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Alumni, students give back on PRIDE day
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- April 10, 2013
PRIDE (Promote, Recruit, Involve, Donate and Employ) is a volunteer program sponsored by Alumni Relations. On Saturday, April 6, Alumni relations, in collaboration with Student Senate, held its annual, campus-wide event, PRIDE Day. PRIDE Day provides alumni, students, faculty and staff with opportunities to work with one another on seasonal projects that help to beautify
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Liberian women call for peace in ‘Pray the Devil Back to Hell’
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- April 10, 2013
The only world you know is filled with darkness and hate: you have no home, your family is torn apart, and the only sounds you hear are gunshots and cries for help. This continues for years, It’s the only reality you know. The government raids your town, taking what little you have left. A rebellion
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Poet George Bilgere presents unique conversational pieces
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- March 27, 2013
On Thursday, March 21, the Bowers Writers House welcomed George Bilgere, both a published poet and a prime example of one who makes an important career path change and eventually finds success. One might think that being a poet is something innate, a calling that is felt in infancy. For renowned poet Bilgere, that is
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Schaeberle ’71 discusses life during wartime
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- March 27, 2013
Adaptability is a timeless trait for any college graduate to have. Donald Schaeberle, an Elizabethtown College graduate from the class of 1971, is an example of this as an allied health professional with an impressive history with the U.S. Army. “Life’s plans can change,” Schaeberle said. “Be flexible.” Growing up in York County, Schaeberle had
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There’s no business like sushi business
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- March 27, 2013
I love seeing professors and staff members eating with their families in the Marketplace. Their kids’ trays always seem to be filled with heaps of french fries and bowls of ice cream overflowing with sprinkles, which never fails to crack me up because my tray looks kind of the same on the daily. I am
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Professor speaks on history of Chinese military violence
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- March 27, 2013
On Monday, March 25, Elizabethtown College welcomed Dr. Edward McCord, professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University, to speak on his knowledge of military violence in China and how it has shaped the country. McCord received his M.A. and Ph. D. in history from Michigan University and is a specialist on the
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Cultural changes influence Brethren in Christ traditions
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- March 27, 2013
What happened between 1910 and 1980 in regards to the Brethren in Christ? What factors spawned such a dramatic cultural transformation among the Brethren in Christ? The answers to these two questions were the subject of the recent presentation “Born-Again Brethren in Christ: The Brethren in Christ Church in an Age of Evangelicalism,” facilitated by
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The racial achievement gap
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- March 27, 2013
One day, Dr. Anne Gregory saw a line of African-American students sitting outside the principal’s office at a school where she worked. She took note of this evident racial trend and questioned the principal about it. The principal then chastised her and discouraged her from pursuing the issue, afraid that such comments would bring charges
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White statement garments a must-have in your spring ensemble
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- March 20, 2013
The color of the year may be emerald, but it’s white that will be conquering the streets. Nearly every designer for the Mercedes-Benz spring 2013 Fashion Week dressed their models in white ensembles, unanimously making the shade a must have for spring. This trend ranges from entire outfits comprised of white to one white piece
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