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Nobel Peace Prize winner shares message of justice, coexistence on campus
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- April 19, 2014
Tawakkol Karman, the first Arab woman and youngest recipient ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, visited Elizabethtown College last week to share her ideals of peace and justice. Her visit was part of the Ware Lecture Series, which began in 2007 and is dedicated to bringing global citizens to speak on campus. Karman, a
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PRIDE Day 2014 motivates Jays, alumni to clean up campus
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- April 10, 2014
Elizabethtown College’s fifth annual PRIDE Program Volunteer Day was held on Saturday, April 5. The PRIDE program, standing for Promote, Recruit, Involve, Donate and Employ, was founded to engage all people in the Etown community. The first campus cleanup day was held on April 6, 1901. Today, the PRIDE Program has revived this tradition. The
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‘House’ script coordinator, alumnus offers industry insight
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- April 10, 2014
Elizabethtown College welcomed alumnus Dustin Paddock, who discussed his Hollywood story with students at Bowers Writers House on April 2. After graduating from Etown, Paddock drove his hatchback to Hollywood where he hoped to make it big as a scriptwriter. Paddock expressed his enthusiasm for writing, and explained that he had taken a screenwriting course
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Sophomore class organizes Color 4.5k
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- April 10, 2014
On Sunday, April 6, the Elizabethtown College Class of 2016 held the first Color Classic, a 4.5 kilometers run, during which participants were showered with colored powder. The Class of 2016 had been brainstorming a large-scale event that could bring together not only students, but also members of the of the community. Some members of
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Rwanda genocide survivor shares live experiences
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- April 10, 2014
ne of the fondest memories of my childhood in Rwanda is of swimming in Lake Kivu as a boy … From the lake, I could climb a steep hill to our house, which was surrounded by avocado trees. Eucalyptus trees dotted the farm, their sweet scent carried on the breeze that slipped between its branches
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Golf team finishes 16th at Spring Blue Jay Classic, prepares for MAC Championships
- Sports
- April 9, 2014
After having multiple tournaments cancelled due to wet weather, the Elizabethtown College golf team was back on the links when it hosted the Spring Blue Jay Classic at Hershey Country Club’s East Course last Thursday. Led by first-year Kyle Hakun’s round of 80, the Blue Jays finished up the weekend in 16th place. Hakun led
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Campus community walks through Candy Land to beat cancer during Relay for Life
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- April 3, 2014
The Elizabethtown College Relay for Life event raised $52,009.04 for the American Cancer Society, according to their Relay for Life events page. The event began on Friday, March 28 with a crowd of students and cancer survivors filling Thompson Gymnasium. This year’s relay theme was “Candy Land,” according to senior Michael Henning, a four-time Relay
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Davis pitches complete game in conference victory over Albright
- Sports
- April 3, 2014
The Elizabethtown College baseball team was looking to get back in the winner’s column after several games were cancelled or postponed due to weather. Junior right-hander Kristopher Davis helped in those efforts by pitching a complete game, three-hit shutout to lead the Blue Jays to a 3-0 victory over Commonwealth Conference opponent Albright College Tuesday
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Melica, Vocalign compete at ICCAs at Rutgers Univ.
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- April 3, 2014
Two of Elizabethtown College’s a capella groups, Melica and Vocalign, traveled to Rutgers University on Saturday, March 29 to compete in the semi-finals of the 2014 International Championship of A Cappella (ICCA). Neither Melica nor Vocalign placed in the top three, resulting in neither group moving onto the finals. Melica is Etown’s all-female singing group
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