NEWS
Nomination period for award ends
The process for Elizabethtown College’s Distinguished Student Awards selection is currently under way. These awards are presented to two or three students from each class who demonstrate excellence in not only academic settings, but have exemplified the college’s motto of “Educate for Service.” The nomination period, which was open to nominations from students, faculty and
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Business department hosts annual economic symposium, offers students look at present, future of global economy
On Wednesday, Feb. 18, the Elizabethtown College Business Department hosted its annual Economic Symposium to offer members of the campus community information regarding the current economic status of the country. Panelists included Ms. Ardy Lynn Wurtzel, a research associate at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Mr. Joseph E. Besecker, founder, chairman, president and CEO
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President attends Student Senate meeting, discusses tuition
On Thursday, Feb. 5, President Strikwerda invited the entire Etown college campus to join him and the Student Senate to discuss the rising tuition. He answered the students’ questions about the budget, assuring everyone that the upcoming changes would not lower the quality of education or student life. One concern many of the senators had
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CAMPUS LIFE
Strikwerda responds to diversity editorial
My thanks to the staff members of the Etownian for opening a discussion on the status of the diversity plan at Elizabethtown College. That tells me is two things: 1) students value and, as they should, demand a diverse educational experience and 2) we need to do a better job of sharing the good news
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Put Your Records On: We Were Promised Jetpacks
On the Turntable: We Were Promised Jetpacks Genre: Indie Rock My opinion: Reach new heights with a band whose musical and lyrical talent defy gravity. I could hear the sound of my brother’s electric guitar amplifier reverberating through the floorboards in his bedroom above the living room, where I was lying on the couch. So
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Voting youth stand politically misinformed
I don’t vote. I don’t support or look fondly upon politics. I think the fact that there is such a thing as a “professional politician” is a bit ludicrous. Therefore I will not be voting for the next president of the United States. But with that being said, I’m also able to admit that I
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