• Welcome to the jungle

    Welcome to the jungle

    Hello! My name is Killian! This is my first semester taking classes, though my mom, Aries, is working on her second year of college. Unfortunately, I’m spending my first semester remote.  The plus side is that I get to take classes on my mom’s bed. Though, to be honest, I don’t pay attention as much

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  • Social but distanced fall

    Social but distanced fall

    This season may be called fall, but that doesn’t mean it’s a downer! Autumn is a fantastic time of year with lots of fun activities to do, and luckily you can still do a bunch of them while maintaining safe distance from your friends. First, let’s think about aesthetics! What represents fall more than changing

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  • Hocus Pocus film review

    Hocus Pocus film review

    Perhaps one of the most notorious Halloween movies in recent years is “Hocus Pocus,” a 1993 cult classic that has become a holiday staple due to its star-studded cast and comedy. I will admit that I have been swept up in the Hocus Pocus fever. This Halloween, I have resolved to watch Hocus Pocus every

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  • Dr. Karen Johnson-Weiner on her decades of experience with the Amish

    On Oct. 8, 2020 Elizabethtown College’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist s Studies’ Steven Nolt gave a virtual live interview with Dr. Karen Johnson-Weiner on her extensive experience with various North American Old Order groups. Johnson-Weiner is currently a Distinguished Service Professor Emerita of Anthropology, SUNY Potsdam and has been extensively studying and corresponding

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  • Into the Streets

    Into the Streets

    From Oct. 24 through Oct. 30 Elizabethtown College will hold its tradition of Into The Streets. It is being organized by the Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE). CCCE Program Coordinator Sharon Sherick said via Zoom, “It’s important for first-years to see the tradition and how Etown unites together for this event that matters

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  • Pennsylvania Politics

    Pennsylvania Politics

    • News
    • October 15, 2020

    With less than a month until election day, Pennsylvania statewide election campaigns are in the home stretch. This year, Pennsylvanians will cast votes for Attorney General, Auditor General and State Treasurer.  For Attorney General, incumbent Democrat Josh Shapiro is up against Republican challenger Heather Heidelbaugh. Shapiro is running on his popularity and his accomplishments from

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  • New networking opportunity for students, alumni

    New networking opportunity for students, alumni

    • News
    • October 15, 2020

    The Office of Career Services partnered with the Elizabethtown College Alumni Association to launch a new platform for virtual networking: EtownConnect. It is similar to services like that of LinkedIn and Handshake, except it only connects students to the Elizabethtown College community. Through the service, students can learn more about the job search process and

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  • Global Perspectives

    Global Perspectives

    • News
    • October 15, 2020

    Pro-democracy protests in Thailand continued Wednesday, Oct. 14, with an estimated 8,000 people marching from Bangkok’s Democracy Monument to the Government House, the location of the offices of the Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. Protestors, many of whom are students, are calling for reforms to Thailand’s constitutional monarchy, including new elections, a more democratic constitution

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  • Food pantry to rescue food insecurity opens

    Food pantry to rescue food insecurity opens

    • News
    • October 15, 2020

    The Blue Jay Pantry at Elizabethtown College was established by the Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) to provide students regular access to nonperishable food items donated by members of the Etown community. “The goal of the Blue Jay Pantry is to help reduce food insecurity among Etown students,” Director of Purposeful Life Pathways

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