• Final Blue Jays arrive back on campus

    Final Blue Jays arrive back on campus

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    • September 24, 2020

    On Aug. 5, Elizabethtown College opted to have students return to campus for the fall semester in a sequenced approach, instead of how students returned in previous years due to COVID-19. On Aug. 17, students involved in Momentum or working as Kinesis, resident assistants or peer mentors returned, followed by first-year Honors students Aug. 18.

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  • College introduces mandatory diversity and inclusion training

    College introduces mandatory diversity and inclusion training

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    • September 24, 2020

    On Monday, Sept. 21, seniors and graduate students at Elizabethtown College had their mandatory diversity and inclusion training. The 90-minute webinar session was conducted by diversity and inclusion educator Don Trahan. First-year students already experienced their training session during first-year orientation earlier this semester.  “Having this type of education and making it mandatory shows that

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  • Today’s Technology

    Today’s Technology

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    • September 24, 2020

    In the past months of using digital platforms to replace physical interactions, it has become even more important to properly secure online accounts. Here are three tips for better online security.  First, and most importantly, is to use a secure password. There are a couple steps to this, related to the two major types of

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  • Belarus Protest Modern Dictatorship

    Belarus Protest Modern Dictatorship

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    • September 24, 2020

    On Aug. 8, Alexander Lukashenko was reelected president of Belarus for a sixth term, allowing him to serve in office for another five years. The incumbent ran against Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, a Belarusian human rights activist who turned to politics after her husband’s arrest last May. Tsikhanouskaya claims to have received between 60 and 70 percent

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  • International Peace Day

    International Peace Day

    International Peace Day is Sept. 22, and Elizabethtown College held a virtual celebration for it on Sept. 21, 2020, Interim Director of Global Understanding and Peacemaking and associate professor of education Dr. Shannon Haley-Mize explained via Zoom that this is the first virtual celebration, but the College has done International Peace Day celebrations for over

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  • An Introduction to the School of Arts and Humanities

    An Introduction to the School of Arts and Humanities

    Elizabethtown College has been in a state of transition. Not only has the College had to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has also been finalizing structural changes within the school.  As of this summer, Etown now operates on a “Schools” model wherein similar disciplines are grouped together and multiple Deans are assigned to

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  • Esports and Music

    Esports and Music

    Music has always been a vital part of the sports industry. If you think of WWE, you know John Cena’s theme. Every baseball player has an anthem their home stadium plays as they step up to bat. Sports associations make music videos by splicing together clips of different plays in games and setting them to

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  • Intramurals

    Intramurals

    As the leaves turn and students slowly return to campus, Elizabethtown College gets ready to begin a new season of intramurals. The informal sports league has always appealed to students who want to stay fit and meet new peers, but this year, intramurals are in demand more than ever, with COVID-19 limiting the activities happening

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  • NBA Season Update

    NBA Season Update

    The National Basketball Association (NBA) season will resume this year because players came to an agreement to do so. Whether the NBA would finish out its season became uncertain after the Milwaukee Bucks opted to skip game five against the Orlando Magic on Aug. 26 in order to bring attention to police brutality and racial

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