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Friday February 26 2010
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    Dolla dolla bill: Bailey demystifies budget adjustments


    It is an undisputed fact that the American economy has experienced a rough few years, which has resulted in price increases for many services. Unfortunately, this means that tuition prices have continued to rise, increasing Elizabethtown College’s fees to $41,750 for the 2010-11 school year.

    In an e-mail sent out this week, President Theodore Long stated that this is a 4.5 percent increase, one of the lowest in the past 15 years. However, when looking at any increase, it is important to be aware of what the increase supports — in this case, the College budget.

    At this week’s Student Senate meeting, the discussio ...
Thursday February 25 2010

  • Awareness week aimed to counter eating disorders

  • There is a difference between eating disorders and disordered eating,” Sandy Spayd, director of student wellness and campus health, said. Sometimes college students experience “disordered eating,” eat ...

  • The Jayded Edge

  • Shorty competition

    A man who is only 22 inches tall left his home country of Nepal Sunday in a quest to be recognized as the world's shortest man. Khagendra Thapa Magar is traveling to ...

  • Amtrak train station receives facelift

  • Who would want to wait for a train in a creepy, abandoned-looking building?” senior Myles Lund asked.

    It is no secret that the Elizabethtown train station is a less-than-stellar facili ...

  • Book Club Opportunity

  • This year’s keynote speaker for Scholarship and Creative Arts Day is Roya Hakakian, an award-winning author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. Hakakian’s most well-known work is her memoir, “Jour ...

  • SDLCs offer alternative living spaces

  • Every late January and early February since 1992, Elizabethtown College has accepted applications from its upper class students for Student Directed Learning Communities (SDLCs). This year, Etown is r ...

Sunday February 21 2010

  • Snow removal policies tested with consecutive storms

  • Since the innocent days in elementary school and junior high, we plant our hopeful selves in front of the television screen, drinking hot cocoa and staring wide-eyed at the school closing and delay li ...

  • Work orders accumulate as student frustrations rise

  • Even though Elizabethtown College is a relatively small campus, one would be surprised as to how many things break or need to be fixed or replaced. A broken window shade here, a leaking faucet there; ...

  • WELL offers relaxation, tips, health help

  • Up until last semester, the WELL was a solely virtual experience. It was, and still is, a comprehensive Web site that offered resources for maximizing a student’s physical, intellectual, social, caree ...

  • The jayded edge

  • An otter?

    State officials in Maine say witnesses who reported seeing a drowning snowmobiler on a lake were probably looking at an otter enjoying a snack.

    On Thursday, th ...

  • Mars hosts sweet talk on business savvy

  • Frank Mars, global segment president of candy giant Mars, Inc., paid a visit to campus Friday to speak on the dynamics and success of his family’s company in today’s economic climate. Mars also lectur ...

  • Scholarship and Creative Arts Day

  • …Showing Your Style

    Submit your favorite illustration, photograph or research image for the cover of this year’s Scholarship and Creative Arts Day program. Alumn E. Adam Quinn ‘09 contr ...

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