NEWS
Student Wellness holds Alcohol Awareness Week, educates students
Oct. 19 through 26 is Student Wellness’ Alcohol Awareness Week. The week is a national collegiate movement, and colleges all across the country are programming on this topic. The purpose of the week is to educate students and help keep them safer when they make decisions regarding alcohol. Programs held during the week addressed questions
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History professor offers seminar about East Asia for teachers
Elizabethtown College is offering a new online course called “East Asia: A Seminar for Teachers,” a seminar exploring the history, geography, literature and cultures of China, Japan and Korea. This is the first year it is being offered to students of Etown’s education department. The main sections tackled in the course are arts and humanities,
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New faculty member joins departments of Political Science and Asian Studies
The department of Politics, Philosophy and Legal Studies welcomed a new assistant professor of Political Science and Asian Studies. Assistant Professor Dan Chen grew up in China and lived there through the end of her undergraduate schooling. She then attended the University of Kansas, training as a comparativist with a focus on Chinese politics. She
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CAMPUS LIFE
Senior presents positive twist on post-graduation
As I was driving through Philadelphia on my way home for fall break, I saw a homeless man with a sign that read “The End is Near: 2012” (it was actually spelled ‘Neer’ but I’ll spell check him to be nice). My first thought was, oh my gosh, he is right. The end is near!
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Homecoming brings back fond memories
For the past year or so, I’ve been waiting for post-college life to click like Elizabethtown College did. I’ve itched for a game of Mafia; I’ve hungered for a chicken ranch cheesesteak on a pretzel roll; I’ve longed to inhale the sweet smell of the M&M Mars Factory on a chocolate day (full disclosure: I
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