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  • Today’s Tech: Amazon Removes Voice Recording Options

    Today’s Tech: Amazon Removes Voice Recording Options

    Amazon’s elimination of the “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” option for Alexa devices, which stops devices from sending recordings to the company, is a massive shift that raises essential questions about privacy, artificial intelligence and the future of smart assistants. While Amazon justified the shift as necessary for the development of Alexa’s generative artificial intelligence

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  • Business Buzz: Tech companies are pinching their pennies in a possible economic slowdown

    Business Buzz: Tech companies are pinching their pennies in a possible economic slowdown

    President Donald Trump has raised tariffs on all imported goods from China by 20% and has placed taxes of 25% on imports via Mexico and Canada. With these announcements being sent into a tailspin regarding these trade policies. However, to maintain long-term financial stability, tariffs are not always the best solutions. Tariffs are paid by

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  • A New Romance: Tempest Theater’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

    A New Romance: Tempest Theater’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

    A new kind of story has taken Elizabethtown College by storm this past week with the performances of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which hit the Tempest Theater the weekend of March 14 and will continue from March 20-22. The legendary play by William Shakespeare, originally written in 1595, was brought to life once again by

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  • Global Perspective: Internet Stunt Provokes Tension in Australia

    Global Perspective: Internet Stunt Provokes Tension in Australia

    With the internet firmly ingrained in our culture and everyday life, it is not surprising to hear or see an influencer or vlogger do some stunt or prank that gets them in trouble. However, when the stunt ends up involving a federally protected species in a foreign country, consequences are taken up a notch.   Sam

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  • Student Assembly addresses Title IX and VI concerns

    Student Assembly addresses Title IX and VI concerns

    On March 13, 2025, Elizabethtown College’s Student Assembly held an informational session. They addressed concerns the campus community might have about the impact of executive orders and the “Dear Colleague” letter the college received on Feb. 14 regarding Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the changes that had to happen within

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  • PA Politics: AICUP letter to Congress says cutting federal funding could gut Pennsylvania’s economy

    PA Politics: AICUP letter to Congress says cutting federal funding could gut Pennsylvania’s economy

    On March 10, the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP) President Thomas P. Foley sent a letter to Pennsylvania’s representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, warning that cutting federal funding could hurt Pennsylvania’s economy.  Elizabethtown College is a member of AICUP, and is one of 35 schools

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  • The Pantry is Always Open: Etown Declared a Hunger-Free Campus

    The Pantry is Always Open: Etown Declared a Hunger-Free Campus

    One of Elizabethtown College’s most unique on-campus offerings is the Blue Jay Pantry. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week to all students, regardless of background or need, the pantry contains food and hygienic supplies with weekly restocks.  Even over breaks, students staying on campus don’t need to go hungry, as the Center

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  • Today’s Tech: Microsoft retires Skype

    Today’s Tech: Microsoft retires Skype

    The digital world is saying goodbye to one of its pioneers. Microsoft’s retirement of Skype marks the end of an era for online communications. Once the dominant platform for video and voice calls, Skype completely revolutionized how people connected across the globe. Skype enabled faraway communication to become a reality, bringing families, friends and companies

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  •  Business Buzz: EU free trade deal with India could come this year

     Business Buzz: EU free trade deal with India could come this year

    The European Commission announced that the European Union (EU) and India were pushing to sign a free trade agreement during 2025. India and the EU want to reach an agreement regarding this deal for potential foreign direct investment in a wide range of areas, such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI) and cleantech. Talks were restarted

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