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Christina Lewis was a naive New Jersey high-schooler searching for colleges in North Carolina that had a yearbook staff and a strong education program. After deciding she would attend Elon University and decline a full scholarship from another college, a large cloud of debt followed her wherever she event.
Since Elon University School of Law was founded in 2006, national tuition has, with few exceptions, been on the rise while employment prospects have been on the decline.
Yasmine Arrington, a black Elon University senior, waited outside the Truitt Center on a chilly Jan. 21, 2015 night for E-Rides to pick her up.
Members of the Elon University community were invited to attend an open forum addressing racial injustice and a lack of on-campus diversity after a reported incident Jan. 21 involving senior Yasmine Arrington, a female African-American, and two college-aged Caucasian males.
Last Updated: Jan. 25 at 5:58 p.m. In an email sent Jan. 23 afternoon by Smith Jackson, vice president for Student Life, students were informed of an on-campus incident of racial and sexual bias that allegedly occurred two days prior. According to Jackson's email, the incident occurred at the intersection of Haggard and North O'Kelly Avenues adjacent to the Numen Lumen Pavilion and involved two college-aged males driving east who yelled racial and sexual slurs at an African-American female Elon student. As Elon University Police are investigating video footage and working to identify the perpetrators, several campus departments are working to address what happened and to provide support to the student involved. "We are saddened by and condemn this behavior, which is totally unacceptable," Jackson wrote in response. "This incident serves as further evidence that all members of our community must work every day to eliminate this kind of ignorance and lack of respect, both on campus and in the wider community." In response, the university scheduled two meetings. The first meeting was a forum organized by the Black Cultural Society (BCS) and took place Friday in the Koury Business Center's LaRose Theatre. BCS invited all students, faculty and staff who identified as Black/African Americans to attend in order to critically examine the current campus climate for Black/African American students. According to sophomore Alexandre Bohannon, BCS vice president, the intent of the event was to provide a platform for students to rally together to discuss acts of racism that remain prevalent in American culture. “[The Black Cultural Society] decided to respond [to Wednesday’s incident] by hosting a meeting with the students who identify as Black or African American to sort of provide a safe space so people can be candid and speak about not just this incident, but how often other incidents occur on campus,” Bohannon said. Junior Cassidy Stratton attended Friday’s event because she felt it was important to discuss the impact that racial bias has on college campuses. “We [African Americans] are oppressed in America, so it’s essential that we come together as a group that needs to be one on Elon’s campus,” Stratton said. A second meeting sponsored by the Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Education (CREDE) in collaboration with BCS invites everyone at Elon to engage in meaningful conversations about acts of intolerance on campus. This event is scheduled to take place in the Lakeside meeting room Jan. 26 at 5 p.m.
Amanda Sturgill, associate professor of communications, developed an iMedia Sampler to provide School of Communications graduates with up-to-date information about how media industry practices has changed since they’ve graduated. Sturgill anticipated that a few dozen students would register for the massive open online course (MOOC) but quickly realized that Elon student engagement continues after graduation. “I was kind of expecting maybe 30 people would enroll,” Sturgill said. “We’ve got 212 right now.” While the program’s enrollment surpassed all expectations, its creation was designed to explore online education possibilities and engage alumni with events happening on campus. “I had the idea that we should do some kind of mini-MOOC for Comm alumni,” Sturgill said. “Doing a short course for alumni seemed like a good way to try out both of those ideas at the same time.” Outside publicity helped increase interest in the course. Some alumni, for example, shared information about the iMedia Sampler on their social media networks in order to increase registration. The sampler was also featured on CBS Radio and Google News. The iMedia Sampler began Monday with online lessons about search engine optimization and funding. Future topics scheduled to be covered through early March include multimedia storytelling, design for mobile devices, media analytics and the relationship between coding and web design. One of the new majors that Elon is offering to students is Media Analytics. In order to educate alumni about this change and provide insight into media effects research, assistant professor of communications Qian Xu is leading the user/audience research portion of the iMedia Sampler. “This sampler covers the topics that have changed or emerged since our alums have graduated,” Xu said. “It involves things that were not covered when our alumni were at school.” Because the media industry is constantly evolving, students are encouraged to adapt to change. “I think a lot of people in undergraduate school think that they’re learning a set of skills and that when they get out they’ll have those skills and they’ll be able to get a job,” Sturgill said. “The more important thing to learn when you’re here is how to learn new things in a field that is as technologically-driven as communications.” Sturgill and Xu are just two of the seven professors giving lessons as part of the sampler. According to Xu, it is an honor to be a part of a new program that is generating a lot of interest. “All professors teaching in the Interactive Media Master program were invited to contribute to this sampler,” Xu said. “It is not only a new attempt of the School of Communications for massive online courses, but also a good opportunity to let more people know about the iMedia program.”
Bats are not the only ones staying indoors in light of the cold weather. At 1:20 p.m., a bat was sighted flying around Lakeside Dining Hall. It has been resting peacefully for the past half hour and there are no signs of animal control.
After much anticipation, Elon University announced that political analyst Charlie Cook will deliver the 2015 Commencement address Saturday, May 23.
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The Elon University women’s basketball team arrived to Alumni Gym Tuesday, Jan. 6 eager to host its first Colonial Athletic Association game. However, a combination of turnovers and lack of offense propelled the Phoenix to a 57-47 loss to the Drexel University.
