“You will reach the highest level of your profession.” It was this fortune cookie that convinced Victor Osorio to dream big and keep working towards those dreams. After graduating from Alfred University in May of 2015, the job hunt was short-lived. “After I graduated college, I was in the ‘real world’ for a couple of
READ MOREStudying abroad in Paris, France has provided several insights into cultural differences between France and America, particularly between French and American manners. In America, most people consider smiling a friendly gesture; however, the French often do not smile, even when thanking someone. A street vendor told me that he could tell I was American because
READ MORER.W. Schlosser Professor of English Dr. David C. Downing has spent over twenty years familiarizing himself with the life and literature of C.S. Lewis. At long last, his wit and wisdom have landed him a speaking gig at the University of Pennsylvania’s famed Kelly Writers House, where he will have the opportunity to educate Ivy
READ MOREWhen a person hears “music education,” maybe they are drowned in horrific memories of elementary school choir, or perhaps the words are literally music to their ears. Two things that may not be so quick to come to mind are the ideas of justice and visibility. On Monday, September 20, students, faculty and staff gathered
READ MORELast year in Dr. Downing’s Business and PR Writing class, we took a quiz that told us whether or not we were entrepreneurially-minded. Having started an Etsy shop the previous summer, I was slightly scared to take it – what if I learned I wasn’t cut out for owning a business? Upon adding up my
READ MOREHomer was so shaken by an editorial in a recent issue of the Etownian that he tottered immediately to the Blue Bean in search of sustenance. There, fortunately, lay a single scone without icing, and Homer fell upon it with such vehemence that the proprietor looked at him in alarm. His nerves calmed, Homer read
READ MOREOn the streets of Boston’s South Side in 1975, everyone knew the name Whitey Bulger. He and his Winter Hill Gang ran their neighborhood and he constantly tried to keep the mafia from North Boston out of his territory. On top of keeping his territory safe, he also kept ties with his brother, a Massachusetts
READ MOREThree times throughout the year, the Elizabethtown Magazine publishes a list of the most recent accomplishments of the College’s faculty and staff. Whether a faculty member is honored with a prestigious award or is asked to speak at a national conference in their respective field of expertise, this list is compromised of the most distinguished,
READ MORESophomore Blue Jays flocked to the KAV for this year’s Sophomore Year Experience Opening Dinner on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Begun as a way to welcome sophomores back to Elizabethtown College, bring the class together, maintain a sense of group identity and combat the “sophomore slump” trend observed at some colleges, the dinner is a semi-formal
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