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  • Elizabethtown College softball splits home opener with Juniata Eagles

    Elizabethtown College softball splits home opener with Juniata Eagles

    Elizabethtown College’s softball team (4-8, 1-1 LC) kicked off their home opener with a thrilling split against the Juniata Eagles (6-10, 1-1 LC), winning the first game 4-3 but losing the second 12-3 with the game called in the 5th inning. In the first game of the doubleheader, the Blue Jays found themselves trailing early

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  • Shot putter steps into the circle for first time, sets records

    Shot putter steps into the circle for first time, sets records

    It’s unusual for a college student to pick up a new sport. It’s even more unusual for a newcomer to excel and set records at this level. But, Elizabethtown College first-year Joey Walko is doing just that. The track and field team at Etown is a growing program, and the throwing team is no exception.

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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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