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International student begins synchronized swimming club
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- October 16, 2014
One of Elizabethtown College’s newer clubs on campus, the synchronized swimming club, is looking for members to join and experience the art of synchronized swimming. No prior swimming training is required to join the club, students must just commit to practice and be ready to learn. Synchronized swimming is a fairly new sport compared to
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Goldstein tells her story of unconventional success in corporate world to students
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- October 16, 2014
On Friday, Oct. 10, Linda Goldstein spoke at Elizabethtown College as part of the M&M Mars Lecture series. “The vision is to target folks like Mrs. Goldstein, who are doing exactly what you heard today. Providing insight and positive impact to the students,” Carl Freeman, the site director of Mars Chocolate North America said. “It’s
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Former poet laureate reads from his work in Leffler Chapel
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- October 16, 2014
On Wednesday, Oct. 8 Elizabethtown College welcomed Billy Collins to campus. Collins, a former poet laureate, has written work that has appeared in a variety of periodicals including “The New Yorker,” “The Paris Review” and “The American Scholar.” His books are immensely popular and his last three collections of poems have broken sale records for
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DeGoede designs new device for The Gambia
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- October 16, 2014
Dr. Kurt DeGoede, professor of engineering and physics, discussed the work he has been doing with Elizabethtown College students in the Gambia to help develop better technology in the country on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The Gambia is a small African country about 25 miles in width and 350 miles in length. DeGoede said that traveling
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Grammy-winning guitarist David Cullen performs as part of Monday concert series
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- October 16, 2014
“Old and New,” a solo guitar recital performed by Elizabethtown College Artist-in-Residence David Cullen was the feature of the most recent Monday Concert Series in Leffler Chapel and Performing Arts Center. Cullen is a Grammy Award winner for Best Pop Instrumental Recording. His recital included works by John Dowland, Ralph Towner and J. S. Bach;
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Dr. Craig Nation discusses Ukrainian conflict in Ware seminar
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- October 16, 2014
On Wednesday, Oct. 15, the Center for Global Understanding hosted the Ware Seminar: The Ukrainian Conflict: A New World Order in Gibble Auditorium. The lecturers were Professor of Strategy and Director of Russian and Eurasian studies at the U.S. Army War College Dr. Craig Nation and Elizabethtown College faculty members Assistant Professor of Economics Dr.
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Student panel speaks on need for harmony between religions
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- October 1, 2014
Professor of Religion and Asian Studies Dr. Jeffery Long ran an event this weekend titled, “Navigating World Views.” The purpose was to discuss whether or not religion and science could work together to save our endangered planet. Elizabethtown College brought in several experts as well as students studying religion on campus to speak. The student
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Pink hair extension sale helps raise awareness about breast cancer
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- October 1, 2014
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and, as such, Student Wellness will be holding several events throughout the month to raise awareness. To kick off the awareness month, Student Wellness held a table Wednesday afternoon in the BSC selling pink hair extensions to students, helping to spread the message about breast cancer. Alyssa McDermott, a
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CEO of Masonic Villages discusses values for non-profits
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- October 1, 2014
Joseph E. Murphy, CEO of the Masonic Villages, spoke to business students on Friday, Sept. 26 as part of the M&M Mars Executive Lecture series. His lecture focused on how using a specific business model to run non-profit organizations relates to Elizabethtown College’s motto, “Educate for Service.” Murphy currently oversees operations at the various branches
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