• Student Senate: Overnight guests are now permitted on campus

    Student Senate: Overnight guests are now permitted on campus

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    • October 27, 2022

    Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, October 20 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with a special order presented by Project Manager of Facilities Management Department Jerry Schaber which focused on the launching of a sustainability dorm challenge.   Schaber presented energy comparisons statistics of each dorm per student. The focus

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  • Global Perspective: Africa, flooding in Nigeria

    Global Perspective: Africa, flooding in Nigeria

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    • October 27, 2022

    Flooding across Nigeria has killed more than 600 people, demolished homes and left hundreds of thousands of farmland acres ruined. The damaging effects from weeks of flooding caused Nigeria to battle with fuel and food shortage scares and has led to an uptick in inflation rates. Nigeria is experiencing its worst flooding since 2012. This

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  • Elizabethtown College welcomes Assistant Professor of English Literature Patrick Allen

    Elizabethtown College welcomes Assistant Professor of English Literature Patrick Allen

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    • October 27, 2022

    Assistant Professor of English Literature Patrick Allen recently joined the Elizabethtown College English Department.   Allen is an expert in African American literature and is also the current Vice President of Organizational Matters at the Society for the Study of American Women Writers. He is a graduate of both Providence College and Penn State University,

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  • PA Politics: The power of women and independent voters

    PA Politics: The power of women and independent voters

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    • October 27, 2022

    Polling for the midterm elections in Pennsylvania continues to grow closer. For the U.S. Senate race, Democrat John Fetterman has a 3% edge over Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz in a poll by FiveThirtyEight. For governor, Democrat Josh Shapiro leads Republican Doug Mastriano by almost 10% as of Oct. 21. Many expect Shapiro to win the

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  • Students share concerns about the Marketplace

    Students share concerns about the Marketplace

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    • October 27, 2022

    Students pay $3,180 per semester for either the Gold, Silver or Bronze meal plan at Elizabethtown College, and this price prompts many to wonder how their money is being spent. Recently, students have been using paper and plasticware instead of the regular dishes and utensils in the Marketplace. They are directed to throw out their

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  • Etown wrestling team puts on haunted house for Into the Streets

    Etown wrestling team puts on haunted house for Into the Streets

    Elizabethtown College has an annual event called Into the Streets around Halloween to incorporate the community and students. Students are learning skills and experience from volunteering engagement in a social environment. Events happen all around Elizabethtown that the community could be involved with. Etown has this function on campus in the KAV and is held

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  • Display brings awareness to domestic violence

    Display brings awareness to domestic violence

    October is Dating and Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DDVAM), and one of the many ways Elizabethtown College honored this is with the Silent Witness Display. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, DDVAM is a chance for people to unite in the work to end domestic violence, which is defined as abuse or aggression that

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  • “Out on Campus” exhibit educates on LGBTQ+ activism

    “Out on Campus” exhibit educates on LGBTQ+ activism

    October is LGBTQ+ History Month and Elizabethtown College is doing their part to help celebrate. From Oct. 13-27, the High Library hosted an exhibit detailing the history of LGBTQ+ activism at colleges in Pennsylvania. On loan from the LGBT Center of Harrisburg, the exhibit has information that includes everything from LGBTQ+ club founding to personal

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  • Women’s Soccer: Blue Jays vs. Goucher Gophers

    Women’s Soccer: Blue Jays vs. Goucher Gophers

    A sunny, intense soccer game occurred between Elizabethtown College’s Blue Jays and the Goucher Gophers on Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. on the Ira R. Herr Field. Despite the intensity of both teams, it ended in a draw (0-0). The Blue Jays started strong during the first half of the game. They kept charging at

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