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‘Science Writing that Doesn’t Suck’: freelance writer shares
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- November 13, 2013
Chemistry sucked, frankly, so I became a writer,” Jason Bittel stated at his presentation “Science Writing that Doesn’t Suck” at the Bowers Writers House on Thursday, Nov. 13. Bittel currently writes for “Slate” magazine and “OnEarth” magazine. He earned a master’s in creative nonfiction from the University of Pittsburgh. Bittel began his presentation by asking
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McNabb presents art in form of woodworking at Bowers
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- November 6, 2013
On display at Bowers Writers House sits a part of James McNabb’s “City Series.” A whole shelf is home to a city skyline in miniature, a new life for scrap wood. McNabb, a wood crafter and artist, presented his artwork through slideshows and exhibits at Bowers at 8 p.m. on Nov. 5. McNabb recently obtained
READ MORETravels Abroad: Discovering Etown in Unexpected Places
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- November 6, 2013
After carefully monitoring my money each week and spending multiple nights scrounging for remaining food in the fridge, I’ve noticed one thing about Elizabethtown College that I don’t have here in Cheltenham: cheap and easy food. Now, I realize this makes me sound like a lazy American, but sometimes, I find myself missing the Jay’s
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Varamini hosts International Business Day
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- November 6, 2013
A plethora of business students filled the halls of the James B. Hoover Center for Business to bask in the knowledge and experience of 24 members of the international business community on Oct. 16. Elizabethtown College’s International Business Day is a highlight of the fall semester for International Business (IB) majors. The information and contacts
READ MOREFritz supplies performances, events with lighting, effects
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- November 6, 2013
There are many behind the scenes employees who add to the atmosphere of Elizabethtown College’s campus. If you have ever attended a production at Leffler Chapel and Performing Arts Center or the Koons Activity Venue (KAV) or worked with any of the campus theater groups, you probably know Barry Fritz or have witnessed his expertise.
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‘A Comedy of Terrors’ production opens in Tempest Theatre
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- November 6, 2013
On Halloween night, mischief and mayhem stirred in Tempest Theatre. Starting Thursday evening, Oct. 31, the Elizabethtown College’s Tempest Theatre presented “A Comedy of Terrors.” This production was devised and written by Adjunct Faculty Member Terri Mastrobuono and the company of players and stage management. In the play, the scene opens on a little town
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Paranormal investigator team visits campus, presents on ghost hunting
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- October 31, 2013
“Paranormal activity is part of the real world. Just like any theory that is yet unproved, we are trying to legitimize [the science],” Brian Cano, paranormal investigator, said Friday, Oct. 25, when he and his partner Chris Mancuso came to speak and investigate Elizabethtown College. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., the pair started their investigations
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Jane Donovan speaks on the life of Pietist Jacob Albright
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- October 31, 2013
Pietism is a large part of our country’s religious culture and not many people know the roots behind it. Jane Donovan, a religious studies professor at West Virginia University in Morgantown, W.Va., explained the Evangelical Association’s Pietist roots on Tuesday, Oct. 29 in the Young Center at Elizabethtown College. Donovan’s focus was on Jacob Albright
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Alumna Margaret Sharpe explores new opportunities, encourages current students to discover what matters
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- October 31, 2013
Social worker, mother, ukulele strummer and aerial fabric performer. Colorado resident Margaret Sharpe, ’96, is a woman of many hats who pursues meaning in all that she does. Sharpe graduated from Elizabethtown College in 1996 with a degree in social work. Recollecting her time at Etown, Sharpe said, “[Etown] was such a warm place. It
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