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‘Silver Linings’ a relatable account of overcoming adversity
- Campus Life
- February 6, 2013
Making fun of someone with a mental illness never seems to fly well with an audience, especially when it comes to the big screen. However, director David O. Russell was not afraid to go against the proverbial grain when doing just that with his movie “Silver Linings Playbook,” starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. In
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‘Gun-free zones,’ a striking common denominator for mass murder in U.S.
- Campus Life
- February 6, 2013
James Holmes, planning mass murder, drove past seven theaters that were showing “The Dark Knight Rises” to get to one in particular that he had in mind. Some were quite close to his home. Others held unusually large audiences that he might target. But he drove past these and headed for a specific theater in
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Poet Laureate Daina Savage reads, presents lecture on process
- Features
- February 6, 2013
There was a sweet sound – music to an English major’s ears – floating from the Bowers Writers House on the evening of Jan. 31. That, of course, was the voice Daina Savage sharing some of her own poetry. She selected and read twenty of her poems, gracing both Elizabethtown College students and members of
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High Library hosts King James Bible for 400th anniversary celebration
- News
- February 6, 2013
One of the most influential pieces of modern day literature, The King James Bible, is now on display at the High Library through Feb. 21. Meant as a political and theological compromise, the King James Bible would eventually unite the church that was accepted in everyday society and the growing Puritan movement. The exhibit is
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Jays drop close match to Dutchmen
- Sports
- January 31, 2013
According to senior Katy Fogel, “Coach said to us in the locker room that we have everything to gain from this game, and they have everything to lose. I think that was the mentality of the game. We just wanted to go onto their home court and play hard and that’s exactly what we did.”
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Seniors honored at King’s meet; men come away with win
- Sports
- January 31, 2013
As the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays swim teams neared the end of their regular season, they traveled to Chestertown, Md. to go head-to-head with the Washington College Shoremen Wednesday Jan. 23 at 6 p.m. In the Blue Jays’ penultimate meet of the season, the men battled to a 130-64 loss, and the women were also
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Housing contracts misunderstood, should on-campus housing be required for all?
- Campus Life
- January 31, 2013
Did you know that as Elizabethtown College students, you signed a contract your first year saying you would live on campus for all four years you attended the College? Most students probably didn’t know this and may feel like sophomore Brittany Stepp, who said, “I don’t feel as though it was clear during my tour
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Keynote speaker ignites debate among students, faculty
- Campus Life
- January 31, 2013
Angela Davis visited Elizabethtown College, leaving a trail of controversy behind. Angela Davis is known for her desire to bring justice across the nation, as well as the industrial prison complex. She wants a world without imprisonment. Mrs. Davis has first hand experience with the prison process having been in jail for 18 months and
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Jays host ‘Songs for Angels’ benefit
- News
- January 31, 2013
The “Songs for Angels” concert glowed upon the Leffler Chapel stage on Sunday, Jan. 27. The concert was held to benefit those affected by the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre of Dec. 14, 2012. The amount of money raised, after considering the proceeds of concert paraphernalia and bake sale goods in addition to donations, was over
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