NEWS
International dance encourages cross-cultural experiences
People from all over the world have their own unique ways of dancing. The International Student Services Team at Elizabethtown College wanted a way to bring all these culturally-different dancing styles together so that Etown students can experience them first-hand. Kristi Anne Syrdahl, director of international student services, has been working on this idea for
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New winter sports club welcomes skiing, snowboarding enthusiasts
This semester, Elizabethtown College students will have a new club to join, called Etown Shreds. Rachel Lacek, a senior mechanical engineering major, recently founded the skiing and snowboarding club on campus. Lacek transferred to Elizabethtown from Wilkes University, where she cultivated her love of snowboarding with her friends in the engineering program. When she transferred
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JayFirm public relations club holds informational meeting
On Tuesday, September 23, there was an informational meeting regarding JayFirm, a new public relations firm for students that is based in the Communications Department. The goal of the club is to allow students to experience the work fields of event planning and public relations. It also gave students who attended input towards the project.
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CAMPUS LIFE
Prospective college students’ sexual orientation questioned
When Elmhurst College, a private institution in Illinois, became the first college to include a section on their application asking prospective students if they are affiliated with any LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) clubs, it immediately caught the attention of the media. The College had no intention and took no action to stop the media.
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Controversial content rising in pop culture
When it comes to popular music, it’s impossible to generalize whether or not everyone understands what they’re listening to and subsequently advocating, whether in agreement with it or not. A song may hold a certain meaning for one person and just the opposite for another. That’s the beauty of art, being able to interpret it
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Put Your Records On: Yellow Ostrich
On the Turntable: Yellow Ostrich Genre: Indie pop My rating: Forget the maps and guidelines and get lost with a band that breaks the mold. I place Yellow Ostrich on the turntable—even the transparent 7-inch is yellow!—and the room fills with the layered rhythms of “Whale” that are deep enough to swim in. I’m hooked
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