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  • First-year’s unexpected death on University at Albany campus ruled accident

    On Saturday, May 11, first-year business major Jared Trotti passed away on the campus of the University at Albany, State University of New York. He was found dead by University Police in a visitor parking lot on Saturday morning. The cause of his death is undetermined, pending autopsy results. However, University at Albany Police Inspector

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  • Biology majors conduct turtle research at Lake Placida

    Biology majors conduct turtle research at Lake Placida

    On April 16, Dr. David Bowne, assistant professor of biology, aided Elizabethtown College biology students in his Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Diversity of Life lab where students were granted the opportunity of conducting turtle research at Lake Placida and “Weird Pond.”  This real-world learning experience allowed students to work hands-on with a local wildlife

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  • Second Sustainability Symposium discusses green engineering

    Second Sustainability Symposium discusses green engineering

    n Tuesday, April 23, as part of Scholarship and Creative Arts Day, the departments of engineering and physics held their second annual Sustainability Symposium in Gibble Auditorium. The symposium centered on spreading awareness about keeping the environment safe on Elizabethtown College’s campus and around the world through green engineering. There were 11 talks with a

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  • Therapy dog to relieve finals week stress

    Therapy dog to relieve finals week stress

    his time of year can be extremely stressful for students; the High Library and Wellness Center are offering a way to reduce some of those negative feelings. Dog handler Donna Grenko will bring her therapy dog to the High Library on Wednesday, May 8 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. This event is called “Down Time

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  • Philosophy, political science, legal studies depts. merge

    Philosophy, political science, legal studies depts. merge

    Dean of Faculty Fletcher McClellan announced on Friday, April 19 that the philosophy and political science departments will be merging into one unit. This union led to the creation of the department of politics, philosophy and legal studies (PPLS). This merger will officially take place at the beginning of the 2013-2014 academic school year. “The

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  • First annual student-athlete recognition held in Thompson

    First annual student-athlete recognition held in Thompson

    lizabethtown College hosted its first annual Student-Athlete Recognition (STAR) on Tuesday, April 30 at 8:00 p.m. The event, sponsored by the Blue Jay Athletic Association (BJAA) and  Blue Jay Athletics, took place in Thompson Gymnasium and recognized Etown’s athletic teams, student-athletes and faculty mentors for their achievements over the 2012-2013 school year. “Most, if not

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  • No Summer Internship? Enjoy your summer with these few tips

    No Summer Internship? Enjoy your summer with these few tips

    If you are one of those students who did not get the oh-so-wonderful opportunity to spend your entire summer interning and will have a lot of free time on your hands this summer, then this article is for you. So what fun things are there to do this summer? Well I am guessing that most

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  • Tragedy inspires camaraderie, character

    Tragedy inspires camaraderie, character

    In times of crisis, people usually put aside their differences to try to work together for the common good.  This was demonstrated after many major tragedies: 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and most recently the Boston Marathon bombings. As the magnitude of this horror became more apparent, people in Boston and throughout the nation came together to

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  • How to succeed at your summer internship

    How to succeed at your summer internship

    If you are fortunate enough to have acquired an internship over the summer, you are well on your way to figuring out what you want to do with your life, or, at the very least, have a better idea than a person who has no internship experience. However, there are a multitude of things you

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