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Discussion of next “Open Book” read begins
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- November 12, 2011
Open Book is an academic year-long program that engages first-year students and peer mentors, as well as faculty and staff. The initiative is co-chaired by Dr. Thomas Hagan, associate professor of chemistry and assistant dean of the first-year program and BethAnn Zambella, the director of the High Library. Throughout the fall and spring semesters, there
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Senior Nights brought back to Elizabethtown
- News
- November 12, 2011
Senior Nights are back at Elizabethtown College, but what does this mean for current senior students? The first difference for this year is the absence of bar trips. The program was cancelled once before “because some students acted irresponsibly, and the trips became a liability for the College,” according to Student Senate president Brian Frantz.
READ MOREShorts Fest provides opportunity for aspiring directors to learn skills
- Features
- November 12, 2011
The Shorts Fest has become a tradition here at Elizabethtown College for students in the fine and performing arts department’s directing for the theater (TH320) class to showcase their skills as directors of a short play of 10 to 20 minutes in length. This year, the Shorts Fest consists of six short plays, two of
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The Thrill of the Chaste: lecture highlights Amish novel allure
- Features
- November 12, 2011
We have all seen them. There is no point in denying it—for fifty cents in cardboard boxes at yard sales, or shoved rudely in the magazine aisle of the grocery store, or on the sad, half empty bookshelves of our sad, half-empty Kmart. This is a genre as perplexing as it is intriguing: the Amish
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Dashboard Confessional singer performs in Lancaster
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- November 4, 2011
Dashboard Confessional’s lead singer and songwriter, Chris Carrabba, will be touring at various music venues in the Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Boston, New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia areas. He will play acoustic solo shows at eight clubs, including the Chameleon Club on Dec. 2 in Lancaster, Pa., located only a half hour from Elizabethtown College. The
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Integrity Committee visits first-year seminars to discuss values
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- November 4, 2011
One of the most prized and well-known aspects of Elizabethtown College is its commitment to integrity. When first-year students arrive and participate in the induction ceremony, they sign the Integrity Pledge, agreeing to uphold it for the duration of time they are here at the College. This pledge is a long-standing tradition at the College,
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First Fridays provide local holiday fun
- Features
- November 4, 2011
With the winter season rapidly approaching, Elizabethtown College is undergoing a subtle shift. Students and staff scurry to the warmth of buildings. The campus becomes quiet. The desire to leave one’s room diminishes. When the call to hibernate wanes, students may be at a loss for where to find entertainment after the temperature drops. First
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Harriet Reisen to discuss Louisa May Alcott biography
- Features
- November 4, 2011
Thursday Nov. 10, Harriet Reisen, the author of the biography “Louisa May Alcott: the Woman Behind Little Women,” will be present at Elizabethtown College in Leffler Chapel at 7:30 p.m. This event is free and open to anyone who wishes to attend, thanks to a grant funded by the American Library Association and National Endowment
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Concert to turn back time, take audience to Paris
- Features
- November 4, 2011
This November, the faculty of Elizabethtown College will sponsor a multimedia program centered on Paris. The presentation of “Paris at the Turn of the Century” will be free and open to the public. This event will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the Leffler Chapel and Performance Center and will begin at 7:30 p.m.
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