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  • Student teacher from Hiroshima University arrives on campus from Japan

    Yuko Kamidera is a senior at Hiroshima University on their education track, who has spent the last few weeks at Elizabethtown College. Japanese universities, unlike their American sister schools, start their academic year in April. Often times, upperclassmen like Kamidera spend their spring break leading up to the new year job-hunting. But Kamidera decided to

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  • Kraybill to give keynote speech for SCAD

    This year’s Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD) will feature Dr. Donald Kraybill of the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, who, as the kenote speaker will be discussing the growth of the local Amish community despite their reliance on tradition. Kraybill, Elizabethtown College’s expert on the Amish, will solve riddles both big and

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  • Emergent Scholars luncheon recognizes, rewards sophomores

    Emergent Scholars luncheon recognizes, rewards sophomores

    On Sunday, March 8, a luncheon was held to honor Elizabethtown College’s 2015 Emergent Scholars. The 54 sophomores and their chosen mentors spent time celebrating their accomplishments and appreciating the high standard of academics they have been able to attain as members of the Etown community. To be an Emergent Scholar, a student must maintain

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  • Bowne frames climate change in one lifetime, shares prevention techniques as part of President’s Lecture Series

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    • February 25, 2015

    On Monday, Feb. 23, Dr. David Bowne, associate professor of biology at Elizabethtown College, presented the first Presidential Community Enrichment Lecture of the spring 2015 semester. In his lecture, “The Climate Change of Your Life: A Personal Approach to Understanding Climate Change,” Bowne told 120 Elizabethtown community members what he called a “meaningful and accurate

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  • Safe Zone training session discusses hot topics, controversies

    Safe Zone training session discusses hot topics, controversies

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    • February 25, 2015

    On Thursday, Feb. 19, the Safe Zone LGBTQ Hot Topics workshop continued to educate the Elizabethtown College campus on the LGBTQ community’s controversial issues. The workshop was held by Brandon Jackson, coordinator of multicultural programs, and was the second of four LGBTQ Ally Training workshops held this semester. The goal of the Safe Zone program

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  • LLC expansion increases on-campus living options

    LLC expansion increases on-campus living options

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    • February 25, 2015

    In the 2015-16 school year, Elizabethtown College’s Residence Life will expand its on-campus housing options for students through the development of two new Living Learning Communities (LLCs). The current Honors LLC will be expanded to include students of all years, and the new Nest LLC will provide a substance-free housing option for upperclassmen. Dr. Kyle

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  • BSC computer station undergoes renovations for ease of use

    BSC computer station undergoes renovations for ease of use

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    • February 25, 2015

    Students may have noticed the computer station on the second floor of the BSC under construction between Feb. 12 and 13. The station’s renovation features a new counter for the computers and a relocated printing station. Elizabethtown College’s cabinetmaker since May 2014 Patrick Zabolotmy took on the project with zeal. It gave him the opportunity

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  • Business first-years attend induction ceremony

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    • February 25, 2015

    On Sunday, February 22 the Elizabethtown College first year-business students were inducted into the department. The ceremony took place in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center at 3 p.m. Dr. Sylvester Williams, chair of the department of business, introduced the event, officially welcoming the first-years into their major. His brief opening statement was followed by a

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  • High-achieving first-years prepare for induction to honor society

    High-achieving first-years prepare for induction to honor society

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    • February 25, 2015

    On Thursday, Feb. 19, the Alpha Lambda Delta honor society began the process of increasing its membership. Earlier this semester, several students were invited to join the Elizabethtown College chapter of the national organization and attended a meeting that introduced them to the organization. In order to be considered for Alpha Lambda Delta, a student

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