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Etown alum receives public service award
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- October 21, 2021
Recently, Elizabethtown College alumnus Howard “Hob” Kroesen received an award from the Elizabethtown Borough. Kroesen received the Vincent W. O’Connor Public Service award at the Elizabethtown Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner on Oct. 4. The award was presented by Borough President Marc Hershey. The Vincent W. O’Connor Public Service Award is an award which is
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Today’s Technology
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- October 21, 2021
Just as Facebook went offline and endured a potential data breach on Monday, Oct. 4, the live video streaming service Twitch fell victim to a data breach on Wednesday, Oct. 6. Twitch first confirmed the data breach after a user posted Twitch data on 4chan, a message board website that allows users to post anonymously.
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Student Senate
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- October 21, 2021
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Oct. 14 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with administrative reports, starting with Assistant Director of Housing & Resident Life for Student Activities Carina Carpenter. They spoke on events happening over homecoming weekend, including Bingo which will be open to both current students and
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New Master’s program in counseling psychology
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- October 21, 2021
The Elizabethtown College psychology department is launching a master of arts in counseling psychology program. The goal of the program is to prepare professional mental health practitioners to apply experienced-based and relationship-centered learning practices in a variety of real-life settings. “Marketing research indicates that counseling psychology is the most popular branch for graduates. Since we
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Global Perspective
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- October 21, 2021
British lawmaker David Amess was killed Friday, Oct. 15 after being stabbed multiple times while meeting with constituents in a church building in his home district about an hour’s drive from London. He represented Southend West in Essex and was a member of the Conservative Party. He died at the scene of the assault despite
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Masking mandates continue in Lancaster County schools
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- October 21, 2021
Partisan politics are inflamed, especially as school board meetings have been met with these attitudes. In the past year, these have become flooded with parents fighting for their children’s rights pertaining to various political issues, including COVID-19 protocols and masks. Recently, the Elizabethtown Area School District meetings have garnered much participation from parents who hope
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Today’s Technology
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- October 14, 2021
It’s unlikely that any users were on Instagram, Facebook or Whatsapp on Monday at approximately 12 p.m. on Monday Oct. 4. These three apps, as well as other websites that fall under Facebook’s domain, were down for about five hours, causing many users to flock to other apps like Twitter or TikTok. The crash made
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Global Perspective
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- October 14, 2021
Vice President of the Philippines Leni Robredo filed paperwork to run for president on Oct. 7 as President Rodrigo Duterte’s term nears its expiration. In the election, Robredo will run as a member of the Liberal Party against Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr. Marcos Jr. is currently a member of the Philippine Democratic Party—People’s Power.
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Professor receives the Kreider Prize for Teaching Excellence
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- October 14, 2021
Thursday, Oct. 7 associate professor of occupational therapy (OT) Dr. Judy Beck Ericksen was awarded the Kreider Prize for Teaching Excellence for 2020-2021. She has been teaching at Elizabethtown College for 15 years. The event took place in the Susquehanna Room beginning with a reception at 7:00 p.m. The main event of the evening began
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