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Mastrobuono speaks on theatre department involvement
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- October 21, 2013
There are many students and teachers who make the Department of Fine and Performing Arts one of the most original and exciting departments on Elizabethtown College’s campus. Theresa Mastrobuono, an adjunct professor in the Department, teaches an acting course in movement for the actor, directs one production a year, manages the costume shop and is
READ MOREAmish wedding season in Lancaster County spans over October
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- October 21, 2013
The month of October marks the beginning of the wedding season for Lancaster County’s Amish community. Their wedding traditions are widely varied and have been chronicled by Dr. Donald B. Kraybill, scholar of Anabaptist traditions. Kraybill is a faculty member in Elizabethtown College’s sociology and religious studies departments. Kraybill is also the series editor of
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Dunlap discusses ‘Evolution of the Coming Out Process’
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- October 21, 2013
ow would it feel to completely dismantle your past identity and replace it with another, more real version of yourself? What is the process? How and when does one come to this decision? As part of a series of lectures in the social work department, Dr. Andrew Dunlap, assistant professor of social work, gave a
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Gombert presents geometric artwork in Hess Gallery
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- October 21, 2013
The greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing the world that he did not exist,” French poet Charles Baudelaire said. He understood the fleeting sense of reality when he used this analogy. Carl Gombert demonstrated this idea and combined it with what he called “plausible fiction” in his art gallery hosted at Elizabethtown College
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Stephanie Blythe and Les Violons du Roy perform Monday in Leffler Chapel
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- October 21, 2013
It is rare to see such a tour-de-force of musical talent featured together in one evening at Elizabethtown College. Featured on Monday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, the chamber orchestra “Les Violons du Roy” was conducted by internationally renowned director Bernard Labadie and featured Musical America’s 2009 vocalist of
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Library hosts screening of ‘Freedom Writers’ as part of Open-Book Initiative
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- October 21, 2013
The High Library sponsored an Open Book Open Film event Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. in collaboration with the Open Book Initiative. The initiative is a campus-wide common reading experience for first-year students. It encompasses a nonfiction reading selection, group discussions and events such as the Open Film screenings. “Freedom Writers,” a 2007 film
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Dursun-Ozkanca publishes new books
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- October 21, 2013
ecently publishing two books is just another accomplishment in what is an already substantial career for Elizabethtown College’s Dr. Oya Dursun-Ozkanca, associate professor of political science. Dursun-Ozkanca’s first book was published in July 2013 through Routledge. This book is an edited volume, which was co-edited with Dr. Stefan Wolff of the University of Birmingham, UK.
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Former Poet Laureate Ted Kooser presents poetic works
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- October 21, 2013
On Thursday, Oct. 10, former Poet Laureate Ted Kooser read samplings of his poetry in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center and held a craft talk in Bowers Writers House. Kooser is a professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and served two terms as the United States Poet Laureate consultant in Poetry from 2004
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Messiah professor discusses debate of Bible vs. biology
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- October 3, 2013
r. Ted Davis spoke Thursday, Sept. 26 in Brinser Lecture Room about the controversy over evolution. Davis is a professor of the history of science and religion at Messiah College. During his presentation, Davis remained neutral on the issue, presenting the facts behind the debate and the views of the people involved throughout the debate’s
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