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Course registration during class deserves professor flexibility
- Campus Life
- April 10, 2014
Registration week is always stressful. Take it from me; this year I get to register on the very last day at the last available time. As difficult as it will be for me to register, some students have their registration times during class time. That makes registering even more difficult, as some professors will deny
READ MOREFirst-year discusses personal growth between fall, spring semesters
- Campus Life
- April 3, 2014
I can honestly say that none of the expectations I had for completing my spring semester have gone as planned; that isn’t a bad thing. When it comes to transitioning from fall semester into the heavily anticipated spring semester, many things change within a short period of time. For first-year students, there are tons of
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‘Muppets Most Wanted’ fails to deliver despite star cameos
- Campus Life
- April 3, 2014
When I first heard that a sequel to “The Muppets” movie was being released, I was rather skeptical. After seeing “The Muppets” movie, I was relieved that some of the original magic of “The Muppet Show” in 1976 was back in action. For it to make a revival two times was concerning. That being said,
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On-campus entertainment offerings, activities impress Jays
- Campus Life
- April 3, 2014
When I set out to write if the entertainment at Elizabethtown College competes with other schools, I had a predetermined notion of what I wanted to say. In several instances within my first two semesters, I wished there had been an event for me to go to with my friends. I also heard local schools
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Ask Matt
- Campus Life
- April 3, 2014
Dear Matt, I’m not doing very well in one of my classes this semester and I’m really tempted to withdraw from the class. Is a “W” going to look bad on my transcript, or should I tough things out and take the grade I get? Dear Transcript-Troubled Friend, You’re hardly alone in pondering this decision.
READ MORELetter to the editor reflects on experiences at Yunus Center
- Campus Life
- April 3, 2014
We reach Dhaka airport at 2 a.m. Our flight is at 5 a.m., so we have plenty of time to check in, clear security and board the plane to Abu Dhabi (en route to Washington D.C.). Our group moves toward the Etihad Airways’ counters. It has been an exhilarating week in Bangladesh, a country that
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Female journalist, activist Tawakkol Karman to speak on campus
- Campus Life
- April 3, 2014
On April 10, Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman will share her story of bravery, commitment and self-sacrifice with the Elizabethtown College campus. When was the last time you thought that a cause was so worthy, so just, so immediate, that you would risk your life to support that cause? Do you know individuals who
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Co-taught classes offer unique learning opportunity for those willing to embrace multiple perspectives, disciplines
- Campus Life
- April 3, 2014
here are some students who like science and math, while others prefer more creative disciplines such as art, theater and literature. Whether we like it or not, all of us are required to take some form of each subject as part of the Core Program while enrolled at Elizabethtown College. Students may not particularly like
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‘Caffeinated culture’ focuses on maximizing every waking moment
- Campus Life
- March 26, 2014
It’s 1 a.m., and I’m probably going to be awake for at least another hour or two. That 8 a.m. class tomorrow morning — or rather, later today — is staring me down like an angry lioness on the hunt. The inevitable is going to happen again … I’m going to start dozing off in
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