NEWS
Grant enables advancements in Asian Studies program
The US Department of Education’s Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Languages grant (UISFL) was awarded a two-year grant to Elizabethtown College in the summer of 2012. The program has been extended, and now the College will continue to use funds from the grant until the summer of 2015. The grant is given to “colleges and
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Blue Light March spreads awareness of safety system, other services available through Campus Security
On Oct. 30, Student Wellness, Students Advocating for Gender Equality (SAGE) and Stonewall Hall sponsored a “Blue Light March.” The goal of the event was to keep students informed about campus safety and the campus lamp posts with boxes marked “Campus Security” and glowing blue lights. Beginning at the BSC terrace, participating students walked through
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CAC schedules bone marrow drive
Elizabethtown College offers programs such as “Into the Streets” for students to become involved with the community and offer assistance to others. Similarly, the Colleges Against Cancer club at Etown hopes to engage students in fighting cancer with its bone marrow drive on Dec. 1 in the KAV. Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) is offered at
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CAMPUS LIFE
Halloween, ghost of senior’s childhood past?
It is finally October. A time when the leaves are changing and the weather is turning. And there is one thing on every college student’s mind: “What am I going to be for Halloween?” Personally, I feel like I have grown out of Halloween over the years. The idea of dressing up in a costume
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Facilities responds to spider concerns
The Oct. 13 issue of the Etownian concerning the Brown Recluse spider resulted in considerable concern among students, staff and parents. Since nobody in Facilities Management had a chance to see the actual spider, it was never identified. However, after 10 minutes on the Internet, I located the photo used in the Etownian and found
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Hallow’s Eve traditions progress throughout history
It seems to me that Halloween, more so than any other holiday, means something completely different to each age group: children are hell-bent on scouring the neighborhood for candy; the young adult generation that, since having abandoned the trick-or-treat quest, will use the day as an excuse for another themed party; and the older folks,
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