Campus Life

  • PUT YOUR RECORDS ON: Macklemore

    PUT YOUR RECORDS ON: Macklemore

    Since you asked, I want to tell you all about my Saturday night. While most other people were putting the finishing touches on their Halloween costumes, I was in my room building a fort with my roommate and some friends because I’m not about that life. After we built the fort, we turned all the

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  • Baumgartner breaks sound barrier with body

    Baumgartner breaks sound barrier with body

    On Oct. 14 2012, mankind left one for the history books. Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier … with his own body. He was able to accomplish this feat through his sponsor, Red Bull, a private corporation that not only produces energy drinks, but sponsors athletes across all spectrums of sports, from rally car racing

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  • ‘Argo’ captivates, retells Tehran hostage crisis rescue mission

    ‘Argo’ captivates, retells Tehran hostage crisis rescue mission

    Just a few weeks ago, my mind was blown away. I went to Movi-Etown and experienced one of the greatest historical films that I have ever seen. “Argo” was a captivating and completely realistic film. Released in theatres Oct. 12, the movie is the historical account of Tony Mendez, former Central Intelligence Agent, of the

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  • Yearbooks still relevant publications despite age of new

    The Conestogan, Elizabethtown College’s yearbook, continues to move forward in preserving memories. As technology continues to advance, many print publications are looking for ways to stay up-to-date with these changes. The Conestogan is no exception — this year’s issue will not only have pictures, but also QR codes on specific pages that link to a

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  • Professor writes in on Trump’s $5 million offer to Obama

    Professor writes in on Trump’s $5 million offer to Obama

    A few years ago, self-proclaimed genius and all-round good guy Donald Trump announced that he was setting up a university. The real estate developer and television personality believed that traditional four-year colleges were doing a terrible job of educating the youth of America and only he could save the system. Alas, Trump University, the would-be

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  • Armstrong’s legacy: is he still a hero?

    Armstrong’s legacy: is he still a hero?

    Two weeks ago, Lance Armstrong, former cyclist, was banned for life from the sport and stripped of his titles and accomplishments as a result of having used and distributed performance enhancing drugs. Armstrong began competing as a triathlete at age 16 and continued to succeed in the sport as he grew older. He began his

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  • In light of recent events, junior notes importance of expression, loss, mortality

    One of the most profound lessons I have learned in my time at Elizabethtown College pertains to the limits of our mortality. We walk a thin line of time like a tightrope with no knowledge of where it ends. That lesson is reinforced by the fact that I will compose my third eulogy in two

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  • Reality television, cultural obsession

    Reality television, cultural obsession

    Every day, people spend an estimated seven hours watching television, and what is seen in that seven hours is changing rapidly. The days of family-friendly sitcoms are becoming a thing of the past. Reality TV is becoming increasingly popular and viewers are tuning into the unscripted and dramatic as opposed to spending their time watching

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  • PUT YOUR RECORDS ON: AWOLNATION

    PUT YOUR RECORDS ON: AWOLNATION

    On the Turntable: AWOLNATION Genre: Indie Pop/Electronic Rock My Rating: Witty lyrics and catchy beats unite to rock your world “I downloaded new music,” my brother announced as we were driving home for fall break. He plugged his iPhone into our car’s audio jack and put on “Sail” by AWOLNATION. The song started out softly,

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