NEWS
Sophomore forms geocaching club
The Geocaching Club, headed by sophomore Matthew Hornbaker, is one of the newest additions to the list of Elizabethtown College clubs. “I formed this club to bring a unique, fun, world-famous hobby to the students of Etown,” Hornbaker said. “I want to educate and show peers the joy of geocaching.” According to Hornbaker, the outdoor
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Department of Modern Languages welcomes new French professor
Dr. Vanessa Borilot, Assistant Professor of French, is a native of the Guadeloupe Islands and has recently joined the Elizabethtown College staff. Those French-speaking islands are located in the Caribbean and are known for their rich literary history, which has resulted in many authors, poets and professors like Borilot. She specializes in French and Francophone,
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International dance encourages cross-cultural experiences
People from all over the world have their own unique ways of dancing. The International Student Services Team at Elizabethtown College wanted a way to bring all these culturally-different dancing styles together so that Etown students can experience them first-hand. Kristi Anne Syrdahl, director of international student services, has been working on this idea for
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CAMPUS LIFE
Workplace policies create monetary strife
The air is thick with talk of employment policies. Discrimination, harassment, workplace bullying — all, we’re reminded, stuff to be avoided. Training sessions for employees are being conducted, with the College’s lawyers holding forth with unseemly relish on statutes and Title VII and suchlike. Attendance at these sessions is mandatory. And what if you don’t
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Professors consider cause of grade inflation
Is your hard-earned “A” truly hard-earned? A’s are now awarded more than ever — especially at private colleges — and researchers Stuart Rojstaczer and Christopher Healy have the data to prove it. Their most recent research, available at gradeinflation.com, indicates that A’s make up 43 percent of all letter grades given, a jump of 23
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Assault on free enterprise, top banker’s knighthood revoked
The report from Britain is not reassuring. The Tories, supposedly the ally of business interests, are showing signs of hostility to capitalism. It is as if Mitt Romney were to propose an individual mandate as part of health insurance reform. Or Newt Gingrich were to accept honorariums from Freddie Mac to impart history lessons to
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SPORTS
Paul Whitman, Josh Riehl both win MAC Championships
On the weekend of Oct. 8, the Elizabethtown College men’s tennis team competed in the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Individual Championships. The team came home with two singles champions in the event for the first time in six seasons. Star players from the MAC Championships include juniors Paul Whitman and Josh Riehl, who brought home
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NCAA bans five flavors of VitaminWater from athletes
What do you think is on the National Collegiate Athletic Association banned substances list? Steroids? Check. Cocaine? Check. Marijuana? Check. VitaminWater? Umm—check? That’s a decision currently in debate among the NCAA substances panel, which is looking into the possibility that certain VitaminWater flavors, produced by a NCAA partner, Coca-Cola, may create an unfair advantage during
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