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  • Emotion dance group presents fall showcase

    Emotion dance group presents fall showcase

    This Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9 and 10, Emotion will be hosting this semester’s final showcase of dances at 8 p.m. in Leffler Chapel. The theme of the Fall 2011 Emotion Dance Showcase is “Soleful Celebration,” an ode to the “passion and soul displayed throughout all numbers,” and the essence of dance as shown through

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  • Susquehanna Chorale spreads holiday cheer

    Susquehanna Chorale spreads holiday cheer

    “’Tis the season to be jolly!” The holiday season is finally upon us and Elizabethtown College is getting into the spirit with a number of holiday concert performances in the next few weeks. Specifically, the Susquehanna Chorale will visit the College Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. in Leffler Chapel for a special Christmas performance. They

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  • Gibble Auditorium receives grant for new improvements

    Gibble Auditorium receives grant for new improvements

    • News
    • November 18, 2011

    The Science, Mathematics and Engineering Center (SMEC) project at Elizabethtown College is responsible for the renovations to the Masters Center for Science, Mathematics and Engineering. “When you walk in the building, everything is nice and new,” Joseph Metro, Director of Facilities Management, said. “But when you walk into Gibble, it looks like the old building,

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  • Holidays at Etown welcome all

    Holidays at Etown welcome all

    One of the definitions for Thanksgiving on dictionary.com is “a public celebration in acknowledgement of divine favor or kindness”. Generally, we think of Thanksgiving as a holiday where we give thanks for what we are grateful for in our lives. Although Thanksgiving is typically thought of as an American holiday, many other countries around the

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  • Student Life Art Auction funds ALANA scholarship

    Student Life Art Auction funds ALANA scholarship

    Laughter, fun and excitement: just three of the adjectives that can be used to describe the Student Life Art Auction, an annual event that raises money for the Carole L. Isaak ALANA Scholarship, which benefits African American, Latin American, Asian American and Native American students. “My predecessor, Carole Isaak, was the assistant director of academic

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  • Professors promote global citizenship in Oman, Egypt

    Professors promote global citizenship in Oman, Egypt

    Three faculty members from Elizabethtown College have been chosen to join members from other local colleges as participants in the 2011-2012 Faculty International Scholarship Seminar (FISS). Six participants represent five disciplines at three local colleges: Etown, Franklin & Marshall and Gettysburg. The seminar program, focused on the Middle East, includes many on-campus events and a

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  • “Time of Our Lives” unravels mysteries of philosophy

    “Time of Our Lives” unravels mysteries of philosophy

    Time, particularly to the average college student, can be a cruel mistress. It flies when fun is had and crawls with every minute spent staring blankly at a textbook. It cannot be stopped or rewritten as it passes. We have our ways to measure its passage, formally with clocks and calendars, and informally through cups

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  • John Dernbach encourages environmental sustainability in lecture

    John Dernbach encourages environmental sustainability in lecture

    “I hate talking about what I’ve done. I’ve always thought that my work spoke for itself.” Speak for itself it does. Even John Dernbach’s reaction to an inquiry about his accomplishments exemplifies his down-to-earth nature … pun intended. Dernbach is Elizabethtown College’s 2011 Peace Fellow, and he recently presented a lecture, “Green Peace,” on Nov.

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  • Trees represent more long-lasting significance than thought

    Trees represent more long-lasting significance than thought

    • News
    • November 17, 2011

    A 400-year-old white oak tree fell during Hurricane Irene at Messiah College. Due to its age, this 90-foot-tall tree was an icon for the College. Currently, the ecology and sustainability class at Messiah is working diligently, trying to find resourceful ways for the lumber to be used. Messiah’s grounds manager Jared Rudy said, “A sawmill

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