{"id":4820,"date":"2016-07-15T13:56:23","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T17:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/groups.etown.edu\/news\/?p=4820"},"modified":"2016-09-07T14:17:32","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T18:17:32","slug":"e-town-in-the-news-june-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2016\/07\/15\/e-town-in-the-news-june-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"E-town In the News: June 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Edsel Burdge<\/strong>, research associate with the Young Center, was interviewed by Lancaster Farming about \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lancasterfarming.com\/news\/main_edition\/how-to-work-with-the-amish-on-conservation\/article_8d0af079-84c5-5da4-83f6-5b494e2862b3.html\" target=\"_blank\">How to Work with the Amish on Conservation<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. David Downing<\/strong>, the Ralph W. Schlosser professor of English, was mentioned in the Belgrade News article \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.belgrade-news.com\/opinion\/columnists\/guest_columnists\/article_8e817aa0-2e6e-11e6-aa84-27880119c391.html\" target=\"_blank\">Clarity, not political blather, would be ideal<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Mark Harman<\/strong>, professor of English and modern languages and College professor of international studies, was interviewed by WITF for the story \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.witf.org\/news\/2016\/06\/how-one-midstate-professor-from-ireland-views-brexit.php\" target=\"_blank\">How one midstate professor from Ireland views Brexit<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. April Kelly-Woessner, <\/strong>professor of political science and department chair, wrote the LNP column \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lancasteronline.com\/opinion\/columnists\/college-students-professors-could-benefit-from-civics-lessons\/article_866a75a6-28ec-11e6-b195-f71959931a51.html\" target=\"_blank\">College students, professors could benefit from civics lessons<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Kyle Kopko<\/strong>, assistant dean for academic achievement and engagement and director of the pre-law program, wrote or was interviewed for the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/triblive.com\/state\/pennsylvania\/10558189-74\/bills-pennsylvania-bill\" target=\"_blank\">Bills in Pennsylvania have little chance to pass, experts say<\/a>\u201d &#8211;TribLive<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifezette.com\/polizette\/obama-to-the-rescue\/\" target=\"_blank\">Obama to the Rescue Hillary finally gets president&#8217;s endorsement, but it may be too late to matter<\/a>&#8221; \u2013 LifeZette<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lancasteronline.com\/news\/politics\/guns-become-focus-in-senate-race-as-republican-sen-toomey\/article_8adc2d98-3407-11e6-96b2-5b51a6f87795.html\" target=\"_blank\">Guns become focus in Senate race as Republican Sen. Toomey introduces new gun control bill<\/a>\u201d &#8212; LNP<\/li>\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/284366-libertarians-hope-town-hall-will-attract-more-voter-support\" target=\"_blank\">Libertarians hope town hall will attract more voter support<\/a>\u201d &#8212; The Hill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dr. Kristi Kneas<\/strong>, dean for academic affairs and faculty development and department chair, was mentioned in the Chronicle\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/article\/Appointments-Resignations\/236857\" target=\"_blank\">Appointments, Resignations, Deaths<\/a>\u201d column.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Donald Kraybill<\/strong>, emeritus, was mentioned in or was interviewed for the following stories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lancasteronline.com\/news\/local\/man-who-yelled-rumspringa-at-amish-boys-before-causing-wreck\/article_838d4d02-29a7-11e6-9e89-bb6a4a25eb29.html\" target=\"_blank\">Man who yelled &#8216;Rumspringa&#8217; at Amish boys before causing wreck in &#8216;bizarre&#8217; DUI case sentenced<\/a>\u201d \u2013 LNP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lancasteronline.com\/features\/trending\/books-for-kids-to-read-this-summer-and-summer-reads\/article_d1ffd9c4-2cc6-11e6-b6a1-9f18b6a0949c.html\" target=\"_blank\">12 books for kids to read this summer (and 7 summer reads for grown-ups)<\/a>&#8221; \u2013 LNP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lancasteronline.com\/news\/local\/st-century-pressures-raise-dilemmas-shift-boundaries-in-amish-life\/article_4f9c23a0-2f75-11e6-be33-3fb58b2ee62c.html\" target=\"_blank\">21st-century pressures raise dilemmas, shift boundaries in Amish life<\/a>\u201d &#8212; LNP. <strong>Dr. Jeff Bach<\/strong>, director of the Young Center, and<strong> Dr. Steve Nolt<\/strong>, senior scholar in Anabaptist and Pietist studies and professor of history, also were interviewed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kraybill\u00a0 was mentioned or interviewed by <a href=\"http:\/\/nbc4i.com\/2016\/06\/20\/police-dozens-of-girls-found-living-with-man-after-couple-gifted-their-daughter\/\" target=\"_blank\">NBC<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buckscountycouriertimes.com\/news\/local\/experts-none-of-this-in-any-way-reflects-traditional-amish\/article_f467ff38-3715-11e6-8d81-a32f5db82d73.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bucks County Times<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/police-seek-parental-information-on-girls-living-with-man\/383656211\/\" target=\"_blank\">Star Tribune<\/a>, WRAL, WGEM, WPXI and WGAL among others about the Amish family who \u2018gifted\u2019 their daughter and in Metro Global News for a story on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.us\/news\/amish-pac-wants-to-get-plain-voters-to-the-polls-for-trump\/zsJpft---gDUvMfT6bVd2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Amish PAC wants to get &#8216;plain voters to the polls&#8217; for Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Dmitriy Krichevskiy<\/strong>, assistant professor of economics, spoke with ABC27 for \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/abc27.com\/2016\/06\/24\/what-does-the-brexit-mean-for-you\/\" target=\"_blank\">What does \u2018Brexit\u2019 mean for you?