NEWS
High-achieving first-years prepare for induction to honor society
On Thursday, Feb. 19, the Alpha Lambda Delta honor society began the process of increasing its membership. Earlier this semester, several students were invited to join the Elizabethtown College chapter of the national organization and attended a meeting that introduced them to the organization. In order to be considered for Alpha Lambda Delta, a student
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High Library offers new tutoring resource, writing center
There is a new resource available for students who need help with their writing assignments. The Writing Wing has announced that a Writing Center tutor will be in the High Library on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. They will be located on the main floor, at a table across from Room
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Sophomore retreat focuses on purposeful life work, vocations
On Feb. 6 and 7, a group of 12 sophomores and faculty members Jean-Paul Benowitz, Dr. Brian Newsome, assistant professor of history and assistant dean for general education and assessment, and Jane Nini, director of career development, went on a retreat to Allenberry Resort to help students explore their vocations, their strengths and their weaknesses.
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CAMPUS LIFE
Workplace policies create monetary strife
The air is thick with talk of employment policies. Discrimination, harassment, workplace bullying — all, we’re reminded, stuff to be avoided. Training sessions for employees are being conducted, with the College’s lawyers holding forth with unseemly relish on statutes and Title VII and suchlike. Attendance at these sessions is mandatory. And what if you don’t
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Professors consider cause of grade inflation
Is your hard-earned “A” truly hard-earned? A’s are now awarded more than ever — especially at private colleges — and researchers Stuart Rojstaczer and Christopher Healy have the data to prove it. Their most recent research, available at gradeinflation.com, indicates that A’s make up 43 percent of all letter grades given, a jump of 23
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Assault on free enterprise, top banker’s knighthood revoked
The report from Britain is not reassuring. The Tories, supposedly the ally of business interests, are showing signs of hostility to capitalism. It is as if Mitt Romney were to propose an individual mandate as part of health insurance reform. Or Newt Gingrich were to accept honorariums from Freddie Mac to impart history lessons to
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