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Elizabethtown College reduces food waste, partners with Lancaster farm
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- February 18, 2019
With the topical polar vortex and rapid weather changes, the current state of the environment and our planet have been at the forefront of recent conversation. More specifically, students, faculty and staff at Elizabethtown College have been speculating efficient ways to reduce their carbon footprints. One of the most prominent ways to decrease their carbon
READ MOREStudy drugs pose risk to students looking to improve study habits
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- February 18, 2019
College can be very stressful for students. Between school work, jobs, friends, living alone and figuring out the future, it’s not a surprise that some turn down the path of prescription drugs to help with focusing on studying and classes. According to the Harvard University Office of Alcohol & Other Drug Services website, some of
READ MORELove and Information illustrates various elements of relationships
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- February 18, 2019
Love and Information,” by Caryl Churchill, a play comprised of unrelated vignettes, currently being shown in the Elizabethtown College Tempest Theatre. This experimental play, first performed in Sept. 2012, intentionally includes very little detail pertaining to characters, background and stage direction. This gives directors and performers a lot of interpretive freedom. The Etown production, directed
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Student researchers have opportunites explore interests, global issues
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- February 8, 2019
Elizabethtown College provides many opportunities for students to learn outside of the classroom. One of these opportunities is student research, some of which is able to be published. Many students engage in student-faculty research as undergraduates. This allows them to advance in their fields of study as well as make new information more accessible to
READ MORECollege hosts film festival, explores other cultures through music
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- February 1, 2019
The Global Film Festival is an annual event at Elizabethtown College sponsored by the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS), the High Library and Modern Languages department. Each year the festival has a different theme, and this year, the included films are inspired by music.
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Speaker showcases flaws of American prison system through documentary
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- February 1, 2019
As students eased back into college life after Winter Break, the week of Jan. 21 put a spotlight on civic engagement and diversity on campus as faculty and staff worked to create a week-long celebration of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and continued impact.
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Rescuers exhibit showcases historical stories of heroism and acceptance
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- February 1, 2019
As part of the numerous week-long events conducted at Elizabethtown College in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Proof Media for Social Justice displayed the exhibit “Picturing Moral Courage: The Rescuers” within the High Library.
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Professor explains history, values of nonviolent protest in modern day
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- February 1, 2019
Photo courtesy of Dr. Michael G. Long Tuesday, Jan. 22, the High Library hosted a lecture and discussion with associate professor of religious studies and peace and conflict studies Dr. Michael Long as part of the events held for Martin Luther King Jr. Week. MLK Week is sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and
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Historian speaks about role of Native Americans during Civil War
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- December 6, 2018
Wednesday, Nov. 28, the Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking (CGUP), the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, the Dean of Curriculum and the Office of Diversity collaborated to sponsor “The Original Southerners: American Indians, the Civil War, and Confederate Memory,” a presentation by Dr. Malinda Maynor Lowery. This lecture was in honor of Native American
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