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- February 10, 2022
On Feb. 3rd, President Biden announced that a raid carried out by U.S. Special Operations Forces resulted in the death of the Islamic State’s leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi. The raid was planned months ago when agency officials were tipped that ISIS’s top terrorist was hiding out in a house in northwest Syria. “We made
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School of EMCS honored by national diversity recognition program
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- February 3, 2022
Last December, Elizabethtown College’s School of Engineering, Math and Computer Science (EMCS) was honored by the American Society for Engineering Education’s (ASEE) Diversity Recognition Program. Etown won the award for inclusive excellence in the bronze category. Only nine institutions nationwide won the award, and Etown was the only college or university recognized in Pennsylvania. This
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Student Senate
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- February 3, 2022
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Jan. 27 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with a special order, to swear in one new representative for the Class of 2024, Jamie Hallman. Administrative reports began with Dean of Students and Executive Director for College Diversity, Equity and Belonging Nichole Gonzalez, who
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McCormick resigns, Betty Rider becomes transitional president
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- February 3, 2022
On Monday, Jan. 3 the Elizabethtown College campus community received an email from the Board of Trustees announcing that Cecilia McCormick was resigning as the College’s president after 2.5 years in the role. Her resignation was effective Dec. 31, 2021. McCormick cited her desire to focus on her personal and family life as well as
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Global Perspective
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- February 3, 2022
Recently, tensions between Russia and Ukraine have been rising due to the presence of Russian soldiers at the border of the two countries. At least 100,000 soldiers have gathered there, despite warnings from the U.S. and several European countries. U.S. officials fear that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen as soon as a couple
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PA Politics: All Eyes on the PA Senate Race
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- February 3, 2022
Pennsylvania is garnering national attention and media coverage as the midterm elections come into view. The Democratic Senate majority in Washington, D.C. hopes to maintain control over the chamber after the 2022 midterm elections. The race to replace retiring Republican Senator Pat Toomey may provide the pivotal seat for the balance of power in the
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The College adapts to the omicron variant
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- February 3, 2022
Elizabethtown College has quickly adapted its procedures to combat the COVID-19 omicron variant. After a week delay of the spring semester, it implemented return-to-campus guidelines that staggered student move-ins over three days. Upon arrival to campus, all students, regardless of vaccination status, were subject to surveillance testing to quell the surge of the virus. However,
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Today’s Technology
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- February 3, 2022
Living a second digital life using virtual reality might have seemed like a distant dream a few years ago, but new technology is being developed to create the Metaverse. Earlier this year, Microsoft cited the Metaverse as a reason to purchase the game developer Activision Blizzard for $70 billion. Other companies are pushing out novel
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The College acknowledges and apologizes for bias incidents
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- November 18, 2021
On Tuesday, Nov. 2 Elizabethtown College President Cecilia M. McCormick, J.D. and the Senior Leadership Team sent an email to the Etown community entitled “Creating a Sense of Belonging for all at Elizabethtown College.” In the email, they apologized for not condemning a series of “inexcusable” racist and biased behaviors and incidents that occurred in
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