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  • Student Senate meets with the Senior Leadership Team

    Student Senate meets with the Senior Leadership Team

    Student Senate met for their weekly meeting on Thursday, March 16 at 3:45 p.m. in Gibble Auditorium for the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) meeting. The moderator selected for the meeting was Class of 2025 Vice President Nicholas Wiley. The meeting was divided in topics of interest, with the first topic being Diversity, Equity and Belonging.

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  • Today’s Technology: Ozobots in contemporary classrooms

    Today’s Technology: Ozobots in contemporary classrooms

    Technology is everywhere, every day, all the time, and it pervades every facet of modern society—including classrooms. Ozobots, small spherical robots that can be programmed to do just about anything, are a recent technological development that has been seen in contemporary classrooms. These robots are widely beloved by students, and they can help educators in

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  • Global Perspective: The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Russian leaders

    Global Perspective: The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Russian leaders

    On Friday, March 17, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of war crimes. More specifically, the ICC cited that he is allegedly responsible for deporting children from the occupied territories of Ukraine into Russia. “It is forbidden by international law for occupied powers to transfer

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  • SESP hiring students for summer programs

    SESP hiring students for summer programs

    Spring break is officially a thing of the past, and as students push their way through the end of the semester, it’s easy to look forward to summer break. Many students are looking at internships and job opportunities, but they don’t have to look too far—summer employment opportunities on campus are back, with competitive pay

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  • Elizabethtown College celebrates International Women’s Day

    Elizabethtown College celebrates International Women’s Day

    International Women’s Day, a celebration and recognition of the women in everyone’s life, was first celebrated on March 8, 1909. During that time, it aimed to celebrate the women in the 1908 garment worker strike, but since then it has largely expanded to represent the larger role of women within society. Additionally, the entire month

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  • Student Senate offers scholarships to students

    Student Senate offers scholarships to students

    Beginning on Feb. 27, Student Senate has been offering scholarships to Elizabethtown College students. These scholarships were published on Canvas and are available for all students, both to nominate others for the scholarships and to apply for them themselves. All applications are due on Canvas on Monday, March 13, by the day’s end. These scholarships

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  • Today’s Tech: Spotify offers new AI DJ feature

    Today’s Tech: Spotify offers new AI DJ feature

    Many social media and entertainment platforms have recently embraced artificial intelligence (AI) as a means to enhance their user experience. In late February, music streaming service Spotify also joined this frenzy, debuting an AI DJ. “To create the DJ we reimagined the way users listen on Spotify,” the company’s website reads. “The DJ knows you

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  • Global Perspective: Americans kidnapped in Mexico

    Global Perspective: Americans kidnapped in Mexico

    On Friday, March 3, four Americans were kidnapped by heavily armed gunmen in Matamoros, Mexico, after traveling in a white minivan with North Carolina license plates to cross the border for a tummy tuck procedure. They were kidnapped by members of the Gulf Cartel, who have since released an apology letter addressing their violence toward

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  • Incentives for procreation, a missing banker, a lab leak and foreign aid: An update on China

    Incentives for procreation, a missing banker, a lab leak and foreign aid: An update on China

    When western adults think of pivotal Chinese policies, they typically think of the one child policy enforced from 1980 to 2015. This 35-year stint was an attempt to stop population growth in China, and resulted in a reduction of fertility rates, a smaller population of women and undocumented children. In 2016, China changed the policy

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