• Event with Dean aims to give students’ concerns a platform

    Event with Dean aims to give students’ concerns a platform

    “Dessert Before Dinner with the Dean” (Dessert with Dean) is a biweekly event that is meant to provide students with a platform to share their thoughts with Dean of Students Nichole Gonzalez. Gonzalez marked the last scheduled Dessert with Dean on Wednesday, April 5. The event was held in the Blue Bean with dessert catering

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  • Chamber recital showcases perseverance, talent

    Chamber recital showcases perseverance, talent

    There’s something about the mix of individualism and synchronicity that comes with performances, especially that of duets and trios. From the way each clarinet player takes the same sharp inhale before each new line, to how only one will tap their foot to keep the beat. Or the way a percussionist will nod their head

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  • Truman Feature: How one beloved canine makes a difference at the College

    Truman Feature: How one beloved canine makes a difference at the College

    The last half of the semester is one that many look forward to the most, with plans for the break coming together and spending some much-needed time home with loved ones. But in order for the break to come, students have to first overcome the stressful feat of finals. As we once again approach the

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  • Horoscopes: Which music video represents your sign?

    Horoscopes: Which music video represents your sign?

    Happy spring, Blue Jays! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been on a music video binge lately, and it brought to mind a question: what music video represents each Zodiac sign? That’s what we’ll be looking at today, and, as an added bonus, I’ve picked videos for each sign by artists of that same

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  • We the People: Referendums, ballot initiatives and democracy in PA

    We the People: Referendums, ballot initiatives and democracy in PA

    As the 2023 off-year election season gets underway, it is important to take a look at the complex  process of amending the Pennsylvania Constitution that occurs in nearly every off-year election cycle. In Pennsylvania, the state constitution can only be changed by constitutional amendment. Amendments are passed by a simple majority of the Pennsylvania General

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  • Social media on campus: OMC updates guidelines and Yik Yak controversy

    Social media on campus: OMC updates guidelines and Yik Yak controversy

    Disclaimer from the Office of Marketing and Communications (OMC): “The College does not proactively engage on YikYak and the guidelines were not prompted by any social media incidents.”  Social media is everywhere: from accounts associated with Elizabethtown College itself to anonymous messaging apps, social media pervades every facet of life here in the Etown community.

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