearl Harbor—Lieutenant Jim Downing paid a visit to Elizabethtown College in hopes of instilling an appreciation of significance of that era in younger generations. Lt. Downing’s Jan. 19 talk at the College saw the Susquehanna Room packed with students, faculty members and locals alike.
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CAMPUS LIFE
Parody Twitter accounts generate debate
Almost all of us are on social media these days. Whether it is Facebook, Instagram, Vine or Tumblr, you have probably have used all of these sites at one time or another. Twitter seems to be the most popular social media website for college students, ever since our relatives decided to get Facebook accounts and
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Traditional means of testing students doesn’t account for all kinds of intelligence
ll this time, have we been evaluating intelligence the wrong way? Middle school and high school were all about being taught to the test. The advent of standardized testing ensured that students were no longer learning for the sake of learning, but learning to make their school look good in comparison to others so they’d
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Letter to the editor argues laptops unnecessary in class
After reading last week’s article, “Laptops, tablets acceptable note-taking resources in class,” I decided the alternate viewpoint needed to be discussed. By college, one can make decisions for him or herself; hopefully, these will be good decisions. Taking one’s laptop to class is a decision that students make everyday, but rarely think about. Are there
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SPORTS
College leaves
Tuesday, April 2, Elizabethtown College announced its plan to join the Landmark Conference, leaving the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC), officially becoming a member on July 1, 2014. Etown will be the conference’s ninth member and the first institution to join the Landmark Conference since it began in 2007. Etown will be accompanying Catholic University of
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Fritzges tallies 100th win, Men remain undefeated
Senior Eric Fritzges has become the third men’s tennis player in Elizabethtown College history to achieve 100 career wins after beating Alvernia University’s Daniel Minnich 6-2, 4-6, 10-3. His 100 wins came from 48 singles matches and 52 doubles. The rest of the men’s team pulled their weight and led the Blue Jays to a
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Stingy defense dictates outcome in win over Misericordia; Union offense dominates second half to get past Blue Jays
The Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team defeated the non-conference Misericordia University Cougars on Saturday afternoon at Wolf Field with a score of 6-2. The Blue Jays’ defense forced a season-high 17 turnovers and sophomore goalie Chris Wenger stopped an astounding 13 shots on goal, allowing Etown to pull away in the fourth quarter. First year
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FEATURES
Senior discusses peace vs. Mob Mentality
Eyes watering from tear gas and smoke, clothes soaked from the water that never ceased and the endless stinging of scratches and bites from police dogs. These are but a few of the things that Martin Luther King Jr., and those who stood with him, experienced to free themselves from the claws of oppression. Etown
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Lancaster artist Jeff Geib stuns with etching exhibit in Hess Gallery
Lancaster County artist Jeff Geib exhibits “Weaver Suite,” a collection of drypoint etching self-portraits and portraits of four subjects, in Hess Gallery from now until late March. This suite of prints came out of a suggestion by John Weaver, who works in a co-op studio in Salunga with Geib. He recommended that his father, Isaac
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Senior VP of Fulton International offers insights on business
As the afternoon approached on Friday, Jan. 25 and instructors began releasing students to their long awaited weekend activities, Elizabethtown College’s business department continued its dedication to its students by offering an additional informational lecture. As a part of the M&M Mars lecture series, Senior Vice President and Manager of Fulton International Group Amy Sahm
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