News

  • Winners of hide and seek game to name new ball pit

    A 100-person game of hide and seek called the “Tournament of Participants” will take place Wednesday, March 20 from 11 a.m. until the last hiding student is found. Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas and members of the so—called Mystery and Secrecy Committee planned the tournament, the first of its kind—to take place

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  • Bean Blasters blast back to Blue Bean Café

    Bean Blasters blast back to Blue Bean Café

    Starting Monday, March 11, the Blue Bean Café is selling milkshakes and the Bean Blaster again after they were removed from the menu because of the switch to Starbucks products. The switch to Starbucks products at the Blue Bean joined the many other changes that occurred over the summer of 2018: Myer Residence Hall was

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  • The Global Perspective

    The Global Perspective

    This weekly column will cover a variety of contemporary global issues including climate action, global health, international peace and security and gender equality. I hope that this column will act as a platform to advocate for global progress and to empower young leaders to get involved in international affairs. If there are certain global issues

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  • Today’s Technology

    Today’s Technology

    This weekly column will feature the latest topics and trends constantly emerging in a rapidly-growing technical world. Each week, we will focus on a specific technical topic, with topics covering a wide range of technical issues and the latest technical gadgets. If there are any topics or products that you would like to see covered

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  • Student Senate

    Student Senate

    Student Senate met Thursday, Feb. 21 for its weekly meeting, which began with two special orders. The first was a presentation from Senior Associate Director of Annual Giving Ben Osterhout regarding the Power of One Day event. Osterhout said that the goal for the event to be held Tuesday, March 19 is 1,700 donations within

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  • Honors program receives new modifications

    Honors program receives new modifications

    Thursday, Feb. 21, an email was sent by Dean for Curriculum and Honors Dr. Brian Newsome on modifications to the Elizabethtown College Honors Program. Along with the Honors Program Committee, Academic Council and Faculty Assembly, Newsome worked to gain approval of modifications to the curriculum incorporated into the Honors Program. While the modifications will mostly

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  • An editorial from a nearby college stirs controversy

    An editorial from a nearby college stirs controversy

    An opinion piece published in Dickinson College’s campus newspaper Thursday, Feb. 7 has drawn both praise and criticism in the weeks since its publication. The editorial, written by Dickinson senior Leda Fisher, is titled “Should White Boys Still Be Allowed to Talk?” and appeared in The Dickinsonian’s opinion section. In the piece, Fisher laments what

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  • College becomes closer to reaccreditation

    College becomes closer to reaccreditation

    Monday, Feb. 18, Elizabethtown College came one step closer to reaccreditation. After nearly two years of preparation, the campus’s Steering Committee and work groups submitted a Self-Study narrative, supporting documents and a compliance report to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). The MSCHE, established in 1919 and headquartered in Philadelphia, is a unit

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  • Inclusive Excellence Plan incorporates diversity throughout campus

    Inclusive Excellence Plan incorporates diversity throughout campus

    The Inclusive Excellence Strategic Plan at Elizabethtown College is designed to “integrate diversity and quality efforts,” according to the official plan statement. The official plan statement, revised for 2018-2020, highlights goals, objectives, needs and directions for how Etown will grow as a diverse institution. The plan is divided into three goals, each with varying objectives

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