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The Etown community wishes for prosperity on campus and beyond
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- September 10, 2021
Vibrant yellow stars illuminate the walls of the Innovation, Design, Expression, Art (IDEA) Lab in the Elizabethtown College High Library, personifying the hopes, dreams and ambitions of Etown students: bright and bold. Each person experiences an ardent curiosity as they lean on optimism, anticipating a future marked by stability, happiness and success. The High Library
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Etown Alumnus wins award for Best Film Score at International New York Film Festival
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- September 10, 2021
When thinking about films, most people probably focus on the actors or the director. For alumnus Kory Hilpmann ’17, music is the star of the show. Earlier this summer, Hilpmann won silver for Best Music/Film Score at the International New York Film Festival (INYFF) 2021 for his animated short “Beanstalk.” Hilpmann is a musician who
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Music department triumphs over pandemic with SCAD recital
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- May 6, 2021
Finishing a passionate rendition of his original composition, the pianist takes a bow. Then, over the roaring crowd, junior Joshua Koch starts playing again. His second song is much shorter than his first — five or six zippy glissando up the Steinway with a disinfectant wipe. The evening of Monday, April 19, the music department
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Elizabethtown College professor prepares to release upcoming novel
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- April 23, 2021
“The story of a mass shooting and an old summer love.” – Richard Fellinger With an expected publishing date of June 2021, Richard Fellinger’s latest novel “Summer of ’85” sounds promising. The story follows a middle-aged man who watches the news and sees that one of his past lovers, with whom he’d since lost touch,
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Alumni share advice with Etown psychology students
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- April 23, 2021
April 13, four graduates of the Elizabethtown College psychology program returned to give guidance to current psych students. The Zoom panel was hosted by assistant professor of psychology at Etown and advisor to the College’s Psychology Club Dr. Elizabeth Dalton. The organization’s president, Madison Meiser; treasurer, Mackenzie Graf and secretary, Jennifer Mele, acted as co–hosts,
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Virtual spring concert shows dedication, hard work
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- April 23, 2021
April 18, the Elizabethtown College Orchestra and Symphonic Band performed a combined spring concert. The live-streamed show, directed by associate professor and director of instrumental studies Dr. Robert Spence, celebrated the 25th anniversary of the dedication of Leffler Chapel and Performance Center to Carlos R. and Georgiana E. Leffler. Carlos was a member of the
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Students display their art in the Juried Art Show
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- April 15, 2021
April 1 through April 23, student artwork can be found on display in the Lyet Gallery, located on the second floor of Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Junior Grace Fernandez had a piece of her art selected for the show. She entered the show because her professor encouraged all of the students in his class
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Travel as a Political Act event
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- April 15, 2021
Saturday, April 10, the Elizabethtown College Democrats Club hosted a virtual recording of Rick Steves discussing some of the ideas shown in his well-known work, “Travel as a Political Act.” Steves is a well-known travel guide and has authored multiple books about traveling both Europe and the world, with his guidebook to Italy earning the
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Liberian Civil War survivor shares her story at Bowers House
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- April 15, 2021
To pass through this area, go over the hill. There, you’ll find the rebels. Don’t ask what they look like. You’ll know them when you see them. They may be wearing wedding dresses. They aren’t crossdressers. They’re showing off the fact that they’ve stolen the best of Liberia. They will make you walk through a
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