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  • SWEET sponsors Date Auction benefit for Four Diamonds Fund

    Students Working to Entertain Etown (SWEET) is hosting its annual date auction Feb. 3 at 9 p.m. in the KÁV to benefit the Four Diamonds Fund. Planning for the benefit began Jan. 15 and since then, the SWEET staff, lead by first-year Jocelyn Grube, has been involved in a flurry of activity. “We’ve been trying

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  • Classroom etiquette: avoid conflict, build respectful relationships

    Classroom etiquette: avoid conflict, build respectful relationships

    As a college student, one of the most challenging parts of academic life can be interacting with your professors. For some, this can be an intimidating scenario, especially if a conflict arises, such as an error in the syllabus or difficulty understanding an assignment. Although challenging, understanding expectations and following proper classroom etiquette can help

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  • Prof. Hoffman energizes classrooms through thrilling experiments

    Prof. Hoffman energizes classrooms through thrilling experiments

    In the collegial community, only a handful of individuals achieve success in their respective field. Rarely do we see an individual who succeeds in multiple arenas of academia; however, some professors do. Meet the man who wrote “An Integral for Second-Order Multiple Scattering Perturbation Theory.” Where would a student find a man of this caliber?

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  • Master musician performs concert in Zug Memorial Hall

    Master musician performs concert in Zug Memorial Hall

    Whether you pride yourself on being musically inclined, an aspiring musician, or just a music lover, Zug Recital Hall is the place you should be. On Jan. 26, Dr. Christy Banks, assistant chair of the music department at Millersville University, will introduce Elizabethtown College to her innovative clarinet style. This free performance will take place

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  • Egyptian Fulbright Scholar joins, enriches communications faculty

    Egyptian Fulbright Scholar joins, enriches communications faculty

    [youtube id=”f9fnt_ahZQI” width=”600″ height=”350″]This semester, the communications department of Elizabethtown College is proud to welcome Egyptian Fulbright scholar Dr. Magda Bagnied. The department of communications is fortunate to have such an opportunity, as Bagnied is among Etown’s first Fulbright Scholars. Bagnied will give multiple guest lectures during the semester and is the instructor of the

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  • One Elle of a Night greatly aids foundation

    Leffler Chapel played host to the fundraiser, “One Elle of a Night,” Friday, Jan. 20 to benefit the Elle Foundation, which started about three years ago in memory of Lauren “Elle” Richmond, sister of Elizabethtown College senior Dana Richmond. The event was hosted by junior Brian Booker and senior Gabe Robison and featured performances by

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  • Does Student Senate advocate student rights?

    Does Student Senate advocate student rights?

    At every level of American society, there are elected officials who have been voted into a position of power by one group or another to lead someone or something. Going hand-in-hand with that are the complaints filed against those leaders—if something goes wrong, it’s their fault, they caused this catastrophe. If something goes right, they’re

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  • Dr. Varamini, Dr. Hagan encourage visits to work spaces

    Dr. Varamini, Dr. Hagan encourage visits to work spaces

    It is fairly common for students to visit their professors’ offices to discuss issues they may be having with class. Occasionally, students converse with their professors about their hobbies or ask questions about their favorite items. Such conversations bring the professors and the students closer to one another, develop the mutual understanding between the professors

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  • College Store begins charitable drive

    The holiday season has arrived at the Elizabethtown College book store. Dec. 1, the College Store started the children’s pajamas and book drive. The store will be collecting new children’s pajamas and books to participate in the nonprofit Pajama Program, and donations made through the store will all go to local children in need this

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