• Local Activity Review: Attempting the Escape Room Lancaster

    Local Activity Review: Attempting the Escape Room Lancaster

    If you love puzzles and are looking for a fun indoor activity to do with your friends, try going to an escape room! If you’re willing to travel, consider booking an experience at Escape Room Lancaster. This escape room location has four unique escape room experiences available for booking; The Sherlock hunts Jack the Ripper

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  • Students of Etown: Madeline Shaffer

    Students of Etown: Madeline Shaffer

    With so many talented students on campus, it’s always interesting to hear about the various perspectives people bring to Elizabethtown College. Senior history major with a religious studies minor Madeline Shaffer is just one example of these stellar students. From Concord, Pa., Shaffer found herself choosing the College in part due to its background. “I’m

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  • Game Review: Making music with “Incredibox”

    Game Review: Making music with “Incredibox”

    “Incredibox” was created in 2009 by a trio who runs So Far So Good, a gaming company based in France. It is an extremely unique game with no set goals, only your imagination. The premise is to combine different sounds and voices to create a beat that you like. When you first open the screen,

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  • Welcome to the Jungle: Apollo the boxer

    Welcome to the Jungle: Apollo the boxer

    This week, get to know junior Emily Morrissey’s boxer, Apollo. Morrissey and her family have previously had dogs, a lab and a lab mix, but when they started looking for a new dog, they decided to get a boxer instead. Apollo is a two-year-old boxer who has a unique personality and loves to play.  “We

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  • Global Perspective: Unidentified objects shot down in Canada and Alaska

    Global Perspective: Unidentified objects shot down in Canada and Alaska

    • News
    • February 16, 2023

    On Saturday, Feb. 11, the Canadian government reported that an American jet shot down an unidentified flying object that invaded Canadian airspace.  “I ordered the take down of an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace,” Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau wrote on Twitter. “[North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)] shot down the object over

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  • College expands study abroad options

    College expands study abroad options

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    • February 16, 2023

    When Jaime Ramos ‘18  arrived at Elizabethtown College to take the position of Study Abroad Advisor, he had a specific vision in mind for student meetings.  “When I think of study abroad at Etown, I want someone to walk into my office and I don’t want them to have places to choose from, but many

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  • Mold testing in Hackman South causes student concern

    Mold testing in Hackman South causes student concern

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    • February 16, 2023

    Colleges, due to their age and ware due to time, are often subject to scrutiny in terms of the quality of their housing. Elizabethtown College has been addressing that issue of their own through the renovation of their dorms including the most recent ones of Myer and Royer.  Still, students may find that their living

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  • Student Senate: Transition Committee works on final constitution

    Student Senate: Transition Committee works on final constitution

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    • February 16, 2023

    Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Feb. 9 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with administrative reports where Associate Dean of Students Jenn Crowder reminded students that the housing intention form and spring break stay request form are both due on Feb. 15. Associate Director of the Office of Diversity,

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  • Dr. Oya Ozkanca appointed to leadership position in the National Collegiate Honors Council

    Dr. Oya Ozkanca appointed to leadership position in the National Collegiate Honors Council

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    • February 16, 2023

    Recently, Dr. Oya Dursun-Ozkanca—professor of international studies and political science, as well as Director of the Honors Program and the international studies minor here at Elizabethtown College—was appointed to a prestigious leadership position in the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC). This development serves to create an advantageous environment for the Honors Program at Elizabethtown College

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