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  • Pa Politics: Commonwealth Court says state cannot join climate program

    Pa Politics: Commonwealth Court says state cannot join climate program

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    • November 9, 2023

    Pennsylvania cannot join 11 other states in a program aimed at reducing emissions according to a court ruling handed down last week.  The state attempted to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, commonly referred to as RGGI, after a 2019 executive order by former Democratic Governor Tom Wolf. Now, the Commonwealth Court has ruled it

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  • AI Safety Summit: What was its purpose? 

    AI Safety Summit: What was its purpose? 

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    • November 9, 2023

    A two-day summit was held at Bletchley Park in England starting last Tuesday to address the potential risk that artificial intelligence (AI) may pose to humanity. Delegates from the United States, China, the European Union and other nations attended the event. Also in attendance were TeslaMotors CEO Elon Musk as well as OpenAI CEO Sam

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  • Discontent grows over the lack of parking on campus

    Discontent grows over the lack of parking on campus

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    • November 9, 2023

    Of all the competitive sports at Elizabethtown College, none inspire the level of intense emotions and aggressive commentary as trying to park one’s car. That may sound like a joke, but the parking situation at Etown has grown progressively worse in the last few years.  Student discontent has grown proportionally, lamenting over a lack of

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  • Etown soccer season ends in Landmark Conference playoffs

    Etown soccer season ends in Landmark Conference playoffs

    The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s soccer teams came up short in the playoffs this past week. The men’s team fell to Goucher College on Tuesday, Oct. 31 in the quarterfinals 3-2. The women’s team found success in the quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over Moravian University, but their season came to an end on

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  • Etown wrestling fights to top three finish in Messiah Invitational

    Etown wrestling fights to top three finish in Messiah Invitational

    The Elizabethtown College Blue Jays wrestling team took to the Messiah Invitational at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4. This was an away match at Messiah University. Overall, Etown came out of the event with a third-place finish in a competition that consisted of eight teams. Many of our wrestlers placed highly in each of

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  • Science for the Soul: Why we eat chicken noodle soup when sick

    Science for the Soul: Why we eat chicken noodle soup when sick

    Nobody likes coming down with the common cold or the flu, but the frequency with which new cases appear during this time of year means a considerable number of people must contend with these commonplace diseases. Among comfort foods and medicines, one will typically reach for a warm bowl of chicken noodle soup to ease

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  • Texas Rangers hang first World Series banner in franchise history

    Texas Rangers hang first World Series banner in franchise history

    The Texas Rangers handled business last week, taking down the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games to win their first World Series in franchise history! Their 5-0 title-clinching victory in game five sent fans into a frenzy, and it truly told the story of the 2023 Rangers. Superb pitching and timely hitting paved the way to

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  • Activity Review: Field of Screams

    Activity Review: Field of Screams

    With Halloween coming to an end, I decided that going to a haunted house would be the perfect spooky season activity. I went to the notorious haunted attraction Field of Screams, located in Mountville, Pa., which will remain open until Nov. 11 . This attraction opens around 6:30 p.m. and all visitors must arrive by

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  • Ujima Dialogue Series discusses women’s rights, masculinity

    Ujima Dialogue Series discusses women’s rights, masculinity

    On Wednesday, Oct. 25, in the McCormick classroom of the High Library, two students gave presentations on issues close to them. Teddy Bazyer discussed women’s rights in the Middle East and Darrel Mingle discussed media portrayal of men and their societal consequences.  Women’s Rights in the Middle East with Teddy Bazyer In Iran, there are

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