NEWS
Education program expands partnership with U-GRO Learning Centres
It is required for first-year Elizabethtown College education majors to visit classrooms and observe a typical classroom setting. With the College’s expanded partnership with U-GRO Learning Centres, there will be more opportunities for students to experience that classroom setting in spring 2019. U-GRO Learning Centres is an organization that operates in Central Pennsylvania with a
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January raises awareness for human trafficking
January has been named National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Wednesday, Jan. 11, was designated “Wear Blue Day” by the Department of Homeland Security’s Blue Campaign, which aims to combat human trafficking within the U.S. However, not many people know exactly what qualifies as human trafficking or how prevalent it still is around the
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Series: Do students feel safe on their campuses?
Elizabethtown College prides itself on the safety of its campus. There are also many available resources, such as blue lights and the LiveSafe app, which are in use around campus. But do students feel safe here? This series will go into detail about safety around campus, beginning with the thoughts and feelings from students, professors
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CAMPUS LIFE
Attire choices demonstrate personal ideas about appearance
Every morning at 6 a.m., two hours before my Monday, Wednesday, Friday class and three hours before I start work on Tuesdays and Thursdays, my alarm jolts me awake. Unlike some girls or guys, I don’t use those two or three hours on my appearance. I generally pick out my clothes the night before and
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Emojis do not reflect inability to express oneself via texting
Our culture is saturated with pictorial representations of words and concepts, which have been dubbed “emoticons” or, in Japanese, “emoji.” Sometimes, entire conversations are expressed exclusively by emoticons. What implications does this popular form of communication have for our culture? Are we approaching what some call an image-based culture, or are these emoticons simply supplemental
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Campus’ unwritten rules summarily entail respect for others, property
In any setting or situation, there are just some things that you should never do. Even Elizabethtown College, with its pleasant and inviting atmosphere, has its own list of taboos and no-no’s. Admittedly, these may just be a list of things that I personally find annoying, but I would like to think that most of
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SPORTS
Men’s Lacrosse: Flying Dutchmen best Blue Jays in OT
The Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team fell just short in overtime to be ousted from a playoff berth by Lebanon Valley College on Saturday, April 27. The Blue Jays overcame a three goal deficit to force the extra period. However, three minutes into overtime the Flying Dutchmen prevailed and found a spot in the Commonwealth
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Laudeman, team place sixth in MAC championships
his weekend was the conclusion of the season for Elizabethtown College’s golf team. The season concluded with the Commonwealth Conference Championships, which were held at Hershey Country Club’s East Course. Stevenson University finished on top, and Etown grabbed sixth place. Sophomore Ryan Laudeman scored a total of 160 (+18) and took home a tie for
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Tennis heads into playoffs in number one spot
lizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s tennis teams finished off their regular season against Wilkes University this past Saturday at the Alumni Courts. In the finale for both the teams, Wilkes took the upper hand in doubles play by winning two of the three contested matches, beating Etown 5-4. The women’s team (14-3), who are ranked
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FEATURES
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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Dr. Kozimor-King speaks on ‘What Matters to me and Why’
What matters most to you and why? Most people don’t think about this question until they’re asked, and perhaps that’s why it’s so difficult to answer. It’s a heavy concept, and so it takes time, thought and maybe even a little research to answer — and that’s exactly what Dr. Michele Lee Kozimor-King did. “I
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Theatre department presents ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’
The Elizabethtown College Theatre Department has tackled many award-winning plays in the past, and this season is no different. The Pulitzer Prize-winning play “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams opened on the Tempest Theatre stage to a packed house on Nov. 1. The play, directed by associate professor of theatre and director of theatre
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