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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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  • ChatGPT: Plagiarism or the Future of Writing?

    ChatGPT: Plagiarism or the Future of Writing?

    Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have come into the public’s eye in recent times and with that has come both scrutiny and favor. ChatGPT especially raised awareness as it was released by OpenAI. Countries have had a variety of responses with many threatening to ban it and Italy already doing so. However, that raises the question

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  • Student Senate: Senators raise concerns about lack of counselor availability

    Student Senate: Senators raise concerns about lack of counselor availability

    Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, March 23 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212.  The meeting began with Administrative Reports, starting with Dean of Students & Executive Director for College Diversity, Equity and Belonging Nichole Gonzalez reporting that a campus safety walk will be held on Monday, April 3 at 8:30 p.m. The

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  • Today’s Tech: Threats of foreign spy technologies grow

    Today’s Tech: Threats of foreign spy technologies grow

    On Monday, March 28, the White House announced that at least 50 U.S. government officials may have been targeted by spyware intended to hack mobile phones and monitor activities, data and the location of its users. NBC reported that a senior administration official disclosed that the victims range “at least ten countries on multiple continents.”

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  • Global Perspective: Finland joins NATO

    Global Perspective: Finland joins NATO

    On Tuesday, April 4, Finland officially joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), becoming its 31st member. “Not so many years ago, we thought it was unthinkable that Finland would become a member,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. “Now they will be a fully-fledged member of our alliance, and that is truly historic.” Article

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  • PA Politics: East of East Palestine – The Ohio train derailment and its impact on PA

    PA Politics: East of East Palestine – The Ohio train derailment and its impact on PA

    On Feb. 3, 2023, the residents of East Palestine, a sleepy town of around 5,000 people in eastern Ohio, according to the U.S. census Bureau, awoke to the sound of nearly 40 cars of Norfolk-Southern Company’s 32N train cars derailing just outside of town. The cars that derailed were carrying several chemicals that are considered

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  • Student Body votes for Assembly, transition begins

    Student Body votes for Assembly, transition begins

    Results for the closely watched election pitting two student government constitutions together, Senate and Assembly, were announced shortly after polls closed on Friday, March 3 at 7 p.m. The Student Senate shared a statement that the resolution to adopt Assembly as the new form of student government had passed, leading to a full transition to

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  • Etown supports children with Day of Service Initiatives

    Etown supports children with Day of Service Initiatives

    While many organizations support giving back to their community, Elizabethtown College’s “Educate for Service” motto is different—it’s alive.  “There’s so much value in service as a whole,” Director of the Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) Javiata Thompson said. “It’s part of who I am and my DNA, and it’s a part of this

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  • The College prepares for 2023 AICUP Day on the Hill

    The College prepares for 2023 AICUP Day on the Hill

    Students at private institutions like Elizabethtown College often must consider the high costs that contrast those of technical schools or their public-school counterparts. In some cases, the fear can sway people away from attending a college that could have a good program or suit their needs. One way that private colleges attempt to aid those

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