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- March 1, 2018
Last Thursday, Feb. 22, at 3:40 p.m. in Hoover 212, the Student Senate met for their weekly meeting, where they voted on senate evaluation forms and faculty representative legislation. The senate discussed three different evaluation forms for students to give feedback to the senators, ultimately voting to approve Form C to appear on the Student
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What you will miss over spring break
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- March 1, 2018
Starting Friday, March 2, Elizabethtown College will be on spring break. Around campus, spring break will be relatively uneventful, but the normal campus busyness will continue following break. There are two events on campus during break: a UGro In-service event and a Gretna Theatre event. The UGro event will be held in the KAV Friday,
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Search committee for new Vice President for Student Life announced
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- March 1, 2018
With Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Marianne Calenda’s upcoming retirement, Elizabethtown College must find a replacement for the position. Thursday, Feb. 15, through a campuswide email, the members of the search committee for the position were announced. Dean for Academic Affairs and Faculty Development Dr. Kristi Kneas and Executive Director of
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Education students react to recent Parkland shooting
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- March 1, 2018
Fourteen students and three staff members died when Nikolas Cruz, 19, entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida Wednesday, Feb. 14. Since then, the nation has engaged in a gun control and mental health debate similar to the ones sparked by many recent mass shootings. This time, however, the teenaged shooting victims have
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The Study Abroad Experience
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- February 22, 2018
Studying abroad:” A term that excited me and filled me with dread all at once. It seemed like the greatest adventure and the biggest risk. There were so many things, both clichéd and not, that I heard before I stepped off the plane in Italy. The first was to keep an open mind and be
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- February 22, 2018
When the tech talks back, that’s when I’ve officially gone crazy.” Once those were wise words by one of the many of us who have a habit of thinking out loud and talking to our technologies. Now, the idea of technology talking back to the user is normal. Innovative technology from Apple’s Siri to smart
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Cryptology used in everyday settings
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- February 22, 2018
The Presidential Community Enrichment Series at Elizabethtown College continued Tuesday, Feb. 20 with the lecture “An Introduction to Cryptology” by professor of mathematics Dr. Timothy McDevitt. The luncheon began with an introduction by Executive Director of College Engagement Opportunities Mark Clapper. Clapper gave updates on the College since November, specifically mentioning the new Bowers Center
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- February 22, 2018
Thursday Feb. 15, the Elizabethtown College Student Senate met in Hoover 212 for its weekly meeting. The meeting began with the induction of two new Senate representatives, first-year Rachel Freed and senior Tommy Hopkins. They stood and took the Oath of Office and officially became members of the Senate. Following the Oath of Office was
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Five panelists review opioids and their presence in the community
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- February 22, 2018
Elizabethtown College students, faculty and community members gathered in Gibble Auditorium for an Opioid Epidemic Symposium Monday, Feb. 19. Panelists discussed everything from why these opioids, such as heroin, are so addictive, how to help people overcome addictions and the impact opioid problems can have on families. Pennsylvania now has the fourth-highest opioid overdose rate
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