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  • Exploring entrepreneurship abroad: Etown students take on Prague

    Exploring entrepreneurship abroad: Etown students take on Prague

    At the start of this month, 10 Elizabethtown College students traveled to the city of Prague in the Czech Republic as part of the course FBE450: Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economy. We spoke with a variety of local entrepreneurs, learning about their perspectives and stories. This included firsthand accounts of the transition from communism to capitalism,

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  • Semiconductors on the rise: Intel announces production of new facilities

    Semiconductors on the rise: Intel announces production of new facilities

    This just in, Intel Corp is going to be spending big in the next five years as part of a company-wide initiative to construct new factories and expand already existing facilities.  According to an article released by Reuters, Intel has released that they plan on using the $19.5 billion in loans and grants they had

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  • Sustainability challenge set forth by Dining Services

    Sustainability challenge set forth by Dining Services

    Elizabethtown College students have increasingly been made aware of their waste in the dining hall, not only through the introduction of the KITRO machines in the tray return and disposal area, but also through posts on dining services’ social media profiles which highlight the numbers behind the waste and the most wasted items.    “Sustainability

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  • Pa Politics: Divided priorities

    Pa Politics: Divided priorities

    In Pennsylvania’s General Assembly, the Democrat-controlled House and the Republican-controlled Senate are often at odds. Throw Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat who sometimes breaks with his own party, into the mix, and things get even messier. It was apparent during the 2023 budget season, and it’s even apparent now, during a time that’s typically not

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  • Global Perspective: Haiti’s prime minister resigns

    Global Perspective: Haiti’s prime minister resigns

    A brewing humanitarian crisis is threatening thousands of Haitians with violence and starvation. Even though widely unpopular Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced his plans to resign, hundreds of gangs continue a violent protest of the country’s political situation. The nation has been left in disarray, and many citizens fear for their lives. Haiti is no

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  • Etown Celebrates Women’s History Month

    Etown Celebrates Women’s History Month

    March. It brings warmer weather, lots of rain, and the promise of the nearing end of the school year. It is also Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate women’s experiences, achievements, and ability to overcome the special types of adversity that come with being a woman. Etown has set up numerous exhibits and events

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  • Business Buzz: Merger changes future of sports streaming

    Business Buzz: Merger changes future of sports streaming

    After Netflix’s rise in the 2000s, the world saw an influx of streaming services: Paramount Plus, Disney Plus, Peacock, Prime video and Max, formerly known as HBO Max, to name a few. Users have complained that the surplus of streaming services is equivalent to paying for cable, and sports fans are part of that category. 

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  • Integrating Controversy: How will AI integration affect the classroom? 

    Integrating Controversy: How will AI integration affect the classroom? 

    If there ever was a hot topic of this generation—and there have been many—then the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is king among them. After years of movies and novels prophesying doom to come off the backs of the creation of machines that can think for themselves, the public is conditioned to be skeptical

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  • Sock & Buskin announces benefit in Jo Russo’s honor

    Sock & Buskin announces benefit in Jo Russo’s honor

    Joseph ‘Jo’ Russo was beloved by many on campus, and touched the hearts of students and staff alike during his time at Elizabethtown College. In his passing, communities and people were brought together. His memorial service at the College illuminated his impact, as individual after individual came up and told their stories and experiences with

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