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Senior recommends ways to prepare for post-graduation life, work
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- January 21, 2015
Well, seniors, it’s our last semester together at Elizabethtown College! After this, it’s time to journey into the realm known as “The Real World.” For some of us, this may be the start of a new, exciting era. For others, it may be a terrifying leap into the unknown. Personally, I’m somewhere in between; I
READ MOREFASHION COLUMN
- Campus Life
- January 21, 2015
Layers have become a prominent theme this season with the steadily-dropping temperatures and especially unpredictable weather we’re experiencing. Chunky, cable-knit sweaters and scarves, knee-high socks inside of boots, cardigans and beanies are seen all over campus. The layered look provides comfort and functionality as we quickly shift from the arctic tundra we experience walking through
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Avoiding distractions, planning ahead helps semester run smoothly
- Campus Life
- January 21, 2015
It may not feel like summer is around the corner with the kind of weather we have been having lately, but spring semester is the time of year when many students begin counting down the days until they are on their way to their Cayman Island vacation, hanging out with friends from their hometown or
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Early months of spring semester are ideal for fulfilling Etown-specific New Years resolutions
- Campus Life
- January 21, 2015
Elizabethtown College students excitedly return to campus with budding anticipation and expectations for the new year. At the close of another year, we look back on the untouched and unchecked resolutions list wishing we had exercised more, eaten less of our favorite, unhealthy foods or picked up a new hobby. This semester, new resolutions have
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Spring semester offers many chances to attend new events, earn resume items
- Campus Life
- January 21, 2015
Welcome back to campus, Blue Jays. With the first week of classes under your belt, I’m sure you’re all ready to take on a new semester and gear up for some fun activities and events. Yes? No? Maybe? Well, we’ll see. In any case, here is quick preview of just a handful of Spring 2015
READ MOREJunior discusses differing opinions on technology’s place in classrooms, strengths of electronic, print textbooks
- Campus Life
- January 21, 2015
Technology is encroaching on every portion of life. One can order a pizza, pay bills and even hail a taxi on one’s smartphone. Considering educators are constantly searching for innovative ways to get their message across to their students, it only makes sense that a student should be able to complete reading assignments on-the-go as
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Preparedness, ability to focus are key to a successful finals week
- Campus Life
- November 19, 2014
The semester is coming to an end, which, to a student, could result in tears of joy or tears of stress. But, the fall semester can be filled with joyous occasions. Holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas get students excited for lots of reasons: family time, gifts, food and lack of homework or 8 a.m. classes.
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Holiday breaks provide opportunity to catch up, bond with family, Netflix
- Campus Life
- November 19, 2014
You are lying on your bed in a pair of Elizabethtown College sweatpants and a raggedy old T-shirt, chomping on a snack of your preference. Your eyes are glued to the screen of a laptop, which plays an episode of your favorite television show via Netflix. A show that, if I were to guess, has
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Benefits to due dates before Thanksgiving break do exist
- Campus Life
- November 19, 2014
Imagine lounging in front of a roaring fire with a delicious hot beverage and mellow holiday tunes playing on the radio. You are catching up with your favorite aunt or uncle, laughing between bites of pumpkin pie. You feel like you have zero cares in the world, when suddenly a horrifying and thoroughly unwelcome thought
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