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  • Wawa is coming and Sheetz may not be far behind

    Wawa is coming and Sheetz may not be far behind

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    • October 28, 2024

    Pennsylvania’s highly contested Sheetz versus Wawa debate is coming to Elizabethtown. Wawa has received approval from Mount Joy Township’s Zoning Hearing Board approval from Mount Joy Township after two years. Meanwhile, Sheetz has drawn up plans for a new location close to campus.After two attempts in three years, Pennmark Management Co. has received approval from

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  • Meta Introduces Movie Gen

    Meta Introduces Movie Gen

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    • October 26, 2024

    Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has just taken a massive leap into the AI sphere with the introduction of its newest model: Movie Gen. The AI-powered tool is capable of producing realistic video and audio clips based on user prompts, placing it as a rival to other media generation platforms such as

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  • Cuts aren’t just happening at our nest

    Cuts aren’t just happening at our nest

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    • October 26, 2024

    This week has been very hard on students and faculty. The community has seen three of Elizabethtown College’s programs cut, along with 13 professors being let go. Financial hardships have been noticed throughout the years here at Etown, but recently, it has become even more personal. However, colleges across the country have been suffering similar

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  • British Government Gives Control of Chagos Islands To Mauritius

    British Government Gives Control of Chagos Islands To Mauritius

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    • October 26, 2024

    “The Sun will never set on the British Empire” is a saying originating from the 19th century describing the might and extent of the British Empire at that time. Its meaning points to the fact that the British Empire controlled such vast holdings that it was always daytime at least somewhere in the empire. Symbolizing

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  • Campus Community Responds to Cuts

    Campus Community Responds to Cuts

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    • October 26, 2024

                 Staff writer Vince Clay contributed reporting to this article. It’s been nearly a month since Elizabethtown College announced they would make faculty cuts, blindsiding students and many faculty members. After speculation across the campus, cuts were finally released on Oct. 3 and Oct. 4, eliminating three majors and 13 faculty members. “Not only has

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  • PA Politics: Trump’s Return to Butler and Kamala’s PA Challenge

    PA Politics: Trump’s Return to Butler and Kamala’s PA Challenge

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    • October 26, 2024

    Republican nominee Donald Trump returned to the Butler fairgrounds on Saturday, Oct. 5, the site of the attempted assassination in July. For Trump supporters, the rally was an opportunity to energize the Republican voter base in a critical swing state, with only a month until the Nov. 5 Election Day. However, Trump returned to Butler

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  • Thompson Gym Receives Renovation

    Thompson Gym Receives Renovation

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    • October 26, 2024

    The Thompson Gymnasium has completed the additions of both an upgraded and a new weight room to their facility, which is only used for athletics. The building which hosts the wrestling, volleyball and basketball teams, has put in a weight room for student-athletes to train in. The complex has also added a new team room.

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  • Kesha Morant Williams leaves legacy after two years at Etown

    Kesha Morant Williams leaves legacy after two years at Etown

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    • October 26, 2024

    After more than two years of passionately working towards change at Elizabethtown College, Senior Advisor for College Diversity, Equity and Belonging Kesha Morant Williams has departed from campus.  Williams’ last day was Oct. 18. She will move to a new position as the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.  “Kesha

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  • Today’s tech: Microsoft announces deal with Constellation Energyc

    Today’s tech: Microsoft announces deal with Constellation Energyc

    Microsoft  embarked into new territory in announcing a deal to reopen Unit 1 of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania—a facility seared into U.S. history thanks to the 1979 partial meltdown of its sister reactor. This bold move was driven by the rapid increase in the energy demands of artificial intelligence, marking a

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