• Hassina Sherjan, Lt. Col. Burgess discuss mid, post-war Afghanistan

    Hassina Sherjan, Lt. Col. Burgess discuss mid, post-war Afghanistan

    Hassina Sherjan, scholar-in-residence at Bowers Writers House, is owner and chief executive officer of Boumi Co., an international home accessory business. Sherjan has a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard Kennedy School and an honorary doctorate of law from Queen’s University in Canada. She also founded and is the chief executive officer of Aid

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  • Neuhauser, finance team attend competition at McDaniel College

    Neuhauser, finance team attend competition at McDaniel College

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    • October 30, 2013

    Members of Elizabethtown College’s finance concentration attended a competition at McDaniel College on Oct. 23. The team representing Etown consisted of senior Andrew Malik, junior Hannah Blecker, senior Austin Good, junior Katie Binkley, senior Jeff Boyer and senior Nate Fosbenner. They had been preparing for this competition since the beginning of October. One reason for

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  • College Store wins national display contest

    College Store wins national display contest

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    • October 30, 2013

    The College Store won a school spirit contest sponsored by the Russell Athletic apparel company earlier this month. The competition’s objective was to create a display that showed school pride and featured Russell Athletic Brand apparel. This was the first display contest in which the store has participated. Wendy Gibble, merchandise manager for the College

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  • Talarico-Beerman speaks at HighEdWeb

    Talarico-Beerman speaks at HighEdWeb

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    • October 30, 2013

    Director of Integrated Communications at Elizabethtown College Donna Talarico-Beerman spoke at HighEdWeb earlier this month. Her session was called “Faux Pas, Phonies and Fakes: How to Deal with Social Media Spoofs, Goofs and Snafus,” and was in the Management and Professional Development Track. Talarico-Beerman presented about making mistakes in the social media world. She noted

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  • Student Wellness holds Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event

    Student Wellness holds Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event

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    • October 30, 2013

    Elizabethtown College hosted Walk a Mile in Her Shoes: The International Men’s March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender Violence event on Oct. 27. The event was run by Student Wellness with Health Educator Amanda Cheetham leading the team. The Walk a Mile in Her Shoes organization was started by Frank Baird in 2001.

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  • Interdisciplinary graphic Design Minor added to curriculum

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    • October 30, 2013

    Elizabethtown College has added a new minor to its curriculum: graphic design. This 20-credit minor will be offered to students starting next semester. The graphic design minor is interdisciplinary with courses in fine arts, communications and creative writing. The minor is available to students majoring in any field. “The new interdisciplinary minor in graphic design

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  • Alumnus creates Kreider Prize for Teaching Excellence Endowment Fund

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    • October 30, 2013

    Elizabethtown College has implemented a new award for excellence in teaching that will be awarded for the first time during this academic year. The Kreider Prize for Teaching Excellence Endowment Fund was created by class of 1972 alumnus Dr. Thomas Conner to recognize a teacher for his or her teaching and commitment to their field

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  • False excuses imply laziness

    We have all heard — and quite possibly used ourselves — the “my dog ate my homework” excuse during elementary school. Or middle school, if you were dumb enough to think it would work that late in your schooling career. As college students, we tend to employ our own ridiculous excuses for forgetting our homework

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  • Do viewers or media perpetuate fandoms?

    Do viewers or media perpetuate fandoms?

    Our culture is packed to the brim with various “fandoms” or obsessions with various forms of media. These fandoms seem to have gained prevalence within the last few years. As an obsessive fan of “Game of Thrones,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Walking Dead” and “House of Cards,” among others, I find great joy in following the

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