• Fritz explores the character of Phyllis in English madrigals

    Dr. Matthew Fritz, associate professor of music, gave a presentation titled “Secular Music of the Renaissance” at Elizabethtown College on Thursday, Nov. 13, which explored the character of Phyllis in English madrigals. Fritz’s presentation focused on the English madrigal, which is choral music that is in some circumstances performed with accompaniment. Madrigals were a highly

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  • Spence explains music selection, educational, entertaining pieces

    Spence explains music selection, educational, entertaining pieces

    On Sunday, Nov. 16 in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, the Department of Fine and Performing Arts hosted a performance by the Elizabethtown College Community Orchestra. The orchestra is made up of 78 musicians, who are both students at the College taking orchestra as a class and members of the community. This aspect of the

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  • Grimm encourages students to pursue writing, publishing

    Grimm encourages students to pursue writing, publishing

    Adjunct Faculty Member of the English Department Tyler Grimm’s students might be surprised to learn that Grimm did not know he wanted to be a writer until his junior year of college. Grimm revealed this and much more at his presentation, “The Working Novelist,” on Friday, Oct. 31 in the main lobby of Myer Residence

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  • Thanksgiving dinner, tree lighting events are festive tradition

    Thanksgiving dinner, tree lighting events are festive tradition

    Elizabethtown College prides itself on building and maintaining a community feel between students, faculty and staff. In order to uphold this standard, the College has adapted several traditions unique to Etown. These traditions are long-standing and are used to bring the community together several times during a school term. Of these traditions, the most well-known

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  • English department chair calls for proposals to undergraduate conference

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    • November 19, 2014

    High impact practices have been defined as “situations in which students seem to experience more focused and accelerated learning,” according to Dr. David Downing, Chair of the Elizabethtown College English Department and Ralph W. Schlosser Professor of English. Downing has invited English majors and minors and creative writing minors to experience this accelerated learning for

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  • Intellectual Film Club, CATRA create new event

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    • November 19, 2014

    Each fall, the Intellectual Film Club puts on a production of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” for which the club must raise $600 to pay for the rights and royalties. In past years, the club has had to raise the funds on their own. Christine Morzek, President of the Intellectual Film Club explains, “This year

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