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  • The Genetics of Creativity: Can Creative Talent Be Inherited?

    The Genetics of Creativity: Can Creative Talent Be Inherited?

    The nature versus nurture debate extends into the realm of creativity—is our ability to think outside the box inherited, or is it something we develop through experiences and environment? While some believe creativity is encoded in our DNA, others argue that it is shaped by the world around us. Scientific research suggests that both genetics

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  • A Q&A with Joni Eisenhauer: an inside look at CreativiTEA Week

    A Q&A with Joni Eisenhauer: an inside look at CreativiTEA Week

    Elizabethtown College’s Office of Campus Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell) offers different craft activities for students to explore while taking a break from the stress of homework and classes. Joni Eisenhauer, assistant director of health promotion at Etown, is the brains behind CreativiTEA Week. CreativiTEA weeks are hosted in The Well, which is located on the

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  • Black History Month Flag Raising in the BSC Concourse

    Black History Month Flag Raising in the BSC Concourse

    On Friday, Jan. 31, Elizabethtown College’s Black Student Union club hosted a Black History Month Flag Raising. The event, sponsored by the Office of Civil Rights, Opportunity, and Access, was held at 4:30 p.m in the BSC Concourse and was free to all students. The flag raising featured a reading and speech from junior Schumy

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  • A Stool and A Microphone

    A Stool and A Microphone

    The Office of Student Activities (OSA) at Elizabethtown College showcased Pennsylvania native and comedian Derrick Knopsnyder on Friday Jan. 24, at 8 p.m. in the Koons Activity Venue (KAV) in the Brossman Commons. Knopsnyder wowed Etown students with his blunt and witty humor, drawing from his experience working on the television cable channel “Comedy Central,”

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  • Elizabethtown College Office of Student Activities invites students to enjoy the Turkey Hill experience

    Elizabethtown College Office of Student Activities invites students to enjoy the Turkey Hill experience

    Elizabethtown College’s Office of Student Activities (OSA) is kicking off the spring semester with a few fun activities. On Jan. 18, the office provided free tickets to the Turkey Hill Experience in nearby Columbia, Pennsylvania.  All students had to do to secure their ticket was stop by the Hub located in the Baugher Student Center

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  • Melica to compete in national a capella competition

    Melica to compete in national a capella competition

    Melica, Elizabethtown College’s all-female a capella group, will be attending The 2025 Varsity Vocals International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) competition for the second consecutive year. ICCAs is a competition where college a capella groups compete to become international a capella champions. The competition is run by Varsity Vocals, an organization that puts on

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