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Renovations in Nicarry demonstrate commitment to majors in the arts, humanities by modernizing academic building
- Campus Life
- September 11, 2014
Four score and seven years ago, I stumbled into summer orientation at Elizabethtown College with a mixture of emotions — roughly one quarter excitement and three quarters fear. I, like every other high school graduate at orientation, scanned my first college course schedule for any horrific-sounding classes, like “Alligator Wrestling,” “Non-Stop Jumping Jacks” or, worse
READ MOREOrientation, first week solidify choice of school
- Campus Life
- September 11, 2014
Hauling refrigerators up two flights of stairs, making plans to dine with friends, praying the bookstore has that one last rental textbook … First-years: we’re just like you. August 21 was my designated move-in date. As an honors student, I moved in a day earlier than the rest of my class in order to attend
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Starbucks latte controversy fails to deter enjoyment of seasonal beverage
- Campus Life
- September 11, 2014
Fall is coming, which means it’s time for all of our fall favorites: football, sweaters and pumpkin flavored everything! Now, if you’re like me, then you love pumpkin spice lattes from Starbucks or pumpkin anything from Dunkin Donuts. And again, if you’re like me, then you don’t always seem to care what you are putting
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Upperclassman suggests responsible activities, ideas for entertainment
- Campus Life
- September 11, 2014
Greetings, first-years! Welcome to Elizabethtown College, the land of rolling hills and sweet scents of chocolate. If you haven’t already noticed, our campus is one of rural Pennsylvania’s hidden gems … but, as you may have begun to realize, finding fun and legal activities in which to take part requires a bit of creativity. However,
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Changing of seasons brings new challenges, opportunities
- Campus Life
- September 11, 2014
The transition from summer to fall can be a chore. While I look forward to fall, it’s usually difficult to get readjusted to the stresses of college life after having a lighter summer schedule. I find myself nostalgic for those relaxing times at the beach when I could hear the ocean waves and feel the
READ MORECommunity mourns passing of political science professor
- News
- September 11, 2014
On Tuesday afternoon, the Elizabethtown College community mourned the loss of Dr. W. Wesley McDonald, professor of political science at the College. McDonald has been at the College since 1980 after earning his undergraduate degree in political science from Towson State University and his graduate degree from Bowling Green State University. He later earned his
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Professor publishes book on beard cuttings
- News
- September 11, 2014
Dr. Donald Kraybill, distinguished college professor and senior fellow at Elizabethtown College’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, recently published a book about Amish beard cutting attacks and hate crimes convictions called “Renegade Amish.” The book focuses on a few different aspects of the case. In the fall of 2011, five beard cutting attacks
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McDougle suggests, demonstrates pedagogical techniques for music
- Features
- September 11, 2014
Lauren McDougle from the Organization of American Kodály Educators held a workshop on musical accompaniments Saturday, Sept. 6 for music education and education majors. The organization promotes an approach to music education developed by Zoltán Kodály, whose philosophy is that music and singing can be joyful for the pupil. The workshop included Elizabethtown College and
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Center introduces conflict management certification
- News
- September 11, 2014
The Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking at Elizabethtown College introduced a certification program to instruct students, staff members and faculty in conflict management and transformation. Peacemaker-in-Residence Jonathan Rudy designed the Conflict Transformation Certificate program to overview the foundations of conflict transformation with an emphasis on practicing communication and mediation skills. Rudy stated that the
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