NEWS
Learning, Disability Services return to former testing accommodations after learning of faculty concerns
Elizabethtown College’s Learning Services and Disability Services have returned to its old policies regarding procedures for students who need certain accommodations for taking tests. This switch comes after different policies adopted at the beginning of the year received negative feedback from faculty. According to Learning and Disability Services Director Lynne Davies, the policies and procedures
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Political clubs help students register to vote
Monday, Oct. 10 marked Elizabethtown College’s final attempt to help students on campus register for voting this year. The political clubs held a registration drive from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 110 in the Hoover Center with the goal in mind to register as many students as possible in preparation for the 2016 Presidential
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Student Senate
Hi Blue Jays, My name is Sean Fiedler, and I am the newly elected Executive President. Firstly, I’d like to thank you all for the opportunity to serve in this role for the coming year. It has been an interesting beginning to the semester as Senate has assumed a new identity, one of progress and
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CAMPUS LIFE
Up for debate: does professional attire benefit focus in the classroom?
Elizabethtown College has taken a different approach than many colleges when it comes to dress codes. Some schools, like Liberty University and Penn Tech, employ a strict, daily dress code. At Etown, while an overall dress code does not exist, regulations on attire are stricter in the education, communications and business departments simply because there
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‘Side Effects’ presents chilling tale of lust, murder, love, manipulation, greed
The ingredients of lust, greed and manipulation make Steven Soderbergh’s new film “Side Effects” the perfect recipe for a dramatic plot twist and a splash of mystery. In the beginning of the movie, the character of Emily Taylor, played by Rooney Mara, comes across as a devoted wife who is waiting for the love of
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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: FAIR TRADE
I n America, when we want a cup of coffee, the process is easy. We hop in our cars and drive to the nearest Starbucks or Dunkin’ Donuts. We are greeted with a smile as we order a tall vanilla cappuccino, and then go about our day. We don’t often think about where the coffee
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SPORTS
16th-ranked women recently falter against Messiah, York
On Saturday, Sept. 22, the Elizabethtown College field hockey team lost 3-0 against the Messiah College Falcons. This marks the second loss out of eight games for the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays had high hopes for the game despite the loss. “I think it’s going to be an amazing game,” senior Amara Dell said.
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Haverford deals team first loss of season
The Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team ended their seven-game unbeaten streak when they traveled to Haverford, Pa. Saturday to take on the 6-1 Haverford Fords who were unbeaten at home with a record of 5-0. The Blue Jays nearly gave Haverford their first loss at home after taking a 1-0 lead into halftime. However, the
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Team prepares for upcoming individual championships
Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s tennis teams will begin their first of two fall tournaments this weekend. Tennis is unique compared to other spring sports, as the players participate in not only one day of competition, but two. This weekend, the Blue Jays are headed to the United States Tennis Association – Intercollegiate Tennis Association
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FEATURES
The Thrill of the Chaste: lecture highlights Amish novel allure
We have all seen them. There is no point in denying it—for fifty cents in cardboard boxes at yard sales, or shoved rudely in the magazine aisle of the grocery store, or on the sad, half empty bookshelves of our sad, half-empty Kmart. This is a genre as perplexing as it is intriguing: the Amish
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First Fridays provide local holiday fun
With the winter season rapidly approaching, Elizabethtown College is undergoing a subtle shift. Students and staff scurry to the warmth of buildings. The campus becomes quiet. The desire to leave one’s room diminishes. When the call to hibernate wanes, students may be at a loss for where to find entertainment after the temperature drops. First
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Harriet Reisen to discuss Louisa May Alcott biography
Thursday Nov. 10, Harriet Reisen, the author of the biography “Louisa May Alcott: the Woman Behind Little Women,” will be present at Elizabethtown College in Leffler Chapel at 7:30 p.m. This event is free and open to anyone who wishes to attend, thanks to a grant funded by the American Library Association and National Endowment
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