NEWS
Leffler Lecture receives new date after cancellation
The annual Elizabethtown College Leffler Lecture has been rescheduled after being postponed last semester. NPR radio journalist and host Michele Norris will now speak Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. The lecture and several related events were originally scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 15, and Norris apologized for postponing her
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Prospective students compete for business scholarships
Elizabethtown College’s 2017 annual Business Scholarship Competition was held Saturday, Jan. 28 on campus for students looking for extra financial assistance. Prospective and current Etown students attended the event and competed for one of the many scholarship awards available to them through funding from those who support the cause. In past years, the Business Scholarship
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Green parking spaces designated in Hoover and Brown lots
In recent years, Elizabethtown College has taken steps to become more environmentally conscious. The College has installed more efficient heating and cooling systems, as well as more energy efficient lighting. Many classrooms are equipped with motion sensors to turn off lights in unoccupied rooms. This past Winter Break, high-efficiency washers and dryers were installed in
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CAMPUS LIFE
Tragedy inspires camaraderie, character
In times of crisis, people usually put aside their differences to try to work together for the common good. This was demonstrated after many major tragedies: 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and most recently the Boston Marathon bombings. As the magnitude of this horror became more apparent, people in Boston and throughout the nation came together to
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How to succeed at your summer internship
If you are fortunate enough to have acquired an internship over the summer, you are well on your way to figuring out what you want to do with your life, or, at the very least, have a better idea than a person who has no internship experience. However, there are a multitude of things you
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Learning beyond the Classroom
On the Friday of Spring Break, I was invited to attend the International Business Council Meeting by my International Business (IB) mentor in Chester County along with my professor, Dr. Hossein Varamini, Director of IB Program. IBC is a monthly meeting of international business executives from different sectors that come together for a roundtable discussion
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SPORTS
Jays trump Mustangs 64-50; look to end season on high note
The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team beat the Stevenson University Mustangs 64-50 in the Blue Jays’ second-to-last game of the season. Junior Andrew Mantz registered a double-double on the evening with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Ben Cable also put up significant numbers, leading Etown with 21 points. The Blue Jays also stifled two
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Jays looking comfortable in fourth seed as playoffs draw near
The Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team came out with a win on Wednesday, Jan. 30 against the Arcadia University Knights as the Jays remained undefeated for the fifth straight season when they won both match-ups against the Knights with a final score of 69-55. According to Head Coach Sherri Gorman, “Our starting five have been
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Team competes in conference championship this weekend
This weekend, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s swim teams are geared up for the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships in Wilkes-Barre. Although neither team has had the best of seasons there is still much to look forward to from the teams’ top swimmers. On the men’s side, the team came out with a win over
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FEATURES
Bestselling author Rebecca Skloot to give keynote address at SCAD
Much can happen in a decade. Over the past ten years, the United States has had two presidents, the last three Harry Potter books were released to the world, the hit television show “Lost” began and ended, and Facebook surpassed MySpace as the number one social networking site in the world. Ten years is a
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‘Lysistrata’ mixes bawdy humor, peacemaking
Few themes and traditions that existed in the beginning of human civilization have carried over into present-day society. Many customs, traditions and even societies have disappeared. One theme, however, has lasted since the origins of human civilization: the battle of the sexes. Male dominance and female oppression. It is an everlasting battle over which sex
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ECEG sponsors fifth ‘Changing Our Colors’ campaign
In recent years, Elizabethtown College students have become increasingly interested in spreading the word on sustainability and green practices. The members of the Elizabethtown College Environmental Group (ECEG), specifically, have discovered new and creative ways to demonstrate just how great of an impact each of us has on the environment. ECEG is currently carrying out
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