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New Tuition Transparency model effective starting 2019-2020
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- September 20, 2018
Photo by Megan White President Carl Strikwerda broke the news Wednesday, Sept. 12 in a campuswide meeting in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center that Elizabethtown College will drop tuition 32 percent starting the 2019-2020 school year as part of its new “Tuition Transparency” program. This change marks the College’s break from the high cost, high
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Status report on microbial growth released to campus community
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- September 20, 2018
According to Facilities Management and Construction Director Mark Zimmerman, there have been no official reports of microbial growth in the Vera Hackman Apartments since students moved back in after the cleaning process Friday, Aug. 31. However, there have been a few reports from buildings including the Schlosser, Ober and Brinser Residence Halls. In addition to
READ MOREThe Global Perspective
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- September 13, 2018
India’s Supreme Court judges ruled unanimously to decriminalize consensual “homosexual sex” Sept. 6, conceding in their judgment that the law had been used to discriminate against members of the LGBT community. “History owes an apology to members of the community for the delay in ensuring their rights,” judge Indu Malhotra said. The criminalization of homosexuality
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Hackman residents readjust to campus life after microbial growth
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- September 13, 2018
Photo: Megan White I’m going to knock on all the wood here, and say that it’s been quiet,” Area Coordinator Dominick DiLoreto said. DiLoreto referred to the few officially filed reports of microbial growth around campus since Friday, Aug. 31. According to DiLoreto, none of these complaints have come from Vera Hackman Apartments residents who
READ MOREToday’s Technology
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- September 13, 2018
After the abolition of Obama-era net neutrality rules by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in mid-December of last year, the results of the changes have been relatively quiet, so far. Yet the heavy opposition that was put forth both by the public and politicians still persists through today. That December, after the repeal, New York
READ MOREStudent Senate
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- September 13, 2018
Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas addressed the Elizabethtown College Student Senate Thursday, Sept. 6 in Hoover 212. Limas began by informing the Senate that he received a proposal from Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life Allison Bridgeman detailing compensation for the displaced students from the Vera Hackman Apartments. Two
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Anatomy of a Blue Jay contest promotes Etown community identity
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- September 13, 2018
The Elizabethtown College orientation program received a major renovation for its 2018 summer orientation under Director of Student Transitions Programs and Prestigious Scholarships and Fellowships Jean-Paul Benowitz. One of the new elements to orientation introduced over this past summer was the Anatomy of a Blue Jay contest. First-year Madeline Mace, a resident of Myer Residence
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Individualized degrees create “major” opportunities
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- September 13, 2018
In the 2018-2019 school year, Elizabethtown College introduced nine new majors on campus. These majors include business data science, chemistry laboratory science, criminal justice, data science, engineering: biomedical and civil, financial economics, graphic design and marketing. These majors include classes that have been available through the College for an extended period of time. For example,
READ MORECampus-wide outages bring long blackouts
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- September 13, 2018
Elizabethtown College suffered two major, campus-wide power outages Tuesday, Aug. 28 and Wednesday, Aug. 29. The first of the two power outages lasted from approximately 7 p.m. until 8:35 p.m. The second power outage occurred around the same time. In a statement sent out to the campus community Aug. 28, Facilities Management and PPL, the
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