• 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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  • Artist-in-residence to incorporate creativity outside of Steinman

    Artist-in-residence to incorporate creativity outside of Steinman

    Art geeks, brace yourselves — last fall semester, a brand new artist-in-residence position was created at Elizabethtown College. Since then, artist Lou Schellenberg has been developing her role in this new position. Schellenberg is by no means a guest at Etown. She’s been a faculty member for the fine arts department at the College for

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  • Dr. Long introduces classes to Eastern religions, Middle Earth

    Dr. Long introduces classes to Eastern religions, Middle Earth

    Dr. Jeffery Long, associate professor of religious studies and department chair, walks into his house after a long day at work, turns on some music and picks up a science fiction novel. He would not mind watching a movie with his wife, Dr. Mahua Bhattacharya, who teaches Japanese at Elizabethtown College, but only if time

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  • Delgado embraces ‘Educate for Service’ post-graduation

    Elizabethtown College alumnus Ted Delgado is a prime example of Etown’s motto, “Educate for Service.” He graduated from the College in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science degree in international business with concentrations in marketing and finance and Magna Cum Laude honors. In addition, he is also a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant and

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  • Donna Talarico engages Blue Jays on social media sites

    Donna Talarico engages Blue Jays on social media sites

    CORRECTION: The following article has been updated to reflect that Donna Talarico taught at Wilkes University after receiving her M.F.A., not while attending the University, like the printed version incorrectly stated. We apologize for the error. acebook, Twitter and Pinterest are some of the latest social media sites that millions of people utilize every day.

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  • Dr. Conrad Kanagy brings life lessons to classroom, congregation

    Dr. Conrad Kanagy brings life lessons to classroom, congregation

    Many Elizabethtown College students might see Dr. Conrad Kanagy as an associate professor in the sociology department. When he packs up and leaves campus, however, he takes on the role of pastor at the Elizabethtown Mennonite Church, as well as that of husband, father, friend, chef and many others. When Kanagy moved to the area

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  • Alumnus presides over San Francisco Chamber of Commerce

    Alumnus presides over San Francisco Chamber of Commerce

    Steve Falk is the president and CEO of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, where he works to make this famous city more business-friendly. He is also the former publisher of the 10th-largest newspaper in the country, the San Francisco Chronicle. Before any of this success, though, he was just another student at Elizabethtown College.

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  • Prof. Hoffman energizes classrooms through thrilling experiments

    Prof. Hoffman energizes classrooms through thrilling experiments

    In the collegial community, only a handful of individuals achieve success in their respective field. Rarely do we see an individual who succeeds in multiple arenas of academia; however, some professors do. Meet the man who wrote “An Integral for Second-Order Multiple Scattering Perturbation Theory.” Where would a student find a man of this caliber?

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  • Alumni musician, Carmen Chiles, to release second album

    Alumni musician, Carmen Chiles, to release second album

    “Music is that universal language that connects all different kinds of people throughout the world,” Carmen Chiles, a 2001 Elizabethtown College graduate and current recording artist, said. Chiles released her debut album, “SOULution,” in 2007. Before that, though, she lived in Schlosser Hall. “I call it the birthplace of my on-stage experience because Etown was

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