Steatopygic: Greek for meaning “fatty buttocks.” In ancient times obesity was a symbol of wealth.
Ten of the 25 Periclean Scholars from the Class of 2012 traveled to India this Winter Term to execute projects planned throughout fall semester.
Belk Library is testing out extended hours of operation during the spring semester.
Death of former trustee Former Elon University trustee Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans passed away Jan.
The race for the Republican presidential candidacy has captured the nation’s attention, but residents of Alamance County are preparing for a more local election. Mark Hopp and Jeremy Teetor recently announced their plans in the Burlington Times-News to run for Alamance County Board of Commissioners.
The Student Professional Development Center, formerly known as Career Services, is now located in Moseley Center and incorporates new services reflective of student's post- graduation plans.
The Gerald L. Francis Center, home of the School of Health Sciences located on Haggard Avenue, opened this month. The department of physician assistant studies moved into the building Jan.
A change in Elon University's tobacco policy prohibits smoking within 30 feet of the perimeter of any building since fall. The change has be not been accompanied by accommodations for smokers, a possible factor of the ineffectiveness of the policy, according to Jordan Perry, coordinator for student development on substance education. "Part of the problem is that receptacles can be difficult to find, and to my knowledge, no shelter is available for smoking away from campus buildings in the event of inclement weather," said L.D.
Researchers from Elon University, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke were given $2.7 million from the National Science Foundation to fund a statewide project called Herpetology Education in Rural Places and Spaces (HERPS). Elon is using the grant to fund a class in herpetology, or the study of amphibians and reptiles, taught at Elon Academy. Deborah Long, director of the academy, said the money from the grant is going toward a variety of field trips, materials, salary for instructors and other costs needed for the class. "The target population for the grant is the rural, typically marginalized people in the area of science," said Terry Tomasek, who teaches herpetology at the Academy. The grant targets demographics such as citizens with lower socioeconomic standing and ethnic minorities. "These are the people that we don't typically find in science type activities," Tomasek said.
With the recent passing of the Affordable Care Act, some university health centers are being forced to adjust their fees because of changes under the preventative care portion of the act, which lists several preventative medications and measures that are covered under universal health care.
Before Congress passed the Affordable Care Act in March 2010, the least-insured group in America was adults ages 19-24, according to statistics from the U.S.
Although Elon University is making a large push for sustainability, some students are calling for even more action by students, staff and faculty. The Sierra Club recently released the 2011 Coolest School rankings.
Sonia Nazario went on a 16,000 mile journey to tell a story. Nazario spoke at Elon University Thursday night about what she saw during that journey, which led to her writing "Enrique's Journey," originally published as a journalistic series before expansion into a book. She was inspired to write her story by her housekeeper, Carmen, who left four children behind in her native country of Guatemala.
Students rarely consider what their relationship with Elon will be like after graduation.
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