NEWS
LiveSafe mobile app provides new method of anonymously reporting campus emergencies
With the start of the new semester at Elizabethtown College came the next technological advancement toward a safer campus, a new security application called the LiveSafe mobile application. The LiveSafe app has been available to colleges and universities for their students and faculty since 2013; as of Aug. 20, Etown has employed this technology in
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Facilities team spends summer months updating campus buildings
Over the summer, the Elizabethtown College Department of Facilities Management and Construction had the opportunity to work on some of 2015’s biggest campus projects. In an attempt to beautify and update Etown architecturally and technologically, Facilities director Mark Zimmerman, his team of 75 workers and multiple student employees made progress on over half a dozen
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Former College President passes away after month-long illness
On Monday, Sept. 24, former Elizabethtown College President Gerhard Ernst Spiegler passed away after a month-long illness. He was 85 years old. Spiegler served as the College’s President from 1985 to 1996. During his time at Etown, he oversaw the building of the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, the demolition of Rider Hall,
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CAMPUS LIFE
Are consumers manipulated into investing in ever-evolving technology?
You’ve probably seen commercials for the new iPhone 5 and can attest to all the fuss surrounding it’s release. Not to seem like an Apple-hater, but have you noticed that they keep coming out with a “better” version of their gadgets every year? This year, the must-have item is the iPhone 5, and I’m sure
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Cost, weight, environment: should we digitize required texts?
The act of reading a book has changed dramatically within the past few years. Today, many colleges are considering making the class textbook and other reading assignments available online instead requiring the hard copy. With this new system, textbooks would be more environmentally friendly. Instead of new books being printed for the courses, they would
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The movement for equality: how far have we really come?
As election season begins to rear its ugly, annoying head, over the next few weeks it can probably be guaranteed that you’re going to see a firestorm of debate, inflammatory comments and offensive points and counterpoints as everyone with a TV or computer chimes in on our two candidates. Plans for the future, promises to
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SPORTS
Women’s cross country dominates Battle for the Buggy Invitational
This past Saturday, Oct. 22, the Elizabethtown College women’s cross country team dominated the competition during the annual Battle for the Buggy Invitational. Although alumna Megan VanDenHengel won the race for the second year in a row, first-year Amelia Tearnan was quick to finish the 4K for Etown, crossing the line at 17:24.34. A total
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Pellegrino places first in MAC Championship
Tennis player Kaitlyn Pellegrino has been explosive on the court this year, and she is only a first-year student. She led the women’s tennis team to the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championship and placed first in the competition. Being a first-year on a college team can be scary for a lot of athletes, but not
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Campus Security steps up enforcement during Homecoming Weekend
The 2011 Homecoming Weekend at Elizabethtown College consisted of more than just a few games. Yes, there were soccer games and family members roaming around campus, and lots of things to see and do. But Campus Security had their hands full with a number of incidents reported, included several altercations. It was however, not as
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