NEWS
LiveSafe mobile app provides new method of anonymously reporting campus emergencies
With the start of the new semester at Elizabethtown College came the next technological advancement toward a safer campus, a new security application called the LiveSafe mobile application. The LiveSafe app has been available to colleges and universities for their students and faculty since 2013; as of Aug. 20, Etown has employed this technology in
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Facilities team spends summer months updating campus buildings
Over the summer, the Elizabethtown College Department of Facilities Management and Construction had the opportunity to work on some of 2015’s biggest campus projects. In an attempt to beautify and update Etown architecturally and technologically, Facilities director Mark Zimmerman, his team of 75 workers and multiple student employees made progress on over half a dozen
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Former College President passes away after month-long illness
On Monday, Sept. 24, former Elizabethtown College President Gerhard Ernst Spiegler passed away after a month-long illness. He was 85 years old. Spiegler served as the College’s President from 1985 to 1996. During his time at Etown, he oversaw the building of the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, the demolition of Rider Hall,
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CAMPUS LIFE
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If you regularly use any social networking sites or attend music festivals you may have seen the iconic To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA) logo. It is often worn on T-shirts by musicians or advertised online and at festivals such as the Vans Warped Tour. I for one have seen this logo frequently, but
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American rights versus citizens’ security
In place to protect their people, governments are posed with the curious predicament of creating laws that protect their people without dictating their day to day routines. This balancing act has proven a challenge for those in power. The question that is always to be considered; when does enough become too much? The gun control
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‘Silver Linings’ a relatable account of overcoming adversity
Making fun of someone with a mental illness never seems to fly well with an audience, especially when it comes to the big screen. However, director David O. Russell was not afraid to go against the proverbial grain when doing just that with his movie “Silver Linings Playbook,” starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. In
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SPORTS
Indictment may have strong hold on foundation’s future
Sports, in many cases, are used as a tool by adults to teach children the values of hard work and fair play. Unfortunately, sometimes the same adults who are supposedly enforcing these rules, are the individuals who act as children when it comes to the compliance of them. In recent years, a multitude of professional
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Baseball team fights for playoff spot
The Elizabethtown College baseball team is fighting for a playoff spot. After a tough 9-3 loss to Stevenson University on April 11, the Blue Jays rebounded and won 7-2 against Albright College on April 13. Stevenson gave Etown momentum early on with some errors. On Wednesday, senior Steve Motika was able to drive sophomore Ian
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Teams remain undefeated against Commonwealth opponents
The Elizabethtown College women’s and men’s tennis teams had an extremely demanding but rewarding weekend. With three matches at Etown and two away at LVC, the pressure was on for both teams to perform at their best. The women’s team started off their winning streak by defeating Division I La Salle with a score of
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FEATURES
Santa school brings spirit to malls around country
Think back to a time when the holidays were not hiding behind a week of final exams. A time before it was no longer socially “cool” to wait in that spiraling line that wrapped around every aisle of your local mall to get a picture sitting on Santa’s lap and maybe even whisper a few
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Elizabethtown dominates first Battle of the Blues
Elizabethtown College and Messiah College competed in the first-ever Battle of the Blues this year. The Battle of the Blues is a challenge in which recent alumni from each school compete to raise money for their respective alma mater. The fundraiser was initiated by the Annual Fund Committee of Messiah. This year, the results of
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Professors promote global citizenship in Oman, Egypt
Three faculty members from Elizabethtown College have been chosen to join members from other local colleges as participants in the 2011-2012 Faculty International Scholarship Seminar (FISS). Six participants represent five disciplines at three local colleges: Etown, Franklin & Marshall and Gettysburg. The seminar program, focused on the Middle East, includes many on-campus events and a
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