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  • Club sponsors annual Jaycon convention with guest Kevin Bolk

    Elizabethtown College will soon hold the popular Japanese culture-related convention known as Jaycon. March 31 and April 1 will mark the three-year anniversary of Jaycon, which will be hosted by Etown’s Anime Club. The convention will feature a variety of events for different interests, including panels, a rave, anime screenings, a game room, a dealer’s

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  • Upcoming Social Research Conference promotes sociology, research

    We have all filled out surveys before, whether it was through the infamous SurveyMonkey or on a paper survey. Yet, many of us don’t stop to think about where this information might be going. Who uses the data and for what? What role could you have just played in a peer’s life? Did your answers

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  • ‘Cover the Night’ event raises Kony awareness

    ‘Cover the Night’ event raises Kony awareness

    Recently, a YouTube video uploaded by Jason Russell went viral. Elizabethtown College will be participating in Russell’s awareness campaign event, Cover the Night, on April 20. “KONY 2012” is a short film about international war criminal Joseph Kony and the efforts to arrest him. Kony is currently on the International Criminal Court’s wanted persons list.

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  • “Albert Nobbs” fails to capture reviewer’s attention

    “Albert Nobbs” fails to capture reviewer’s attention

    I am sure that we have all seen a sad movie at some point, but probably none like the film “Albert Nobbs.” Some viewers may even say that “Albert Nobbs” takes sadness to a whole different level. I must say that I found this film to be both sad and unusual. The film is based

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  • Habitat for Humanity Shack-a-Thon promotes public service

    Habitat for Humanity Shack-a-Thon promotes public service

    In order to promote the College and community’s awareness of homelessness in America, Habitat for Humanity is proudly organizing an exciting event on campus called Shack-A-Thon. According to Hope for Homelessness, a blog by the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, “on a given night, an estimated 672,000 people experience homelessness. This means 22

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  • Hawthorne Heights, Sandlot Heroes to perform in Etown

    Hawthorne Heights, Sandlot Heroes to perform in Etown

    This spring, local bars and coffee houses are hosting a variety of events that feature various live bands that are locally well-known, as well as more popular bands that appeal to students. Folklore Coffee & Co., located on One N. Main Street in Elizabethtown, features well-known artists as well as a few local bands that

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  • Memes, online quips provide entertainment

    Memes, online quips provide entertainment

    Memes have been becoming very popular all over college campuses around the country. From big universities to small colleges, the meme epidemic is growing at a fast pace. Elizabethtown College has recently gained its own Etown memes page on Facebook within the past two weeks. Etown students, senior Devon Favinger and junior Allison Keidat, decided

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  • Award applauds analysts’ technical skills

    Award applauds analysts’ technical skills

    After creating the Analyst of the Year award in 2004, the Help Desk Institute (HDI), in conjunction with local chapters, locates and awards the industry’s best support analyst. The local chapters nominate support analysts who compete with other peers for this award. HDI has six local chapter regions who have a representative participate in HDI’s

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  • Internships with NASA, Disney explore national involvement

    Internships with NASA, Disney explore national involvement

    In this day and age, having an internship is as essential as having a degree. For this reason, many students choose to complete internships during their final years at Elizabethtown College. But does that mean students have to take any old paper-pushing job? Of course not! Seniors Leann Johnson and Rachel Saul chose exciting places

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