April 19, 2012 - The News Report

Research to rapid fire: Professor takes on Jeopardy

Professor Marko Saric, an antsy person by nature, said when he was competing on the set of Jeopardy, he felt like he was back in his room watching the show. Saric was on Jeopardy April 18 and continued on April 19. For Saric, being a professor did not necessarily translate to skills helpful for the game show. He instead prepared by looking through the J! Archive, a website created by fans with every single answer that has been on Jeopardy. From there Saric would go to Wikipedia to read up on things he didn’t know, he said.

Elon University’s Clohan Dining Hall reopens after gas leak scare

Clohan Dining Hall was closed on Sunday, due to a potential gas leak, but has since re-opened. According to an Elon campus police officer on scene, there was no immediate danger. Multiple fire trucks and police cars were seen at Clohan on Sunday around 3:30 p.m., along with a maintenance worker from piedmont natural gas, who was equipped with a gas leak detector. Chief LeMire explained that the E-Alert was intended for all students, faculty and staff, but accidentally was only sent to members of the RAVE Guardian Safety App group, reaching about 1,800 people instead of the intended 8,900.

National foreign language enrollment declines at collegiate level

Gathering of friends honors Elon junior as ‘selfless’, ‘life of the party’

Fulbright Fellowship sees Elon’s largest applicant pool

Elon discontinues Cinema, Television Arts BFA program for incoming students

El Centro celebrates Elon University’s LatinX/Hispanic community with release of “Perspectivas”