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  • A look at Elizabethtown College’s newest minor

    A look at Elizabethtown College’s newest minor

    Added in the fall semester to the more than 100 minors offered at Elizabethtown College was the Transformative Justice minor, an interdisciplinary program focused on the analysis of systemic disparities and marginalization of racial and other societal minorities. “We wanted it to be more than just learning content,” Associate Professor of Education and minor advisor

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  • Elizabethtown adds women’s flag football, joining fast-growing collegiate movement

    Elizabethtown adds women’s flag football, joining fast-growing collegiate movement

    College officials announced that Elizabethtown College will add women’s flag football as its 25th varsity sport, with competitions set to begin in the 2027–28 academic year. This is the first addition to Etown athletics since men’s volleyball in 2018–19 and aligns with the national growth of women’s flag football. The college has launched a national

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  • Business Buzz: SEC proposal could ease reporting burden, but raise stakes for investors

    Business Buzz: SEC proposal could ease reporting burden, but raise stakes for investors

    A potential shift by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could change one of the most routine practices in U.S. business. The agency is preparing a proposal that would allow publicly traded companies to report financial results twice a year instead of every quarter, according to Reuters. The rule, which could be introduced as soon

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  • Today’s Tech: Asynchronous surgery on patients 1,500 miles away performed for the first time in UK

    Today’s Tech: Asynchronous surgery on patients 1,500 miles away performed for the first time in UK

    A surgeon working in London has performed the U.K.’s first long-distance robotic surgery on a patient located 1,500 miles away in Gibraltar. The introduction of long-distance robotic operations is hoped to absolve future patients of the burden of “vast expense and inconvenience” as well as generally being capable of helping a wider array of people

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  • Should Philadelphia host the 2028 Democratic National Convention?

    Should Philadelphia host the 2028 Democratic National Convention?

    Philadelphia is a finalist to host the next Democratic National Convention (DNC), and officials from the city are eager to bring the DNC back to the Keystone State. The Democratic National Convention, like its counterpart Republican National Convention, is a four-day event where the Democratic Party formally nominates its candidate for President of the United

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  • How do Elizabethtown College students feel about AI?

    How do Elizabethtown College students feel about AI?

    Being a college student can already feel like standing on the precipice of an unknown future of both opportunities and risks. In the modern technological age, rapid advancements make this future even harder to predict, and if any advancements stand to create the largest impact, it may be artificial intelligence (AI). As with any new

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  • College plagued by continuous feces in restroom trash cans

    College plagued by continuous feces in restroom trash cans

    The Environmental Services staff at Elizabethtown College has reported multiple instances of human feces being found in the bathroom trashcans of Myer Residence Hall. The students living in the hall were notified at the end of January that if the problem continued, they would face a community charge.  Area Coordinator MK White sent an email

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  • CARE holds forum for concern over Elizabethtown College DEI response

    CARE holds forum for concern over Elizabethtown College DEI response

    On Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, the Elizabethtown College Coalition for Anti-Racist Education (CARE) hosted a forum for students, faculty and staff to discuss the college’s response or, as some in the forum expressed, lack thereof to legislation targeting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). For privacy and respect of the nature of the forum, no names

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  • Global Perspective: Afghanistan’s hunger crisis worsens 

    Global Perspective: Afghanistan’s hunger crisis worsens 

    Afghanistan is facing a worsening hunger crisis as declining foreign aid, economic hardship and mass deportations from neighboring countries push millions closer to food insecurity. Humanitarian agencies warn that the situation is particularly dangerous for children, with acute malnutrition rising sharply across the country. The United Nations estimates that 3.7 million Afghan children will need

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