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  • Today’s Technology: Elon Musk buys stake in Twitter

    Today’s Technology: Elon Musk buys stake in Twitter

    Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk announced that he bought 9.2 percent of Twitter through the U.S. Stock Market, which makes him the largest shareholder in the company. A day later, Twitter announced that Musk would be joining their board, which would have given him great influence over the company’s decisions and policies. However, Musk later

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  • Professor to Provost: A Profile on Kristi Keas

    Professor to Provost: A Profile on Kristi Keas

    When Kristi Kneas entered Elizabethtown College as an associate professor of chemistry, she had no idea that she would one day hold her current position of Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Kneas did know that while she enjoyed chemistry, what she really loved was teaching others and working on their skills. This

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  • The benefits of Etown’s Pre-Law Program

    The benefits of Etown’s Pre-Law Program

    There has been a recent increase of interest in law and legal studies at Elizabethtown College, as well as on a national scale. Etown comes with many ways to help students who are interested in pursuing a career in law and how to get started. Something different that Etown does involving law is their pre-law

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  • Student Senate: New policy about scheduling exams before finals announced

    Student Senate: New policy about scheduling exams before finals announced

    Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, March 31 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with student comments and announcements in which Class of 2025 Representative Amelia Whittmeir reminded everyone of the Hide-n-Seek club event on April 2 starting at 5 p.m. in Gibble Auditorium. Class of 2025 Representative Alexis Sheetz

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  • Global Perspective: World leaders call for investigations into Russian war crimes in Ukraine

    Global Perspective: World leaders call for investigations into Russian war crimes in Ukraine

    On Saturday, April 2, Russian forces retreated from territories captured early on in the war with Ukraine and left behind horrifying scenes of dead civilians and mass graves. Ukrainian troops made the discovery as they moved to reclaim the territory. One of these territories was Bucha, a suburban neighborhood northwest from Kyiv. Bucha’s mayor Anatoly

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  • Anti-trans and LGBTQ+ bills make their way through state legislatures

    Anti-trans and LGBTQ+ bills make their way through state legislatures

    A bill to ban transgender girls from participating in female sports passed the Republican-led Pennsylvania House Education Committee on March 29, over vast Democratic opposition. The proclaimed “Protect Women’s Sports Act” bill passed the committee 15-9 strictly on party lines. The GOP-led chamber will now have the ability to consider the bill on a full

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  • Today’s Technology: Fake profiles discovered on LinkedIn

    Today’s Technology: Fake profiles discovered on LinkedIn

    A recent study conducted by the Stanford Internet Observatory and National Public Radio (NPR) found that there are over 1,000 fake LinkedIn profiles active on the platform, which are created to draw users to a specific business and convince them to buy its products. Even after removing over 15 million fake accounts at the beginning

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  • Atwood elected to ASEE deans executive board

    Atwood elected to ASEE deans executive board

    The Dean of the School of Engineering, Math and Computer Science at Elizabethtown College Dr. Sara Atwood has recently been elected to the Engineering Deans Council Executive Board of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).  “The overall responsibility is to provide vision and leadership in engineering education, research and engagement,” Atwood said when asked

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  • The Russia-Ukraine conflict: Is the end in sight?

    The Russia-Ukraine conflict: Is the end in sight?

    If you’ve looked in the news at any point recently, you’ve most likely seen information about the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Starting on Feb. 24, this invasion has gone on for weeks now, coming up on a whole month. Russia’s decision to go through with the invasion was surprising, even for the people on the front lines.

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