NEWS
International Peace Symposium highlights advocates of World Peace
Photo courtesy of WACHarrisburg Saturday Sept. 16, the Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking (CGUP), the Bowers Writers House, the Turkic American Alliance, Harrisburg Academy, Hilton Harrisburg and the Midtown Scholar Bookstore sponsored the annual International Peace Symposium and “Peacemaker in our Midst” Awards. The 2017 International Peace Symposium was dedicated to Dr. Ebrahim Yazdi.
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Core curriculum to be altered; diversity increased
Monday, Sept. 11, a forum open to all students was held in Gibble Auditorium regarding ongoing core revitalization efforts. This was the second student forum, the first one taking place Sept. 7. The forums asked for input on changes the students would like to see reflected in the new core program at Elizabethtown College. Between
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The Global Perspective
This weekly column will cover a variety of contemporary global issues including climate action, global health, international peace and security and gender equality. I hope that this column will act as a platform to advocate for global progress and to empower young leaders to get involved in international affairs. If there are certain global issues
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CAMPUS LIFE
Professor shares hope for peaceful LGBTQ advocacy
Friday, Oct. 11, the Elizabethtown College campus community celebrated the 25th anniversary of National Coming Out Day (NCOD). First observed in 1988, NCOD is a day of raising social justice awareness and celebrating individuals who identify as LGBTQ. Likewise, NCOD serves as an opportunity for straight allies to reaffirm their commitment to the queer community.
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‘Marshmallow Bowl’ leaves senior disillusioned, disappointed
The Elizabethtown-Messiah “Marshmallow Bowl” soccer game is one of the biggest traditions on campus, and yet, by my senior year, I had not been able to attend any of the last three games. I was excited to finally be able to enjoy the experience, but I was especially happy that despite the rain of the
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Field hockey takes down Stevenson
The Blue Jay field hockey team has been flying high in the midst of a five-game winning streak. The team is clicking on all cylinders after consecutive victories against York College, Arcadia University, Juniata College, Albright College and, most recently, Alvernia University. A few weeks ago, the Elizabethtown College field hockey team was 3-3 and
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SPORTS
Men go 1-1 in recent conference play
xpectations were high Saturday April 6 as the Blue Jays men’s lacrosse team prepared to battle against Widener University, coming off their 14-2 win at Hood College Wednesday. Unfortunately they came up short, falling 12-4 in a heroic effort. After this weeks games the team improved its record to 7-3 and 2-2 in the conference.
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Baseball looks for more conference wins to secure playoff spot
n April 2, the Elizabethtown College baseball team beat Juniata College in a non-conference match 12-4 as sophomore Kristopher Davis pitched a perfect game. On April 5 and 6, the Blue Jays competed closely with Alvernia University during the first two games of the series, but lost all three games. Although it was a non-conference game,
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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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FEATURES
Ware Seminar features Ozkanca, Craig, Davis to share expertise
The Susquehanna room was filled Tuesday night on the Elizabethtown College campus as students, faculty, staff and locals came out to the 2012 Ware Seminar that was specifically focusing on the topic of the current conflict in Syria. A panel of three distinguished individuals, Dr. Oya Ozkanca, Ambassador John Craig and Dr. Joyce Davis hosted
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Expanding the friend rolodex, making cultural connections abroad
I’m working on expanding my friend-base. I aim to create friendships with people residing in all corners of the world. This will allow me to become both familiar with other cultures and reap the benefits of traveling with free lodging. While I already had connections in Quito, I can now also cross Cuenca, Ecuador off
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Campus fashionistas bundle up in preparation for winter
Hello all of you fashion-philes! The hurricane fudged up our production schedule a little, so you’ve gone without your campus fashion fix for way too long. It seems that this year the winter weather completely skipped over the warm fall temperatures that make the season so enjoyable for me. I should not be sitting in
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