The Elon University men’s basketball squad traveled to Towson University on Monday, Jan. 5 in pursuit of a fourth consecutive victory. However, after early struggles on both ends of the court gave the team an 18-point deficit, the Phoenix lost 57-53.
Where are you from? What’s your name? How did you find out about Elon University? What grade are you in? These are some of the basic questions that a new student like myself encounters upon arriving to campus.
The Elon University women’s tennis squad made its first appearance in the NCAA tournament last year. Today, coach Elizabeth Anderson released the team’s 2015 schedule as she and her players look to make a second consecutive trip to the tourney.
The Elon University women’s basketball team saw a combination of disappointing shooting and undisciplined defense spoil its nonconference tilt at High Point University on Sunday, Nov. 30. The Phoenix took a 87-71 loss to the Panthers to fall to 4-1 on the season.
Luis Vargas stood on the LaVern Championship Cross Country Course in Indiana Saturday, Nov. 22 ready to make history by becoming the first Elon University athlete in his sport to earn All-American honors. Although Vargas had won each of his six previous races, he needed to place in the top 40 to make school history.
While dorms may have emptied Tuesday as students traveled home for Thanksgiving break, Alumni Gym filled with excitement as the Elon University women’s basketball team fended off the Liberty University Flames by a 73-62 score and captured its first 4-0 start in 17 years.
When walking around campus, Elon University instructional technologist Michael Vaughn often notices one student or another engaged in an intimate relationship. With a cellphone. Such common cases have caused Vaughn to question the role of the phone and the endless world of distraction such devices bring — Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, to name a popular few. He’s concerned, to say the least. During each New Student Orientation weekend, Vaughn gives a “Connected at Elon” presentation to explain the evolution and impact of social media. This year, he challenged his audience to spend more time communicating with people in person. Today, Vaughn notices that his words may have not changed the majority of students’ behavior. “I think that you would get a lot more ... walking around campus with a group of people than with a digital group,” Vaughn said. “The challenge will come in finding a balance with where technology fits into your life, because it can easily overtake quality social experiences that you can have in the real world.” An introvert at heart, Vaughn understands the difficulties that come with face-to-face conversations. But he said the effort to improve interpersonal skills is well worth the burden. Vaughn supports the cautious use of technology, but thinks discretion is important, too — especially when it comes to social media. While he continues to use popular social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, Vaughn is constantly exploring what other under-the-radar networks have to offer. One that has peaked his interest is Flipboard, an app where users can create customizable magazines. His biggest reluctance to use such networks comes from a healthy fear of privacy. According to Vaughn, the lack of privacy on some of these social networks presents a problem. “Most Facebook privacy settings default to friends of friends, and that network is enormous,” Vaughn said. “If you have the average number of Facebook friends, which is around 230 or 240, and each of them has 230-240 Facebook friends, your network could easily be 60,000 or more that you’re sharing information without realizing it.” For Facebook users who have no plans to leave the network soon, Vaughn recommended making one’s profile as public as possible. But if that is the case, posts should only present positive stories and photos that include the user working with a volunteer organization or participating in sports. Vaughn said it’s important to operate under the assumption that everything is going to be made public, anyway, so locking down profiles with privacy settings isn’t the best solution. Although Vaughn recognizes that the lack of privacy on Facebook is problematic, he wants all users, regardless of share settings, to utilize social media with caution by avoiding publishing explicit content. Unlike Facebook, some social networks, like Twitter, limit the amount of text that can be posted. Companies and individuals utilizing this media platform must be able to condense their ideas to highlight the key points. “On a site like Twitter, you have to be very effective at using your words,” Vaughn said. “Some people do that by shortening the words or by using acronyms, but other people take time to deliberate and think ‘How do I get this across?’” Some Elon students have temporarily abandoned social networking sites altogether. First-year Tyler Hess, for one, was required to complete a weeklong challenge for Ethical Practice, taught by Amy Glaser, adjunct instructor of philosophy. His challenge was to abandon social media for a week. Although it was difficult for him to break out of the habit of checking sites like Facebook and Twitter while walking to and from classes, he admits that it became easier to do so over time. “It’s not necessarily hard to give up social media,” Hess said. “I don’t really use social media like other people do. I’ll feel for my phone and read something else instead.” Other students couldn’t go one day without their digital device of choice. “Every morning, I usually check [social media] and then before I go to bed,” said first-year Marissa Baum. “If I find myself waiting for a class or waiting for my food, I usually fill it with checking social media.” Although social media is often viewed as a gratifying tool for instant communication, Vaughn maintained that it is damaging interpersonal skills and meaningful interactions. “We need to make time for face-to-face interactions too without phones, without social networks and without laptops,” he said.
Halloween is a time for tricks and treats. On Halloween night, the Elon University volleyball squad had some tricks up its sleeves in the third set and treated the fans in Alumni Gym to a five-set (30-28, 23-25, 25-21, 19-25, 15-11) victory over the College of William & Mary Tribe. Elon snapped an 11-match losing streak and earned its first victory in the Colonial Athletic Association.
Alexander Bergelson can be seen around the Elon University campus with cards in his pocket and tricks up his sleeve. After 11 years of perfecting his magical abilities and learning a new language, Bergelson looks forward to sharing his talent with Elon students and faculty by creating an original show on Elon Student Television (ESTV) and by giving live performances.