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Closing of Sweet Briar College alarms, brings liberal arts into question
- Campus Life
- March 25, 2015
Almost a century ago, in 1921, Albert Einstein emphasized to Thomas Edison what the majority of our country today seems to have forgotten: “The value of an education in a liberal arts college is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think something that cannot be learned from textbooks.”
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Retired professor of modern languages emerita passes away at age 80
- News
- March 25, 2015
On March 8, Suzanne Schmitt Goodling, associate professor of modern languages emerita at Elizabethtown College, passed away after battling cancer. She was 80 years old. Goodling taught in the Modern Languages department at Etown for 35 years before retiring in 1999. Born and educated in Gettysburg, Pa., she attended Valencia, Madrid and Valladolid Universities in
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Track & Field opens inaugural spring season
- Sports
- March 25, 2015
After a delayed start due to Friday’s snowfall, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s track and field teams started their season when they hosted the Early Bird Opener on Saturday. Alvernia University, York College and Gwynedd-Mercy University competed alongside the Blue Jays in 40 events throughout the day. The Blue Jays have been training long
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Emergent Scholars luncheon recognizes, rewards sophomores
- News
- March 18, 2015
On Sunday, March 8, a luncheon was held to honor Elizabethtown College’s 2015 Emergent Scholars. The 54 sophomores and their chosen mentors spent time celebrating their accomplishments and appreciating the high standard of academics they have been able to attain as members of the Etown community. To be an Emergent Scholar, a student must maintain
READ MOREGeaney performs Irish songs, reads poetry
- Features
- March 18, 2015
Michael Geaney, a graduate in Gaelic Language and History from University College Cork, educated students on his tenth visit to Elizabethtown College through song and poetry at Bowers Writers House on Tuesday, March 10. Geaney began his presentation by singing a song associated with the beginning of Ireland. The song focused on first discovering Ireland
READ MOREFries draws comparisons between baseball, leadership
- Features
- March 18, 2015
Notre Dame senior infielder, Tommy Chase, is more than just a student-athlete. Chase uses his free time to give back to his community by participating in Life Works, an organization that pairs mentors with underprivileged third and fourth graders. He is a finalist for the John Wooden Citizenship Cup Award, an honor bestowed upon athletes
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Lunar New Year celebration welcomes the Year of the Goat
- Features
- February 25, 2015
Thursday, Feb. 19, began the celebration of the Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival. This year is the “Year of the Goat.” Each year in the 12-year cycle is assigned an animal; last year was the Horse, and next is the Monkey. Elizabethtown College is home to
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BSC computer station undergoes renovations for ease of use
- News
- February 25, 2015
Students may have noticed the computer station on the second floor of the BSC under construction between Feb. 12 and 13. The station’s renovation features a new counter for the computers and a relocated printing station. Elizabethtown College’s cabinetmaker since May 2014 Patrick Zabolotmy took on the project with zeal. It gave him the opportunity
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Braxton explains transhumanism in a modern, religious context
- Features
- February 25, 2015
“Religion is one of the things that sets humans apart,” Dr. Donald M. Braxton, the J. Omar Professor of Religion at Juniata College, said at his presentation titled “Hacking the Religious Minds: Turning Religion into a Plug-and-Play Activity” on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Braxton explained that religion is notoriously difficult to define. Cognitive science gives the definition
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