Last week’s Senate meeting brought about a variety of important points regarding the Safe Ride program being considered for implementation. Safe Ride committee chair and senior senator Shannon Bono presented the committee’s findings regarding the program as a whole and its feasibility on Etown’s campus. The committee found that at this time, the best strategy
READ MOREIn late December, Elizabethtown College students were informed of the addition of a new sanction to the student handbook. E-Chug, or the Electronic Check-up To Go for Marijuana program, also known as E-Toke, is a 15-minute, online program that allows students to learn more about how their use of marijuana compares to a broader population
READ MOREUsing tools implemented at Elizabethtown College, Dr. Kevin Shorner-Johnson of the music department presented “Development and Implementation of a Tool to Guide Undergraduate Qualitative Research” at the Mid-Atlantic Educause Conference in Baltimore, Md. His presentation focused on an online software program that he developed and how he used the program to create success in undergraduate
READ MOREThis month, Club Red at Elizabethtown College offered two adult CPR and AED certification classes on Monday, Feb. 11 and Sunday, Feb. 17. The classes cost $40 per person and allowed students to be certified in adult CPR and AED use for two years. Senior Sarah Creme, the president of Club Red at Etown, taught
READ MOREDr. Michael Long, of the religious studies and peace and conflict studies departments, has accomplished a great deal as of late. He recently spoke at Yale University regarding Bayard Rustin’s life and contributions to the civil rights movement, has published a number of articles for the Huffington Post and has also published a book, “Martin
READ MOREThe past two weeks have brought about much progress from Senate as a collective governing body. Our meeting two weeks ago provided answers to many questions regarding off-campus housing for next year’s senior and junior classes. Residence Life interim Director Susan Asbury attended last week’s meeting to answer many of the questions students had on
READ MOREDr. Amy Milligan, religious studies and women and gender studies professor at Elizabethtown College, signed a contract with Rowman and Littlefield Publishers to publish her work “Kallah’s Choice: Hair Covering Practices of Orthodox Jewish Women.” She will also be published in the fall edition of the Journal of Lesbian Studies in a special topical issue
READ MORESeniors Jillian Casey and Julia Ward and assistant professor of political science Dr. Kyle Kopko presented an original research paper, titled “And the Medal Goes to….: The Politics of the Presidential Medal of Freedom,” at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla. on Jan. 4th. The paper was the first empirical analysis
READ MORELast week, Elizabethtown College students, faculty and staff were fortunate enough to be able to spend time with and learn from author Jay Varner as he presented a workshop and public reading at the Bowers Writers House. Jay Varner is a local author, from the central Pennsylvania area. Varner attended UNC Wilmington and received his
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