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  • Busy weekends amuse Jays

    Busy weekends amuse Jays

    With a quick look at the Office of Student Activities’ (OSA) calendar, one can see that the weekends after spring break are filled with activities.  Each weekend, there are plenty of college-sponsored events for students to attend and participate in, but one weekend that seems a bit more packed than others is this weekend. With

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  • Out-of-class field trip requirements cause financial strain

    Out-of-class field trip requirements cause financial strain

    The value of out-of-class experiences is hardly debatable. Seeing the information that I had read about in a textbook come to life on a field trip helped to reiterate the lesson and cement it in my memory. Reading about the Amish in a textbook and eating lunch with an Amish family left two very different

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  • Mr. Etown involves infinitely more work than audience can see

    Mr. Etown involves infinitely more work than audience can see

    By the time this article comes to print, Mr. Etown will be a mere day away. The most widely-attended performance in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, Mr. Etown never fails to get all of Musser Auditorium roaring with laughter. The annual Office of Student Activities event, while hugely enjoyable to watch, may be somewhat of

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  • ASK MATT

    ASK MATT

    Dear Matt, I’m having problems coming up with story ideas for my creative writing class. I know that Ask Matt isn’t meant for homework help, but how do you usually brainstorm ideas? Dear Student Struggling with Writer’s Block, Creativity is definitely something that can’t be taught — it can only be preserved, exercised and cultivated.

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  • ‘300’ sequel combines action with compelling story, characters

    ‘300’ sequel combines action with compelling story, characters

    “300: Rise of an Empire” is the prequel to the popular film “300.” “300: Rise of an Empire” follows the story of Themistocles and his Athenian naval fleet. The Persian War plagued Greece for many years and the only chance the Greeks had at survival was uniting their individual city-states to fight against the Persians.

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  • Bitkoff speaks on meditation, prayer through practicing Sufism

    Bitkoff speaks on meditation, prayer through practicing Sufism

    Author Stewart Bitkoff presented his reasoning behind his writing and insights into Sufism at Bowers Writers House on Friday, Feb. 21. Sufism involves the individual’s reaching toward the completed person through exercises, such as meditation and prayer. The completed person will have an extra level of spirituality added to them, which will help the person

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  • Travels Abroad: Discovering Etown in Unexpected Places

    Travels Abroad: Discovering Etown in Unexpected Places

    With an array of interesting clubs and groups to join, events to participate in and numerous trips to sign up for, it is not hard to list all of the fun opportunities we benefit from as Blue Jays. Aside from all of that, another important aspect of college life that many students partake in is

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  • Kreider Lecture features Professor of Rhetoric Vi Dutcher

    Kreider Lecture features Professor of Rhetoric Vi Dutcher

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    • February 27, 2014

    On Feb. 20, Jeff Bach, director of the Young Center and associate professor in the department of religious studies, welcomed Vi Dutcher to the Young Center as a guest lecturer with the simple statement, “Tonight’s lecture will warm your hearts.”  Dutcher’s main focus of the night was the cultural impact and meaning behind a method

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  • Gamer’s Club welcomes new members, hosts Mario Kart tournament

    Gamer’s Club welcomes new members, hosts Mario Kart tournament

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    • February 27, 2014

    This past week, Elizabethtown College made way for a new club on campus. The recently-formed Gamer’s Club kicked off the spring semester with a video game-themed event. On Friday, Feb. 21, the club hosted their first event, featuring a video game tournament with Mario Kart games in Hoover. The president of the club, sophomore Dante

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