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  • Religious studies dept. hires Newton, broadens curriculum

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    • February 12, 2014

    Elizabethtown College’s religious studies department has recently hired a new assistant professor for the upcoming fall semester. Dr. Richard Newton will teach REL 293, Islam, and offer two new courses for the department: a 300-level seminar on “The Bible and Race in the United States of America,” and a 100-level introduction to African American religion,

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  • Scholarships offer real-world application, opportunities

    Scholarships offer real-world application, opportunities

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    • February 12, 2014

    Elizabethtown College administration offers students academic, community-based and need-based scholarships. Currently, two scholarships are being accepted for review. The Elizabethtown College Entrepreneurship Scholarship and the Nuts About Granola Innovation Scholarship are both unique scholarships that allow students to demonstrate innovative thinking and creativity. These scholarships allow the recipient to apply his or her proposed projects

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  • Long visits India to celebrate Swami Vivekananda’s anniversary

    Long visits India to celebrate Swami Vivekananda’s anniversary

    While most students were settling back into new courses and a new semester at Elizabethtown College after winter break, Dr. Jeffery Long, professor of religion and Asian studies, traveled to India to speak in front of an audience of 15,000 people. Long spent two weeks in India and gave two speeches at different cultural events,

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  • Board of Trustees agrees on 4.5 percent tuition increase

    Board of Trustees agrees on 4.5 percent tuition increase

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    • February 12, 2014

    President Carl Strikwerda released an announcement on Tuesday, Feb. 11 to Elizabethtown College students and their families that the 2014-2015 comprehensive fee would increase by 4.5 percent. This tallied the total tuition cost at $39,920 and standard room and board charges at $9,820. This increase was decided upon during the Board of Trustees winter meeting

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  • Jays travel to Ethiopia to volunteer with Brittany’s Hope Foundation

    Jays travel to Ethiopia to volunteer with Brittany’s Hope Foundation

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    • February 12, 2014

    A group of seven people traveled to Ethiopia over winter break from Dec. 29 to Jan. 13 to visit a school and orphanage supported by the Brittany’s Hope Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Elizabethtown. The group was made up of students, graduates and faculty members who were joined by volunteers from the Brittany’s Hope

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  • Security rules small dorm fire as accident

    Security rules small dorm fire as accident

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    • February 12, 2014

    A fire occurred in Founders Residence Hall, Building D, on Friday, Jan. 13 around 5 p.m. The fire occurred in a trash can in a hall of the building. No students were harmed as a result of the fire, but some property was damaged. The fire melted the trash can, carpet and wall paint in

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