Elon team travels to Kenya for forum about the Internet
Elon University's Imagining the Internet Center sent three students to the Internet Governance Forum in Kenya this week.
Seniors Kellye Coleman and Samantha Baranowski and sophomore Nicole Chadwick were joined by alumni Taylor Foshee and Lee Hopcraft and communications professor Rich Landesberg in Nairobi.
Professor receives NSF grant
Duke Hutchings, assistant professor of computing sciences, has received a $14,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a software tool that assists beginning computer programmers with writing code.
Hutchings will be joined by colleagues from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Johnson C. Smith University.
Physical Plant introduces work request site
This semester, Physical Plant at Elon introduced the FIXit 24/7 online work request site for use by students, faculty and staff to report maintenance issues on campus. The site is available to anyone with an Elon username and password.
When a work request is submitted, the status of the job can be tracked online and an email will be sent when the work is finished.
Alumnus wins second Emmy
Matt Belanger, a graduate from the Class of 2005, received his second Emmy award Sept. 24.
A reporter for WGAL-TV in Lancaster, Pa., Belanger was recognized for his investigative reporting into the problem of "ghost voting" in the state legislature. According to the report, lawmakers used coins, paper clips or other small items to jam voting buttons and cast excessive numbers of votes.
He was honored by the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Hook residents to move back to campus this weekend
The 16 students evacuated from Hook residence hall Sept. 18 will move back to their original rooms this weekend, according to Elaine Turner, director of Residence Life.
The students were originally evacuated because of an air quality problem but the rooms have been thoroughly cleaned and ceiling tiles have been replaced. A recent air test indicated the rooms are safe.
Fifteen of the 16 students had been evacuated to Campus Trace, an off-campus apartment complex. Corrections
In the Aug. 30 and Sept. 21 issues of The Pendulum, the number of solo piano recitals given by Professor Omri Shimron was incorrectly stated. He has performed multiple solo recitals. Also, his Fall performance has 36 variations, on its theme.
In another article in the Sept. 21 issue, Elon alumnus Shawn Kennedy was incorrectly identified. He plays the bass.