NEWS
Peace Fellow lecture follows peace-making award
Amin Maalouf once said, “For it is often the way we look at other people that imprisons them within their own narrowest allegiances. And it is also the way that we look at them that may set them free.” This is the quote with which Celia Cook-Huffman closed the Peace Fellowship Lecture titled “Identity Matters”
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Update to the Identity Evropa Investigations
Thanks to the tireless efforts of Campus Security, the Elizabethtown Borough Police and on-campus organizations, the two individuals responsible for the “Identity Evropa” propaganda posts made from Sept. 11-13 have been identified. Elizabethtown College has said that this white supremacist group’s message does not align with their core value of diversity. Immediate action was taken
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Dining Services sends out survey, proposes major changes to current dining facilities
Several changes are in store for Elizabethtown College’s dining facilities. There are three major components. The Blue Bean Café will close and a café will be built inside the High Library. Then, the Blue Bean’s current location will be converted into a different dining facility. Finally, the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Wellness will
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CAMPUS LIFE
Peer tutoring possesses real value, effectiveness for participating Jays
Throughout the school week, students of all disciplines meet with those sworn to aid them in their understanding of class material: peer tutors. A peer tutor, however, is no miracle-worker — tutoring a fellow student comes with a broad set of challenges. Should the tutor and tutee meet these challenges together, both can benefit tremendously
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Senior literature major speaks out on bias against liberal arts
For the past three and a half years, there’s one surefire conversation that’s bound to happen the same way: at a family gathering, be it a party or holiday, surrounded by people I see once a year, one time too many, after the obligatory “it’s so nice to see you” nonsense, the question forms on
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Out-of-class experiences provide learning opportunities
Many of Elizabethtown College’s first-year students find the transition from high school to college challenging. One of the most stressful aspects is the workload, particularly the requirements for the first-year seminars. All first-year students should realize that in-class requirements account for three credit hours of the first-year seminar, but out-of-class requirements account for the fourth
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SPORTS
King’s hands team close loss
Five wrestlers won their matches, but it was not enough to secure a victory for the Jays against King’s College Wednesday, Feb. 6. King’s College defeated Elizabethtown College in Wilkes-Barre by a final tally of 24-19, setting the Jays back to an overall record of 4-3 for the year. The wins for Etown included senior
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Win over Stevenson solidifies playoff berth for Blue Jays
The Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team will face Lycoming College next week in the first round of Commonwealth Conference tournament play. After beating the Stevenson University Mustangs Tuesday night 66-43, the Blue Jays secured the fourth seed in the postseason standings. First-year Rachel Forjan led Etown with 16 points, and junior Taylor Alwine collected 12
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Media coverage of signing day takes spotlight off athletes
Last Wednesday, Feb. 6, was national signing day for the Class of 2013 Division I football prospects. ESPN and other top sports outlets have a ball with signing day, providing minute-by-minute updates about which top recruits surprised the nation and signed with Auburn University instead of the University of Alabama. After the big names have
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FEATURES
Community joins together to take PRIDE in alma mater
Abraham Lincoln once said, “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.” The PRIDE program’s third annual PRIDE (Promote, Recruit, Involve, Donate and Employ) Day is a great way for those of us
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‘Five Minutes of Heaven’ demonstrates conflict transformation
On Feb. 16, Elizabethtown College students had the opportunity to see a film depicting what would happen if a killer and his victim’s brother were to meet several years after the murder. “Five Minutes of Heaven” (2009), starring Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt, is based on the real-life story of Jimmy Griffin’s murder by 17-year-old
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Comic Shorts: popular playwrights twist things up, laughs guaranteed
Lisa’s father gave her a pony for her birthday, a dead pony. Why? Will Jerry jump to his death into troubled water? Could a measly secretary become a murderer to find fame and glory? Find out when you come see these three comic shorts. The Elizabethtown College Theater Department is proud to present three comedic
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