NEWS
Update to the Identity Evropa Investigations
Thanks to the tireless efforts of Campus Security, the Elizabethtown Borough Police and on-campus organizations, the two individuals responsible for the “Identity Evropa” propaganda posts made from Sept. 11-13 have been identified. Elizabethtown College has said that this white supremacist group’s message does not align with their core value of diversity. Immediate action was taken
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Dining Services sends out survey, proposes major changes to current dining facilities
Several changes are in store for Elizabethtown College’s dining facilities. There are three major components. The Blue Bean Café will close and a café will be built inside the High Library. Then, the Blue Bean’s current location will be converted into a different dining facility. Finally, the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Wellness will
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Student Senate
Thursday, Sept. 28, Student Senate welcomed sophomores Hannah Paymer and Hunter Klena, who were inducted as new senators for the Class of 2020. Student Senate then began to discuss this week’s proposed topics. Associate professor of entrepreneurship and management Dr. Petru Sandu took the floor next to discuss the addition of a new program to
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CAMPUS LIFE
Music lyrics do not define quality
One of the deepest questions I have struggled to answer in recent memory comes from a thought-provoking music video I saw several weeks ago. The video itself provided several possible answers to the question, all of which seemed plausible, but how was I to pick between them? I know that countless people across the world
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Community fosters interpersonal engagement despite cliques
Remember when we were toddlers who retreated to mother, clinging to her arm as she introduced us to some unfamiliar people? The typical reaction to strangers of a four-year-old reflects that, while humans have an innate desire to associate with others, we have a propensity to gravitate toward associations that offer close relationships within familiar
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Jays should utilize advisors as resource, not use as crutch
Of all of the relationships that students create and cultivate during college, which is the most important? Is it with one’s roommate, a significant other or a friend group? I’d argue that it was none of these, but rather the relationship developed with an academic advisor. Why, you ask? The simplest reason: you must rely
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SPORTS
Playoff hopes still alive after Jays’ series win over Widener
he Elizabethtown College baseball team faced off against Widener University in a three-game series that took place this weekend. The Blue Jays won two out of three games against the Widener Pride, losing game one of a doubleheader with a score of 5-2, but then winning game two of the doubleheader with a score of
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Blue Jays take away six podium finishes at Widener Invitational
he Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s outdoor track and field team had a strong showing at the Widener Invitational in Chester, Pa. this past weekend. Both teams came away with a number of podium finishes. The women finished the day with four team members landing top-three performances. Junior Megan Tursi grabbed the third podium spot
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Men’s lax close to clinching playoff spot
he Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team seems to have hit a rough patch in their schedule as they have lost three straight games, including their loss on Saturday, April 20 to the number two seed, the Albright College Lions. The Jays have only won one game in the month of April, and are struggling to
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FEATURES
Valentine’s origins, world celebrations
Jewelers, candy companies and greeting card companies anticipate a skyrocketing sale increase every February for one reason: Valentine’s Day. The average amount of money that an American consumer spent on Valentine’s Day in 2012 was $126.03 with the number expected to rise for this year’s consumer spending amount, according to a recent article on www.time.com.
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2010 grad founds entertainment firm
There’s no business like the music business. Chelsea Kempchinsky, a 2010 graduate of Elizabethtown College with a degree in business, agrees wholeheartedly. Now an office manager for Loretta Lynn Enterprises and the founder of 12th Street Management, an entertainment management firm in Nashville, Tenn. Kempchinsky has utilized her passion for music and her time at
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Alumnus spotlight: DeMarco, former Professional Writing student, weighs in
Whether it’s listening to NPR on his drive to work or a serendipitous moment of creative thought, alumnus Austin DeMarco ‘ll finds inspiration in just about everything. “Once an idea hits my brain, I have to write it down, have to explore it to its logical conclusions. Storytelling fascinates me, and I can’t imagine doing
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