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  • High Library holds Blind Date With a Book event

    High Library holds Blind Date With a Book event

    With Valentine’s Day and the cold month of February in the rearview mirror, it seems the energy behind the holiday hasn’t yet been forgotten by one building on campus. The High Library is an integral heart of campus, and its consistent beating and resources to students, faculty and staff alike are invaluable. While they are

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  • Upcoming Social Justice Fair offers learning opportunities

    Upcoming Social Justice Fair offers learning opportunities

    Recognizing and celebrating the differences among its population is at the foundation of the learning experiences and opportunities for students at Elizabethtown College. It lives within the motto of “Educate for Service,” and learning from others is another form of education that comes from some of the classes offered on campus. Outside of the classroom,

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  • A unique hurdle: Condition causes runner to collapse after each race

    A unique hurdle: Condition causes runner to collapse after each race

    Elizabethtown College first-year Kate Bendall is unlike any other Blue Jay. She is running with her heart on the opposite side of her body.   She has a medical condition called Dextrocardia that caused her lung to not grow properly on the right side of her body. That lung is significantly smaller because that space is

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  • Club Feature: Colleges Against Cancer

    Club Feature: Colleges Against Cancer

    Elizabethtown College has many STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)-related clubs and organizations. Recently, I discussed the Women in STEM club and its values to women  currently majoring in STEM fields. Nonetheless, Etown’s science-based organizations take care to bring awareness to our community, as well as to those struggling with illness or cancer. Etown’s Colleges

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  • Which of these captivating artworks represents your zodiac sign?

    Which of these captivating artworks represents your zodiac sign?

    Despite my best attempts, Jays, I am simply not an artist. Unfortunately, my visually creative skills never advanced past the kindergarten level. If I am being completely honest, I still struggle with coloring in the lines. Nonetheless, you don’t have to be an artist to appreciate the artwork from the past several centuries or so.

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  • Local Sightseeing: Elizabethtown Borough Community Park

    Local Sightseeing: Elizabethtown Borough Community Park

    The Elizabethtown Borough Community Park is a quiet park right on South Mount Joy Street, only a few minutes from campus. The park has several playgrounds for young kids to explore, pavilions, basketball courts, an amphitheater and more! There’s plenty to do for family members of all ages, or if you just want to take

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  • A retrospective review of Amazon’s “Rings of Power” series

    A retrospective review of Amazon’s “Rings of Power” series

    It’s no secret that I am not a fan of Amazon’s “Rings of Power” series, but not for the reasons you may think.  I’m the first to say a film adaptation of a book doesn’t have to be a perfect copy in order to be a great movie or show. But at the same time,

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  • Recipe Review: Honey cakes

    Recipe Review: Honey cakes

    Though the weather may still be windy and chilly, spring has begun and it’s time to start bringing out all the fresh flavors of the season. Recently, a few of my friends got together to celebrate Ostara, the holiday celebrated by Pagans and Wiccans for the Spring Equinox. We decided to make honey cakes for

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  • Students of Etown: Kara Sullivan

    Students of Etown: Kara Sullivan

    This week, meet Kara Sullivan, a third-year early education major from Harrisburg, Pa. with a passion for dance. Sullivan has been keeping busy during her time at Elizabethtown College. Currently, she is involved in the Education Organization, the Council for Exceptional Children and Kappa Delta Pi , which all provide her with opportunities related to

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