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  • Musicians celebrate World Peace Day with performance

    Musicians celebrate World Peace Day with performance

    International Day of Peace, or Peace Day, is a day devoted to “commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples,” stated a 1981 United Nations resolution that created the International Day of Peace. This day is recognized Sept. 21 every year, usually commemorated by various events across college

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  • Opening reception for local artist showcases mixed media

    Opening reception for local artist showcases mixed media

    Thursday, Sept. 15, in the Hess Gallery of Zug Memorial Hall, the Elizabethtown College Department of Fine and Performing Arts hosted the opening reception for local artist John Baker’s exhibit entitled “Constructions.” Receiving his Bachelor of Arts from West Chester University (WCU) and his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Delaware, Baker has

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  • SWEET organizes road trip bingo night, offering students nine rounds of chances to win travel-themed prizes

    SWEET organizes road trip bingo night, offering students nine rounds of chances to win travel-themed prizes

    Friday night 232 people traveled from New York City to San Francisco in an hour. How? They attended Road Trip Bingo Game Night, sponsored by SWEET, and travelled vicariously while playing ten rounds of bingo in the KAV. The trip began with a line, which originated outside the KAV, stretched back to the front doors

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  • Bowers hosts craft talk about love of language

    Bowers hosts craft talk about love of language

    Bowers Writers House held a craft talk with Dr. Ruthann Knechel Johansen, Friday January 29.  Johansen has published numerous articles and papers in addition to several books including Listening in the Silence, Seeing in the Dark:  Reconstruction Life After Brain Injury and The Narrative Secret of Flannery O’Connor:  The Trickster As Interpreter.  Presently, she is

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  • ‘Salam Neighbor’ tells story of refugee crisis, encourages students to get involved in global issues

    The discussion surrounding the Syrian refugee crisis is cycling through media outlets and political discussions around the world right now. Tuesday, Jan. 21, Elizabethtown College hosted a film screening which catalyzed and continued this conversation right here on campus. The event was co-sponsored by Etown’s Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking and the Christ Lutheran

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  • Psychology club hosts mental health first aid training by branch of Philhaven

    The Psychology Club hosted an 8-hour Mental Health First Aid Training Seminar in the Susquehanna Room in Myer Residence Hall Sunday, January 30. The training session was conducted by certified mental healthcare educators from a local branch of Philhaven, a non-profit behavioral healthcare organization. Philhaven serves clients in south central Pennsylvania, with offices in Mt.

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