NEWS
Swim team nearly witnesses Fort Lauderdale airport shooting
The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s swim teams narrowly missed witnessing the recent shooting at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Friday, Jan 6. Although one team member was kept at the airport in case of a second shooter after arriving later than the rest of the team, none of the
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Facilities completes winter renovations
During winter break, Facilities Management completed numerous campus improvement projects. The installation of a new community kitchen adjacent to the main lobby in Brinser, preparations for the Young Center renovations later this spring and remaining modifications for the Building ID Card Access Project are included in the projects completed under the supervision of Project Manager
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WWEC radio station seeks DJs for spring semester
The WWEC Spring 2017 schedule is now being finalized. On-air opportunities for weekly shows are currently available for all students regardless of major and year. No experience is necessary to become a DJ and training will take place the first two weeks of the 2017 spring semester. WWEC is “the sound of Elizabethtown,” according to
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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 bounces back from Messiah loss, picks up three wins
This past week, Elizabethtown College’s men’s soccer team fought a hard battle both at home and on the road against two of their tougher competitors, Alvernia University and Albright College, to bring their season record to 6-6-2. The Jays were coming back from a tough loss in the famous rivalry against Messiah College, losing 4-0,
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Postseason play looks promising for Jays
The women’s volleyball team defeated the Hood College Blazers 3-0 last Tuesday in a Commonwealth Conference match at Thompson Gymnasium. The Elizabethtown College Blue Jays got kills from 11 players and broke a 6-6 tie in the first set. They wasted no time in getting ahead. The team was led by senior Holly Bubb’s three
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Blue Jays beat Arcadia for first time
Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team beat the Arcadia University Knights this past Saturday for the first time in Blue Jay history. Although the rivalry has not been long-lived, as it began in 2008, it has always been exciting. Last year, the Jays tied Arcadia in double-overtime, but they would not be rejected again this year.
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FEATURES
Roger Hoerl ‘79 finds career success, researches HIV/AIDS cure
Roger Hoerl is an Elizabethtown College alumnus. He is also the leader of the applied statistics laboratory at GE Global Research. Hoerl leads a team of about fourteen professional statisticians who work with probability to make predictions and forecast the outcome of risks that the company is considering taking, usually on long-term service agreements. For
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Mary Krikorian assists currently enrolled, alumni in job search
Every college needs a well-rounded, caring and passionate outreach and alumni liaison. Fortunately, Elizabethtown College has that and more in Mary Krikorian. She is what people in her field might call a lifer, meaning that Krikorian has been doing this sort of job for a very long time. Her experience in the field of career
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Diversity Classic Film Festival promotes awareness
Often, the greatest lessons in life are learned outside of the classroom, through mediums other than lectures and assigned readings. While books present a more conventional approach to finding out more about major issues in history, movies can also provide a different outlet for students to turn to for information. That’s why, beginning this year,
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