• Cross country runs against elite at Princeton

    Cross country runs against elite at Princeton

    The Elizabethtown College men and women’s cross country teams competed in the Princeton Invitational held at the West Windsor Fields on Saturday, Oct. 18. The men’s team placed 8th overall with 258 points in the 8,000-meter race. Senior Dan Gresh, who has been a top runner for the Blue Jays this season, individually finished in

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  • Women’s volleyball sweeps three straight opponents

    Women’s volleyball sweeps three straight opponents

    Elizabethtown College’s women’s volleyball team is stepping up their game as their season continues. The Blue Jays’ overall records stands at 11-15, with only five matches left in their season. The Blue Jays played their last two Landmark Conference matches on Saturday, Oct. 18. It was their last chance to improve on their conference record.

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  • Field hockey team shuts out Juniata for third conference victory, three games left for Jays

    Field hockey team shuts out Juniata for third conference victory, three games left for Jays

    After the cancellation of its game against Moravian on Wednesday, the Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team traveled to Huntingdon, Pa. to bring home a 1-0 win against the Juniata College Eagles. Senior Taylor Alwine made the one and only goal of the game. This win for the team puts the Blue Jays even with

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  • Senior earns 2014 Paul M. Grubb, Jr. Student Peace Award

    Senior earns 2014 Paul M. Grubb, Jr. Student Peace Award

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    • October 23, 2014

    The Elizabethtown College Alumni Peace Fellowship honored senior Bhim Thapaliya with the 2014 Paul M. Grubb, Jr. Student Peace Award at a reception last Saturday. In recognition for his peace- and justice-related work with refugees through the Act for Humanity Foundation (AFH) and its Etown chapter that he founded, Thapaliya received $2,000 to invest in

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  • Kopko anticipates becoming director of Honors Program

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    • October 23, 2014

    Last Tuesday, the Honors Council hosted a lecture by Dr. Kyle Kopko ‘05 as the first event of the new Honors Lecture Series. Kopko, an assistant professor of political science and the director of the pre-law program at Elizabethtown College, will succeed Director of the Honors Program and Associate Professor of English Dr. Dana Mead

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  • Student Wellness holds Alcohol Awareness Week, educates students

    Student Wellness holds Alcohol Awareness Week, educates students

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    • October 23, 2014

    Oct. 19 through 26 is Student Wellness’ Alcohol Awareness Week. The week is a national collegiate movement, and colleges all across the country are programming on this topic. The purpose of the week is to educate students and help keep them safer when they make decisions regarding alcohol. Programs held during the week addressed questions

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  • History professor offers seminar about East Asia for teachers

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    • October 23, 2014

    Elizabethtown College is offering a new online course called “East Asia: A Seminar for Teachers,” a seminar exploring the history, geography, literature and cultures of China, Japan and Korea. This is the first year it is being offered to students of Etown’s education department. The main sections tackled in the course are arts and humanities,

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  • New faculty member joins departments of Political Science and Asian Studies

    New faculty member joins departments of Political Science and Asian Studies

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    • October 23, 2014

    The department of Politics, Philosophy and Legal Studies welcomed a new assistant professor of Political Science and Asian Studies. Assistant Professor Dan Chen grew up in China and lived there through the end of her undergraduate schooling. She then attended the University of Kansas, training as a comparativist with a focus on Chinese politics. She

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  • Senate plans to disclose Junior/Senior date

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    • October 23, 2014

    On Friday, Oct. 31, the Class of 2016 Student Senate will announce the date of Junior/Senior Formal at their “Hallo-Wing Night” class unity event in Hoover 110. “We wanted to reward our class for their winning homecoming float by giving them top-secret information about Junior/Senior,” Representative Nicole Curcio said. The event will feature wings, trivia

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