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  • Gibble Auditorium renovations reach completion

    Gibble Auditorium renovations reach completion

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    • September 12, 2013

    Gibble Auditorium, one of three lecture facilities on campus, underwent renovations to meet new academic and performance standards. The auditorium was originally a phase of the Science, Mathematics and Engineering Center (SMEC) project that was delayed because of scheduling and timing. Mark Zimmerman, director of Facilities Management, said it was noted during the programming phase

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  • Founder of Room to Read speaks on global literacy

    Founder of Room to Read speaks on global literacy

    John Wood, founder of the non-profit organization Room to Read, spoke Monday, Sept. 9 on his book, “Creating Room to Read: A Story of Hope in the Battle for Global Literacy,” in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. “Every kid should win the lottery of life,” he said during his speech, introducing the central theme of

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  • Biology majors conduct turtle research at Lake Placida

    Biology majors conduct turtle research at Lake Placida

    On April 16, Dr. David Bowne, assistant professor of biology, aided Elizabethtown College biology students in his Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Diversity of Life lab where students were granted the opportunity of conducting turtle research at Lake Placida and “Weird Pond.”  This real-world learning experience allowed students to work hands-on with a local wildlife

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  • Second Sustainability Symposium discusses green engineering

    Second Sustainability Symposium discusses green engineering

    n Tuesday, April 23, as part of Scholarship and Creative Arts Day, the departments of engineering and physics held their second annual Sustainability Symposium in Gibble Auditorium. The symposium centered on spreading awareness about keeping the environment safe on Elizabethtown College’s campus and around the world through green engineering. There were 11 talks with a

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  • First annual student-athlete recognition held in Thompson

    First annual student-athlete recognition held in Thompson

    lizabethtown College hosted its first annual Student-Athlete Recognition (STAR) on Tuesday, April 30 at 8:00 p.m. The event, sponsored by the Blue Jay Athletic Association (BJAA) and  Blue Jay Athletics, took place in Thompson Gymnasium and recognized Etown’s athletic teams, student-athletes and faculty mentors for their achievements over the 2012-2013 school year. “Most, if not

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  • T.G.I.S. ’13: ‘Saints vs. Sinners’

    T.G.I.S. ’13: ‘Saints vs. Sinners’

    hank Goodness It’s Spring was a complete success this year. The warm weather, along with the amazing fair food and fun games made this T.G.I.S. better than the previous year, in which many events were cancelled due to the poor weather. Brinser Field was filled on Saturday afternoon with a blow-up obstacle course, a zip

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  • Women defeat LVC for third seed in conference post-season

    Women defeat LVC for third seed in conference post-season

    he Elizabethtown College women’s lacrosse team defeated Lebanon Valley College 12-10 Saturday afternoon at Wolf Field. It was a regular season finale for both teams, and with the win, Etown not only directly advanced to the semifinals, but also ranked third seed in the Commonwealth Conference Championship. Before facing the Dutchmen, Head Coach Robert Brooks

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  • Bergel celebrates retirement from social work department

    Bergel celebrates retirement from social work department

    fter over 30 years of teaching social work at Elizabethtown College, Dr. Vivian Bergel is retiring this spring. In addition to teaching, she has acted as the field director and liaison for the social work department and as an advisor for Hillel, the Jewish student association and has played a vital role in the women

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  • Silberstein and Stuckey to present paper, research at Munich conference

    Silberstein and Stuckey to present paper, research at Munich conference

    Professor and chair of philosophy Dr. Michael Silberstein and physics professor Dr. Mark Stuckey’s will present their paper, “A Path Integral Over Graphs Approach to Unification and its Foundational Implications,” as one of the five percent of projects accepted to be presented at the Foundations of Physics 2013 conference. This event is the 17th UK

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