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The Science of Emotions: How Springtime Impacts Our Mood
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- March 17, 2025
As the days grow longer and the crisp winter air gives way to the warmth of spring, many people notice a shift in their emotions. A sense of renewal takes hold, bringing increased energy, optimism and motivation. This isn’t just a coincidence—our emotions are deeply connected to biological rhythms, brain chemistry and environmental factors like
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Elizabethtown College’s coed a cappella club hosts yearly combo show
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- March 3, 2025
On Saturday, Feb. 22, Vocalign, Elizabethtown College’s coed a cappella group hosted their yearly Combo Show. This is a show in which Vocalign invites a cappella groups from other universities around Etown. The show was held in the Leffler Chapel at 7 p.m., and admission was $5 for students and $10 for visitors. Excluding Vocalign,
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Norovirus strikes at Elizabethtown
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- March 3, 2025
Elizabethtown College students are frightened as the increase in numbers of norovirus cases around campus have ledlead to the possible cancellation of some student activities. Norovirus case numbers usually increase between the months of November and- April however, this season the virus has become more widespreadseems to be taking a turn for the worse. The
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The Office of Recreation and Well-Being helps students ‘shake the winter blues’ with a week of activities
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- March 3, 2025
The Office of Recreation and Well-Being’s (Recwell )Shake the Winter Blues Week included a long list of activities for students to stop by and learn about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Recwell started the week with tabling in the Baugher Student Center concourse to enlighten students about the “winter blues” and offer solutions to combating the
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OSA Festive Movie Night: Students gather to watch a romantic comedy for Valentines Day
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- February 24, 2025
With the smell of snow in the air and the sound of salt crunching under each step, Elizabethtown College students braved the brisk February weather to celebrate Valentine’s Day together. On Friday, Feb. 14the Office of Student Activities (OSA) hosted a festive Valentine’s themed movie night at the Gibble Auditorium. Etown students were invited to
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Legally blind magician performs at Elizabethtown College
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- February 24, 2025
A magician who performs under the stage name of Justin Sight was recently welcomed to campus by Jesse Waters, director of Elizabethtown College’s Bowers Writers House. Sight specializes in a variety of card tricks. The event started at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, in Gibble Auditorium on Etown’s campus. His hour-long performance kept the
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The Genetics of Creativity: Can Creative Talent Be Inherited?
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- February 24, 2025
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
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- February 17, 2025
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
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- February 11, 2025
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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