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  • Democracy in action: CCCE office hosts National Constitution Day tabling

    Democracy in action: CCCE office hosts National Constitution Day tabling

    On Thursday, Sept. 17, students stopped by the Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) tabling to commemorate National Constitution Day with interactive tabling focused on civic engagement, voter registration information and constitution education. The event commemorates the Sept. 17 signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787.  This year, the event saw a massive increase

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  • RecWell hosts annual Suicide Prevention Week with new hazing awareness pledge.

    RecWell hosts annual Suicide Prevention Week with new hazing awareness pledge.

    Throughout the week of Sept. 14-17, the RecWell hosted numerous events promoting suicide prevention, self-care promotion and mental health resources for students in honor of Suicide Prevention Month.  The initiative of the events was to connect students on campus with necessary tools to support mental health and wellbeing while fostering a stronger campus community.  “[The

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  • Internship Insider Panel provides student insight to peers.

    Internship Insider Panel provides student insight to peers.

    On Thursday, Sept. 10, second-year students gathered in the Susquehanna Room to listen to a panel of fellow students share their experiences with an array of internships, giving students an inside view to internship opportunities and experiences.  The panel takes place annually in September. each year, giving students time to learn and discuss internship opportunities

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  • Elizabethtown College SEEDS Ecology Club holds Lorax Meet & Greet movie night

    Elizabethtown College SEEDS Ecology Club holds Lorax Meet & Greet movie night

    To celebrate the beginning of the new academic year and welcome students back to campus, Elizabethtown College’s clubs and organizations held their first meetings. The SEEDS Ecology club decided on a movie night for its first meeting. “We really wanted to open the year with a light-hearted, relaxed community event,” said club president and Environmental

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  • Vinyl Rush takes the stage at Elizabethtown Fair

    Vinyl Rush takes the stage at Elizabethtown Fair

    As students adjust to life back on campus, many took time to catch up with their friends and attend the annual Elizabethtown Fair. The fair took place at the Elizabethtown Fairgrounds from Aug. 24 through Aug. 29. The event featured carnival rides, games, animals, vendors and live music.  On Thursday, Aug. 27, a band of

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  • Meet the Dogs: SSD Bubba

    Meet the Dogs: SSD Bubba

    Each year, students have an opportunity to raise a service dog through a program called Dogs in the Dell. This is a program on campus that works through Susquehanna Service Dogs (SSD). Ellison Mentzer, a sophomore electrical engineering major, is raising SSD Bubba on campus.  SSD Bubba is an 18-week-old labrador. Mentzer described Bubba’s personality

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  • One Elle of a Night brings people together to support children battling cancer

    One Elle of a Night brings people together to support children battling cancer

    Students and community members gathered in Leffler Chapel on March 14 for One Elle of a Night, an annual dance showcase that raises money for the Elle Foundation, a nonprofit that grants wishes to children facing recurring or terminal cancer. The event, hosted by the Elizabethtown College Dance Team, combined performances, storytelling and fundraising to

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  • Line Dancing brings community, movement to Tuesday nights

    Line Dancing brings community, movement to Tuesday nights

    On Tuesday, Feb. 24, students gathered in Elizabethtown College’s Jay Lounge for an evening of line dancing, an event built as much around community as it is around choreography. The weekly sessions are organized by Taiman Nunes, president and founder of Boot Scootin’ Jays, the club that hosts the dances. What began as a personal

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  • Food brings students together at Cooking for the Culture event

    Food brings students together at Cooking for the Culture event

    The warm smell of curry chicken filled the Demo Kitchen at the Bowers Center on Monday, Feb. 16, at 5 p.m. as students gathered for a Black History Month event centered on culture through food. The anticipated event “Cooking for the Culture” featured Jamaican curry chicken, rosemary chicken, rice and pasta salad. Students came with

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