NEWS
The Study Abroad Experience
Written by Rebecca Wortmann and Danielle Bellai Dia dhuit, hello from Ireland! We have been in Ireland for one month at this point so it seems like a great time to look back and think about our experience thus far. Leading up to the trip, our nerves were all over the place. After much preparation
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Today’s Technology
After the launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket into space, Elon Musk now seeks to further his technological influence by even more ambitious means. Since 2016, Musk has been pursuing the idea to launch a series of several thousand satellites that would work to provide low cost Internet access across the globe. This project has
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Dr. Armenta Hinton to begin new position, effective March 2018
After serving as the Equity and Title IX Coordinator for the past two years, Dr. Armenta Hinton will begin her new role as the Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Title IX Friday, March 16, 2018. Hinton, the former Equity and Title IX coordinator, has served in her current position for the past two years. As
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CAMPUS LIFE
American Super Bowl tradition deserves to be spent surrounded by other people, whether or not one enjoys watching football
Where were you on Super Bowl Sunday? Were you drowning in Tostitos, taco dip and friendship? Were you directly in front of the TV screen, yelling from where the players can best hear you — because they totally can? Were you sitting in front of your computer playing Skyrim, wondering how many cheese curls you
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Work during syllabus week can be necessary
It’s that time again: a new semester, during which Elizabethtown College students plan to keep on top of their homework situations. However, depending on what major and professors a student has, their syllabi can include a multitude of assignments during the first week of the semester. I was able to stay on top of the
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Posting of grades on social media generates continual debate, discussion
A friend of a friend posts on Facebook that they earned a 3.5 this past semester — do you really care? Or maybe your parents post about how well you are doing in school without telling you first. As social media becomes the most common way to communicate with a large group of people, dashboards
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SPORTS
Men’s soccer combats losing streak with 3-1 win over Susquehanna
The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team (1-4-2) failed to score a goal for the fourth straight game and fell to the Misericordia University Cougars (5-2) 2-0 on Sunday, Sept. 22. The team travelled to Misericordia University on Sunday to play the Cougars in a game that was originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 21 but was
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Women’s soccer finishes non-conference schedule with 5-4 record
The Elizabethtown women’s soccer team was searching for their fourth win in a row last Wednesday, Sept. 18 against Moravian College. Both the Blue Jays and the Greyhounds came into the game with a 3-3 record, each looking to raise their record above .500 for the first time all season. Through the first 50 minutes
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Will the influx of small-market playoff teams change the way MLB manages rosters?
The Pittsburgh Pirates have made the playoffs. Yes, you read that last sentence correctly. The Pirates have made the playoffs for the first time in over two decades. The last time the Buccos made the playoffs, Johnny Carson was still hosting The Tonight Show, Bill Clinton was elected president for the first time and “Unforgettable”
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FEATURES
Blazing in Blazers: businesswear for the Fall/Winter season
Suit up! That’s not a quote, that’s a demand. Pantsuits are taking over the fashion world this season. At the Mercedes-Benz Fall/Winter 2013 Fashion Week, designers from Ralph Lauren to Oscar de la Renta were dressing their models in matching pantsuits, making suits a must-have for this season. A matching suit is a suit in
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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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