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  • Music faculty performance parallels whirlwind emotions during COVID-19 pandemic

    Music faculty performance parallels whirlwind emotions during COVID-19 pandemic

    This past Monday Nov. 16, the Leffler Chapel stage was once again graced by a captivating performance. Dr. Justin Badgerow and Dr. Anne Gross,  associate  professors of  music, performed both joint and separate performances as a part of the Music Department’s annual Monday Concert Series.  Gross opened with her vocal performance titled “Then and Now:

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  • Angel Tree Project demonstrates community engagement, solidarity

    Angel Tree Project demonstrates community engagement, solidarity

    The Center for Community and Civic Engagement and Student Senate at Elizabethtown College will be hosting the Angel Tree Project once again this year. In a typical year, there would be a table set up with a small tree and tags hanging from the branches, each describing the age, gender, needs and interests of an

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  • Archival work during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Archival work during the COVID-19 pandemic

    The staff at Elizabethtown College’s High Library are collecting projects of all sorts from faculty, staff and students regarding their experiences of living in the time of COVID-19.   “Keep in mind if you have a class that is doing a COVID related project, course assignments can be submitted. There is no deadline whenever people want

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  • The Role of Ethics and Morality in the Climate Change Debate, Part 2

    The Role of Ethics and Morality in the Climate Change Debate, Part 2

    Brown made note of the fact that even though “the evidence of human causation is incredibly, incredibly strong,” there are still targeted disinformation campaigns with the intention of minimizing public awareness about the dangers of climate change. According to Brown, the reason for the disinformation comes down to the control that the fossil fuel industry

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  • Pushout

    Pushout

    Over the duration of the Fall 2020 semester, Associate Professor of Education and Interim Director of the Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking (CGUP) Dr. Shannon Haley-Mize has been leading both a First Year Seminar (FYS) and a book club to discuss anti-Black racism within the education system. These discussions centered around the book “Pushot:

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  • Germans waking up at the Young Center

    Germans waking up at the Young Center

    Dr. Andrew Kloes delivered a speech on nineteenth century German theology at 7pm. A presidential debate aired at 9pm. That stark contrast may challenge one to see the relevance of his history to our modern world. But looking a little closer, one can see something universal in his topic.  Elizabethtown’s Young Center for Anabaptist and

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  • Virtual concert allows for remote engagement with arts, culture

    Virtual concert allows for remote engagement with arts, culture

    On Thursday, Oct. 21 st at 7:30 p.m., Elizabethtown College’s Department of Music and Peacebuilding hosted a virtual concert showcasing American Samba band Os Clavelitos.  Samba is a form of music that was created by Afro-Brazilians in Brazil and drew heavy inspiration from cultural expression of both West African and Brazilian folk music traditions. Samba

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  • Versatility, creativity showcased in printmaking display

    Versatility, creativity showcased in printmaking display

    How might an artist depict his experiences in the Vietnam War? How might another incorporate stamps of Spock from Star Trek into his work? The answers to these questions (and more) are on display as a part of the Elizabethtown College’s new art exhibit: “Print-Making an Impression.”  Located at both the Hess Gallery in Zug

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  • Majors, Minors, and Co-Curricular Learning Fair

    Majors, Minors, and Co-Curricular Learning Fair

    On Oct. 16, 2020, Elizabethtown College held their annual Majors, Minors and Co-Curricular Learning Fair. Though this event was different compared to previous years (being virtual due to COVID-19 guidelines), students still had the opportunities to learn about the various programs offered at the College. Any student could attend this service and received encouragement from

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