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Discontent grows over the lack of parking on campus
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- November 9, 2023
Of all the competitive sports at Elizabethtown College, none inspire the level of intense emotions and aggressive commentary as trying to park one’s car. That may sound like a joke, but the parking situation at Etown has grown progressively worse in the last few years. Student discontent has grown proportionally, lamenting over a lack of
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Uncomplicating our courts: The Pennsylvania judicial system
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- November 2, 2023
In Pennsylvania, on odd numbered years, statewide candidates for the Pa. Superior Court, Pa.Commonwealth Court and Pa. Supreme Court appear on the ballot. Most Pa. citizens have no idea around what cases the Superior and Commonwealth Courts typically handle and have only a vague notion of the cases that have come before the state Supreme
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Today’s Technology: Countries participate in AI summits
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- November 2, 2023
2023 may end up being remembered as the year of Artificial Intelligence (AI) conversations as the history books begin to be written. We have seen conversations of all kinds, from doomsday prophesying to its use in the classroom. It’s certainly a complicated issue with naysayers and proponents, and a confused public who just want to
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Etown offers May term study abroad programs
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- November 2, 2023
Do you want to study abroad but are worried about the time, cost or traveling alone? Consider applying for one of the 2024 May term study abroad trips! Instead of studying in a foreign country for a whole semester, these programs are adventures that last from one to three weeks. They are tailored towards specific
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Etown responds to the Israel-Hamas War
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- November 2, 2023
In recent news, it has been almost impossible to not be exposed to information online and on the news about the Israel/Hamas conflict and the high victim toll that it has amassed in recent days. President Joe Biden responded after visiting Israel and providing aid by further stating that “when America experienced the hell of
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The College hosts David Hogg to lead off its lecture series
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- November 2, 2023
Just one day after 18 people were killed after an act of gun violence in Maine, David Hogg, who survived one of the deadliest school shootings in America, spoke to a full house at Elizabethtown College on Thursday, Oct. 26 during the College’s lecture series. Hogg was a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
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Global Perspective: Tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalate
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- November 2, 2023
President Joe Biden ordered two airstrikes on military facilities belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and proxies in Syria early on Friday, Oct. 27. These measures were in retaliation for recent missile and drone attacks against American forces in Syria and Iraq. These airstrikes, carried out by two F-16 fighter jets, also intended to
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Business Buzz: Keeping enemies close, and friends closer
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- November 2, 2023
It has been 21 days since the war between Israel and Palestine began, and almost a year and a half since the war in Ukraine reached its boiling point. Since then, we have seen the power struggle between the three main powerhouses on the global stage. The U.S., Russia and China have begun moving their
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Pennsylvania Politics: A sit-down with professor of political science Dr. Fletcher McClellan
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- October 26, 2023
Professor of Political Science E. Fletcher McClellan has seen many different Pennsylvania political landscapes throughout his more than 40 year tenure as a professor at Elizabethtown College. One thing he doesn’t believe he’ll ever see is the state’s role in the national political landscape declining. “I think we’ll always be close to ground zero for
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