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Tree lighting ceremony serves as important holiday tradition
- Campus Life
- November 12, 2014
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas; am I right? Well, I mean, maybe not exactly … but many of us are certainly ready for some holiday cheer. I’m personally just itching to get some decorations up. Maybe a festive wreath, a classy garland, some glittery lights… All of which got me thinking about
READ MORERandom acts of kindness foster sense of community, welcome international students
- Campus Life
- November 12, 2014
Rushing from one class to the next in two different buildings that you have never heard of before and trying to decipher the abbreviations on your crumpled schedule are just a few of the things that make that first week of school stressful and a bit overwhelming. But imagine the stress of a new campus
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Hot yoga, other E-fit activities offer opportunity to relieve stress while establishing healthy habits, burning calories
- Campus Life
- November 12, 2014
E-fit, the overwhelmingly popular fitness series offered in partnership by the Office of Student Activities (OSA) and the Elizabethtown Fitness Club, hosted its very first hot yoga class on Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Half Moon Yoga Studio in Hershey. The first 20 students to sign up for the free class last week were driven
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College students are at high risk for depression
- Campus Life
- November 5, 2014
Everyone knows her: captain of a sports team, straight “A” student, campus personality. She never seems to have a bad day. She has a gift for making people around her laugh. And despite all that she has going for her, she suffers from depression. She doesn’t fit the “depression” stereotype, so no one would ever
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Professors’ office hours allow time to ask questions, form relationships
- Campus Life
- November 5, 2014
A class syllabus is an extremely beneficial and critical document. Most syllabi consist of the schedule, homework assignments and other class-related sections. On the top of every syllabus, the professor adds his or her office hours. Office hours are times outside of class where students can find professors in their offices to ask for help,
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Junior encourages considerate etiquette, efforts toward cleanliness in dorm bathrooms
- Campus Life
- November 5, 2014
We’re not big on etiquette in this country. The word itself brings connotations of ladies’ manners schools or Downton Abbey-type stuffiness. Use the correct fork. Embroidered hankies. The whole bit. That’s not us. America is a take-care-of-yourself, free-to-do-what-you-want sort of nation. While I tremendously enjoy that in almost every facet of life, it does not
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One-credit PE classes offer physical benefits, encourage sportsmanship
- Campus Life
- November 5, 2014
Elizabethtown College offers a large variety of different courses and programs. Some are specific to liberal arts while others focus more on the sciences and mathematics. These classes and programs can consume student’s time, as the struggle to stay on top of class work is always present. However, there is another factor to the college
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Popular Lokai bracelets represent high, low points in life, balance
- Campus Life
- November 5, 2014
The Lokai bracelet has recently been trending on our campus. What many students who do not own the bracelet may not know is that it has a special meaning behind it and isn’t just worn to add some spice to an outfit. The Lokai bracelet is infused with elements from the highest and lowest points
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- Campus Life
- November 5, 2014
Elizabethtown College can seem like its own little world. We live inside a bubble consisting of homework, tests, projects, internships, jobs and quickly-approaching futures. Sometimes, it can be hard to remember there is an entire world outside with its own important issues and concerns, including politics. Students have plenty of opportunities, here at Etown to
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