NEWS
Facilities completes winter renovations
During winter break, Facilities Management completed numerous campus improvement projects. The installation of a new community kitchen adjacent to the main lobby in Brinser, preparations for the Young Center renovations later this spring and remaining modifications for the Building ID Card Access Project are included in the projects completed under the supervision of Project Manager
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WWEC radio station seeks DJs for spring semester
The WWEC Spring 2017 schedule is now being finalized. On-air opportunities for weekly shows are currently available for all students regardless of major and year. No experience is necessary to become a DJ and training will take place the first two weeks of the 2017 spring semester. WWEC is “the sound of Elizabethtown,” according to
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Drug Take Back program safely collects expired medications
Monday, Dec. 12 Elizabethtown College will be having a Prescription Take Back. Students and faculty can drop off their expired or unneeded prescriptions at the table outside of the Jays Nest from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. They will accept any form of prescription other than liquid and gel cap medications. Sophomore psychology major Erin
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CAMPUS LIFE
Professors’ voiced opinions risk hindering class participation
As a student who frequented public schools for 12 years, I know that religion in the classroom can be a touchy subject. Many students will find a way to take offense from a statement made by a peer or instructor based on their own religious views. This begs the question of whether or not professors
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Peer tutoring possesses real value, effectiveness for participating Jays
Throughout the school week, students of all disciplines meet with those sworn to aid them in their understanding of class material: peer tutors. A peer tutor, however, is no miracle-worker — tutoring a fellow student comes with a broad set of challenges. Should the tutor and tutee meet these challenges together, both can benefit tremendously
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Senior literature major speaks out on bias against liberal arts
For the past three and a half years, there’s one surefire conversation that’s bound to happen the same way: at a family gathering, be it a party or holiday, surrounded by people I see once a year, one time too many, after the obligatory “it’s so nice to see you” nonsense, the question forms on
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SPORTS
Season ends for team in semifinal game
The Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team’s dreams of a chance to fight for a conference championship fell through Wednesday night. The Blue Jays lost in the Commonwealth Conference semifinal game to the Messiah College Falcons, 58-48. Etown came into the game with a four-game win streak, but Messiah, ranked No. 1 in the tournament, was
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Susquehanna meet prepares team for indoor championships Saturday
This past Friday at Susquehanna University, the Elizabethtown College track and field teams began their final tune-up before the Middle Atlantic Conference Indoor Championships this upcoming Saturday at Lehigh University. For some athletes, this was the last chance to make their qualifying marks prior to championships. The Etown women’s distance medley relay (DMR) team ran
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Collegiate athletes held accountable for actions in Harlem Shake video
In the past few years, certain songs have spurred Internet dance sensations that have had thousands of people joining the movement. One of the firsts was Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” videos followed by PSY’s “Gangnam Style” and they quickly became the new craze as farmers and students from the University of Oregon uploaded
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FEATURES
Social Justice Week to encourage conversation, global awareness
On numerous occasions over the past few years, there has been conversation between students and faculty about holding events on campus that foster discussion on the subject of social justice, not only at Elizabethtown College, but across the world. This small idea, which began as only a debate where students could discuss the pros and
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Democrat club organizes rally, support for Obama, alumni express dissatisfaction through social media
Despite only having several hours notice, the Elizabethtown College Democrats were able to organize a rally of their own. After receiving notification this past Saturday that Ann Romney would be on the Elizabethtown College campus the following Monday, Etown College Democrats president, Lauren Stine, had a few hours to organize a protest and show support
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Senior advisor for National Academy of Science gives lecture
Dr. Jay Labov, Senior Advisor for eduation and communication for the National Academy of Science, visited the Elizabethtown College campus this week to present lectures and visit various classes. At the age of 13, Labov, who spent his childhood in Philadelphia, received a book written by Jacques Cousteau about marine biology, which sparked his interest
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