NEWS
Series: Examining new transparency plan on campus
Elizabethtown College has had one word on its mind this semester: transparency. The administration is trying to work on its policy which focuses heavily on students, parents, faculty and alumni knowing information as soon as possible. This has been evident through initiatives this year such as residential renewal and tuition transparency projects. Vice President for
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Student political clubs host candidate town halls
With the 2018 midterm elections coming Tuesday, Nov. 6, college students are in an interesting position. Some are ready, while some may struggle to find time to get to the polls. Others may feel uninformed. Elizabethtown College’s chapters of the College Democrats and the College Republicans sought to remedy the latter problem in early October
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The Global Perspective
Sexual violation rips apart the fabric of a community in a way that few other weapons can, with direct attacks on an individual and indirect attacks on families, communities and cultures. In many societies, the damages inflicted on the individual are considered irreparable, making sexual violence an effective tool to fragment a community. The 2018
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CAMPUS LIFE
Professor reflects on recent news story, nature of teaching profession
Homer read the headline “Idaho Professor Shoots Himself in the Foot” and was baffled. Professors have been known to make mistakes now and then. After all, thought Homer piously as he bit into a scone at the Blue Bean, to err was human. So why would a news website use an idiom to refer to
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Executive cabinet introduces redesign of Opinion section
Campus Life is the redesigned Opinion section. We hope that this change will enable the Etownian to have a broader scope. Redesigning this section allows us to widen our lens to include the Elizabethtown community, and it is our hope that the section will encourage students to also look beyond the boundaries of the campus
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Renovations in Nicarry demonstrate commitment to majors in the arts, humanities by modernizing academic building
Four score and seven years ago, I stumbled into summer orientation at Elizabethtown College with a mixture of emotions — roughly one quarter excitement and three quarters fear. I, like every other high school graduate at orientation, scanned my first college course schedule for any horrific-sounding classes, like “Alligator Wrestling,” “Non-Stop Jumping Jacks” or, worse
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SPORTS
Olympic games in full swing as Team USA goes for gold
After day five at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the United States has totaled nine medals during competition: three gold, one silver and five bronze. This puts Team USA fourth in medal totals behind Norway, Canada and the Netherlands. Despite the lack of hardware, Team USA has already had some remarkable victories during
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Women’s basketball sits in tie for second place in conference after beating Widener
he Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team came into this week with a four-way tie for first place in the Commonwealth Conference. In their last four games, the Blue Jays faced the three teams that share the top spot in the standings. Etown went 2-1 in those three games, defeating Stevenson University and Lebanon Valley College.
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Baseball prepares to rebound from disappointing season
The Elizabethtown College baseball team is preparing for a new season and the last playing in the Middle Atlantic Conference’s Commonwealth Conference before Etown makes a move to the Landmark Conference in the fall. The Blue Jays look to improve on their 17-22 (10-11 CC) record in 2013, which gave them a season finish of
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FEATURES
Crop tops and metallic accessories spice up April wardrobe
Remember when your only responsibility was caring for a Tamagotchi? When you thought Justin Timberlake looked his hottest in a denim suit? Yes, we all have fond memories of the early 2000s, and some of those memories might be coming back to life. Have you ever heard the saying that fashion recycles trends from a
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Vigil held for student diversity
A group of 100 individuals assembled for a candlelight vigil on the patio of Brossman Student Commons last Friday night. The group consisted of a diverse mixture of students, faculty and community members. Their efforts displayed solidarity and love for the individuals affected by the recent series of hate crimes on campus. “The purpose of
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Alumni, students give back on PRIDE day
PRIDE (Promote, Recruit, Involve, Donate and Employ) is a volunteer program sponsored by Alumni Relations. On Saturday, April 6, Alumni relations, in collaboration with Student Senate, held its annual, campus-wide event, PRIDE Day. PRIDE Day provides alumni, students, faculty and staff with opportunities to work with one another on seasonal projects that help to beautify
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