NEWS
BCA suspends Rome study abroad option
Brethren Colleges Abroad recently decided to suspend their Rome, Italy program for the coming year. Newly hired Director of Academic Affairs Dr. Stephen Burwood, explained why students interested in traveling abroad to that location can look forward to a completely redesigned curriculum in the near future. “What was happening was that we were getting a
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Local native serves as assistant director of annual fund
Kimberly Arntz is the new Assistant Director of the Annual Fund of Elizabethtown College. Arntz, originally from Elizabethtown, Pa. herself, has returned to her hometown to accept the position. The Annual Fund supports areas on campus which are in the greatest need of assistance based on criteria set by the College. The Assistant Director of
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Workers begin installation, construction of Class of 2014 gift of new bridge in the Dell
Elizabethtown College community members can expect to see a new and improved bridge on the Dell within the next few weeks. Students walking near the Dell early in the second week of the semester may have taken notice of the sudden absence of the little old bridge. Facilities workers removed it Tuesday morning in order
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CAMPUS LIFE
Hallow’s Eve traditions progress throughout history
It seems to me that Halloween, more so than any other holiday, means something completely different to each age group: children are hell-bent on scouring the neighborhood for candy; the young adult generation that, since having abandoned the trick-or-treat quest, will use the day as an excuse for another themed party; and the older folks,
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Professor considers implication of online advertisements
The Etownian recently published a piece on Convocation. The Sept. 15 article dealt with speeches made at the event, and was also published online at etownian.com, and as Homer perused it, his eyes were drawn to links at the end of the article. These links, presumably generated by Web technologies that scour global databases to
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Halloween dinner, entertaining or terrifying?
Theme dinners have become a custom here at Elizabethtown College. The various theme dinners held are Final Exam Treats, TGIS Picnic, Convocation Picnic, Homecoming Dinner, Thanksgiving Dinner, Holiday Dinner and Halloween Dinner. All of the theme dinners reflect a time at Etown where everyone comes together to have fun. The Halloween-themed dinner in particular allows
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