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‘Diversity of Pro-Life Movement’ event sparks abortion debate
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- April 3, 2014
On Friday, March 28 in Brinser Lecture Hall, Dr. Grant Clark and Karen Shablin told their personal stories about abortion and why they support a pro-life movement at Elizabethtown College. Clark had been the only physician at his hospital in California performing abortions. “I hated abortions from the first,” he said. Clark explained that children
READ MORE‘That’s Totally RAD’ seminar prepares females with self-defense training
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- April 3, 2014
n a world of violence and hostility, especially toward women, self-defense has become important to learn in order to be safe. On Tuesday, April 1, Elizabethtown College’s Wellness Center hosted “That’s Totally RAD,” an event through their “Take Care Tuesday” series. Assistant Director of Campus Security Dale Boyer and his daughter, junior Elizabeth Boyer, presented
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Campus community walks through Candy Land to beat cancer during Relay for Life
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- April 3, 2014
The Elizabethtown College Relay for Life event raised $52,009.04 for the American Cancer Society, according to their Relay for Life events page. The event began on Friday, March 28 with a crowd of students and cancer survivors filling Thompson Gymnasium. This year’s relay theme was “Candy Land,” according to senior Michael Henning, a four-time Relay
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Travels Abroad: Discovering Etown in Unexpected Places
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- March 27, 2014
While studying abroad, we have found that there are many differences between American and British culture. One of the most prominent differences is how easy it is for people, especially students, to travel within the country. Traveling is obviously a big reason why studying abroad is appealing to college students. It gives them the opportunity
READ MOREMark Kiselica speaks on the challenges of adolescent fathers in faculty lecture
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- March 27, 2014
Dr. Mark Kiselica, an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow, presented on the troubles teenage fathers face in “The Complicated Worlds of Adolescent Fathers: Implications for Clinical Practice, Public Policy and Research” on Tuesday, March 25. Kiselica began the lecture by discussing his father’s childhood as well as his own. “I want you to understand
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Three poets visit Bowers for evening reading, discussion
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- March 27, 2014
Three well-known members of the literary community were welcomed to Bowers Writers House on March 20 to share their writing, along with the experience they have accumulated throughout their writing careers, with members of the Elizabethtown community. James Tolan, Nicole Callihan and Lorraine Doran were introduced with much praise for their individual accomplishments within the
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‘Why Have the Amish Survived?’ discusses endurance of group
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- March 26, 2014
The Amish are a close-knit community that strongly values Anabaptist origins and large families. They are also known for simple living, plain dress and aversion to the mainstream society’s fast-paced living and technology. Although some view this community as “stuck in time,” they are never really frozen. “No society can be frozen. They have to
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Annual Mr. Etown Competition
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- March 26, 2014
On Friday, March 21, Elizabethtown College continued its popular Mr. Etown competition with Mr. Etown 2014: Lumberjacked. Over 900 students attended the annual Office of Student Activities event. Eight male students, each representing a residence hall on campus, began the show with a dance to “Timber,” by Pitbull feat. Ke$ha. Former Mr. Etown and Etownian
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Gilles Vonsattel performs ‘Monsters of the Steinway’ in Leffler
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- March 19, 2014
Music filled Leffler Chapel and Performance Center on Saturday, March 15. Pianist Gilles Vonsattel performed as part of Gretna’s “Monsters of the Steinway” Series in the Chapel that evening. Prior to the performance, Fine and Performing Arts Department Chair and Professor of Music Dr. Douglas Bomberger hosted a classical conversation with the artist on Saturday
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