<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Fletcher McClellan<\/strong>, professor of political science, was interviewed by the Times Tribune for the article \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/thetimes-tribune.com\/news\/pennsylvania-might-have-most-contested-senate-race-1.2060542\" target=\"_blank\">Pennsylvania might have most-contested Senate race<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Brian Newsome<\/strong>, dean for curriculum and assessment, was interviewed by <strong>Curtis Smith<\/strong>, adjunct in the Department of English for a r<a href=\"http:\/\/jmwwblog.wordpress.com\/category\/interviews\/\" target=\"_blank\">eview on book \u201cInvasion 14\u201d<\/a>. He also was mention in the Chronicle, along with <strong>Dr.<\/strong> <strong>Susan Traverso<\/strong>, about <a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/article\/Appointments-Resignations\/236687\" target=\"_blank\">Appointments, Resignations, Deaths<\/a> (6\/10\/2016)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Sanjay Paul <\/strong>and <strong>Dr. Hossein Varamini<\/strong> spoke with CPBJ for a story on \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpbj.com\/article\/20160627\/CPBJ01\/160629803\/brexit-for-pa-whats-next\" target=\"_blank\">Brexit for Pa. What&#8217;s next? Manufacturing, banking, tourism all could be affected<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monica Smith<\/strong>, director of diversity and inclusion, was mentioned in Central Pennsylvania Business Journal\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/business-news\/index.ssf\/2016\/06\/trade_talk_218.html\" target=\"_blank\">Trade Talk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Carl Strikwerda<\/strong>, College president, was featured by<a href=\"http:\/\/local21news.com\/news\/local\/elizabethtown-college-looks-to-accomodate-syrian-refugee-students\" target=\"_blank\"> CBS21<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/fox43.com\/2016\/06\/06\/elizabethtown-college-offers-scholarships-for-syrian-refugees\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fox43<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/whp580.iheart.com\/onair\/whp580-newsroom-56560\/at-least-two-syrian-refugees-coming-14789180\/\" target=\"_blank\">WHP<\/a> in stories about the accommodation of Syrian refugee students He also wrote a Father\u2019s Day column for LNP, titled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lancasteronline.com\/opinion\/columnists\/on-hitchhiking-the-wisdom-of-samuel-johnson-and-thoughts-about\/article_676d172e-332f-11e6-9386-ffe81d69af32.html\" target=\"_blank\">On hitchhiking, the wisdom of Samuel Johnson, and thoughts about my father<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jesse Waters<\/strong>, director of Bowers Writers House and lecturer in English, was interviewed by ABC27 for \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/abc27.com\/2016\/06\/28\/camp-gives-students-the-chance-to-participate-in-liberal-arts-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Camp Gives Students the Chance to Participate in Liberal Arts Programs<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Robert Wheelersburg<\/strong>, professor of anthropology, was interviewed on <a href=\"http:\/\/local21news.com\/news\/local\/local-expert-says-shooting-cincinnati-gorilla-was-the-right-call\" target=\"_blank\">CBS21<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/abc27.com\/2016\/06\/01\/local-primate-expert-weighs-in-on-gorilla-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\">ABC27<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.witf.org\/smart-talk\/2016\/06\/smart-talk-gorillas-pa-dairy.php\" target=\"_blank\">WITF<\/a> Smart Talk about the Cincinnati Zoo gorilla shooting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elizabethtown College<\/strong> was mentioned in the following stories:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lancasteronline.com\/news\/community\/mccaskey-grad-receives-award-named-for-late-city-leader-nelson\/article_552f81a8-2cbf-11e6-ace6-d77a0433ac32.html\" target=\"_blank\">McCaskey grad receives award named for late city leader Nelson Polite<\/a>\u201d &#8212; LNP<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lancasteronline.com\/news\/national\/colleges-hunting-for-hints-amid-slow-secretive-enforcement-of-federal\/article_8fa4f3be-2c19-11e6-9c47-9b5c008c0fac.html\" target=\"_blank\">Colleges hunting for hints amid slow, secretive enforcement of federal sexual assault policy<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/?ID=7657\" target=\"_blank\">Elizabethtown invites Syrian refugees to promote social justice<\/a>\u201d \u2013 Campus Reform<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Health\/wireStory\/amish-growth-extended-south-america-settlements-year-40126517\" target=\"_blank\">Amish Growth Extended to South America Settlements Last Year<\/a>\u201d &#8212; ABC. The story was picked up by WRAL, York Dispatch, PennLive, La Prensa and WITF<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/lancasteronline.com\/business\/local_business\/college-campuses-here-replace-renovate-expand\/article_30c24c36-36e9-11e6-b093-b3fb777655d8.html\" target=\"_blank\">College campuses here replace, renovate, expand<\/a>\u201d \u2013 LNP<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/title-ix-investigations-sexual-harassment_us_575f4b0ee4b053d433061b3d\" target=\"_blank\">There Are Far More Title IX Investigations Of Colleges Than Most People Know<\/a>\u201d \u2013 Huffington Post<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cE-town in the News\u201d is a monthly hand-curated collection of links to recent articles, appearances and publications from other media outlets that feature people of Elizabethtown. Have an item to report? Email <a href=\"mailto:now@etown.edu\">now@etown.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edsel Burdge, research associate with the Young Center, was interviewed by Lancaster Farming about \u201cHow to Work with the Amish on Conservation.\u201d Dr. David Downing, the Ralph W. 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