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  • Chamber recital showcases perseverance, talent

    Chamber recital showcases perseverance, talent

    There’s something about the mix of individualism and synchronicity that comes with performances, especially that of duets and trios. From the way each clarinet player takes the same sharp inhale before each new line, to how only one will tap their foot to keep the beat. Or the way a percussionist will nod their head

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  • Sock and Buskin puts on spring play

    Sock and Buskin puts on spring play

    Normally, Elizabethtown College’s campus is home to the Blue Jays. For two upcoming weekends, however, it’ll be home to rhinoceroses. Sock and Buskin, Etown’s theatre arts club, will proudly present “Rhinoceros,” a play that was written by Eugène Ionesco. Played by sophomore Nicholas Wiley, the play focuses on Bérenger, the main character who is consistently

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  • Recital celebrates literary, musical achievements of women

    Recital celebrates literary, musical achievements of women

    On March 16, audience members settled into Leffler Chapel and Performance Center to hear a performance by mezzo-soprano Loralee Songer. This recital was in partnership with the Song Collaborators Consortia (SCC), a collective of musicians created by Christopher Meerdink in 2011. The recital highlighted achievements of women poets and composers. Songer is currently an Assistant

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  • Office of Registration and Records offer new classes for Fall ‘23

    Office of Registration and Records offer new classes for Fall ‘23

    On March 3, Elizabethtown College students were able to view the course listings for the fall 2023 semester. The course listings included a number of new classes that students may be interested in taking, such as novel writing with Assistant Director of Academic Advising Curtis Smith and game design and virtual reality with Associate Professor

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  • Mistreatment of women in the workplace

    Mistreatment of women in the workplace

    Due to the recent pandemic–that everyone is honestly tired of talking about–Americans have had a job crisis. Either there are not enough jobs or not enough people “wanting” to work. This has also been a time to highlight the issues within the workplace as a whole. One of them being the blatant discrimination against women.  

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  • Etown starts Women’s History Month celebrations

    Etown starts Women’s History Month celebrations

    On March 1, Elizabethtown College started celebrations in honor of Women’s History Month. Events throughout the month will recognize the achievements of women, and it all started with International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day is held every year on March 8, but since most students were off campus for spring break, Etown moved the celebration

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  • Etown marks end of BHM with “I Am Not Your Negro” showing

    Etown marks end of BHM with “I Am Not Your Negro” showing

    On the final day of Black History Month (BHM), Elizabethtown College’s High Library collaborated with the Office of Diversity, Equity and Belonging for a screening of Raoul Peck’s Oscar-nominated documentary, “I Am Not Your Negro,” to bring attention to James Baldwin’s involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. The documentary showing was advertised in the High

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  • Senior music recital showcases students’ talents

    Senior music recital showcases students’ talents

    On Feb. 26, the Department of Music hosted a senior music recital for seniors Lizvette Pappaterra and Mikella Wisler. The event, which was free and open to the public, was held at Zug Recital Hall and allowed the two music therapy majors to showcase their talents and what they’ve been working on the past few

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  • Professor presents on writing about nature

    Professor presents on writing about nature

    This week, associate professor of biology and ecology Dr. David Bowne hosted “Writing your Place in Nature Event” in the High Library on Feb. 22. Students were able to listen to Bowne combine ecological processes in his short works of fiction. The event started off with Bowne explaining how people have two views of nature.

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