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  • Gibble Auditorium receives grant for new improvements

    Gibble Auditorium receives grant for new improvements

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    • 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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  • Student worries about fate of Marshmallow Game

    Student worries about fate of Marshmallow Game

    At Elizabethtown College, traditions are very well supported by the students. As October rolls around, we look forward to the Halloween events and the soccer game versus Messiah College. This game is a very popular event for Etown students. Every year, students attend the game with tons of Blue Jay spirit by wearing anti-Messiah shirts

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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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  • Brothers Pizza: serving locals since 1980

    Brothers Pizza: serving locals since 1980

    Brothers Pizza is a small business only a few blocks off campus, located at 256 Market Street. This local pizza shop is in the perfect location for students whether or not they have a car. The restaurant is open seven days a week, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and 11 a.m. to

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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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  • Elizabethtown dominates first Battle of the Blues

    Elizabethtown dominates first Battle of the Blues

    Elizabethtown College and Messiah College competed in the first-ever Battle of the Blues this year. The Battle of the Blues is a challenge in which recent alumni from each school compete to raise money for their respective alma mater. The fundraiser was initiated by the Annual Fund Committee of Messiah. This year, the results of

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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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