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  • Iran sends military strikes against Israel  

    Iran sends military strikes against Israel  

    This past week, Iran fired around 300 missiles and drones at Israel in retaliation for their strike against the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria, which killed a top Iranian general along with other high-ranking individuals.  The attacks from Iran came from multiple neighboring countries surrounding Israel including Iran, Iraq and Yemen. However, the weaponry was

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  • Business Buzz: Is Pride Month no longer profitable? 

    Business Buzz: Is Pride Month no longer profitable? 

    In anticipation of Pride Month coming in June and as a recognition of Etown Does PRIDE coming to an end soon, one trend that consumers typically expect to see that has been popularized in the past decade is the use of pride logos and flags in businesses to increase their revenue stream from LGBTQIA+ consumers.  

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  • CGUP offers Ware Lecture photo essay competition 

    CGUP offers Ware Lecture photo essay competition 

    Elizabethtown College is offering opportunities to hear from diverse perspectives to allow for the building of a stronger community. Part of that effort is seen through the Ware Lecture, which is sponsored by the Ware Family and intended to encourage peacemaking in the campus community and in their larger lives. Speakers from years prior, which

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  • Elizabethtown College Disability Services works to support student needs

    Elizabethtown College Disability Services works to support student needs

    When there are 20 college students in a room together, it’s bound to be a little distracting. For Elizabethtown College fourth-year graphic design and digital media production major Sarah Moscoso, it can be more than just distracting.  Moscoso used to take her exams in a quiet room, alone, to help mitigate the negative affects her

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  • Today’s Tech: Fee added to X for new accounts

    Today’s Tech: Fee added to X for new accounts

    New users of the social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter) will be asked to pay a small fee in order to access key features such as posting, liking and reposting. This is an attempt to curb spam bots which have been a consistent problem on the platform for years. Spam bots are essentially

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  • What’s Happening: The Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire

    What’s Happening: The Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire

    With President Joe Biden calling for a ceasefire in Gaza last week, it is seeming that the war in the east is coming to a head, as leaders begin negotiating at least a temporary peace. This last Sunday, April 7, peace negotiations resumed as both Israeli leaders and a Hamas delegation headed to Egypt, under

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  • Business Buzz: The revival of the movie theater industry

    Business Buzz: The revival of the movie theater industry

    The year 2020 saw a decline in many prominent industries which thrived on face-to-face contact with others and experiences which required close proximity. One example of this is the movie theater industry, which also had to deal with the rise of streaming and the convenience that came alongside it, due to a reduced cost and

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  • SEEDS Club promotes ecological efforts at Etown

    SEEDS Club promotes ecological efforts at Etown

    Elizabethtown College is known for a variety of things. Students celebrate traditions like the Marshmallow Game, we walk out of class and appreciate the welcoming smell of chocolate days, and we visit the mineral gallery of the Master’s Center and appreciate the collection. There are some aspects of Etown’s campus that are just so beautiful

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  • Today’s Tech: Disney planning on streaming password crackdown this summer 

    Today’s Tech: Disney planning on streaming password crackdown this summer 

    Subscribers to Disney Plus beware — Disney plans on cracking down on password sharing for the popular streaming service sometime in June.   Coming off  the heels of an intense proxy fight with investor Nelson Peltz to retain his seat on the Walt Disney Company’s board of directors, Bob Iger has revealed plans to begin cracking

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