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  • Philadelphia Ballet performs “Bailando con Maria” at Elizabethtown College

    Philadelphia Ballet performs “Bailando con Maria” at Elizabethtown College

    On April 6th at 2 p.m, “Bailando con Maria” was performed by the Philadelphia Ballet II (PBII) in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. This original ballet arranged by PBII Director Eddy Tovar shared the story of a young girl named Maria. She lives in Mexico and has a passion for dance, which is opposed to

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  • A unique hurdle: Condition causes runner to collapse after each race

    A unique hurdle: Condition causes runner to collapse after each race

    Elizabethtown College first-year Kate Bendall is unlike any other Blue Jay. She is running with her heart on the opposite side of her body.   She has a medical condition called Dextrocardia that caused her lung to not grow properly on the right side of her body. That lung is significantly smaller because that space is

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  • ResLife hosts room selection session

    ResLife hosts room selection session

    Room Selection Information Sessions were held the week before spring break (February 27 through February 29) and the week following spring break (March 11 through March 15). These informational sessions were held to guide Elizabethtown College students on the room selection process for the 2024-2025 school year. These sessions were led by Vice President for

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  • OSA hosts first bingo event for spring semester

    OSA hosts first bingo event for spring semester

    Here’s a bingo joke: What does a bingo player have in common with a driver in a parking lot? They’re both wishing for a free space! This rang true on Thursday, March 14, when the Office of Student Activities (OSA) hosted their famous Bingo Night. OSA Bingo is a beloved event among the students at

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  • Durnbaugh Lecture: Celebrating 80 years of Heifer International

    Durnbaugh Lecture: Celebrating 80 years of Heifer International

    Heifer International recently celebrated their 80th anniversary in a lecture held  at 7 p.m. on Mar. 14 in the Susquehanna Room of Myer Hall. Heifer, a global nonprofit organization, is dedicated to the eradication of poverty and hunger via sustainable and community-based development, incentivizing aid and training to build self-sufficiency.  The anniversary event began with

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  • Remembering our beloved chaplain Joan Austin (1931-2024)

    Remembering our beloved chaplain Joan Austin (1931-2024)

     Dr. Patricia Joan Austin served as the chaplain of Elizabethtown College from 1981-2001. Joan was presented with the Four Chaplains Legion of Honor Award for her “outstanding service to all people regardless of race or faith.” A professor of psychology with a postdoctoral fellowship in cognitive therapy from the University of Pennsylvania, she maintained a

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  • Fake Fireplace, Real Conversations encourages students to share their opinions

    Fake Fireplace, Real Conversations encourages students to share their opinions

    On March 15, the High Library held the Fake Fireplace, Real Conversation talk on its main floor at 7:30 p.m. By using The Fake Fireplace, Real Conversations Instagram account, this event facilitates student reunions and talks about discussion topics which are published on the day before the event. Many people find solace in this way around the High Library fireplace and know

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  • Elizabethtown College celebrates International Women’s History Month

    Elizabethtown College celebrates International Women’s History Month

    The sun is shining, birds are chirping, and the breeze smells like bloomed flowers. March means the start of spring and the beginning of International Women’s History Month. Women’s History Month lasts the entirety of March, and Women’s History Day was March 1st. Elizabethtown College celebrated early, as the students and staff had spring break.

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  • Slam poet Lady Brion visits Elizabethtown College

    Slam poet Lady Brion visits Elizabethtown College

    Lady Brion, a spoken word artist, recently visited Elizabethtown College to present a selection of slam poetry to students. The event was held in the Jay Lounge, and nearly a dozen audience members watched as the lights went down and Lady Brion stepped up to the microphone.  “This was my first time going to any

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