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The College honors the class of 2024 Emergent Scholars
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- March 10, 2022
On Monday, March 7, an awards ceremony was held in Leffler Chapel to honor the Emergent Scholars from Elizabethtown College’s Class of 2024. During the event, 93 sophomores and their chosen mentors celebrated their achievements and emphasized the high level of academic standards they have been able to achieve as members of the Etown community.
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Advanced military tech aids Ukraine in resistance against Russia
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- March 10, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has dominated the headlines since it began on Feb. 24. Ukrainian resistance has proven much tougher than either the Russians or the wider international community expected. One crucial factor aiding Ukrainian resistance has been the military equipment it has received from the United States and its allies. Arguably the most significant
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Senate discusses changes to new student orientation
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- March 10, 2022
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Feb. 24 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with a special order for Director of Leadership and New Student/Family Orientation Stacey Zimmerman. Zimmerman discussed potential changes they are looking to make during New Student Orientation in the fall and was asking for input in
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PA Supreme Court allows mail-in voting to continue, for now, as voting rights are being questioned around the country
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- March 10, 2022
In a win for Democrats, the State Supreme Court ruled in favor of keeping Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting laws in effect for the near future on Tuesday, March 1. The justices issued a court order overturning a decision made in February by a Commonwealth Court Judge that would have seen the end of the state’s voting
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Global Perspective: The United Nations votes to condemn Russia
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- March 10, 2022
On March 2, the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council called an emergency session to vote on a resolution to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine and demand that Moscow withdraw its military forces. In addition, the body asked for political dialogue and negotiations between the two countries in order to quell the conflict and ease
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Gone with the Wins: How two recent Commonwealth Court Cases could alter the political landscape in Pennsylvania going into the 2022 elections
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- February 24, 2022
While the battles over redistricting and the state budget rage on in Harrisburg, there is another storm brewing around the constitutionality of a bipartisan 2019 law known as Act 77. In the 2020 presidential election over two and a half million votes were cast using mail-in ballots that favored Democrats by a three to one
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Global Perspective: Tensions rise between Russia and Ukraine
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- February 24, 2022
On Monday, Feb. 21, the crisis at the border between Russia and Ukraine escalated to a new high. Russian officials claimed that they killed five Ukrainians who crossed the border to attack Russian troops. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba strongly denied these claims, stating in a tweet, “Ukraine did NOT: attack Donetsk of Luhansk, send
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Etown student helps solve cold case
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- February 24, 2022
Elizabethtown College student Eric Schubert has recently solved a nearly 60-year-old cold case. Schubert had used his knowledge and passion for genealogy to discover the killer of nine-year-old Marise Ann Chiverella. On March 18, 1964, Chiverella was on her way to school in Hazleton, Pa. when she was abducted. Later that day, her body was
READ MORESenate votes on new amendments to decrease class representatives and start biweekly meetings
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- February 24, 2022
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Feb. 3 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with a special order for a report from Vice President for Enrollment Management John Campoli. Currently Elizabethtown College is 22 percent up in applications and 40 percent in applications compared to two years ago. The retention
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