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  • The Global Perspective

    The Global Perspective

    This weekly column will cover a variety of contemporary global issues including climate action, global health, international peace and security and gender equality. I hope that this column will act as a platform to advocate for global progress and to empower young leaders to get involved in international affairs. If there are certain global issues

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  • Twelfth annual SCAD promotes student research

    Twelfth annual SCAD promotes student research

    Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD) launched in 2007 and has continued to be a tradition at Elizabethtown College for 12 years now. In the spring, students present their research with the support of faculty mentors. The research covers the disciplines offered at the College and also allows students to review research outside their discipline.

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  • Common Cents

    Common Cents

    This weekly column will feature the latest topics and tips in the financial world. Each week, we will focus on a specific financial topic, with topics covering a wide range of financial information and the latest opportunities with the Family Business and Entrepreneurship Club on campus. If there are any topics or concepts that you

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  • Departments hold research presentations

    Departments hold research presentations

    As Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD) draws closer, two other departments on campus are holding their own student research presentations at Elizabethtown College. One of these presentations, the 19th Annual Student Conference in Business and Economics, was held Wednesday, April 10 in Hoover 212. Professor of finance and international business and Director of the

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  • Student Senate

    Student Senate

    During Student Senate’s meeting Thursday, March 21, senators spent the majority of their time in debate. The junior class senate is responsible for organizing junior/senior formal, and it has been the precedent that they provide a bus for transportation. However, it is not a requirement, and the funds can be hard to come by. Senators

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  • Scene on Campus: Jays revel in spring weather

    Scene on Campus: Jays revel in spring weather

    With the recent trends of warm weather, Elizabethtown College students can be seen enjoying the sun, eating food from the Jay’s Nest, talking with friends and studying on the BSC patio. After a long, freezing winter, the warm spring weather is a welcome and much needed breath of fresh air for everyone on campus.

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  • Annual Relay for Life surpasses fundraising goals

    Annual Relay for Life surpasses fundraising goals

    Students, faculty and community members recently gathered in and around Thompson Gymnasium for Elizabethtown College’s annual Relay for Life. This year’s event took place from 3 p.m. Friday, April 5 until 3 a.m. Saturday, April 6. Etown’s Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) club runs the event, which raises money and awareness for the American Cancer Society.

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  • Pa. state senators push for student refinancing plan

    Pa. state senators push for student refinancing plan

    Rider Brandau is a low-income, first-generation student at Elizabethtown College. “When students borrow money for college, they agree to pay back that money,” Brandau said. “I will owe roughly $30,000 upon graduation, which is a fair price for what I have received from Elizabethtown.” Many students share his experience. About 1.8 million Pennsylvanians have student

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  • Then versus now: Behind the scenes of the Bowers Center

    Then versus now: Behind the scenes of the Bowers Center

    What started as a segment of the Be More Inspired campaign and a virtual “fly-through” has officially become a brand-new addition to Elizabethtown College. With just a few months left until its grand opening during the summer of 2019, the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being is set to include various amenities and recreational

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