NEWS
Steady progress being made toward gender neutral inclusion
Elizabethtown College has taken a multitude of steps in recent years to accommodate those students who identify themselves as gender neutral, whether they are nonbinary, transsexual, genderqueer, etc. As the College moves toward a more welcoming atmosphere for these under-represented students, it has taken a myriad of actions such as placing gender neutral bathrooms throughout
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Study Abroad Office Debunks International Travel Myths
Upon stepping into the Elizabethtown College Study Abroad Advisor Megan Bell’s office, interested students will receive a paper titled “Myths about Studying Abroad,” which presents its reader with five false statements and then proceeds to debunk the myths. Many of these myths can be linked to the growing number of students choosing to study abroad
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The Global Perspective
This weekly column will cover a variety of contemporary global issues including climate action, global health, international peace and security and gender equality. I hope that this column will act as a platform to advocate for global progress and to empower young leaders to get involved in international affairs. If there are certain global issues
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CAMPUS LIFE
Community fosters interpersonal engagement despite cliques
Remember when we were toddlers who retreated to mother, clinging to her arm as she introduced us to some unfamiliar people? The typical reaction to strangers of a four-year-old reflects that, while humans have an innate desire to associate with others, we have a propensity to gravitate toward associations that offer close relationships within familiar
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Jays should utilize advisors as resource, not use as crutch
Of all of the relationships that students create and cultivate during college, which is the most important? Is it with one’s roommate, a significant other or a friend group? I’d argue that it was none of these, but rather the relationship developed with an academic advisor. Why, you ask? The simplest reason: you must rely
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Declaring one’s major requires time, thoughtful decision-making process
As we are growing up, we are always asked what we want to be when we grow up. Sometimes the answers we give are what we sincerely want out of our lives, but more often than not we change our minds. As we get older, our likes and interests change and that’s only natural, but
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SPORTS
Playoff hopes still alive after Jays’ series win over Widener
he Elizabethtown College baseball team faced off against Widener University in a three-game series that took place this weekend. The Blue Jays won two out of three games against the Widener Pride, losing game one of a doubleheader with a score of 5-2, but then winning game two of the doubleheader with a score of
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Blue Jays take away six podium finishes at Widener Invitational
he Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s outdoor track and field team had a strong showing at the Widener Invitational in Chester, Pa. this past weekend. Both teams came away with a number of podium finishes. The women finished the day with four team members landing top-three performances. Junior Megan Tursi grabbed the third podium spot
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Men’s lax close to clinching playoff spot
he Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team seems to have hit a rough patch in their schedule as they have lost three straight games, including their loss on Saturday, April 20 to the number two seed, the Albright College Lions. The Jays have only won one game in the month of April, and are struggling to
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FEATURES
How to barter: drooling over the spoils of market shopping
The streets were bursting with color, as if someone had popped open a bunch of paint cans and tossed them every which way; the colors extended for blocks. I had been told of the Otavalo market’s vastness, but this really blew my mind. Indigenous individuals sat by their stands, hollering prices relentlessly as I passed.
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Keith Graber Miller receives Dale W. Brown Book Award from Young Center
As the sun set on Monday night, Keith Graber Miller, the recipient of the Young Center’s 2012 Dale W. Brown Book Award for Anabaptist and Pietist work, began his acceptance speech. Miller was honored for his authorship of “Prophetic Peacemaking: Selected Writings of J.R. Burkholder.” Miller is a professor of ethics, theology, religion and culture
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Erin Parsons uses communications degree for freelance graphic design
Erin Parsons graduated from Elizabethtown College in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts in communications with concentrations in mass communications and corporate media. She still uses what she learned at the College in her life today. Parsons was attracted to Etown’s small size, as her high school on Long Island was also very small. “When
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