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Traditional means of testing students doesn’t account for all kinds of intelligence
- Campus Life
- October 3, 2013
ll this time, have we been evaluating intelligence the wrong way? Middle school and high school were all about being taught to the test. The advent of standardized testing ensured that students were no longer learning for the sake of learning, but learning to make their school look good in comparison to others so they’d
READ MORELetter to the editor argues laptops unnecessary in class
- Campus Life
- October 3, 2013
After reading last week’s article, “Laptops, tablets acceptable note-taking resources in class,” I decided the alternate viewpoint needed to be discussed. By college, one can make decisions for him or herself; hopefully, these will be good decisions. Taking one’s laptop to class is a decision that students make everyday, but rarely think about. Are there
READ MORELetter to the editor argues for complete intolerance of sexual abuse
- Campus Life
- October 3, 2013
all is upon us once again. The leaves are turning. The air is cooling. The color of pink adorns the campus, reminding everyone that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. But let us not forget the purple ribbons that remind us that October is also Domestic Violence Awareness month. Among the many issues raised during
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iOS7 update represents materialism ingrained in technology-based culture
- Campus Life
- October 3, 2013
Just about everyone knows, Apple recently released its newest mobile operating system, iOS7. While the loyal Apple fans downloaded the operating system as soon as possible, I was not so eager to do so. I was happy with iOS6 and didn’t feel the need to upgrade; however, at the behest of my roommates, I did
READ MOREJoining too many extracurricular activities has its downside
- Campus Life
- October 3, 2013
As college students, we are trained to work incessantly towards a purpose; we are taught that we must configure our lives in such a way that they catalyze our careers. How can we catalyze our careers to embody the purpose of our lives? How might we plan for the future without limiting our activities for
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Wearing Blue Jay-themed shirts demonstrates school pride
- Campus Life
- October 3, 2013
hen your clothes start spilling out over the top of your laundry basket, you know what time it is: laundry time. I procrastinate on doing my laundry so often that I’m regularly forced to examine the shirts that I wouldn’t typically wear. I dig through my dresser to find some articles of clothing suitable for
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Milt Friedly accepted for national art exhibition in Brooklyn, N.Y.
- News
- October 3, 2013
The sculpture “Wireless – Double Indemnity,” by Professor of Art Milt Friedly has been accepted for the national juried art exhibition “Unhinged.” The exhibition runs from Sept. 21 to Oct. 20 at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition in Brooklyn, N.Y. The exhibition was juried by Marshall Price, curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the
READ MORETeske publishes new work in Zygon: Journal of Religion, Science
- News
- October 3, 2013
Dr. John Teske, a professor of psychology at Elizabethtown College, has recently had his work published in Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science. Teske has his work published in Zygon regularly; his latest piece appears in Zygon’s September 2013 publication. Teske’s work in this particular volume is centered upon the concept of embodied cognition, which
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Harman receives grant, residency from Art Foundation of North-Rhine Westphalia
- News
- October 3, 2013
r. Mark Harman, professor of English and German and professor of international studies, received a grant and residency from the Art Foundation of the German Federal Province of North-Rhine Westphalia for his translations and commentary of Franz Kafka’s modernist story, “The Transformation.” North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW) is a populated state in northwest Germany, and the NRW
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