Building conversions
cost $30K+
Beds, mattresses, wardrobes, desks and chairs in the new rooms cost $1,200 for each student.
Part two of our in-depth series Population:
Etown, focusing on the issue of overcrowding at Elizabethtown College. Renovations in Brinser
Hall cost around $15,300; Myer Hall’s changes cost
$15,000. With the cost and amount of work to create
more living space in Brinser and Myer, some feel that
the dorms are running out of room. While building a new dorm on campus is a possible alternative, the College is not financially able to complete the project immediately ... more in
News.
Features
• Kraybill
publishes book, draws national attention
Kraybill's book, "Horse and Buggy Mennonites," focuses on a sect of Mennonites known for their rejection of the automobile.
• "It is Mexico that has my heart"
Junior Stephanie Wilhelm shares her experiences from studying
abroad for a year south of the border in Xalapa, Mexico.
• Center
for Global Citizenship welcomes new director
• Future
business leaders awarded at conference
• The
Jayd-ed Edge
• SIFE
Sense: creating a budget
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News
• HOOT: new program for honors students
Under HOOT, first-year honors students traveled to Gretna Glen for a day of team-building activities and challenges.
• Religion scholar kicks off fall colloquium series
 Nationally-known religion scholar and writer Reza Aslan presented "The Three Faiths of Abraham." Wednesday morning
• Administration considers background checks
• Orchestra resumes with community members
• News in brief
Campus Life
• New solar-powered packs promote eco-friendly living
The Juice Bag features a thin-film powerful solar panel on the outside and a socket on the inside, generating up to seven watts of power.
• Raging
concerts, roaring albums to explore in coming fall months
• Culkin
returns from years left alone on Hollywood shelf
• The
List: Hot new items worthy of an obsession
Fall Season Preview
• The checklist: which to watch, what to skip
TV columnist Joshua Andrzejewski takes a look at the schedule for the primetime shows everyone will be talking
about this fall.
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Sports
• Athlete of the week
Kelly Downs
Junior
Volleyball
Middle Hitter
Playing in their fifth game in eight days, the Jays lost 1-0 to Stevens Institute of Technology in the championship match of the Blue Jay Classic.
Opinion
Chants and heckling do a lot to
build up the home team and tear down the opposition, but
all that goes up in smoke the moment things become crude
and tasteless.
• Coverage of conflict turns into media circus
My prediction — someday we will all order wars off of HBO On Demand and have our buddies over for a six pack and a war.
• Ignorance no longer blissful
for students who drink, party
• Background checks: effective or not?
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