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  • Baseball, softball practicing hard despite winter weather

    Baseball, softball practicing hard despite winter weather

    Coming off a loss to Alvernia University in the 2012 Commonwealth Championships, the Elizabethtown College baseball team is ready for this year’s campaign. The team kicks off this Saturday against Misericordia University in Flemington, NJ. Although the team lost quite a few seniors from last season, the team brings back a strong nucleus of players

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  • Blue Jays recognize seniors against Albright, finish season 8-17

    Blue Jays recognize seniors against Albright, finish season 8-17

    The final Elizabethtown College men’s basketball game of the season did not live up to the expectations of the team, who having beaten Albright College in the past had hoped for a similar outcome. However, the team members, fans and parents expressed pride in the players for the determination that they showed when they had

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  • Blue Jays finish regular season with wins over ranked teams

    Blue Jays finish regular season with wins over ranked teams

    After two postponed meets and one cancelled meet this season, all due to snow, the Elizabethtown College wrestling team was looking to end the regular season with a pair of wins this past Friday. The Jays started their last meet of the regular season on their Senior Night against two ranked opponents, No. 19 Messiah

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  • Season ends for team in semifinal game

    Season ends for team in semifinal game

    The Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team’s dreams of a chance to fight for a conference championship fell through Wednesday night. The Blue Jays lost in the Commonwealth Conference semifinal game to the Messiah College Falcons, 58-48. Etown came into the game with a four-game win streak, but Messiah, ranked No. 1 in the tournament, was

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  • Susquehanna meet prepares team for indoor championships Saturday

    Susquehanna meet prepares team for indoor championships Saturday

    This past Friday at Susquehanna University, the Elizabethtown College track and field teams began their final tune-up before the Middle Atlantic Conference Indoor Championships this upcoming Saturday at Lehigh University. For some athletes, this was the last chance to make their qualifying marks prior to championships. The Etown women’s distance medley relay (DMR) team ran

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  • Collegiate athletes held accountable for actions in Harlem Shake video

    Collegiate athletes held accountable for actions in Harlem Shake video

    In the past few years, certain songs have spurred Internet dance sensations that have had thousands of people joining the movement. One of the firsts was Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” videos followed by PSY’s “Gangnam Style” and they quickly became the new craze as farmers and students from the University of Oregon uploaded

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  • Women ranked 19th in preseason; men striving for conference title

    Women ranked 19th in preseason; men striving for conference title

    On Feb. 2, famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow. So, if you trust the sage groundhog, then put away your winter jackets because we are going to get an early spring. With spring coming early, that means that spring sports are just around the corner. If you live in Founders Residence Hall

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  • Harman translates publication from German to English

    Harman translates publication from German to English

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    • February 20, 2013

    “Letters to a Young Poet,” a book written by Rainer Maria Rilke, was translated from German by Dr. Mark Harman, professor of English and modern language. The translation took him about two years with his teaching and other obligations. Harman noted that one of his most productive times working on the project was at the

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  • Mapp publishes in social work journal

    Mapp publishes in social work journal

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    • February 20, 2013

    Elizabethtown College’s Dr. Susan Mapp, associate professor and chair of the social work department, was recently published in the Journal of Social Work Education (JSWE). Her essay is titled “Effect of Short-Term Study Abroad Programs on Students’ Cultural Adaptability.” The Journal of Social Work Education is a professional journal that has around 4,000 subscribers. The

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