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Vaccination controversy leads to debate, nationwide outbreaks
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- February 23, 2019
Elizabethtown College’s immunization policy dictates that all first-year and transfer students be vaccinated prior to matriculation against a battery of contagious and life-threatening illnesses. To attend the College, documentation must be provided to establish that a student has received two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella shot; two doses of the chickenpox shot or
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Thrifting, upcycling good for environment, for self-expression
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- February 23, 2019
What once may have been counterculture or even made fun of is making its way into the mainstream culture. Thrifting, or buying clothing and other items secondhand, has seen an increase in popularity in recent years. According to Bustle, the millennial generation thrift more than any other generation, although they are also more likely to
READ MOREHigh Library hosts monthly science fiction book club, open to all
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- February 23, 2019
Elizabethtown College held its Sci-Fi Friday book club meeting Feb. 15 at 11 a.m. at the High Library. Science fiction, or sci-fi, is a popular genre, which is why it was chosen as a theme for this semester. The book selected for discussion was “Parable of the Sower” by Octavia E. Butler. First-year Cassidy Dunn
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Professor emeritus shares stories from 30 years work with Amish
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- February 19, 2019
The evening of Thursday, Feb. 7 the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies hosted its first event since the reopening of the center following the remodeling and expansion. The event was a lecture from distinguished college professor and Senior Fellow Emeritus Donald Kraybill and was titled “’I Just Want a Red Convertible’: Surprising Stories
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Alumna lives authentically, launches brand to help companies, individuals
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- February 19, 2019
The odds were stacked against Amita Mehta to have a successful career in any field, much less one in male-dominated financial services. She had been expelled from her home in Uganda at the hands of a dictator, and she grew up in poverty as a refugee with her parents and three brothers in Lancaster, PA.
READ MOREPeacemaker-in-Residence, professor discusses nonviolent peacebuilding
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- February 19, 2019
Thursday, Feb. 7, Peacemaker-in-Residence and Professor in the Center of Global Understanding and Peacemaking (CGUP) Jonathan Rudy gave a presentation in the Winter’s Alcove of the High Library.
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Etown supports global education, provides grants and mentorship
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- February 19, 2019
What is college for, beyond learning more of what one already knows and is focusing on? Well, thanks to the efforts of some key groups on campus, an education at Elizabethtown College can provide the time to explore not only one’s identity and career options, but also the world. The Center for Global Understanding and
READ MOREPet-friendly housing is the purr-fect place for some students to live
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- February 19, 2019
*Edit: Elizabethtown College is no longer offering pet-friendly housing. For the most up-to-date information visit Etown College’s Office of Community Living’s official website. In the fall of 2018, Elizabethtown College launched the pet-friendly housing program. The pet-friendly housing initiative is in addition to the program already in place for students who would like to live
READ MOREDangers of screentime often overlooked, present danger to eyes, health
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- February 19, 2019
Throughout the day people are constantly using technology, whether for work or for pleasure. As stated by a Neilsen audience report, adults in the United States devote about 10 hours and 39 minutes each day to consuming media. Advancements in technology have made this easier. For example, many companies are now using technology as their
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