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  • Melica, Vocalign compete at ICCAs at Rutgers Univ.

    Melica, Vocalign compete at ICCAs at Rutgers Univ.

    Two of Elizabethtown College’s a capella groups, Melica and Vocalign, traveled to Rutgers University on Saturday, March 29 to compete in the semi-finals of the 2014 International Championship of A Cappella (ICCA). Neither Melica nor Vocalign placed in the top three, resulting in neither group moving onto the finals. Melica is Etown’s all-female singing group

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  • Honor societies prepare to induct new members

    Many Elizabethtown College academic departments are associated with national honor societies. These societies accept exceptional students based on academic grades and extracurricular activities. The Etown departments that are associated with national honor societies are business, biology, occupational therapy, history, social work, psychology, sociology and anthropology, mathematics, political science and education. The religious studies, modern languages,

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  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    Student Wellness has coordinated many events for Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month (SAAM). The month of April is designated as such to raise public awareness and educate communities on how to prevent sexual violence. Amanda Cheetham, the health educator for Student Wellness, coordinated many of the events. According to Cheetham, the national movement serves

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  • Jays present at Ecological

    Jays present at Ecological

    On Saturday, seven students traveled to College Park, Maryland to attend the 2014 Mid-Atlantic Ecological Society of America (ESA) meeting. Five students, seniors Abby Steele, Hannah Brubach, Lauren Breza, Jeff Royer and Brandon Costik, worked alongside Dr. Thomas Murray on research that they presented at the University of Maryland. Two other students, senior Stephen Smith

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  • OCD Moosh and Twist to perform during TGIS

    OCD Moosh and Twist to perform during TGIS

    Doing face paint, having food trucks, carnivals, Lake Placida races and a concert were some of the ideas that students suggested for this year’s Thank Goodness It’s Spring (TGIS) event. The student body tweeted suggestions, and the Office of Student Activities (OSA) listened. At the end of this month, the campus will celebrate its 40th

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  • Nolt joins Gorman as co-head coach

    Nolt joins Gorman as co-head coach

    Veronica Nolt has been promoted to the position of head co-coach,  alongside Coach Sherri Gorman, of Elizabethtown College’s women’s basketball team. Director of Athletics Nancy Latimore announced Nolt’s promotion on March 20. The College’s Hiring and Compensation Review Committee approved the naming of co-head coaches. All hiring decisions made within the College go through this

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  • Willen discusses exploration of fishing industry in Westfjords of Iceland

    Willen discusses exploration of fishing industry in Westfjords of Iceland

    At Elizabethtown College, professors have many opportunities to travel and gain new experiences outside their collegiate life. During the Presidential Enrichment Lecture series Wednesday afternoon, Associate Professor of English Dr. Matthew Willen presented his experiences during his travels in the Westfjords of Iceland. Willen has been visiting Iceland on and off since his first visit

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  • Statistical Analytics System class to give students ‘leg up’

    Statistical Analytics System class to give students ‘leg up’

    The department of business will begin offering a data analytics course utilizing the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) platform this coming fall semester. SAS is a wide statistical platform that allows for analysis and pattern finding. The two-credit course, taught by Assistant Professor of Finance Emma Neuhauser, will be offered to students of every department as

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  • Government grant funds trip to New York City for Jays in Chinese language courses

    Government grant funds trip to New York City for Jays in Chinese language courses

    Elizabethtown College students enrolled in a Chinese course this semester were given the opportunity, as well as a few others, to go on an all-expense-paid trip to New York City that occurred March 15 and 16. Dr. David Kenley, associate professor of history and director of the Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking, said, “This

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