NEWS
Two new group counseling options connect students with peers supportive of personal goals, sexuality
Group Counseling at Elizabethtown College begins this September, offering four different groups for students who need extra support in their daily lives from peers to whom they can relate. Two of the groups that will be available during the fall 2015 semester are Fearless, for students who need to build confidence, and Spectrum, for LGBTOIA
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Education department to begin offering graduate program
In the fall of 2016, the Elizabethtown College education department will be offering a Master’s of Education (M.Ed.) degree in Curriculum and Instruction. Separate from the Etown School of Continuing and Professional Studies, the program will be a standalone, solely administered by the education department. A master’s in curriculum and instruction is one of the
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IRONJAY encourages daily activity, meeting semester mileage goal
The fourth IRONJAY Challenge has begun at Elizabethtown College. Students, faculty, staff, and now for the first time, alumni, are invited to participate in this annual self-monitored and self-paced fitness challenge. “The IRONJAY is based on the IRONMAN, which is a triathlon that’s 140.6 miles,” Assistant Director of Health Promotions Amanda Cheetham said. IRONJAY participants
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CAMPUS LIFE
Should increased tuition be allocated to an athletic facility?
A campaign for the construction of a “Sports, Fitness, and Wellness Center” is underway amongst administration. This would be an athletic facility on campus with an indoor track, expanded workout facility, indoor field, rooms for fitness classes, basketball courts and more. The question is whether or not students feel that the money obtained from the
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Five ways to land that summer internship
Like most college students, I struggled to find a summer internship. I spent my winter break in a caffeine-induced psychosis filled with online applications, resume tweaking and the dreaded cover letter. By the time I returned for the spring semester, I had applied to over 30 businesses and organizations and I hadn’t heard from one
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‘Mighty Be Our Powers’ promotes change, encourages women to advocate for peace
Harvard University Women’s Studies professor Laurel Ulrich Thatcher once said that “women who behave seldom make history.” Leymah Gbowee, whose all-female peace movement changed the history of Liberia, chose to misbehave for the sake of her people. She documents the struggles and victories of the movements and her personal life in her autobiography “Mighty Be
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SPORTS
Club team gives men opportunity to compete with other colleges
A few years ago, the idea of a men’s volleyball team at Elizabethtown College was only a dream for many students. A team that had been initially created at the College in the ‘70s had been out of commission for many years. This was the case until Keenan Schaffer and Doug Summerson resurfaced the program
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Tempone headed to nationals after tenth-place regional finish
The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Championship at Dickinson College this past Saturday, Nov. 10. Junior Traci Tempone qualified for NCAAs and the Etown Blue Jays finished fifth at the meet with 223 points. The Blue Jays have been training for this meet more
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Meaney’s pin gives Jays win
Last season, the Elizabethtown College wrestling team ended another successful season with seniors Quint Eno and Bill Meaney taking All-American honors at the NCAA championships. Now that they have graduated, the team must regroup in order to get back to the national stage. This year, the team has a lot of younger grapplers that are
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FEATURES
New communications professor encourages tenacity
New assistant professor of communications, Dr. Matthew Telleen, recently told me something that I will never forget. It applies to everyone who seems unsure of what path to take in life. “Try what you think you’re going to like, and if it doesn’t work out, there are other options,” he said. Telleen tried multiple majors
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high library features photography exhibit by associate english professor
Beginning this week, a very unique and special artistic exhibit will be on display in the High Library: a collection of abstract photographs, all shot in Nova Scotia during the summer season by Associate Professor of English Dr. Matthew Willen. The collection, entitled “Certain Visions,” will be on display from Friday, Sept. 21 to Friday,
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Study abroad experience provokes wonder in Quito, Ecuador
After having dedicated my first two columns to exceptionally interesting parts of my trip, I figured I should take a step back and discuss some normal things I’ve encountered on this adventure. That is not to say, of course, that these things are not interesting – they are. They’re just everyday, commonplace affairs or normal
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