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  • ‘Distracted’ receives rave review for entertaining, educating

    ‘Distracted’ receives rave review for entertaining, educating

    The lights dimmed and the sound of ringing phones, television static and other unpleasant sounds echoed throughout Tempest Theatre. As my mind tried frantically to recognize the noises, I just couldn’t focus on one. You could say I was distracted. Elizabethtown College’s performance of  Lisa Loomer’s “Distracted” presented a comedic twist on some serious subject

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  • Should professors’ opinions infiltrate discussion in class?

    Should professors’ opinions infiltrate discussion in class?

    Have you ever been in a classroom where the professor has a sailor’s mouth? For some professors, curse words flow easily and personal opinions are given freely. Whether or not it’s okay for professors to behave in this manner is a debatable topic. Nicole Snitzer, a sophomore business administration major and Spanish and international studies

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  • Policy changes unnecessary

    Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 over 200 students from JSC, an elementary school in central Pennsylvania were called off school with various excuses. No doubt, many were coming down with the flu. Some did have dentist appointments. A few may have left early to visit relatives for the holidays. But most of those 200 students stayed

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  • Up for debate: does professional attire benefit focus in the classroom?

    Up for debate: does professional attire benefit focus in the classroom?

    Elizabethtown College has taken a different approach than many colleges when it comes to dress codes.  Some schools, like Liberty University and Penn Tech, employ a strict, daily dress code. At Etown, while an overall dress code does not exist, regulations on attire are stricter in the education, communications and business departments simply because there

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  • Republican Senator Mike Brubaker hosts M&M Mars lecture

    Republican Senator Mike Brubaker hosts M&M Mars lecture

    Republican Senator, Mike Brubaker spoke at the M&M Mars Lecture Series on Friday, Feb. 22 at 11 a.m. in the Hoover Center for Business. Brubaker did not write a formal speech or prepare a presentation, but instead he chose for students to ask him questions on any topic of interest they wanted to discuss. Students

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  • Alumnus Kuder ‘03 successful in anthropology, archaeology

    Alumnus Kuder ‘03 successful in anthropology, archaeology

    Who knows where a childhood interest in dinosaurs and Indiana Jones will take you?  Elizabethtown College alumnus Andy Kuder ‘03 didn’t think that his youthful enthusiasm for archaeology would actually become a reality. Kuder worked as an archaeologist for approximately nine years, and now works at AK Environmental, LLC, an environmental firm, as a staff

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  • State Patty’s: the contrast of college cultures

    State Patty’s: the contrast of college cultures

    Last weekend, I trekked up to Penn State to partake in the annual State Patty’s Day traditions that Happy Valley has offered for the past few years. I lived in a two-bedroom apartment with about 12 friends from home for the duration of the festivities, an experience that everyone is telling me you can only

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  • ‘Housing After Etown’ seminar presented by S.T.R.I.V.E

    ‘Housing After Etown’ seminar presented by S.T.R.I.V.E

    One of the most difficult tasks following college graduation is finding a place on your own for the first time. On Monday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m., S.T.R.I.V.E held a workshop titled “Housing After Etown” in Hoover 110. S.T.R.I.V.E stands for Senior Transitions: Realized, Identified, Visualized, and Enacted and is part of Elizabethtown College’s Career

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  • Eric Byrd jazz trio performs

    Eric Byrd jazz trio performs

    On Wednesday, Feb. 20, the Elizabethtown College campus was visited by international ambassadors of jazz The Eric Byrd Trio (EBT). The EBT are former Kennedy Center/United States State Department Jazz Ambassadors. This allowed them to perform in countries like Columbia, Bolivia, Chile, Estonia, Italy, Scotland, Honduras, Tobago and Trinidad. They also toured at the Montreux

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