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  • LGBTQIA+ rights bill showing the impact of Pennsylvania’s divided legislature

    LGBTQIA+ rights bill showing the impact of Pennsylvania’s divided legislature

    Same-sex marriage is, technically, still illegal in Pennsylvania. The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015 invalidated all state laws banning same-sex marriage. Despite this, Pennsylvania’s law defining marriage as a civil contract between one man and one woman only remains on the books. Lawmakers wishing to change this, and formally recognize

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  • Steady trend of tuition increases for Elizabethtown College students

    Steady trend of tuition increases for Elizabethtown College students

    Elizabethtown College’s tuition will be increasing by 3.25% for the 2026-2027 academic year. That would amount to a difference of more than $1,000 from the current annual tuition price of $38,370. This increase was announced in an email set to students on Feb. 25 by President Betty Rider outlining the actions taken by a voting

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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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  • 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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