When Dan Koehler was awarded the Lumen Prize in 2010, he knew he’d be headed to Africa.
Elon University softball coach Kathy Bocock fumed about the first game of the Phoenix’s April 6 double-header against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
The Student Government Association created the SGA Scholarship to increase its presence among the student body.
Mali president resigns after being forced into exile Mali’s president, Dioncounda Traore, wrote a letter of resignation April 7 after being forced into exile for a month.
It began with a news brief. One short article from an online newsletter about Paws and Stripes, an organization that trains service dogs to give to returning military veterans, caught Elon University’s senior Clara Martin’s eye last year.
Has your dorm got you down? Need a little spice in your home away from home? Or do you simply want to give your space a boost? Here are 10 tricks that will take your dorm from ordinary to chic. 1. Raise your bed To create space underneath your bed and store less frequently used items, raise your bed by a few feet to relocate bins and trunks.
Rachel Southmayd HAIFA, ISRAEL - To celebrate Passover this year while studying abroad, I spent the first night of the holiday having a Seder, or ritualistic holiday dinner, with a Hasidic Jewish family in a town outside of Tel Aviv.
By now everyone who has any sort of interest in sport has heard about Morris Claiborne. The former Louisiana State defensive back, entered into June’s NFL draft, scored a 4 out of 50 on the Wonderlic test, an examination administered to all draftees. The problem is that Caliborne’s score, which is the lowest score any future draft pick has ever received, was supposed to remain confidential.
Financing college just got a whole lot more fun. Grantoo, a social gaming community that gives college students the chance to win tuition money and donate to charity, recently opened its website to Elon University students. Within the first week and a half of play, sophomores Taylor Pewitt and Katie Ryan each recieved the first place prize: a $1,000 scholarship. Pewitt placed first out of 73 students in the April 8 tournament, and Ryan placed first April 15.
For a recent story of mine, I covered the Destination: International event, a presentation for students to talk to other students, who are living abroad, for advice and personal experiences. I was excited to write a story on it, because my plan has always been to find a job abroad once I graduate.
The problems are real, and the debates are enduring. From epidemic management to health care policy, public health practices affect lawmakers and citizens alike in nearly every country worldwide. Although discussions of public health issues are ongoing, Elon University recognized National Public Health Week April 2-6.
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It’s difficult to ignore the construction going on around campus. I walk past the future site of the Numen Lumen Multi-Faith Center twice a week on my way to class.
Little commonality existed among the subjects of the photographs. Only a white shirt united them all, but with the click of a button and bright flash, Elon University students added their face to the Vote Against Project. The creator of the Vote Against Project visited Elon April 5, the last stop for the Vote Against Project college tour. The organization exhibits a collection of photographs featuring people wearing a shirt that says "Vote Against," encouraging North Carolina voters to vote in opposition to Amendment One, which bans legal recognition of all unmarried couples, May 8. "I knew these images showing all types of love was going to automatically bring the people in and help them understand what this amendment is about," said Curtis Brown, the creator and photographer for the Vote Against Project. Brown uses his experience in photography to communicate the controversy surrounding Amendment One and demonstrate the extent of its potential influence.
At the first meeting of the new Student Government Association board, Smith Jackson, vice president and dean of Student Life, spoke on the “diversity and global commitment" theme of the Elon Commitment.
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With the tenth class of Periclean Scholars soon to be inducted, Crista Arangala, Periclean class adviser, and Tom Arcaro, program director, decided to make a bigger celebration of the class’s induction that could also benefit the entire Elon community. A full week has been created to discuss the issue of human trafficking.
Voter ID The most recent results from the Elon Poll indicate 74 percent of North Carolina residents support the voter ID law, which requires voters to produce a photo identification before being allowed to vote.
The murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin captured the media's attention and the interest of Elon University's crime studies club.
I apologize in advance if this is going to come off as preachy. That's not my intention. I just wanted to recap how I was able to break news today for like the first time in my journalism life. I was in class when it happened.
