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- October 14, 2021
It’s unlikely that any users were on Instagram, Facebook or Whatsapp on Monday at approximately 12 p.m. on Monday Oct. 4. These three apps, as well as other websites that fall under Facebook’s domain, were down for about five hours, causing many users to flock to other apps like Twitter or TikTok. The crash made
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Global Perspective
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- October 14, 2021
Vice President of the Philippines Leni Robredo filed paperwork to run for president on Oct. 7 as President Rodrigo Duterte’s term nears its expiration. In the election, Robredo will run as a member of the Liberal Party against Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr. Marcos Jr. is currently a member of the Philippine Democratic Party—People’s Power.
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Professor receives the Kreider Prize for Teaching Excellence
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- October 14, 2021
Thursday, Oct. 7 associate professor of occupational therapy (OT) Dr. Judy Beck Ericksen was awarded the Kreider Prize for Teaching Excellence for 2020-2021. She has been teaching at Elizabethtown College for 15 years. The event took place in the Susquehanna Room beginning with a reception at 7:00 p.m. The main event of the evening began
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Dr. Judy Beck Ericksen profile
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- October 14, 2021
Dr. Judy Beck Ericksen has been teaching at Elizabethtown College since 2007. Previously she taught as an adjunct at George Mason University, George Washington University, Gallaudet University and Shenandoah University. As an Occupational Therapist (OT), she has worked in many states including Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Michigan, Virginia and Washington D.C. She received her OT degree
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Student Senate
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- October 14, 2021
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Oct. 7 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with administrative reports, starting with Dean of Students and Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Belonging Nichole Gonzalez. Gonzalez began with addressing her recent choice to cancel the guest speaker Joe Basrawi that planned to come
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TPUSA event and surrounding controversy
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- October 14, 2021
The Elizabethtown College chapter of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) planned to host an event on campus Monday, Sept. 27 that featured guest speaker Joe Basrawi. Basrawi is a representative of TPUSA, which is a non-profit organization that seeks to advocate for conservative values in high schools and college campuses. What seemed like a typical event
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PA Politics: “One year to Prime Time: The US Senate”
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- October 14, 2021
In a little over one year from now, the country will be flocking back to the polls for the pivotal 2022 midterm elections. All eyes will be on Pennsylvania, as the battleground state could prove to be the deciding factor in whether the Democrats can retain their hold of the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C.,
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Pennsylvania Politics
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- October 7, 2021
On July 4, 2021, while the nation celebrated its freedom on Independence Day, it was also celebrating a newfound freedom from COVID-19. According to statistics from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Pennsylvania reported only 121 new cases on July 4. Freedom from the virus was marked by lower hospitalization and death rates and less
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High Center expands to Berks County
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- October 7, 2021
The High Center for Family Business, located on Elizabethtown College’s campus, has recently expanded into Berks County. Previously, the center mainly operated out of Lancaster County, but in the past year, it has been looking to roll out to new markets. “There was always a feeling that there was so much opportunity in Lancaster, Dauphin
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