• Cool down around town with local sweet treats

    Cool down around town with local sweet treats

    It’s getting warmer, and with the warm weather comes one of the best things about summertime: ice cream. There are few things that are more enjoyable on a hot summer day than a cold, refreshing ice cream cone. We all recognize names like Rita’s, Bruster’s and Baskin-Robbins. These are easily recognizable because we all, more

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  • E-Team aids @EtownCollege through social media

    E-Team aids @EtownCollege through social media

    The Elizabethtown College Social Media Street team, the “E-Team,” is a new initiative by the Office of Marketing and Communications that is making big changes on campus. This group helps the office by writing, tweeting and posting new updates, events and initiatives on campus. They also upload pictures, videos and other social media extras. The

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  • How to study in style at Elizabethtown College

    How to study in style at Elizabethtown College

    Sean Duetsch and Chris Tjaden (also known as Chris and Sean, or Sean and Chris depending on who you ask) are a match made in style heaven. As soon as I saw this twosome’s look, I thought of either studying hard in the library or grabbing a cup at the Blue Bean. The room- and

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  • Bike racks to be installed at apartments, quads

    Bike racks to be installed at apartments, quads

    New bike racks are being installed at the Hackman Apartments and possibly Schreiber Quadrangle this summer. The project is being undertaken to better protect students’ bikes from harsh weather. At the beginning of the year, Residence Life told students they were to store their bikes outside. Students started to become frustrated with the situation because

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  • Pinterest provides unique online outlet for fashion

    Pinterest provides unique online outlet for fashion

    One of the hottest and latest trends for social media and fashion blogging is Pinterest. Pinterest.com is a website that allows its users to repost or “repin” and collect pictures of their favorite style icons, home décor, fashion trends and much, much more. Elizabethtown College students first-year Brighid Flynn and senior Kelly Clayton are well-known

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  • Words of wisdom from your friendly, local Portabella’s bouncer

    Words of wisdom from your friendly, local Portabella’s bouncer

    When I typically think of bouncers, an image of a burly, frowning guy in a tight shirt holding an exclusive list comes to mind. They’re slow to let you into the bar and quick to throw you out of it. Rick Buterbaugh, head of security for Portabella’s Sports Bar and Grille, disagrees. “We’re not there

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  • Club sponsors annual Jaycon convention with guest Kevin Bolk

    Elizabethtown College will soon hold the popular Japanese culture-related convention known as Jaycon. March 31 and April 1 will mark the three-year anniversary of Jaycon, which will be hosted by Etown’s Anime Club. The convention will feature a variety of events for different interests, including panels, a rave, anime screenings, a game room, a dealer’s

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  • Upcoming Social Research Conference promotes sociology, research

    We have all filled out surveys before, whether it was through the infamous SurveyMonkey or on a paper survey. Yet, many of us don’t stop to think about where this information might be going. Who uses the data and for what? What role could you have just played in a peer’s life? Did your answers

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  • ‘Cover the Night’ event raises Kony awareness

    ‘Cover the Night’ event raises Kony awareness

    Recently, a YouTube video uploaded by Jason Russell went viral. Elizabethtown College will be participating in Russell’s awareness campaign event, Cover the Night, on April 20. “KONY 2012” is a short film about international war criminal Joseph Kony and the efforts to arrest him. Kony is currently on the International Criminal Court’s wanted persons list.

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