Elon partners with Peace Corp to promote global volunteerism
Elon University recently established a partnership with the Peace Corps to better prepare students for the rigors of the program and the prospect of working abroad.
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Elon University recently established a partnership with the Peace Corps to better prepare students for the rigors of the program and the prospect of working abroad.
Standing outside one’s dorm building in nothing but pajamas and slippers at 3 a.m. is a memory shared by many Elon University students. It is not uncommon for several fire engines to appear on Elon University’s campus in the early hours of the morning, or anytime during the day, in response to false fire alarms, and the Elon Fire Department is getting annoyed.
A finance major with minors in economics and accounting, junior Welsford Scott Bishopric was recently elected to be Elon University’s next Student Government Association executive president. He currently serves as SGA executive treasurer, a position he will maintain until April 1, when elected members of the Senate and Executive Branch assume their new roles.
The environmentally responsible Station at Mill Point represents one of Elon’s most recent strides in campus sustainability initiatives. Situated amidst 24 residential buildings for upperclassmen, the Station at Mill Point recently attained LEED Silver Certification.
Elon University’s School of Communications National Advisory Board recently welcomed eight additional members. The newest contributors will continue to support the board’s goal of developing the communications program and assisting faculty within the department.
McKinnon Hall underwent a transformation from a spacious room in Moseley Center to a small-scale reproduction of Mecca Jan. 15. A collection of Elon University students and faculty assembled in the university room for an opportunity to gain knowledge of the Hajj, one of the five cornerstones of the Islamic faith.
Genetically engineered Atlantic salmon may soon become the first transgenic animal to be sold in grocery stores and supplied by food service vendors across the country, possibly including ARAMARK, Elon University’s food supplier. The fish swam a bit closer to FDA approval when the administration released a draft of its environmental assessment affirming the modified salmon does not pose a considerable environmental threat last month. In 2010, the FDA concluded the genetically altered AquaAdvantage salmon was safe for human consumption, generating controversy among proponents and opponents of biotechnology. The modified salmon, engineered by AquaBounty Technologies at Prince Edward Island and grown in tanks in Panama, grow nearly twice the size of conventional Atlantic salmon at a faster growth rate. They contain two superfluous growth genes from other fish, including the Chinook salmon. Proponents of the genetically engineered salmon see it as the future of the aquaculture industry, which includes the commercial farming and harvesting of fish, while opponents are concerned the hybrid salmon may escape its land-based confines and interbreed with wild Atlantic salmon. If the FDA eventually allows the modified salmon to be purchased or sold for consumption, some stores will not supply it. “We will not sell the genetically modified salmon,” said Whole Foods spokeswoman Beth Krauss. “Our farmed seafood standards require farm-to-fork traceability and require producers to provide detailed information on farming practices and pass independent third-party audits. These standards prohibit the sale of both genetically modified or cloned seafood and their progeny.” ARAMARK may take a different stance. “Professional experts are reasonably satisfied that the current regulatory guidelines in the United States and feel they reasonably address the safety of genetically engineered foods that are permitted by regulatory authorities to be brought to market,” said ARAMARK spokeswoman Karen Cutler. Some members of the Elon community will support the sale of transgenic salmon. "A lot of research is put into genetically modified foods,” said senior Marion Copeland. "I believe that if such a food product is to be put on the market, it is because it provides benefits to consumers." But other members of the Elon community are concerned about the effects it may have on human health and the environment. “When you take genes that were never intended to be in that animal, it’s opening up something that nature never intended,” said Stephen Moore, an environmental studies lecturer. “It’s irreversible.” And if the FDA ultimately approves the modified salmon for market sale, it may not be explicitly labeled as a genetically altered product. According to federal health regulation, genetically modified food and their substantial equivalents do not differ on a material or nutritional level, and therefore do not require separate labeling. “At this time, a decision is still pending on the AquAdvantage application,” said FDA spokeswoman Siobhan Delancey. “Therefore, no decision has been made on the labeling of food products from these salmon.” Several countries around the world have implemented regulations monitoring the labeling of genetically modified food. Nearly all European countries require that the majority of modified food products be labeled. Moore said he thinks the United States should consider similar regulations. “People have the right to know and select genetically modified salmon or not”, he said. “As a community, we need to become more conscious of our food and work to be more environmentally and socially conscious of what we eat.”
An Elon University alumnus debuted his first full-length film production this past weekend at Walter M. Williams High School in Burlington.
Correspondents’ Corner is a place for The Pendulum’s team of international reporters to reflect on their time abroad and share stories about the new cultures they are experiencing.
SEVILLE, SPAIN — For students, walking home through the center of town from a late afternoon class occasionally involves navigating through an organized, yet noisy, public protest on the cobblestone streets of Seville.
SEVILLE — Perhaps it is the colorful city map peeking from the corner of my purse, my tendency to walk in the green bicycle lanes or lack of incredibly bronzed skin that gives me away as a foreign student in Spain.
Growing up in a household in which the pantry overflowed with savory European curiosities and Swedish holiday traditions shaped the core of my childhood. I am no stranger to European culture. I was bitten by the travel bug at a young age — 13 months old to be exact — when I was taken across the Atlantic to visit my relatives in Sweden.