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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in on national debate: Is stronger gun control necessary?
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- March 22, 2018
The Marjory Douglass High School shooting in Parkland, Florida left 17 students and faculty dead in the largest high school shooting since the Columbine Massacre in 1999. The survivors left in the wake of this tragedy, specifically the students, are taking matters into their own hands and advocating for stricter gun control laws. They called
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Series: Is LiveSafe the future of Campus Security?
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- February 15, 2018
So far, this series has gone through the past and present of Elizabethtown College Campus Security. It has left many wondering, “what is going to happen now?” According to Campus Security Director Andrew Powell, LiveSafe is the future. LiveSafe is the app that all students are encouraged to get on their phones. It has many
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Series: The investigation of the blue lights on campus
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- February 1, 2018
Following an anonymous tip at the end of the fall semester, “The Etownian” investigated the blue light system on campus. This source claimed that the blue lights have not been updated in quite some time and that they were completely inactive. However, “The Etownian’s” recent investigation revealed that almost all of the blue lights on
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January raises awareness for human trafficking
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- January 25, 2018
January has been named National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Wednesday, Jan. 11, was designated “Wear Blue Day” by the Department of Homeland Security’s Blue Campaign, which aims to combat human trafficking within the U.S. However, not many people know exactly what qualifies as human trafficking or how prevalent it still is around the
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Series: Do students feel safe on their campuses?
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- January 25, 2018
Elizabethtown College prides itself on the safety of its campus. There are also many available resources, such as blue lights and the LiveSafe app, which are in use around campus. But do students feel safe here? This series will go into detail about safety around campus, beginning with the thoughts and feelings from students, professors
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New public radio safety system underway
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- March 29, 2012
President Barack Obama signed the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 last month. According to Accounting Web, this legislation will extend the length of time that Americans can have a “payroll tax holiday” and other unemployment benefits until the end of 2012, rather than the original ending date, March 1. Usually
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Products recalled for consumer safety
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- January 26, 2012
Starting Jan. 8, Novartis Consumer Health (NCH) began voluntarily recalling Excedrin and NoDoz Alertness Aid products with expiration dates of Dec. 20, 2014, and earlier, and Bufferin and Gas-X Prevention products with expiration dates of Dec. 20, 2013, or earlier from stores in the United States. Switzerland-based Novartis manufactures medicines, vaccines, diagnostic tools and other
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Elizabethtown Area High School implements new mobile safety initiative
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- January 26, 2012
Elizabethtown Area High School recently instituted an anonymous text-and-tip line for students to express concerns they may have about bullying, suicide, alcohol, drugs and related issues. According to Elizabethtown Area High School Resource Officer Rick Farnsler, there has been “a county school violence hotline that’s been in place for years, where kids could call a
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EPA fines Lebanon, Pa. for safety hazards
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- November 12, 2011
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently fined the city of Lebanon, Pa. $81,000 on the account of failure to keep storm drains clear, therefore creating both environmental and health hazards for the city and surrounding areas. When certain wastes aren’t removed from storm drains, they are inevitably carried out to creeks and then ultimately, to
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