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Jays share opinions on Russia conflict: Opinion 1
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- March 26, 2014
The situation in Ukraine has a historical element dating back to its independence from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1991. The Ukrainian crisis began with popular unrest over the Pro-Russian, Ukrainian president’s decision to cancel a free trade agreement with the European Union. Years of government corruption curtailed Ukraine’s advancement towards a market
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Credit transfer process generates confusion among Blue Jays
- Campus Life
- March 26, 2014
After having taken four years of high school honors, dual enrollment and AP classes, I expected to come to Elizabethtown College with sophomore standing. I was prepared to move directly into my major and skip several requirements for the Core program. Unfortunately, I learned that my dual enrollment course would not be counted and only
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First-year discusses overcoming rejection, disappointment in regards to professional, personal realms of undergraduate life
- Campus Life
- March 26, 2014
As an English professional writing major, I will have a best friend called “Rejection.” Even outside the major, everyone gets rejected in some shape or form, whether from a job, an internship, a scholarship or romance. The way I usually deal with rejection is to allow myself to grieve, not to wallow. I need to
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Determination can defeat lingering laziness from being on spring break
- Campus Life
- March 19, 2014
So we’ve set the clocks ahead and are getting ready for the nice warm spring weather that will, hopefully, be coming soon to stay. Let’s hope we have all come back from spring break relaxed, rejuvenated and ready to take on what is left of the semester. For those of you who have even less
READ MOREBlue Jays react to Honors Program privilege of possessing early course registration time slots
- Campus Life
- March 19, 2014
Registration is coming! Registration is coming! Wouldn’t Paul Revere be so proud of all the Blue Jay posters and emails exclaiming, “Prepare for registration!” Yeah, I know it’s important to be informed of how and when we can sign up for courses. Yet isn’t that entire process merely a period of impending depression if you’re
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Busy weekends amuse Jays
- Campus Life
- March 19, 2014
With a quick look at the Office of Student Activities’ (OSA) calendar, one can see that the weekends after spring break are filled with activities. Each weekend, there are plenty of college-sponsored events for students to attend and participate in, but one weekend that seems a bit more packed than others is this weekend. With
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Out-of-class field trip requirements cause financial strain
- Campus Life
- March 19, 2014
The value of out-of-class experiences is hardly debatable. Seeing the information that I had read about in a textbook come to life on a field trip helped to reiterate the lesson and cement it in my memory. Reading about the Amish in a textbook and eating lunch with an Amish family left two very different
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Mr. Etown involves infinitely more work than audience can see
- Campus Life
- March 19, 2014
By the time this article comes to print, Mr. Etown will be a mere day away. The most widely-attended performance in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, Mr. Etown never fails to get all of Musser Auditorium roaring with laughter. The annual Office of Student Activities event, while hugely enjoyable to watch, may be somewhat of
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ASK MATT
- Campus Life
- March 19, 2014
Dear Matt, I’m having problems coming up with story ideas for my creative writing class. I know that Ask Matt isn’t meant for homework help, but how do you usually brainstorm ideas? Dear Student Struggling with Writer’s Block, Creativity is definitely something that can’t be taught — it can only be preserved, exercised and cultivated.
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