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Success of peer editing depends entirely on personal outlook
- Campus Life
- February 26, 2014
Something that seems to be growing increasingly prevalent in Core and WRI courses–– most of these being housed within the English department –– is the utilization of peer editing exercises. If used properly, peer editing helps you in two ways: You the Writer receive feedback that escaped you while you were actively invested in the writing
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Early warnings serve as effective wake-up call
- Campus Life
- February 26, 2014
Well, we are at that time of the semester again; that’s right — early warnings. Hopefully you were fortunate enough not to receive one. If you did, try not to worry about it too much. You have some time to pull that grade up. This came as a surprise to me, because I never really
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Online classes, cyber school bear equal amount of positives, negatives
- Campus Life
- February 26, 2014
If you like the idea of learning differential equations in a zebra-print onesie, online school may sound like a dream. How about never having to sleep with your eyes open while others are finishing their presentations? One of the best qualities of online classes is that they enable students to set their own pace. Also,
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Success with job applications, interviews necessitates bragging
- Campus Life
- February 26, 2014
When I went to my first interview, I was understandably nervous. It was a volunteer position for the Democratic Party’s Reelection Committee during the Oct. 2012 election season. I felt like I was burning, sweating bullets from the humidity that was so thick you could collect it in a bottle. I had combed the room
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Think tank educates Jays on sex trafficking
- News
- February 24, 2014
Dr. Susan Mapp, along with three Elizabethtown College students, has been working on a think tank known as Thinking about Gender, Sex and Sexuality (TAGSS) in an effort to educate children and adults in the community on domestic minor sex trafficking. Think tanks are a new initiative at the College this year. There are currently two: Children
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Chung, Ciocirlan collaborate on social embeddedness article, are published in peer-reviewed journal Metamorphosis
- News
- February 20, 2014
Associate Professor of Marketing Dr. Edward Chung and Associate Professor of Business Dr. Cristina Ciocirlan research paper, “Embeddedness: An Exploratory Investigation of the Role of Ties in Social Venture Formation,” was accepted for publication in January in the peer-reviewed journal Metamorphosis: A Journal of Management Research. The paper was also co-authored with Paul Ngo, associate
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Campus Security implements Blue Note method to enforce overall safety
- News
- February 20, 2014
Campus Security has been working with the campus community to improve safety procedures. Campus Security has implemented a new method of ensuring campus safety. The user-friendly plan to leave Blue Notes indicates when specific tasks were not completed by the employees of those offices and departments, such as locking a door or turning off the
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Golf team hires Reed as new head coach for upcoming season
- News
- February 20, 2014
n Wednesday afternoon, Elizabethtown College’s golf team named Jim Reed its new head coach beginning on March 4. Reed is a 1973 graduate of Pennsylvania State University and has been a Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) member since 1979. Reed’s familiarity with Etown’s home golf course, the Hershey Country Club East, will give the team an
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Mead resigns as director of honors program, returns to full-time teaching
- News
- February 20, 2014
Dr. Dana Mead, director of the honors program and associate professor of English, has taught at Elizabethtown College for almost 25 years. After nine years of service, Mead decided that she wanted to go back to being a full-time professor. “There’s a season for everything. It was time for me to get back to my
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