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NEWS 10/11/11 5:27pm

Monthly babysitting service connects students with faculty, family

By Caitlin O'Donnell

The echo of children's laughter is not a common sound on a university campus. But once a month, kids of Elon University faculty and staff are welcome to join in Parents' Night Out, a student-led organization on campus that provides free babysitting. Each event includes a craft, games, a snack and a movie, according to senior Helon Wright, student director of Parents' Night Out.

NEWS 10/11/11 5:21pm

Elon adopts Green Building Policy for future construction

By Hannah Delacourt

The new Alumni Field House was recently recognized for being LEED Gold certified, a benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high- performance green buildings. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. There are four levels of LEED certification: Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum. The levels correspond to the number of credits acquired in five green design categories: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources and indoor environmental quality. The Alumni Field House is 37 percent more energy efficient than a building that meets the standard energy code according to Elaine Durr, Director of Sustainability at Elon University. There are not any specific benefits that accompany the recognition, said Brad Moore, associate director of planning, design and construction management. But LEED-certified buildings are designed and built to be more energy efficient, more water efficient and more durable than typical structures so they are less expensive to operate and maintain. "Research has proven that users of environmentally friendly buildings are happier and more productive than (those in) typical buildings because LEED-certified buildings typically provide more natural light, more views to the exterior and more control of their working environment," Moore said. Lindner Hall was the first LEED-accredited building on Elon's campus.

NEWS 10/11/11 3:15pm

Professor channels childhood memories through original comics

By Kyra Gemberling

Many would find it hard to see a correlation between Saturday morning cartoons, author J.R.R. Tolkien and the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. But for Caleb Boteilho, these things served as inspiration for writing his own comics, a hobby he started in 2008. As adjunct professor of Japanese at Elon, Boteilho said he derives his passion for writing from his study of various languages. "Language is the biggest thing to me," he said.

NEWS 10/11/11 11:53am

Learning a new beat

By Grace Elkus

This week, I had the opportunity to talk with someone from Elon’s Law School.  This was exciting for me because I know very little about the Law School and was interested to learn specifically about the stipends they provide for students doing unpaid internships over the summer.   I wanted to know more about how the stipends are funded because I think that Elon’s undergraduate programs could potentially provide the same type of thing. I talked with Jason Senges, president of Elon Law School’s Public Interest Law Society and a Leadership Fellow at the law school.  He explained to me that last year, the money provided to students was raised at a tennis tournament.  This year, the fundraiser will be a basketball tournament held in February.  The goal is to be able to give $500 to multiple students.  A committee of professors determines which students will receive the scholarships.  The criteria is being modified this year, but it will most likely be an overall look at the students’ resume, application and the merit of what they will be doing over the summer. The stipend program was developed in order to encourage students to seek out summer opportunities where they can work without pay, Senges explained.  For this reason, I think that the same type of program would be beneficial in undergraduate programs as well.  For many students, internship credit is mandatory for their major and often times, it is hard to find an internship that will pay. Pam Brumbaugh, the director of experiential education at Elon, told me that the career center has been talking about providing some sort of stipend or scholarship to undergraduates for a couple years now.  Hopefully, we can see those ideas come to life in the near future.

NEWS 10/10/11 9:14pm

Philly Under Fire

By Adam Lawson

Ryan Howard left the lasting image of the Philadelphia Phillies season: the burly MVP first-baseman keeling over in pain.

NEWS 10/10/11 1:21pm

Gibsonville all shook up for fall festival

By Anna Johnson

Elvis, also known as Wayne Euliss, made a special appearance at the 24th annual Gibsonville Fall Festival this weekend.  Euliss was one of seven performers to entertain the more than 5,000 attendees of the festival.

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SPORTS 11/28/2024 1:51pm
Elon University punter has historic year amid return to Phoenix

Many football teams look to their quarterback, running back, wide receiver or maybe a player on defense to be their star. Redshirt junior punter Jeff Yurk has been a bright spot for Elon in a position that often goes unnoticed and underappreciated. Yurk has had a great year so far with 20, 50+ yard punts, including a season-long of 72 yards. As of November, Yurk led the FCS in yards per punt with 48.9, which is on pace to break the FCS single-season average record. Yurk’s career average is also in the top 20 in FCS history.

NEWS 11/27/2024 3:25pm
Alamance County Behavioral Health center open for five months, plans for 24/7 expansion

The Alamance County Behavioral Health Center served 723 individuals last month, Donald Reuss, vice president of behavioral health and intellectual/developmental disability network operations at Vaya Health, said at a Nov. 18 Alamance County Board of Commissioners meeting. The center officially opened June 19 after a two-year-long collaboration between Vaya Health, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, RHA Health Services and other community partners, according to Reuss. He said conversations revealed a need to support the crisis system in Alamance County to divert people with mental health and substance abuse issues from jail.

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