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Sophomore Year Experience dinner, program demonstrates continued concern for students in second year
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- 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
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- 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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Ice Bucket Challenge dominates social media feeds, raises awareness, money for medical research for ALS
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- 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
READ MOREExecutive cabinet introduces redesign of Opinion section
- Campus Life
- September 11, 2014
Campus Life is the redesigned Opinion section. We hope that this change will enable the Etownian to have a broader scope. Redesigning this section allows us to widen our lens to include the Elizabethtown community, and it is our hope that the section will encourage students to also look beyond the boundaries of the campus
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Renovations in Nicarry demonstrate commitment to majors in the arts, humanities by modernizing academic building
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- September 11, 2014
Four score and seven years ago, I stumbled into summer orientation at Elizabethtown College with a mixture of emotions — roughly one quarter excitement and three quarters fear. I, like every other high school graduate at orientation, scanned my first college course schedule for any horrific-sounding classes, like “Alligator Wrestling,” “Non-Stop Jumping Jacks” or, worse
READ MOREOrientation, first week solidify choice of school
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- September 11, 2014
Hauling refrigerators up two flights of stairs, making plans to dine with friends, praying the bookstore has that one last rental textbook … First-years: we’re just like you. August 21 was my designated move-in date. As an honors student, I moved in a day earlier than the rest of my class in order to attend
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Starbucks latte controversy fails to deter enjoyment of seasonal beverage
- Campus Life
- September 11, 2014
Fall is coming, which means it’s time for all of our fall favorites: football, sweaters and pumpkin flavored everything! Now, if you’re like me, then you love pumpkin spice lattes from Starbucks or pumpkin anything from Dunkin Donuts. And again, if you’re like me, then you don’t always seem to care what you are putting
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