• The legitimacy of gender differences: do they go as far as the classroom does?

    The legitimacy of gender differences: do they go as far as the classroom does?

    Recently, article topics such as gender roles and what it means to be male or female have been making headlines as more research is completed to try to explain this complex phenomenon. The New York Times, a current example, published an article on Feb. 2 discussing a recent study that examines why boys tend to

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  • Corbett proposes new budget, liquor sales fund education revenue

    Corbett proposes new budget, liquor sales fund education revenue

    Governor Tom Corbett delivered his 2013-2014 budget address to the General Assembly Feb. 5. Corbett plans to tackle three big areas: transportation funding, pension reform and the privatizing of liquor sales to raise revenue for education. The Pennsylvania House and Senate gathered to hear the $28.4 billion plans that have been expected since the beginning

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  • Alumna offers tips for landing a job post-grad

    Alumna offers tips for landing a job post-grad

    Seniors: I’ve been in your shoes. Two years ago I was an Elizabethtown senior, pulling my hair out and searching every job website known to man. I was determined to prove my parents wrong (“English majors don’t get jobs”) and beat the odds, because unfortunately, a lot of college grads are unemployed. If you’re facing

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  • Boy Scouts exclude gay members: controversy in rebuttal of policy

    Boy Scouts exclude gay members: controversy in rebuttal of policy

    Last week in the news, the truth was revealed about both the White House and Obama’s opinion towards the Boys of America’s ban on gay members. While Obama expressed his disagreement with the policy, the issue was not settled. It was not until last week that the White House issued a definite yes in disagreement.

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  • Policy for cell phone regulation during work begins debate

    Policy for cell phone regulation during work begins debate

    Elizabethtown College’s Phonathon recently implemented an office rule regulating the use of cell phones while at Phonathon. Employees must now leave their cell phones in a basket on the manager’s desk during their shift, and they are only allowed to use their cell phones outside of the office during a 15-minute break. Is this an

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  • Letter to the Editor: Professor pleased with critique, controversy

    Letter to the Editor: Professor pleased with critique, controversy

    Two years ago, I was hired on as an assistant professor of sociology here at Elizabethtown College. While there are many things that drew me to this campus, the desire to truly advocate for social justice and have open and honest conversations about what that means and the various (and sometimes contradictory) ideas of how

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  • PUT YOUR RECORDS ON: Fall Out Boy

    PUT YOUR RECORDS ON: Fall Out Boy

    The first time I ever heard Fall Out Boy it was the summer of 2005, back when MTV was actually Music Television (sort of). I remember seeing the music video for “Sugar, We’re Going Down,” where the main character had these bizarre deer antlers. Regardless of the surreal videography, the song stuck with me, and

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  • King’s hands team close loss

    King’s hands team close loss

    Five wrestlers won their matches, but it was not enough to secure a victory for the Jays against King’s College Wednesday, Feb. 6. King’s College defeated Elizabethtown College in Wilkes-Barre by a final tally of 24-19, setting the Jays back to an overall record of 4-3 for the year. The wins for Etown included senior

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  • Win over Stevenson solidifies playoff berth for Blue Jays

    Win over Stevenson solidifies playoff berth for Blue Jays

    The Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team will face Lycoming College next week in the first round of Commonwealth Conference tournament play. After beating the Stevenson University Mustangs Tuesday night 66-43, the Blue Jays secured the fourth seed in the postseason standings. First-year Rachel Forjan led Etown with 16 points, and junior Taylor Alwine collected 12

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