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It’s not every day an Elizabethtown College professor finds the opportunity to go to California and come back with more than stories and memories. For associate professor of engineering Dr. Sara Atwood, her sabbatical research starting as a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley, turned into something she could bring to her engineering
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Student Senate
Thursday, April 5, 2018, the Elizabethtown College Student Senate met in Hoover 212. The meeting began with a call to order from senior Senate president Sean Fiedler, which was then followed by a roll call by junior Senate secretary Tara Young, who also approved the previous meeting’s minutes. When there was a call for student
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Tempest Day discusses classroom conflicts
Photo courtesy of Allie Vaccaro The Department of Education held its annual Tempest Day event, part of their Anna Reese Tempest Distinguished Educator Lecture Series, Monday, March 26, 2018. Nearly 100 students, as well as professors and faculty, gathered in the Susquehanna Room to learn about the importance of keeping an open mind, recognizing privilege
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CAMPUS LIFE
Senior reflects fondly on first impressions upon entering college
M y first impression of Elizabethtown College was a beautiful one that left its mark like a postcard in my mind. I first noticed the school shortly after relocating to Etown, as my boyfriend and I were riding our mud-splattered mountain bikes home from the Conewago Rail Trail on a sunny April day. “Look,” he
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Optional homework assignments only aid
Like the end of almost any other class period, you throw your notebook, textbook and writing utensil of choice into your backpack while half-listening to the professor’s closing remarks. You briefly glance at the homework listed on the board as you leave the room. Are you going to complete the assignment by the time your
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Success of peer editing depends entirely on personal outlook
Something that seems to be growing increasingly prevalent in Core and WRI courses–– most of these being housed within the English department –– is the utilization of peer editing exercises. If used properly, peer editing helps you in two ways: You the Writer receive feedback that escaped you while you were actively invested in the writing
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SPORTS
World Series offers baseball fans beards, birds, banter
Baseball is a sport that cannot be scripted. For a sport that is so closely analyzed and scrutinized, it seems like with each new season brings a new aspect of the game that has never been seen before. It is a sport that has withstood the test of time and has grown alongside each new
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Field hockey takes down second nationally-ranked team; Blue Jays hold onto first place seed in conference standings entering playoffs
The Elizabethtown College field hockey team continued their, until recently, undefeated season in Commonwealth conference play with a 3-1 victory over the nationally-ranked Messiah Falcons this past weekend. This was the Blue Jay’s fourth straight win and the seventh straight in conference play. With the victory, Etown was then 7-0 in the Commonwealth Conference, solidifying
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Men’s cross country takes first at Hood Open; women place second
Elizabethtown College’s men and women’s cross country teams competed at Hood College located in Fredrick, Md. this past weekend. The men’s team was able to take the win on Saturday while racing without their full team on the course. Junior Dan Gresh took second place overall at the meet and first for Etown on the
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FEATURES
Pa. ‘Teacher of the Year’ presents new educational methods
Have you ever asked yourself, “When will I ever use this bleepity-bleep class material in my life?!” It’s vexatious to think that so much time and energy is being spent on something so … irrelevant, right? Well, there is at least one teacher out there who agrees and sympathizes with this frustration. Ryan Devlin, an
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‘Seinfeld’ writer Peter Mehlman visits Bowers, speaks on career
We’ve all done it. You know… double-dipped. We stand around the snack table at a party ready to plunge our half-eaten chip in for the second time… but before the bitten edge scoops up the morsel of dip we’re craving, a friend screeches: “No! Don’t double-dip!” Our foodie dreams plummet into oblivion as we quietly
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Author Jay Varner presents workshop, public reading; offers advice on writing
Last week, Elizabethtown College students, faculty and staff were fortunate enough to be able to spend time with and learn from author Jay Varner as he presented a workshop and public reading at the Bowers Writers House. Jay Varner is a local author, from the central Pennsylvania area. Varner attended UNC Wilmington and received his
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