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Welcome to the jungle: Gilbert and friends
- Campus Life
- February 27, 2020
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Hey, I’m Gilbert! Don’t mind me if I get a few laps in during the interview. I’m working on my beach bod before spring break. Just gotta keep swimming … sorry, if you don’t want to continue the interview, that’s fine. Keep going? Okay. I just came to Elizabethtown College a
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First-year students adjust to campus life, making new connections
- Features
- September 10, 2019
Photo by Megan White As the cold weather comes around, and the leaves begin to fall, many students begin a new year at Elizabethtown College. First-years have no idea what to expect from their new classes and new friends. By senior year, many students feel as if they did not accomplish enough or participated
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Fine Arts seniors bring unique talents, interests to senior projects
- Features
- April 24, 2019
This semester, The Etownian is working to highlight and recognize the work being done by Elizabethtown College’s seniors in their capstone courses. One such capstone course has been taught by professor of art Milt Friedly to senior Fine Arts majors. This course is designed to prepare the students for gallery work and the logistics necessary
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Digital Humanities Hub provides space, resources for student use
- Features
- December 6, 2018
As society seems to be becoming more and more digital, colleges are creating more spaces for students to explore growing disciplines like Digital Humanities (DH) which applies computer software and equipment to the traditional humanities. “Digital Humanities (DH) encourages students to engage in many of the same types of projects the traditional humanities have been
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Technology used in colleges changes to fit the needs of Gen Z students
- News
- December 6, 2018
Open the flood gates and sound the alarms, Generation Z is officially in college. But with this new generation entering higher education, colleges and universities must keep up with the ever-changing and always upgrading technology of the 21st century. Here are a few characteristics of Generation Z: they are more focused on interactive and hands-on
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Students attend national honors conference
- News
- December 6, 2018
Photo: Meghan Kenney In early November, four Elizabethtown College students attended the 2018 National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) conference. Etown students have attended the conference in the past, but this was the first year students participated as presenters. Senior Benjamin Erickson, sophomore Etownian staff writer Meghan Kenney, sophomore Etownian Assistant Features Editor Aprille Mohn and
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Have hate crimes been on the rise since the 2016 election?
- Campus Life
- November 16, 2018
The Pittsburgh community was shocked after a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue Oct. 27, left 11 dead and many more grieving. The synagogue is home to three different congregations of Jewish communities, and each was holding a service that morning. Around 10 a.m., members from all three services heard a loud boom
READ MOREStudent poverty on college campuses and accommodations of Etown
- Features
- October 25, 2018
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, nearly a third of all college students in the United States have household incomes below the poverty line, and 79 percent of students work either part-time or full-time while taking classes. What things are being done at Elizabethtown College to help with poverty? Much of the help
READ MORESeries: Etown expands recruitment pool
- News
- October 18, 2018
Recently, a huge focus of the Elizabethtown College administration has been to increase enrollment. As seen with the second article in this series, Etown has seen a decline in applications (though some of it was a purposeful decline) and enrollment over the years. As such, the responsibility falls on the College to increase those numbers
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