• Women’s soccer remains undefeated after victory over rival

    Women’s soccer remains undefeated after victory over rival

    The Elizabethtown women’s soccer program has learned to build off of every prior season’s heartbreak. Two seasons ago, the Blue Jays went 10-3-6 and won six conference games to just one loss and three ties. That season ended with a disappointing loss in penalty kicks at Stevenson University in the Commonwealth Conference Championships. The team

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  • Craig speaks about ISIS formation, effects on Syria-U.S. relations

    On Monday, Sept. 8, the Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking hosted a lecture by Elizabethtown College’s Ambassador in Residence John B. Craig entitled “Terrorism and the Iran Revolution: ISIS in Syria.” Craig began his lecture by discussing the Arab Spring, which occurred in 2011. He explained that what many viewed as “the beginning of

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  • Ashley amuses students using everyday situations, promotes optimism

    Ashley amuses students using everyday situations, promotes optimism

    Elizabethtown College students welcomed rising comedian Tracey Ashley with thunderous applause Thursday, Sept. 4. Ashley and her audience developed such friendly interactions that Ashley extended her set and stayed afterward to interact with several students. Ashley, a rising talent in the world of comedy, was born in Georgia and currently lives in Indiana. In her

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  • Student Wellness distributes information about consent

    Student Wellness distributes information about consent

    To kick off the second week of the semester as well as the NFL season, Elizabethtown College’s Office of Student Wellness (OSW) held an interactive football-themed event from Sept. 3 to 5 to raise awareness about sexual assault. “Let’s Talk About Consensual Sex: Red Zone” set up shop at various locations around campus, where the

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  • Sociology professor opens interactive photography exhibit

    On Sept. 4, Dr. Rita Shah, assistant professor of sociology, opened her new photo exhibit “Prison or Slave Castle?” to the Elizabethtown College community. Upon arrival, Shah explained to the students what the exhibit was about and why she had decided to undertake the project. Shah is a criminologist whose interests lie within studying and

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  • Workers begin installation, construction of Class of 2014 gift of new bridge in the Dell

    Workers begin installation, construction of Class of 2014 gift of new bridge in the Dell

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    • September 11, 2014

    Elizabethtown College community members can expect to see a new and improved bridge on the Dell within the next few weeks. Students walking near the Dell early in the second week of the semester may have taken notice of the sudden absence of the little old bridge. Facilities workers removed it Tuesday morning in order

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  • Field hockey beats Del Val, records first win after 0-3 start

    The Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team lost its first three games against Franklin & Marshall College, Messiah College and Muhlenberg University in the opening weeks of the Fall 2014 season. The Jays hosted No. 8 Franklin and Marshall for the opening game August 29, but could not score a goal against the Diplomats, losing

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  • Cross country teams off to successful start

    “Every year is the same. Win the conference, get a national bid,” Coach Brian Falk said of the men’s and women’s cross country teams. Although their four-year conference championship streak was broken this past season, they have the athletes to reclaim their place atop the throne this year. They, along with the rest of the

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  • Capital One legal expert discusses risk management within businesses

    Capital One legal expert discusses risk management within businesses

    Steve Gannon, deputy general counsel of Capital One, spoke on risk management in businesses at Elizabethtown College on Wednesday, April 30. Gannon oversees Capital One’s legal department, which includes the corporate transactions, regulatory, banking, litigation, employment, securities and governance groups. He said that the legal department exists within the company in order to deal with

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