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Global Perspective: Just Stop Oil protests against fossil fuels
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- November 3, 2022
Throughout October, the environmental activist group Just Stop Oil (JSO) engaged in protests against further licensing, development and production of fossil fuels in the United Kingdom. Since Oct. 1, there have been over 650 arrests. On Oct. 14, two activists threw tomato soup at Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” at the National Gallery of Art in
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PA Politics: The Fetterman-Oz debate
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- November 3, 2022
On Tuesday, Oct. 25, Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz had their first and only debate, as the two candidates vie for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania. The debate had a unique structure: there were closed captioning systems behind the moderators, requested by Fetterman so he could read the questions and answers.
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Honors Council wins Homecoming float contest for fourth consecutive year
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- October 27, 2022
On Homecoming Weekend, the Honors Council captures their fourth consecutive crown in the annual float contest. The float, which rode through Saturday’s parade, was an out-of-the-box approach to the decades theme, which was decided by popular vote. “We wanted to think of something outside of a somewhat confined box, and thus the idea of doing
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Today’s Technology: Gonzalez v. Google raises questions around Section 230
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- October 27, 2022
Technology as well as algorithms play a significant role in everyday life and has increased immensely over the past decade. While in the past, users had to search for content they enjoyed; now content falls into the lap of the user for them to consume continuously. The content one consumes influences what they buy, think
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Student Senate: Overnight guests are now permitted on campus
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- October 27, 2022
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, October 20 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with a special order presented by Project Manager of Facilities Management Department Jerry Schaber which focused on the launching of a sustainability dorm challenge. Schaber presented energy comparisons statistics of each dorm per student. The focus
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Global Perspective: Africa, flooding in Nigeria
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- October 27, 2022
Flooding across Nigeria has killed more than 600 people, demolished homes and left hundreds of thousands of farmland acres ruined. The damaging effects from weeks of flooding caused Nigeria to battle with fuel and food shortage scares and has led to an uptick in inflation rates. Nigeria is experiencing its worst flooding since 2012. This
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Elizabethtown College welcomes Assistant Professor of English Literature Patrick Allen
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- October 27, 2022
Assistant Professor of English Literature Patrick Allen recently joined the Elizabethtown College English Department. Allen is an expert in African American literature and is also the current Vice President of Organizational Matters at the Society for the Study of American Women Writers. He is a graduate of both Providence College and Penn State University,
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PA Politics: The power of women and independent voters
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- October 27, 2022
Polling for the midterm elections in Pennsylvania continues to grow closer. For the U.S. Senate race, Democrat John Fetterman has a 3% edge over Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz in a poll by FiveThirtyEight. For governor, Democrat Josh Shapiro leads Republican Doug Mastriano by almost 10% as of Oct. 21. Many expect Shapiro to win the
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Students share concerns about the Marketplace
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- October 27, 2022
Students pay $3,180 per semester for either the Gold, Silver or Bronze meal plan at Elizabethtown College, and this price prompts many to wonder how their money is being spent. Recently, students have been using paper and plasticware instead of the regular dishes and utensils in the Marketplace. They are directed to throw out their
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