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Junior shares frustration with water bottles in classrooms
- Campus Life
- September 25, 2014
If we want our bodies to remain healthy, hydration is essential. Keeping hydrated helps control body temperature, gets rid of potentially harmful waste and can even regulate metabolism, among other things. While the benefits are obvious, the disadvantages are even more apparent. Disadvantages of staying hydrated? Preposterous! Perhaps it isn’t harmful to the one drinking
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Classroom styles range between comfortable, expressive
- Campus Life
- September 25, 2014
Your dream is interrupted by that blaring alarm clock. With no time to spare, you have to pick some classroom-appropriate clothes to change into. What would you pick? The T-shirt and gym shorts, the yoga pants and loose top or do you take a minute to throw together a complete outfit, accessories included? On Elizabethtown
READ MOREFrugal Blue Jay recommends local affordable eateries
- Campus Life
- September 25, 2014
Hello again! It’s me, the Frugal Blue Jay. I’m here this time around to talk about the different restaurants we have here in Elizabethtown and the inexpensive options they offer. You’d be amazed with the diversity offered in a quaint town such as ours. Just wait. You’ll be trying new things in no time! Get
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Business majors team up with local coffee company for hands-on project
- Campus Life
- September 25, 2014
It will forever amaze me how well this college prepares its students for their futures. If we’re being honest, all of the hands-on aspects of this school attracted me to it. Then again, I’m the type of person who learns best when I’m actually doing something rather than just sitting there reading a book and
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Anonymous social media outlet allows students to share opinions, complaints with other users in same location
- Campus Life
- September 25, 2014
Imagine being able to post anything on Twitter for anyone in your local area to see, but without attaching your handle or name to what you say. The possibilities are endless. You can rant about your day without being called whiny. You can call out any number of people without giving them an idea of
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Electrical reduction day worthwhile part of sustainability effort
- Campus Life
- September 18, 2014
Elizabethtown College shut down air handlers and chillers on Wednesday, Sept. 10 for the benefit of our environment. This is part of the College’s plan to become more energy efficient and to help Mother Nature. Our school is doing many different things to help the environment such as adjusting the summer and winter temperatures of
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Sophomore Year Experience dinner, program demonstrates continued concern for students in second year
- Campus Life
- September 18, 2014
My first year at Elizabethtown College was rough, but I came into my sophomore year with much more understanding. When I got the invitation to the Sophomore Year Experience dinner, I accepted without knowing exactly what I was getting myself into. The KAV was set up on Thursday, Sept. 11 with unmarked tables. There was
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Balancing employment, studies, activities proves difficult, worthwhile
- Campus Life
- September 18, 2014
While some seem content with focusing on schoolwork, hanging with friends and having personal free time, others find it necessary to seek employment. Some students choose one of the many jobs Elizabethtown College offers on campus, while others choose a different path, such as working for an off-campus employer. Why would a student select an
READ MOREFrugal Blue Jay offers advice for finding free items, discounts
- Campus Life
- September 18, 2014
Congratulations, Blue Jays! You’ve finished your third week of school. Now what? You’re already hanging out with your friends and working your way through college. But what happens when you run out of coffee? Or your roommate ransacks your Ramen? No fear! The Frugal Blue Jay is here! I am here to help my fellow
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