NEWS
Outstanding Teacher awarded at Honors Program Homecoming social
In a special reception in the Masters Center Mineral Gallery, Dr. Mark Harman was awarded the 2016 Outstanding Teacher Award by the Honors Program at Elizabethtown College. He is the second professor to be honored by the program. Born in Dublin, Ireland, Harman is a world-renowned scholar who has published dozens of articles on a
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Campus Security, borough police on high alert for alcohol violations at Homecoming
Happy Homecoming celebrators saw flashing lights as both Elizabethtown College Campus Security and the Elizabethtown Borough Police sped to the Schreiber Quadrangle early on Oct. 16. Several parties taking place caught the attention of the officers, who appeared at the Quads around 12:30 Sunday morning. C1 and C2 were residences reported as allowing underage drinking
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Chung delivers second annual Kreider Lecture
r. Edward Chung delivered the second annual Kreider Prize Lecture on the evening of Oct. 13, taking the opportunity to share his passion for teaching with the campus community. The associate professor of marketing was selected in the spring of 2016 to receive the Kreider Prize for Teaching by a student panel and members of
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CAMPUS LIFE
Peace Non-violence & Understanding
A community is only as good as the standard of human rights it creates for each of its citizens. When the personhood of individuals is challenged by acts of flagrant hatred, they test the integrity of that standard. How we react to that test and how we defend those who have been targeted determines the
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Spirit of altruism in Hoover
Homer was getting ready for his mathematical economics class. Partial derivatives would have to be found, equations solved, graphs drawn. Firms would be neck deep in profit maximization, while consumers gamely strove to maximize utility. The language of calculus would be put to good use. There was no time to waste, thought Homer, as he
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Why humor, not beauty, wins ‘Mr. Etown’
The purpose of a pageant is to reach a state that promotes self-esteem and public-speaking abilities of the contestants. Winners of pageants are said to feel a sense of accomplishment. Pageants can be affiliated with community or social organizations in order to raise money for charities. Some of the better known pageants are ones such
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SPORTS
Team grabs two wins, one tie against conference opponents
After a 3-0 defeat at the hands of rival Messiah College, the women’s soccer team continued its tough conference schedule Wednesday against Alvernia University. After first-year Deanna Slater scored a goal in the first half, the Blue Jays poured on three more goals in the second half as first-year midfielder Kaceyanne Cerankowski scored her second
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Teams grab eighth place at regional competition in Ohio
The Elizabethtown College cross country team competed in the Oberlin College Inter-Regional Rumble this past Saturday in Oberlin, Ohio. Of the 32 competing teams, both teams took eighth place. With a time of 25:18.2 and finishing first for the Etown men, senior Aaron Focht crossed the line as the 40th runner in the Oberlin Inter-Regional
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Successful fall leaves men, women hopeful for spring
The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s tennis teams finished their fall season with a successful Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Individual Championships. After a successful day in the first half of the tournament, five women’s singles players and all three doubles teams moved on to the semifinals. Senior Madison Pipkin was seeded first in the No.
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FEATURES
Master musician performs concert in Zug Memorial Hall
Whether you pride yourself on being musically inclined, an aspiring musician, or just a music lover, Zug Recital Hall is the place you should be. On Jan. 26, Dr. Christy Banks, assistant chair of the music department at Millersville University, will introduce Elizabethtown College to her innovative clarinet style. This free performance will take place
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Egyptian Fulbright Scholar joins, enriches communications faculty
[youtube id=”f9fnt_ahZQI” width=”600″ height=”350″]This semester, the communications department of Elizabethtown College is proud to welcome Egyptian Fulbright scholar Dr. Magda Bagnied. The department of communications is fortunate to have such an opportunity, as Bagnied is among Etown’s first Fulbright Scholars. Bagnied will give multiple guest lectures during the semester and is the instructor of the
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Elizabethtown students, faculty help Lend A Hand rebuild Mississippi town
During the last week of winter break, 35 Elizabethtown College students and faculty members went to Smithville, Miss. to help to rebuild what a tornado destroyed. April 27, 2011 an EF5 (Enhanced Fujita scale 5) tornado, which is the highest level for tornado damage, touched down in Mississippi. According to USA Today, this is the
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