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  • Professor publishes book on beard cuttings

    Professor publishes book on beard cuttings

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    • September 11, 2014

    Dr. Donald Kraybill, distinguished college professor and senior fellow at Elizabethtown College’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, recently published a book about Amish beard cutting attacks and hate crimes convictions called “Renegade Amish.” The book focuses on a few different aspects of the case. In the fall of 2011, five beard cutting attacks

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  • Center introduces conflict management certification

    Center introduces conflict management certification

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    • September 11, 2014

    The Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking at Elizabethtown College introduced a certification program to instruct students, staff members and faculty in conflict management and transformation. Peacemaker-in-Residence Jonathan Rudy designed the Conflict Transformation Certificate program to overview the foundations of conflict transformation with an emphasis on practicing communication and mediation skills. Rudy stated that the

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  • BCA suspends Rome study abroad option

    BCA suspends Rome study abroad option

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    • September 11, 2014

    Brethren Colleges Abroad recently decided to suspend their Rome, Italy program for the coming year. Newly hired Director of Academic Affairs Dr. Stephen Burwood, explained why students interested in traveling abroad to that location can look forward to a completely redesigned curriculum in the near future. “What was happening was that we were getting a

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  • Stretch Internet allows for live streaming of home games

    Stretch Internet allows for live streaming of home games

    Elizabethtown College Athletics has agreed to a three-year deal with Stretch Internet that will allow the Blue Jays to stream live, high-definition videos and stats to fans through the 2016-2017 academic year. Stretch Internet is based in Arizona and, according to their website, “has become the industry leader in providing dedicated streaming solutions to college

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  • ‘A Murder is Announced’ play illustrates classic Christie mystery

    ‘A Murder is Announced’ play illustrates classic Christie mystery

    Featuring murders, false identities and hidden pasts, “A Murder is Announced” depicted Leslie Darbon’s adaptation of a classic Agatha Christie mystery. This production was directed by Dr. Michael Swanson, who is the director of theatre and dance and an associate professor of theatre. The play takes place in Little Paddocks, where Miss Letitia Blacklock, her

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  • ECHotline replaces past incident report form

    ECHotline replaces past incident report form

    Elizabethtown College has replaced its Crime Incident Report Form with the new ECHotline. The old form that was used to report suspicious, illegal or improper activity is no longer available. The new ECHotline gives Etown students and employees the opportunity to report incidents in a confidential, toll-free and web-friendly way. The 24/7 ECHotline is an

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  • Board of Trustees elects new Chair

    Board of Trustees elects new Chair

    This week, Dr. Robert Kerr, former vice chairman of the Board of Trustees, was selected as the new chair of the Elizabethtown College Board of Trustees. Following the Board’s luncheon last week, Kerr shared insight into his experiences as a trustee and Etown alumnus.  He appeared as an all-out Etown supporter, as expressed by the

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  • Blue Jays fall to York College in season finale despite strong hitting performance

    Blue Jays fall to York College in season finale despite strong hitting performance

    The Elizabethtown College baseball team split a final MAC Commonwealth Conference double-header at home against Lebanon Valley College on Saturday before finishing up the season with a 3-9 loss against York College at home on Monday, April 28. The Blue Jays finished the 2014 season with an overall record of 18-19 and an 8-13 record

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  • Graduating senior reflects on experience working on campus throughout summer

    Graduating senior reflects on experience working on campus throughout summer

    This time of the year, most of you are worrying about finals and finding summer jobs.  However, there is a small group of people on campus who will not be traveling home. Every summer, there are about 100 students who stay on campus and work for the various departments or have internships. Some of you

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