NEWS
Drug Take Back program safely collects expired medications
Monday, Dec. 12 Elizabethtown College will be having a Prescription Take Back. Students and faculty can drop off their expired or unneeded prescriptions at the table outside of the Jays Nest from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. They will accept any form of prescription other than liquid and gel cap medications. Sophomore psychology major Erin
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Day of Positivity event covers campus in thousands of inspiring sticky notes
Wednesday, Nov. 30, the students of Elizabethtown College gathered as a group and acknowledged the campus’s first ever Day of Positivity. The event was put together and sponsored by the Class of 2020 Student Senate to celebrate diversity on campus and spread positivity among students over the unease of the recent Presidential election, as well
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BE Inspired campaign continues raising funds
The Elizabethtown College Board of Trustees (BOT)and the Elizabethtown College Alumni Association (ECAA) have been raising funds in a variety of ways. The money raised from both organizations’ efforts will benefit the entire College community. The BOT has been raising money through the College’s BE Inspired campaign, which began in April. The goal of the
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CAMPUS LIFE
Should increased tuition be allocated to an athletic facility?
A campaign for the construction of a “Sports, Fitness, and Wellness Center” is underway amongst administration. This would be an athletic facility on campus with an indoor track, expanded workout facility, indoor field, rooms for fitness classes, basketball courts and more. The question is whether or not students feel that the money obtained from the
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Five ways to land that summer internship
Like most college students, I struggled to find a summer internship. I spent my winter break in a caffeine-induced psychosis filled with online applications, resume tweaking and the dreaded cover letter. By the time I returned for the spring semester, I had applied to over 30 businesses and organizations and I hadn’t heard from one
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‘Mighty Be Our Powers’ promotes change, encourages women to advocate for peace
Harvard University Women’s Studies professor Laurel Ulrich Thatcher once said that “women who behave seldom make history.” Leymah Gbowee, whose all-female peace movement changed the history of Liberia, chose to misbehave for the sake of her people. She documents the struggles and victories of the movements and her personal life in her autobiography “Mighty Be
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SPORTS
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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Overtime goal puts Jays 1-0 in conference
After two heart-breaking losses to Misericordia University and Susquehanna University, the Elizabethtown College’s men’s soccer team was in need of a win as they opened Commonwealth Conference play Sept. 29. The Blue Jays proved up to the task and defeated the Arcadia University Knights 3-2 in double overtime. The first half did not yield much
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Marywood’s Rob Brooks named women’s lacrosse head coach
The Elizabethtown College Athletics Department and the Director of Athletics Nancy J. Latimore have announced that they have hired Rob Brooks as head coach of the women’s lacrosse program. Brooks will be the fourth coach in the program’s history. He inherits a program that has already proven successful, that in its 11-year existence has won
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FEATURES
Professor explores civil rights history
“Greatness is more than a matter of following society and doing what the majority tells you to do.” After sitting down with Dr. Michael Long, this was one of the many pieces of advice taken away from our conversation that is not only helpful, but incredibly true. Over the course of his career, Long has
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Kathy Fry spreads cheer at Blue Bean
Every day, we Elizabethtown College students go into the Marketplace to eat, go to the Jay’s Nest for a quick snack or go to the Blue Bean to get coffee. But do we ever really look at who’s making our food or going out of their way to make sure we get exactly what we
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Faculty wind quintet exhibits talents of FAPA professors
You probably never imagined you could travel back to the early 20th century, then to Colorado’s gorgeous landscape and then to the tranquility of Avalon, N.J., all in one night. You surely never thought you could visit all three in the comfort of the Zug Recital Hall. But what if you could? On Monday Oct.
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