• Kennedy discusses one-child policy in China, implications for gender ratio

    Dr. John J. Kennedy, associate professor of political science and director of the Center for Global and International Studies at the University of Kansas, first observed the phenomenon of the “missing girls” in China during the 1990s. In his lecture “Out of the Shadows: Family Planning and Identifying the ‘Missing Girls’ in Rural China,” he

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  • Professors hold evening discussion of book by upcoming lecturer Kristof

    Bowers Writers House was full of students from Associate Professor of Japanese Dr. Mahua Bhattacharya’s Anime to Zen class to discuss the writings of Nicholas Kristof in his book, “Thunder from the East: Portrait of Rising Asia.” Kristof is this year’s Ware lecture guest and will be on campus on April 13 and 14. Kristof

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  • Behrens shares history of Open Door Recital for children

    “In that the recital now is in its 14th year, many students don’t know the history of the recital,” Dr. Gene Behrens, professor of music, said. Fourteen years ago, some of the families of children with special needs who attended music therapy sessions at Elizabethtown College’s on-campus clinic started a very important conversation. The families

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  • Shelly explains difficulties of starting a small business

    Andrew Shelly of Andrew Douglas Jewelers in Elizabethtown came to talk about his store and a bit about his experience with business as part of the M&M Mars Lecture series. Growing up, his father was a business owner, so business was always a part of the conversations at the dinner table. His father owned a

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  • Wilson explains negative portrayal, absence of females in video games

    Wilson explains negative portrayal, absence of females in video games

    Senior and Etownian webmaster Luke Wilson presented on the portrayal of women in video games, focusing on the underrepresentation and misrepresentation of many female characters as part of a computer science club tech talk last night. Wilson used DotA 2 as an example of stereotypes in video games. DotA 2 features 110 playable characters. “It

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  • Gans details Auschwitz, death marches during Holocaust

    Gans details Auschwitz, death marches during Holocaust

    On April 1, a lecture was held in Gibble Auditorium by Holocaust survivor Philip L. Gans who presented his experience as a survivor of Auschwitz, one of the most well-known concentration camps during World War II. Gans began his presentation with a retelling of the time he and his family were discovered by Nazis in

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  • Barnes, Stauffer discuss adaptation, success in changing market

    Barnes, Stauffer discuss adaptation, success in changing market

    On Wednesday, March 25, as part of the M&M Mars Executive Lecture Series, Steve Barnes and Jeff Stauffer of Stauffer Glove & Safety spoke to Elizabethtown College students about success in business. Stauffer Glove & Safety is a family business in its 108th year and fifth generation of operation. Jeff Stauffer is the current vice

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  • Dance Team, vocalists join together for “One Elle of a Night”

    On March 22, the Elizabethtown College Dance Team sponsored “One Elle of a Night” in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. The event raised over $1,500 through admission and raffle ticket sales and was able to grant a child, Kyle, his wish to meet Imagine Dragons. The fundraiser featured performances by the Dance Team, Melica, sophomores

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  • Lawler shares his writing process, reads from his fiction work

    Lawler shares his writing process, reads from his fiction work

    Patrick Lawler visited Bowers Writers House Thursday, March 19 at 8 p.m. A fiction writer, poet, teacher and scholar, Lawler focused mainly on his recent publication. Inspired by Zeno of Elea, he loves writing because he said, “It makes me feel part of a society so odd.” Having the power to make someone feel like

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