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  • ‘Project Brainwash’ explores depictions of women in media

    ‘Project Brainwash’ explores depictions of women in media

    “Reality TV has been functioning as backlash on women’s rights, cultural progress and social progress,” Jennifer Pozner said in her presentation “Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV is Bad for Women.”  The event occurred in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Pozner, a media critic and journalist, founded Women in Media & News

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  • Hiroshima bombing survivor Shigeko Sasamori spreads message of peace, empathy

    Hiroshima bombing survivor Shigeko Sasamori spreads message of peace, empathy

    Sasamori remembered seeing bodies in the streets, trapped under houses and several thrown into the river she was close to. “I could barely see the water,” she said. Those that could walk were “walking like ghosts,” disoriented and in shock from what had just happened. Some people trapped under collapsed buildings were crying for help,

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  • Business department creates Living Learning Community

    Business department creates Living Learning Community

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    • November 20, 2013

    Elizabethtown College’s Business Department, under the leadership of Associate Professor of Business Law and Business Department Chair Dr. Sylvester Williams, created the first-ever Business Living Learning Community (LLC). The Business LLC consists of 58 first-year male and female intended business majors and is located on the second and third floors of Myer Residence Hall. During

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  • Mock trial team attends competition at UPenn, receives multiple awards

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    • November 20, 2013

    Elizabethtown College’s mock trial team recently attended the University of Pennsylvania Quaker Classic Invitational 2013 competition. The Quaker Classic mainly consisted of Ivy League schools such as UPenn, Carnegie Mellon University, Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University and George Washington University with other schools in attendance as well such as Etown, University of Delaware and Drexel

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  • Education department adds new course

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    • November 20, 2013

    A new two-credit course will be offered in the spring semester for education majors looking to travel without participating in a semester-length study abroad program. Peace Education and Integrated Schools in Northern Ireland and the United States will meet once a week to discuss and learn the history, process and practices of the Irish education

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  • Women’s cross country prepares for NCAA DIII National Championship

    Women’s cross country prepares for NCAA DIII National Championship

    he Elizabethtown College men and women’s cross country teams competed at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional meet on Saturday, Nov. 16. The meet was at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. The men’s team hoped to finish in the top 10, but placed 12th out of the 54 teams competing on Saturday. Sophomore Zach Trama

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  • Campus Security addresses increased thefts on campus, offers additional services

    Campus Security addresses increased thefts on campus, offers additional services

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    • November 20, 2013

    Recently, there has been an increase in thefts around the Elizabethtown College campus. Dale Boyer, assistant director of campus security, considers most of these acts as “thefts of opportunity,” which means that force is rarely used to access a room or office in order to steal items; instead, people are taking advantage of open, unlocked

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  • Administration installs gender- neutral restroom in Wenger Center

    Administration installs gender- neutral restroom in Wenger Center

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    • November 20, 2013

    Elizabethtown College’s administration  installed a new gender-neutral bathroom in Wenger Center. “First, for those who are transitioning, [gender-neutral restrooms] provide a safe space [for members of the campus] to use the bathroom without facing ridicule or potential bullying. Likewise, for gender-queer individuals who do not identify with the gender binary, the bathroom is also a

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  • Men’s basketball season begins with win over Gettysburg

    Men’s basketball season begins with win over Gettysburg

    The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team started its season with an 82-55 victory over Gettysburg College on Friday in the Gettysburg Tip-Off Tournament. The Blue Jays were able to defeat the Bullets thanks to a strong performance from their front line. Senior Andrew Mantz led all Etown scorers with 15 points. The Blue Jays dominated

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