NEWS
Professor interested in social developmental psychology joins department
The Elizabethtown College psychology department is making efforts to expand into the local community after it welcomed a new faculty member. Dr. Joseph Mahoney, professor in psychology, began his time at the College just a few weeks ago but already has big plans for the department. He hopes that his move here will help the
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New communications professor uses passion for photography to enrich visual media based communications courses
Dr. Katherine Hughes, a seasoned professor with a love for photography, joined Elizabethtown College’s Department of Communications this year. Hughes previously taught at Loyola University in Maryland for two years. She held another teaching position at James Madison University for six years. She was drawn to Etown because of the small class size, as well
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Jayweb directory now includes students’ home addresses, phone numbers
Elizabethtown College recently made changes to the layout and student access of the student directory to include students’ home addresses and home and personal phone numbers. The directory was made available exclusively through Jayweb about a year ago. The directory used to be available both online and in print. “Ultimately, the change took place for
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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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