NEWS
SMART Recovery support meetings now held on campus
Elizabethtown College now offers SMART Recovery meetings on campus. This program is a support group designed to help those who are suffering from addiction. These meetings are held twice a week. Wednesdays, they are held at 6 p.m. in the Mosaic House. These meetings are facilitated by Stephanie Diaz. Thursdays, they are held at 3
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The Global Perspective
Last week, Ethiopia announced a dramatic political reform to become one of the world’s few “gender-balanced” cabinets. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expressed to lawmakers that women should make up 50 percent or more of leadership, as he believes women are less corrupt than men. Since his inauguration in April, Ahmed has sought to use policy
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Mosaic House celebrates its accomplishments and second birthday
Photos: Hannah Seaver Saturday, Oct. 20, the Mosaic House celebrated its second birthday with a party and cake-cutting ceremony at 3 p.m. The two-hour party welcomed current students, faculty, staff and alumni to have fun and reminisce about the accomplishments of the Mosaic House since its formal opening two years ago. Coordinator of Multicultural Programs
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CAMPUS LIFE
Thrift store culture provides plentiful, inexpensive options
Popping tags and tight budgets were popular before Macklemore hit the scene. Goodwill and Salvation Army have been around since I can remember, but recently consignment shops and thrift stores have been finding their way to Elizabethtown. They are scattered around Elizabethtown’s shopping district especially on Market Street. Though readily available, are so many secondhand
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Junior shares frustration with water bottles in classrooms
If we want our bodies to remain healthy, hydration is essential. Keeping hydrated helps control body temperature, gets rid of potentially harmful waste and can even regulate metabolism, among other things. While the benefits are obvious, the disadvantages are even more apparent. Disadvantages of staying hydrated? Preposterous! Perhaps it isn’t harmful to the one drinking
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Classroom styles range between comfortable, expressive
Your dream is interrupted by that blaring alarm clock. With no time to spare, you have to pick some classroom-appropriate clothes to change into. What would you pick? The T-shirt and gym shorts, the yoga pants and loose top or do you take a minute to throw together a complete outfit, accessories included? On Elizabethtown
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SPORTS
Men’s basketball season comes to close with loss to rival Albright
Despite getting double-doubles from senior Andrew Mantz and junior Lee Eckert, the Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team didn’t have enough left in the tank in the second half against Albright College Saturday afternoon, when it lost its final game of the season by a score of 73-64. With the win, the Lions, who were leading
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Jays make history as first DIII women’s team to win 1000 games
he Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team honored its seniors in the best way possible: by winning. The Blue Jays won their third game in a row on Saturday when they defeated Hood College (5-18, 2-14 CC) 74-55 on Senior Day. Etown honored its two senior captains, Taylor Kreider and Kendra Beittel, who both finished in
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Track and field continues success at SU Invitational
This past weekend, the Elizabethtown College men and women’s track and field teams competed in the Susquehanna Invitational at Susquehanna University. Senior Lucas Dayhoff’s weight throw of 15.76m (51’8-1/2″) gave him first place overall against 24 competitors. Senior Kevin Brady jumped 4.25m (13’11-1/4″) in pole vault to give him a second-place spot overall. Brady also
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FEATURES
TWLOHA founder visits, reaches out
n Thursday, April 25, the campus community welcomed Jamie Tworkowski, founder of To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA), to Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Tworkowski is a native of Melbourne, Fla., and the organization was founded there in 2006. Since then, the group has garnered international attention from millions of followers and supporters. TWLOHA
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Scholarship and Creative Arts Day
For students, faculty, staff and visitors, Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD) is a time to present, view and engage in creative work, research projects and personal academic achievements within a public forum. SCAD 2013 featured approximately 200 academic presentations, including dissertations on research projects, readings of creative pieces and demonstrations of academic concepts. This
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‘Tag the ’Town’ event shows gratitude for donor’s gifts
f you strolled around campus this week, you most likely saw blue and white tags blowing in the breeze on lamp posts and stuck to the walls of offices, buildings and equipment. And like most faculty, staff and students, you were probably wondering what was the importance behind these tags. From April 22—26, the Office
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