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Frugal 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
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Frugal 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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Ice Bucket Challenge dominates social media feeds, raises awareness, money for medical research for ALS
- Campus Life
- September 17, 2014
If you manage a personal social media account, your newsfeeds, homepages and timelines were probably bombarded with hundreds of smart phone-shot videos of your friends, relatives and enemies dumping buckets of ice water on their heads with varying degrees of logical explanation. It was probably hilarious at first, if only for the gimmicky nature of
READ MOREProfessor reflects on recent news story, nature of teaching profession
- Campus Life
- September 17, 2014
Homer read the headline “Idaho Professor Shoots Himself in the Foot” and was baffled. Professors have been known to make mistakes now and then. After all, thought Homer piously as he bit into a scone at the Blue Bean, to err was human. So why would a news website use an idiom to refer to
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