NEWS
Grant enables advancements in Asian Studies program
The US Department of Education’s Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Languages grant (UISFL) was awarded a two-year grant to Elizabethtown College in the summer of 2012. The program has been extended, and now the College will continue to use funds from the grant until the summer of 2015. The grant is given to “colleges and
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Blue Light March spreads awareness of safety system, other services available through Campus Security
On Oct. 30, Student Wellness, Students Advocating for Gender Equality (SAGE) and Stonewall Hall sponsored a “Blue Light March.” The goal of the event was to keep students informed about campus safety and the campus lamp posts with boxes marked “Campus Security” and glowing blue lights. Beginning at the BSC terrace, participating students walked through
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CAC schedules bone marrow drive
Elizabethtown College offers programs such as “Into the Streets” for students to become involved with the community and offer assistance to others. Similarly, the Colleges Against Cancer club at Etown hopes to engage students in fighting cancer with its bone marrow drive on Dec. 1 in the KAV. Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) is offered at
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CAMPUS LIFE
College attendance decreases marriage chances
Growing up, I always believed I could have whatever career I wanted and go to whatever college I wanted to (as long as it was dirt cheap). If I had known that going to college would decrease my chance of getting married, as a recent study shows, I probably would’ve thought twice before enrolling. For
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Satan goes to college; promptly expelled
For too long Satan’s precise strategy to bring about America’s downfall had been a mystery. What exactly was the devil up to? Satan had of course made a rousing appearance in Biblical times, but that was a long time ago. He disappeared for a while after that, but then, in the fourteenth century, the circles
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Drone warfare destructive, unethical
War destroys happiness. Many people, including the unarmed and innocent, are killed. Wives become widows and children become orphans. War consumes a tremendous amount of resources. In 2006, the National Priorities Project estimated that the United States government spent $225 million per day or almost $1.8 billion per week on the Iraq War. Clearly, war
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