NEWS
The Global Perspective
India’s Supreme Court judges ruled unanimously to decriminalize consensual “homosexual sex” Sept. 6, conceding in their judgment that the law had been used to discriminate against members of the LGBT community. “History owes an apology to members of the community for the delay in ensuring their rights,” judge Indu Malhotra said. The criminalization of homosexuality
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Hackman residents readjust to campus life after microbial growth
Photo: Megan White I’m going to knock on all the wood here, and say that it’s been quiet,” Area Coordinator Dominick DiLoreto said. DiLoreto referred to the few officially filed reports of microbial growth around campus since Friday, Aug. 31. According to DiLoreto, none of these complaints have come from Vera Hackman Apartments residents who
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Today’s Technology
After the abolition of Obama-era net neutrality rules by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in mid-December of last year, the results of the changes have been relatively quiet, so far. Yet the heavy opposition that was put forth both by the public and politicians still persists through today. That December, after the repeal, New York
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CAMPUS LIFE
Scholarship and Creative Arts Day should be incentivized to encourage participation
Any reason is a good reason to get out of classes, right? I would say so. But what if the reason is that one must give a 12 to 15-minute presentation? Suddenly, I’m less likely to agree. And many other students share this sentiment. Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD), which will be held on
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Night classes prove important regardless of inconvenience
Classes are something that we all have to put up with. I mean, that’s why we’re here, right? During the course of our college career, we are bound to have classes that we love and classes that we hate. We’ll have the experience of getting up for those dreaded classes at 8 a.m. and we
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Making mistakes should not devalue magnitude of one’s successes
People tend to feel that, as humans, we are more likely to notice mistakes we’ve made or mistakes others have made before we notice our own or others’ successes. We all know it’s harder to become successful than it is to fail. Becoming a successful person is what everyone wants in life. No matter what
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SPORTS
Swim teams prep for MAC Championships against King’s College (Pa.)
The Elizabethtown College swim teams faced conference opponent Widener University this past Saturday in their last home meet of the season. The women’s team was able to beat the Pride 106-97 for the first time since 2009, while the men fell 140-31. The women won six out of the 10 events on the day, including
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Blue Jay wrestling brings home the hardware at MAC Championships
The Elizabethtown College wrestling team had two team members take home individual Middle Atlantic Conference championship titles this past weekend at Messiah College. Junior Jeremy Rieth and sophomore Chad Lammer both earned their first individual championships of their collegiate careers with the victories in their respective weight classes. Both wrestlers have seen much success in
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Interim women’s lacrosse coaches sign on for season
The Elizabethtown College Athletic Department and Director of Athletics Nancy Latimore has announced that the interim women’s lacrosse coach Danielle Seling and interim assistant coach Linda Delaney will remain with the team for the duration of the program’s first season as a member of the Landmark Conference. Seling is entering her second stint with the
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FEATURES
Gail Bossenga: On weekends, regrets, advice, fears, influences, pressing issues and hopes for the future
Q) What is your favorite leisure activity on the weekends? A) I enjoy walking or biking during the day and watching a movie one night (usually on Netflix) – nothing scary, however, or I have to leave the room and let Carl keep track of the plot until it’s safe to come back. Q) Tell
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NSTA’s ‘March Madness’ uses physical activity to teach scientific concepts
The joyful squeals of middle and elementary school students filled the halls this past Saturday, March 16 when the National Science Teachers Association held their Super Science Saturday. The theme for Super Science Saturday this year was March Madness: the Science of Sports, which Dr. Kathleen Blouch, advisor, and NSTA President Alicia Klepper decided about
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‘Women Lead the Way’ seminar challenges gender inequities
Is equality inevitable? This was one of the major questions posed during “Women Lead the Way,” a lecture presented by Elizabethtown College Librarian and Director of the High Library Bethann Zambella. As part of the Called to Lead programming this semester, the lecture, which took place on Thursday, March 14, focused on the obstacles women
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