Campus Life

  • Blue Jays react to Honors Program privilege of possessing early course registration time slots

    Registration is coming!  Registration is coming!   Wouldn’t Paul Revere be so proud of all the Blue Jay posters and emails exclaiming, “Prepare for registration!” Yeah, I know it’s important to be informed of how and when we can sign up for courses. Yet isn’t that entire process merely a period of impending depression if you’re

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  • Busy weekends amuse Jays

    Busy weekends amuse Jays

    With a quick look at the Office of Student Activities’ (OSA) calendar, one can see that the weekends after spring break are filled with activities.  Each weekend, there are plenty of college-sponsored events for students to attend and participate in, but one weekend that seems a bit more packed than others is this weekend. With

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  • Out-of-class field trip requirements cause financial strain

    Out-of-class field trip requirements cause financial strain

    The value of out-of-class experiences is hardly debatable. Seeing the information that I had read about in a textbook come to life on a field trip helped to reiterate the lesson and cement it in my memory. Reading about the Amish in a textbook and eating lunch with an Amish family left two very different

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  • Mr. Etown involves infinitely more work than audience can see

    Mr. Etown involves infinitely more work than audience can see

    By the time this article comes to print, Mr. Etown will be a mere day away. The most widely-attended performance in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, Mr. Etown never fails to get all of Musser Auditorium roaring with laughter. The annual Office of Student Activities event, while hugely enjoyable to watch, may be somewhat of

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  • ASK MATT

    ASK MATT

    Dear Matt, I’m having problems coming up with story ideas for my creative writing class. I know that Ask Matt isn’t meant for homework help, but how do you usually brainstorm ideas? Dear Student Struggling with Writer’s Block, Creativity is definitely something that can’t be taught — it can only be preserved, exercised and cultivated.

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  • ‘300’ sequel combines action with compelling story, characters

    ‘300’ sequel combines action with compelling story, characters

    “300: Rise of an Empire” is the prequel to the popular film “300.” “300: Rise of an Empire” follows the story of Themistocles and his Athenian naval fleet. The Persian War plagued Greece for many years and the only chance the Greeks had at survival was uniting their individual city-states to fight against the Persians.

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  • Senior reflects fondly on first impressions upon entering college

    Senior reflects fondly on first impressions upon entering college

    M y first impression of Elizabethtown College was a beautiful one that left its mark like a postcard in my mind.  I first noticed the school shortly after relocating to Etown, as my boyfriend and I were riding our mud-splattered mountain bikes home from the Conewago Rail Trail on a sunny April day. “Look,” he

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  • Optional homework assignments only aid

    Optional homework assignments only aid

    Like the end of almost any other class period, you throw your notebook, textbook and writing utensil of choice into your backpack while half-listening to the professor’s closing remarks. You briefly glance at the homework listed on the board as you leave the room. Are you going to complete the assignment by the time your

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  • Success of peer editing depends entirely on personal outlook

    Success of peer editing depends entirely on personal outlook

    Something that seems to be growing increasingly prevalent in Core and WRI courses–– most of these being housed within the English department –– is the utilization of peer editing exercises. If used properly, peer editing helps you in two ways: You the Writer receive feedback that escaped you while you were actively invested in the writing

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