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  • E-Team aids @EtownCollege through social media

    E-Team aids @EtownCollege through social media

    The Elizabethtown College Social Media Street team, the “E-Team,” is a new initiative by the Office of Marketing and Communications that is making big changes on campus. This group helps the office by writing, tweeting and posting new updates, events and initiatives on campus. They also upload pictures, videos and other social media extras. The

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  • Young Center to host two lectures on faith

    Young Center to host two lectures on faith

    Two lecturers are scheduled to take place at Elizabethtown College’s Young Center over the coming week. On April 20, Rod Janzen, history professor at Fresno Pacific University in California, will present the Durnbaugh Lecture on Hutterites from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Benyamin Neuberger, professor of political science and African studies at the Open University

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  • Bestselling author Rebecca Skloot to give keynote address at SCAD

    Bestselling author Rebecca Skloot to give keynote address at SCAD

    Much can happen in a decade. Over the past ten years, the United States has had two presidents, the last three Harry Potter books were released to the world, the hit television show “Lost” began and ended, and Facebook surpassed MySpace as the number one social networking site in the world. Ten years is a

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  • ‘Lysistrata’ mixes bawdy humor, peacemaking

    ‘Lysistrata’ mixes bawdy humor, peacemaking

    Few themes and traditions that existed in the beginning of human civilization have carried over into present-day society. Many customs, traditions and even societies have disappeared. One theme, however, has lasted since the origins of human civilization: the battle of the sexes. Male dominance and female oppression. It is an everlasting battle over which sex

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  • Men’s lacrosse struggles in conference games

    Men’s lacrosse struggles in conference games

    Adversity. That is one of the ways to describe this season for the Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team. Last season, the team had an overall record of nine wins and seven losses and a record of six wins and five losses in the MAC conference. Many veterans of the team are stepping into bigger roles,

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  • Local restaurant inspections released

    Local restaurant inspections released

    March 19 to April 2, restaurant and food handler inspections took place throughout Lancaster County, and the results have finally been released. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture uses a reporting process for all food handlers called “risk-based.” The main goal of a risk-based inspection is to assess the amount of regulation an operator has over

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  • Bike racks to be installed at apartments, quads

    Bike racks to be installed at apartments, quads

    New bike racks are being installed at the Hackman Apartments and possibly Schreiber Quadrangle this summer. The project is being undertaken to better protect students’ bikes from harsh weather. At the beginning of the year, Residence Life told students they were to store their bikes outside. Students started to become frustrated with the situation because

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  • Senate elections underway through today

    Senate elections underway through today

    Elections are being held this week to determine who will be on the Student Senate executive cabinet for the 2012-2013 academic year. Campaign took place Monday, April 16, and voting is still up on Blackboard until this Friday. The organization that advocates for student rights has four Elizabethtown College students on the ballot for next

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  • Alumni Relations revamps website

    Alumni Relations revamps website

    The Office of Alumni Relations at Elizabethtown College has just launched a completely revamped website in order to make it more accessible to viewers. The Office of Alumni Relations was hoping to expand the number of viewers who can use the website. Previously, the site had to be logged into in order to access the

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