NEWS
Students attend CPEC job fair
The 25th annual Central Pennsylvania Employment Consortium (CPEC) Job and Internship Fair took place Tuesday, Feb. 17 at the Radisson Hotel Harrisburg. CPEC was founded in 1987. The board is made up of representatives from 17 local institutions of higher education, including Elizabethtown College’s Tina Mackenzie, assistant director of internships and employer engagement. Etown students
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Color Classic run coming to campus in April
An opportunity to achieve three goals that may not normally fit together is coming to Elizabethtown College. Running a 5k while raising money for at-risk youth and getting bombarded with various colors along the way can all be accomplished simultaneously on Sunday, April 19. The Etown Color Classic Run came to the College last year
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Office of Student Activities brings country artist Eric Paslay to Leffler
On Friday, Feb. 13, the Elizabethtown College Office of Student Activities (OSA) hosted a country music concert featuring singer-songwriter Eric Paslay in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Performer Clark Manson was the opening act. This event was the first larger concert held on campus in nine years. After hosting smaller acts in the past, OSA
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CAMPUS LIFE
Prospective college students’ sexual orientation questioned
When Elmhurst College, a private institution in Illinois, became the first college to include a section on their application asking prospective students if they are affiliated with any LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) clubs, it immediately caught the attention of the media. The College had no intention and took no action to stop the media.
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Controversial content rising in pop culture
When it comes to popular music, it’s impossible to generalize whether or not everyone understands what they’re listening to and subsequently advocating, whether in agreement with it or not. A song may hold a certain meaning for one person and just the opposite for another. That’s the beauty of art, being able to interpret it
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Put Your Records On: Yellow Ostrich
On the Turntable: Yellow Ostrich Genre: Indie pop My rating: Forget the maps and guidelines and get lost with a band that breaks the mold. I place Yellow Ostrich on the turntable—even the transparent 7-inch is yellow!—and the room fills with the layered rhythms of “Whale” that are deep enough to swim in. I’m hooked
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