NEWS
Communications professor receives inclusion award
Dr. Matthew Telleen, assistant professor of communications, recently received the Faculty Award for Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion for his promotion of fair treatment of all individuals while teaching at Elizabethtown College. “Diversity and inclusion have been an important part of my life,” Telleen said. Growing up with culturally aware parents and a sister adopted
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Board of Trustees discusses comprehensive fee at winter business meeting
A 4.25 percent increase in the comprehensive fee and the prospect of change for the future. The combination of those two things makes me consider the final outcome of the Board of Trustees meeting a small victory, or at the very least an indirect compromise, for the students. Given the circumstances, these results are steps
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President Strikwerda distributes email concerning budget for 2015-16 academic year, upcoming changes
On Friday, Jan. 23, students received an email from Elizabethtown College President Carl Strikwerda announcing that the 2015-2016 budget is under review. The email, which contained information already shared with staff and faculty members over winter break, informed students that there will be changes in some budget areas to guarantee “continued financial stability” at Etown.
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CAMPUS LIFE
Thanksgiving: the forgotten holiday?
Within the past week, I’ve heard Christmas music on the radio, I’ve seen advertisements for “A Christmas Story” across campus and noticed an alarmingly high amount of Facebook statuses notifying me that “so-and-so is going Christmas shopping— CAN’T WAIT!!” I absolutely love the Christmas season: I love the spirit of the season, the decorations, the
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Business chair sympathizes with Wall Street bankers
Department chairs and Wall Street bankers have a lot in common. They lead the good life, collect hefty year-end bonuses and do God’s work. (The last, by the way, was what Goldman Sachs’ CEO claimed to do when he was questioned about the firm’s practices at a Senate hearing on the 2008 financial crisis.) But
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Occupy Wall St. sends strong message throughout U.S.
The Occupy Wall Street movement is completely unorganized, but that does not mean their purpose for coming out onto the streets of New York in Zuccotti Park and rioting is completely meaningless. Citizens are frustrated and angry due to the economic state in the United States. Not only are American citizens angry at the government,
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