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Columnist reflects on emergence of spring
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- April 17, 2013
et me begin this article by saying that I slept through Thursday’s night class (thinking it was Friday) and have been about five minutes late to greater than 50 percent of my classes this week (sorry Mom and Dad). It’s not because I’m lazy, it’s not because I’m unorganized or set my alarm for too
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‘Spelling Bee’ premieres in Tempest Theatre
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- April 17, 2013
dolescence. A-D-O-L-E-S-C-E-N-C-E. Adolescence. For some middle school students who are going through adolescence, winning the school spelling bee is a dream. This particular dream is shared by six middle-schoolers who have qualified for the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by winning or placing at each of their school’s spelling bees. These soon-to-be-teenagers are motivated
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‘Clay, Regional Ceramics and Beyond’ exhibit opens in Zug’s Hess Gallery
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- April 10, 2013
Burn treatment. Plates. Bricks. Roofing materials. Pottery. What do these seemingly unrelated goods have in common? Clay: all can be (and are) made with clay. “Art is about ideas and finding the best media to express your concept,” Milt Friedly, Elizabethtown College gallery director said. “And that can be with any material.” “Clay, Regional Ceramics
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Sophomore speaks on Covey’s ‘The Speed of Trust’
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- April 10, 2013
Room 211 in the Hoover Center for Business was quiet on April 4 as students listened to sophomore Aurora Landis speak about Stephen M. R. Covey’s book “The Speed of Trust.” Covey is continuing down the path of his late father, Stephen R. Covey, who wrote a number of books on principled leadership, including the
READ MOREJournalist Adam Penenberg hosts craft talk on research, stylistic reporting, ‘virtual reality’ of online media outlets
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- April 10, 2013
Adam Penenburg, a journalism professor at New York University and a freelance investigative journalist, gave a craft talk at the Bowers Writers House for the Humanities Readers Series on Tuesday, April 2. He is well known for exposing journalist Steven Glass for fabricating stories in The New Republic in 1998. The 2003 film “Shattered Glass”
READ MORECrop tops and metallic accessories spice up April wardrobe
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- April 10, 2013
Remember when your only responsibility was caring for a Tamagotchi? When you thought Justin Timberlake looked his hottest in a denim suit? Yes, we all have fond memories of the early 2000s, and some of those memories might be coming back to life. Have you ever heard the saying that fashion recycles trends from a
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Vigil held for student diversity
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- April 10, 2013
A group of 100 individuals assembled for a candlelight vigil on the patio of Brossman Student Commons last Friday night. The group consisted of a diverse mixture of students, faculty and community members. Their efforts displayed solidarity and love for the individuals affected by the recent series of hate crimes on campus. “The purpose of
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Alumni, students give back on PRIDE day
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- April 10, 2013
PRIDE (Promote, Recruit, Involve, Donate and Employ) is a volunteer program sponsored by Alumni Relations. On Saturday, April 6, Alumni relations, in collaboration with Student Senate, held its annual, campus-wide event, PRIDE Day. PRIDE Day provides alumni, students, faculty and staff with opportunities to work with one another on seasonal projects that help to beautify
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Liberian women call for peace in ‘Pray the Devil Back to Hell’
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- April 10, 2013
The only world you know is filled with darkness and hate: you have no home, your family is torn apart, and the only sounds you hear are gunshots and cries for help. This continues for years, It’s the only reality you know. The government raids your town, taking what little you have left. A rebellion
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