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  • Series: Etown expands recruitment pool

    Series: Etown expands recruitment pool

    • News
    • October 18, 2018

    Recently, a huge focus of the Elizabethtown College administration has been to increase enrollment. As seen with the second article in this series, Etown has seen a decline in applications (though some of it was a purposeful decline) and enrollment over the years. As such, the responsibility falls on the College to increase those numbers

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  • Hispanic/Latinx Task Force initiative promotes diversity on campus

    Hispanic/Latinx Task Force initiative promotes diversity on campus

    • News
    • October 18, 2018

    Photo: Miranda Fedor The Hispanic/Latinx Task Force, an initiative started in the spring 2018 semester, held its first meeting Thursday, Oct. 11 at 3:30 p.m. in Hoover 110. Within the meeting, students, faculty and staff discussed how Elizabethtown College can better support and assist students who identify as Hispanic or Latinx, as well as promoting

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  • Men’s, women’s soccer teams win against Drew University

    Men’s, women’s soccer teams win against Drew University

    Photo: Jocelyn Kline The Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team faced Penn State Berks Tuesday, Oct. 2 at home on Ira R. Herr field. Junior Lydia Lawson had a total of four shots in this match along with her teammate senior Shannon Conlon, who had two shots. Sophomores Alli Lasky and Janelle Barna both had a

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  • Women’s volleyball come off a busy weekend with three wins

    Women’s volleyball come off a busy weekend with three wins

    The Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team had a very busy weekend, going 4-1 while playing Penn State Harrisburg (PSH), Lycoming College, Medaille College, Rochester University and Penn State Behrend. Their week started with a win against Penn State Harrisburg, playing a total of three sets and scoring a total of 48 points. Leading in number

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  • Field hockey goes on a win streak, continues to the Landmark

    Field hockey goes on a win streak, continues to the Landmark

    Photo: Jocelyn Kline Elizabethtown College’s field hockey team earned back-to-back wins last week, first at home against Wilkes University Wednesday, Oct. 3, and then another on the road against Landmark Conference opponent Drew University Saturday, Oct. 6. The Jays took control of the game against Wilkes right away with a goal from senior Maggie Fees

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  • Movie Review: Peppermint: This movie is more stale than sweet

    Movie Review: Peppermint: This movie is more stale than sweet

    I will look for you. I will find you. And I will kill you.” These simple words may be one of the most popular film quotes forever ingrained into our lexicon and into the psyches of filmgoers from the recent past. Convincing. Intense. Fear-inducing. The jump-off point of Liam Neeson’s desperate search for his kidnapped

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  • Etown Simplified: Out with clutter, in with peace of mind

    Etown Simplified: Out with clutter, in with peace of mind

    Written by Hannah Dillenger, Karina Guy, Liz Heaney, Robin Hill and Brady McLamb- Simple Living FYS The National Association of Professional Organizers reports that we spend one year of our lives looking for lost items. What if we had just enough stuff that we could know where everything is? Frank Lloyd Wright was aware of

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  • Professor leads discussion of Franz Kafka’s letter to his father

    Professor leads discussion of Franz Kafka’s letter to his father

    Photo: Maddie Kauffman Thursday, Sept. 27, professor of English and German Dr. Mark Harman orchestrated a presentation in Elizabethtown College’s High Library McCormick classroom to discuss and analyze a letter that German-speaking Bohemian Jewish author Franz Kafka wrote to his father. Harman has extensive experience with Kafka, having translated a number of his works into

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  • Into the Streets celebrates 25 years of community service, engagement

    Into the Streets celebrates 25 years of community service, engagement

    Elizabethtown College is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Into the Streets. Into the Streets is a day where faculty, students and staff participate in service projects that benefit the local community. The event is not just held by Etown but takes place at colleges nationwide. “The day of service began in 1994, when 77 representatives

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