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Series: Examining new transparency plan on campus
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- October 18, 2018
Elizabethtown College has had one word on its mind this semester: transparency. The administration is trying to work on its policy which focuses heavily on students, parents, faculty and alumni knowing information as soon as possible. This has been evident through initiatives this year such as residential renewal and tuition transparency projects. Vice President for
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Student political clubs host candidate town halls
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- October 18, 2018
With the 2018 midterm elections coming Tuesday, Nov. 6, college students are in an interesting position. Some are ready, while some may struggle to find time to get to the polls. Others may feel uninformed. Elizabethtown College’s chapters of the College Democrats and the College Republicans sought to remedy the latter problem in early October
READ MOREThe Global Perspective
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- October 11, 2018
Sexual violation rips apart the fabric of a community in a way that few other weapons can, with direct attacks on an individual and indirect attacks on families, communities and cultures. In many societies, the damages inflicted on the individual are considered irreparable, making sexual violence an effective tool to fragment a community. The 2018
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Series: Regional private institutions struggling to enroll students
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- October 11, 2018
With the Tuition Transparency initiative that was announced Wednesday, Sept. 12, Elizabethtown College launched a new marketing campaign: “You Minded.” According to Sallie Mae’s “How America Pays for College” national report, 69 percent of families in 2017 did not consider a college because of the cost of attendance. With Etown’s old model of tuition, the
READ MOREToday’s Technology
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- October 11, 2018
As the world around us grows, it steadily becomes more important to be talented with technology. Just about every family has a member who is asked to deal with the week’s most recent, tech-related problem. Here, I hope to spread a bit of knowledge and some strategies to help those who are not naturally technologically
READ MOREStudent Senate
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- October 11, 2018
Student Senate’s meeting Thursday, Sept. 20 began with a special order: the Oath of Office for new senators. The student comments section followed the special order, raising questions, which other senators or faculty answered. Among these was the question of why only one level of American Sign Language is offered at Elizabethtown College. Vice President
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Presidential Search Committee announces update on current search
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- October 11, 2018
The Presidential Search Committee met Monday, Sept. 17 to review and discuss the progress of the search for the fifteenth president of Elizabethtown College. As of the middle of September, more than 150 nominations were sent to the Presidential Search Committee’s search partner, Witt/Kieffer. Alongside the nominations, more than 100 applications and accompanying documents were
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Students and staff commemorate former early childhood education major
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- October 11, 2018
Students, faculty and staff spent over an hour remembering former Elizabethtown College student Mackenzie O’Brien at a vigil Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 5 p.m. According to assistant professor of education Dr. Peter Licona, many in attendance did not want to leave. “I felt sadness, yet strength as all in the room were trying to make
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Demolition and remodel planned for residence halls
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- October 11, 2018
Photo: Emma Pile The idea of a residential renewal has been thrown around the Elizabethtown College community for quite some time now. The College website has a section about these renewals that states the facilities are “aging” and the College wants to gain more funding in order to “enhance the living experience on campus and
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