NEWS
Honors program members, incoming director attend 49th annual NCHC meeting
This coming week, two Elizabethtown College students and one professor will attend the 49th Annual National Collegiate Honors Council meeting in Denver, Colo. The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) is the professional, nonprofit association of undergraduate honors programs and colleges, honors directors and deans and honors faculty, staff members and students. NCHC provides support for
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Online humanities courses maximize convenience
Elizabethtown College has received a grant to develop two new online upper-level humanities courses from the Council of Independent Colleges. Dr. David Kenley, associate professor of history, and Dr. Jeffery Long, professor of religion and Asian studies, will both teach a course during the spring 2015 semester. Kenley will be instructing “Contemporary China,” which will
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Liberian ambassador discusses rebuilding, state of his home country
Yesterday evening, Liberian Ambassador Jeremiah Sulunteh visited the Elizabethtown College campus to speak about his home country, Liberia. Sulunteh has been an ambassador to Liberia since May 2012. He attempted to run for Vice President in 2005 and plans to run for President in the future. He previously served as a professor of economics at
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CAMPUS LIFE
Open Book selection fails to thrill students
For the second consecutive year, Elizabethtown College students and educators alike took part in the Open Book Initiative, a program which encourages first-year students and faculty to participate in several areas of activity: reading a book selected by a decision committee; participating in facilitated group discussions pertaining to the book; and attending seminars, lectures, and
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Put Your Records On: The Head and The Heart
On the Turntable: The Head and The Heart Genre: Indie Folk-Rock My Rating: A fresh, new band for a brand new year; perfect to set the tone for your fall semester. Hey, Jays. Welcome back to the busy semester beat. The start of a new school year always stirs up the thoughts that seem to
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Movie review: “Paranorman” fails to impress
I was reluctant to see ParaNorman because of its trailer. The trailer, if you haven’t seen it, consists of a sad-looking boy named Norman with the ability to see and talk to ghosts. He is disliked by most of his town for being different. He is accompanied by his chubby and eccentric red-headed friend (why
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SPORTS
Coaches approach alcohol consumption differently
The 48-hour rule is something that athletes at Elizabethtown College are well aware of. This rule states that players cannot consume alcohol within 48 hours of participating in an athletic event. While each team handles drinking in different ways and with different punishments, there are two conclusions that all of the coaches seem to agree
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Indoor track season begins
While the majority of the student body is typing the last page of their research papers or living in the library until finals are over, Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams are busy preparing for their first meet of the season – the Haverford Holiday Meet. The Blue Jays, who have
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Soccer venue change alters atmosphere, attendance
The Marshmallow Bowl is among the biggest game every year in NCAA Division III men’s soccer. This was a large factor in deciding why I chose Elizabethtown College: to play soccer. The event is always a blood bath between two of the top teams in the Division III Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC): the Etown Blue
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FEATURES
The Thrill of the Chaste: lecture highlights Amish novel allure
We have all seen them. There is no point in denying it—for fifty cents in cardboard boxes at yard sales, or shoved rudely in the magazine aisle of the grocery store, or on the sad, half empty bookshelves of our sad, half-empty Kmart. This is a genre as perplexing as it is intriguing: the Amish
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First Fridays provide local holiday fun
With the winter season rapidly approaching, Elizabethtown College is undergoing a subtle shift. Students and staff scurry to the warmth of buildings. The campus becomes quiet. The desire to leave one’s room diminishes. When the call to hibernate wanes, students may be at a loss for where to find entertainment after the temperature drops. First
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Harriet Reisen to discuss Louisa May Alcott biography
Thursday Nov. 10, Harriet Reisen, the author of the biography “Louisa May Alcott: the Woman Behind Little Women,” will be present at Elizabethtown College in Leffler Chapel at 7:30 p.m. This event is free and open to anyone who wishes to attend, thanks to a grant funded by the American Library Association and National Endowment
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