NEWS
Get Out The Vote event features local democratic House candidate
Thursday Oct. 27, in Gibble Auditorium candidate Christina Hartman came to speak at a meet and greet for the Elizabethtown College Democrats. Hartman is running as the Democratic nominee for the 16th district seat in the House of Representatives. Hartman was introduced by Lancaster County Democratic Committee City Chair Diane Topakian and spoke mainly about
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Artist-in-Residence plays Carnegie Hall
Elizabethtown College Artist-in-Residence guitarist David Cullen traveled to New York Friday, Oct. 28, where he performed at Carnegie Hall. Cullen took the opportunity to demonstrate his abilities as an experienced musician when he was invited to the city last weekend. Carnegie Hall is home to many music programs and hosts a vast number of concerts
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Student Senate
This past week at our senate meeting, we had the special opportunity to meet with members of the College’s senior staff, including President Strikwerda, Dean Calenda and Vice President for Administration and Finance Robert Wallet. Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Betty Rider, Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Community Relations David Biedleman and Executive
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CAMPUS LIFE
‘Obamacare’ poses questions for youth, is met with resistance
S ince being introduced to legislation in 2010, there has been resistance to the Affordable Care Act, dubbed “Obamacare,” by opposing media. It’s a national health care plan aimed to regulate the health insurance industry and discrimination toward those needing proper coverage. If you have pre-existing conditions, you cannot be turned away. If you make
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Study shows students who pay for education do better academically
T Study shows students who pay for education do better academically he February issue of the “American Sociological Review” tapped into a study that was released saying that students whose parents pay for their education don’t do as well academically as students who pay for it on their own. However, it also said that students
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Student reacts to gun control article regarding gender
A couple issues ago, the Etownian printed an opinion piece on gun control in the U.S. with emphasis on the Sandy Hook tragedy. That is not what I am writing about. I am writing about the very last paragraph of that piece in which the author wrote something along the lines of: “If criminally insane
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SPORTS
Runners grab first place at Misericordia Cougar Classic
Elizabethtown College’s cross-country teams continued their stellar performances at the Misericordia Cougar Classic Saturday, Sept. 15. They took first place out of 14 teams with a total of 36 points. Overall the Blue Jays had seven women and eight men finish in the top 20 for their separate races. The teams’ total time was 2:16:51.42.
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Benefits, disadvantages of adding football program weighed
As September moves along, thoughts turn to dreams of crisper autumn weather, complete with crunchy leaves and pumpkin-flavored treats. For me, fall brings about one of my favorite times of year: Homecoming. Although I have always had a blast with Elizabethtown College’s Homecoming celebrations, I still miss the traditional homecoming football game. In the Middle
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team taps offensive power against Wilkes, scores four goals
The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team showed their dominance this past Saturday as they defeated the Wilkes University Colonels 4 to 1 on Ira R. Herr Field Senior Adriano Maneo, Jays’ center mid fielder, got the chance to even the score with a corner kick. Striking the ball perfectly, Maneo hit his teammate junior Kyle
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