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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: What does the Trump administration’s redefinition of gender mean?
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- November 1, 2018
The Trump administration proposed a new memo to narrow the definition of gender to say that it is a biological condition prescribed at birth and related to genitalia Oct. 21. This decision has the potential to roll back what the Obama administration did to loosen the definition of gender to recognize it as a person’s
READ MOREEtown Simplified: Simplify your life with DIY
- Campus Life
- November 1, 2018
Written by Catherine Amos, Kayla Anderson, Lila Bolze, Lucy Conrey and Giselle Taylor The acronym DIY, which means “do it yourself,” may spur images of colorful crafts and sad Pinterest fails, but a modern wave of the DIY initiative is influencing bloggers and social media. Modern DIYers coined the name “Makers” to describe themselves and
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Eight great ways to reuse Halloween pumpkins
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- November 1, 2018
Photo: Megan White Those cheap, festive, farm-fresh pumpkins are too irresistible to pass up during the spooky season. Halloween has come and gone, though, and now you are left with an excessive amount of carved pumpkins and Halloween candy. Before you throw your masterpiece away, here are eight do-it-yourself ways to extend your pumpkin’s life
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Movie Review: Halloween (2018): This film frazzles instead of frightens
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- October 25, 2018
A rather meager budget of $300,000. Making summer in southern California look like autumn in the Midwest. A simple music score involving the repetition of a few notes. An opening sequence which would make brilliant use of a new kind of camera. Most importantly, an altered William Shatner “Star Trek” mask, conveying the blank stare
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Masonic Village Farm Market: Home-grown fresh produce and more
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- October 25, 2018
Photos: Jill Distler The Masonic Village’s Farm Market and Orchard View Café sit just over two miles away from Elizabethtown College’s campus. The market has been in Elizabethtown for over 100 years, and “Farmer Tad,” the current owner, is very proud of the success of the market and café. “I love it here,” Tad said.
READ MOREThe Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Are current disaster relief efforts in the U.S. enough?
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- October 25, 2018
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
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- October 25, 2018
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
READ MOREEtown Simplified: Evaporate stress away with essential oils
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- October 25, 2018
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
READ MORERecommendations: Homecoming: Five events that capture the Etown experience
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- October 18, 2018
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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