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- November 8, 2018
Violence escalated in Yemen over the weekend, with more than 150 collective casualties on both rebel and government-backed sides. Key coastal city Hodeida was the site of a major government-backed ground ambush by troops against rebel forces. The Houthis, a rebel group, claims to have killed or wounded dozens of troops in their counter attacks.
READ MOREStudents discuss experiences, transitions studying abroad
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- November 8, 2018
From Washington, D.C. to Bumthang, Bhutan, Elizabethtown College students have made the world their classroom. With programs in thirty countries and forty-two cities, as well as winter, summer, and May Term options, each student can pursue his or her passion globally. Sophomore Matthew Smith spent two weeks in South Africa last May. Although he hadn’t
READ MOREToday’s Technology
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- November 8, 2018
In the technical world, repairing a product yourself or taking your device to a third party store is typically frowned upon by companies. However, more often than not, it is more cost effective to do so. In addition to the fact that companies are more favorable to having you bring your device in to them,
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Student Senate
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- November 8, 2018
Student Senate had its most recent meeting Thursday, Nov. 1. Two special orders were introduced. The first was about the new Campus Labs software. This new computer program will replace the paper evaluations professors have used in the past. Just like the paper evaluations, they will still be proctored and completed during class time. With
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Hiroshima bombing survivor shares her story
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- November 8, 2018
Photo: Paula Groff Elizabethtown College welcomed Shigeko Sasamori, a survivor of the 1945 atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, Japan, to speak Saturday, Nov. 3 as the keynote speaker of the Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies (MARAAS) Conference. The session was held in Gibble Auditorium, and associate professor of Japanese and Asian studies Dr. Nobuaki
READ MOREAn examination of accessibility for Etown students
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- November 8, 2018
The accessibility of the Elizabethtown College campus has been a reccurring question among students and faculty who may or may not be familiar with the current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliances. Is the College as ADA compliant as it could be? Or are there steps the College should be taking to make the campus
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Olympic medalist finds her passion in projects of advocacy
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- November 8, 2018
Photo: Emma Pile Olympic fencing medalist and ambassador Ibtihaj Muhammad gave the 2018 Carlos R. and Georgiana E. Leffler Memorial Lecture Wednesday, Nov. 7 at Elizabethtown College. Muhammad is the first Muslim woman to win an Olympic medal for the United States and the first American woman to compete in the Olympics while wearing a
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Women’s soccer suffers loss, men’s team looks to Landmark
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- November 1, 2018
The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s soccer teams fought hard against The Catholic University of America Saturday, Oct. 27. The women’s team suffered a hard defeat by one goal, while the men’s team tied and secured their place as the number one seed in the Landmark Conference, also locking down a home field advantage. The
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Volleyball team came out with a tough loss during Landmark
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- November 1, 2018
The Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team played Ursinus College Oct. 25 in Collegeville. The Blue Jays took a 3-0 win. The Blue Jays closed out their first back-to-back winning seasons since 2012 and 2013. This was a huge accomplishment for the women. The women had a whopping 18 kills and a hitting percent of .323
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