• Delgado embraces ‘Educate for Service’ post-graduation

    Elizabethtown College alumnus Ted Delgado is a prime example of Etown’s motto, “Educate for Service.” He graduated from the College in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science degree in international business with concentrations in marketing and finance and Magna Cum Laude honors. In addition, he is also a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant and

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  • Physicist recites poems in native languages that resonate with personal experiences

    Physicist recites poems in native languages that resonate with personal experiences

    On Feb. 28, there will be a poetry reading by Dr. Ilan Gravé, associate professor of physics and engineering, at the Bowers Writers House. His presentation is called “From Quantum Wells to Dante’s Inferno: How a Physicist Can Appreciate Poetry.” Many students might consider physics and poetry to be a bizarre combination, but it’s one

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  • Strikwerda announces hike in tuition

    Strikwerda announces hike in tuition

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    • February 23, 2012

    On Friday, Feb. 17, President Carl Strikwerda issued a notification to the students and families of Elizabethtown College, stating that the total cost of attendance for the 2012-2013 academic year will be raised to $45,600, a 4.5 percent increase from the current rate. Immediately debunking the intensity of the rise, Strikwerda also noted that institutional

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  • Bank pledges $50,000 to Elizabethtown capital campaign

    Bank pledges $50,000 to Elizabethtown capital campaign

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    • February 23, 2012

    Students in the Elizabethtown Area School District can thank Susquehanna Bank for the $50,000 they donated toward upgrading the school’s new athletic fields. The “Investing in Our Children, Our Community, Our Future Capital Campaign” has a goal to reach $3.7 million to install synthetic turf on two fields, repair the track and field complex and

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  • Workplace policies create monetary strife

    Workplace policies create monetary strife

    The air is thick with talk of employment policies. Discrimination, harassment, workplace bullying — all, we’re reminded, stuff to be avoided. Training sessions for employees are being conducted, with the College’s lawyers holding forth with unseemly relish on statutes and Title VII and suchlike. Attendance at these sessions is mandatory. And what if you don’t

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  • Brighten winter color palette with warm fashion choices

    Brighten winter color palette with warm fashion choices

    Junior communications major Lizzie Brennan was sitting in the BSC with her coral pashmina wrapped around her head like a babushka. Originally, the contrast of her warm scarf and cool, turquoise jacket caught my eye. As a snowy mess was developing outside, I was looking for some cute winter looks, not unlike Hannah Desmond’s in

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  • Ceramics, sculpture studios provide creative outlet for aspiring artists

    Ceramics, sculpture studios provide creative outlet for aspiring artists

    Although many students at Elizabethtown College often find themselves in the Steinman Center for class, to work at the radio station, or to take part in the many television shows, most fail to take advantage of what the first-floor art studios have to offer. There are several art classes available for students to take, depending

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  • 2012 competitors accept challenge for Mr. Etown crown

    2012 competitors accept challenge for Mr. Etown crown

    It’s that time of year again: spring is approaching, students are looking forward to warmer weather, and the men of Elizabethtown College are preparing to strut their stuff on stage in this year’s Mr. Etown competition. The annual male pageant is a favorite among students, who enjoy watching the representatives that they voted for from

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  • Poet, professor presents lecture to commemorate presidential inauguration

    Poet, professor presents lecture to commemorate presidential inauguration

    On Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m., Dr. Carmine Sarracino, poet and professor of English, will be presenting “Life, Point Blank: War as a Metaphor for Ordinary Life.” Sarracino plans to read from his collection of poems in Hoover 212. Sarracino, who attended Rhode Island College and the University of Michigan, has had previous poems published

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