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  • Professors explain creative repetition, how computers are not human

    Professors explain creative repetition, how computers are not human

    Jan. 25, the Bowers Writers House welcomed Professor and Chair of the Psychology Department Dr. Jean Pretz, Professor and Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr. Barry Wittman and Associate Professor of Music Dr. Justin Badgerow. These professors spoke to students about exploring the nuances of studied practice, the brain’s reactions to creative repetition and how

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  • Momentum, Kinesis help first-generation students adjust to college life

    Momentum, Kinesis help first-generation students adjust to college life

    Elizabethtown College created a program in 2011 called Momentum that was designed to aid first-generation college students in academic and personal growth. The College has received national recognition for its contributions. Additionally, Etown’s Momentum program has been used as a frame of reference for other colleges and universities. Representatives have come to Etown specifically for

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  • Speaker talks about social injustice as a structural problem in society

    Speaker talks about social injustice as a structural problem in society

    Students, faculty and staff braved the snow to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration speech in the Koons Activity Venue (KAV) at Elizabethtown College, Jan. 17. While the audience found their seats, King’s “Beyond Vietnam” speech played in the background. The speaker was Rev. Nathan Coleman, the pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in

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  • Professor shares research on domestic minor sex trafficking in new book

    Monday, Jan. 23, the Bowers Writers House held its first event of the spring semester. The event, titled “A National Horror: Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking” with Dr. Susan Mapp, focused on the harsh reality of sex trafficking in the United States. Director of Bowers Writers House Jesse Waters said that this topic is one of

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  • Facilities management, campus security keep campus safe during snow

    Facilities management, campus security keep campus safe during snow

    At Elizabethtown College, our first priority is to attend to student and faculty’s safety,” Vice President for Administration and Finances Robert Wallett said. There are multiple people, such as Campus Security, Facilities Management and academic workers, involved in making weather-related decisions. Students, employees and those traveling to and from the College are taken into consideration

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  • Guest pianist from New South Wales performs with Oberlin alumnae

    Guest pianist from New South Wales performs with Oberlin alumnae

    Alumnae of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, with guest pianist from the Riverina Conservatorium in New South Wales Hamish Tait, performed a concert at Elizabethtown College Sunday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. The alumnae included Assistant Professor of music and soprano singer Anne Gross, violinist Lauren Davis and cellist

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  • Author excites audience with original creative writing prompts

    Author excites audience with original creative writing prompts

    Tuesday, Jan. 23, Elizabethtown College welcomed author Meghan Kenny and held two events which featured her: a writing workshop and a reading from her books. Raised in Connecticut and New Hampshire, Kenny has lived in a variety of places. She spent a few years in Idaho and time in France and Peru. She is now

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  • “Me Too” campaign response brings sexual assault into conversation

    Etown students received another email regarding an alleged sexual assault in the Ober residence hall that occurred last week. Sexual assault is a hot topic of conversation right now, especially on many college campuses. For many it is not an easy thing to talk about. The “Me Too” campaign is about the issue of keeping

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  • Creative nonfiction workshop discusses writing through inspiration

    Nov. 16, the Bowers Writers House hosted a creative writing workshop and reading from two English professors from Elizabethtown College. Adjunct professor of English Cass Daubenspeck and lecturer in English and Etownian co-advisor Erica Dolson were asked to co-host the event by professor of English Dr. Carmine Sarracino. Director of the Bowers Writers House Jesse

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