• Families Engaging in Science, Technology event reaches youth

    Families Engaging in Science, Technology event reaches youth

    The Families Engaging in Science and Technology (FEST) event was held on March 14 in Nicarry Hall. The event was hosted by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Student Chapter and the Education Department at Elizabethtown College. This free event enabled elementary and middle school students and their families to explore engineering through hands-on challenges

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  • ‘Love Your Body’ event promotes self-esteem, confidence

    ‘Love Your Body’ event promotes self-esteem, confidence

    Fashion. Confidence. Positivity. Natural Beauty. Whether tall, short, big or small, all the models strutted down the runway Tuesday, March 11 for the second annual “Love Your Body” fashion show. That night, everyone was silent in the KAV until audience members began cheering and clapping after seeing the first model step into the spotlight. Walking

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  • Golf team heads into Gettysburg Invitational prepared for success

    Golf team heads into Gettysburg Invitational prepared for success

    The Elizabethtown College men’s golf team is taking a swing at the 2014 season.  The team has been preparing vigorously in the off-season to contend with the tough Middle Atlantic Conference teams it will be up against. Going up against top programs like York and Messiah Colleges, Etown feels it has the athletes it needs

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  • Mr. Etown involves infinitely more work than audience can see

    Mr. Etown involves infinitely more work than audience can see

    By the time this article comes to print, Mr. Etown will be a mere day away. The most widely-attended performance in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, Mr. Etown never fails to get all of Musser Auditorium roaring with laughter. The annual Office of Student Activities event, while hugely enjoyable to watch, may be somewhat of

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  • Depts. benefit from CASE awards

    Depts. benefit from CASE awards

    • News
    • February 27, 2014

    The Office of Marketing and Communications (OMC) at Elizabethtown College was recently presented with several Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) awards for its creative marketing work with multiple departments on campus, including the Office of Admissions, Office of Alumni and the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS). The College was awarded

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  • Benowitz, DePuydt share campus’ history in recently-published book

    Benowitz, DePuydt share campus’ history in recently-published book

    • News
    • February 26, 2014

    Jean-Paul Benowitz wrote a book called “Elizabethtown College,” filled with historical pictures of and information about the history of Elizabethtown College. The book was released on Monday, Feb. 24. Benowitz, the director of student transition programs and the assistant director of academic advising, took advantage of the collection of approximately 3,000 digitized photographs in the

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  • American Occupational Therapy Assoc. president shares expertise

    American Occupational Therapy Assoc. president shares expertise

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    • February 26, 2014

    Elizabethtown College’s occupational therapy department hosted the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) president, Virginia “Ginny” Stoffel, from Sunday, Feb. 23 to Tuesday, Feb. 25. Joanna Davis, Pi Theta Epsilon (Occupational Therapy Honors Society) president, thought it would be academically-enriching to have the AOTA president visit campus. Davis contacted and worked with Stoffel for about six

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  • Women’s basketball falls in MAC semi-finals to Falcons

    Women’s basketball falls in MAC semi-finals to Falcons

    The Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team wrapped up their regular season at Albright College by defeating the Lions 71-49 on Saturday afternoon. The victory was the Blue Jays’ 14th conference win of the season and 20th overall. The 20 wins are the most for the program since the 2000-01 season. With the win, Etown locked

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  • Success with job applications, interviews necessitates bragging

    Success with job applications, interviews necessitates bragging

    When I went to my first interview, I was understandably nervous. It was a volunteer position for the Democratic Party’s Reelection Committee during the Oct. 2012 election season. I felt like I was burning, sweating bullets from the humidity that was so thick you could collect it in a bottle. I had combed the room

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