• The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Are current disaster relief efforts in the U.S. enough?

    The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Are current disaster relief efforts in the U.S. enough?

    The eye of the storm rests on the United States as the last effects of the latest hurricane, Hurricane Michael, move east into the Atlantic Ocean. However, this storm and its earlier companion, Hurricane Florence, have spread a lot of damage throughout Florida, North Carolina, Georgia and Virginia, and the clean-up process must begin. The

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  • DIY: Costumes you can make from your closet

    DIY: Costumes you can make from your closet

    It’s the night before the Halloween party. You are sitting on your bedroom floor with approximately 10 outfits laid out in front of you. Some look vaguely like costumes—especially that bathrobe you wear when you dye your hair that looks like a Jedi robe. Yet, you are still utterly stuck; there is no way you’re

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  • Etown Simplified: Evaporate stress away with essential oils

    Etown Simplified: Evaporate stress away with essential oils

    Written by Hanna Dillenger, Karina Guy, Liz Heaney, Robin Hill, Brady McLamb Are you feeling stressed out? Essential oils have been shown to help with feelings of anxiety and stress while also increasing focus and concentration. According to the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy, “the term ‘essential oil’ is a contraction of the original ‘quintessential

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  • Recommendations: Homecoming: Five events that capture the Etown experience

    Recommendations: Homecoming: Five events that capture the Etown experience

    The weather is finally cooling off, the leaves are falling and the Halloween decorations are once again on our front doors. It’s fall and students are feeling a change in the air as the summer fades into fall. For many, this is a time of change: getting into the rhythm of classes, facing new challenges

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  • Music Review: Ariana Grande: “Sweetener” is just that: sweet

    Music Review: Ariana Grande: “Sweetener” is just that: sweet

    Popular music is one of the most severely underestimated genres. Music enthusiasts love taking our Internet shovels and digging as far underground as possible, priding ourselves in our ability to find bands that “you’ve probably never heard of.” But the truth is that some of the best music of our age is hidden in plain

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  • Etown Simplified: Simple ways to make mindful food choices

    Etown Simplified: Simple ways to make mindful food choices

    Written by Cassidy Dunn, Abby Goodman, Matt Gree, Zosia Proch, Hannah Ward, Tim Zeiber Instead of eating mindlessly, putting food into your mouth almost unconsciously, not really tasting the food you’re eating… you notice your thoughts, feelings, and sensations” when you are mindful with your eating. Leo Babauta explains this in one of his blogs

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