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(10/01/14 3:15pm)
Elon University hosted the event “Troy Davis: The Human Face of the Death Penalty” Thursday. Troy Davis’ case incited international controversy when the state of Georgia executed him in September 2011, despite compelling evidence to invoke reasonable doubt.
The program featured a discussion led by the sister of Troy Davis, Kimberly Davis, and co-author of “I Am Troy Davis,” Jen Marlowe. The seats, aisles and even the stage of Yeager Recital Hall were crowded with Elon students, faculty, staff and community members. Elon’s Criminal Justice Studies, Pre-Law Program, African and African-American Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies sponsored the event.
“The fight to end the death penalty —that is the fight that the rest of Troy’s family is still fighting in the trenches, day in and day out,” Marlowe said.
The presentation began with Davis recounting the details of her brother’s long legal battle. Troy Davis was convicted for the 1989 murder of police officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia, in spite of a lack of substantial evidence.
During the 20 years between Davis’ conviction and execution, he gained public support worldwide, including that of Pope Benedict XVI, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former President Jimmy Carter and the human rights organization Amnesty International.
An evidentiary hearing held in 2010 presented affidavits in which seven of the nine murder witnesses changed or recanted their previous testimony. Despite such defense efforts, the prosecution used further controversial evidence, which eventually resulted in Troy Davis’ conviction being upheld. The U.S Supreme Court denied the appeal of Davis’ case and he was executed Sept. 21, 2011.
“It was a case I didn’t know about,” said junior Emily Usher. “I really like the message they promoted, which was fighting against corruption in general.”
After Davis presented the details of Troy Davis’ struggle, Marlowe introduced several community members who read passages from her book, “I Am Troy Davis.”
The readers included Elon senior Alex Dawson, sophomore Tucker Kelly, University of North Carolina at Wilmington professor Kimberly Cook and human rights activist Tory Brown.
Marlowe reached out to the Davis family after seeing Troy Davis’ sister, Martina Davis, on the television show “Democracy Now.” During Troy Davis’ stay in prison, Marlowe was able to frequently correspond with Davis through writing letters. Marlowe used veiled questions in her letters, so Davis was able to aid in writing Marlowe’s book without being detected by strict prison officials.
After Troy’s execution, Martina received a letter from her brother urging her to write the book. Martina and Marlowe began worked on the book for the next two months, until she passed away from breast cancer.
Kimberly Davis urged audience members to fight against injustice.
“We need to take information into the community and stand up for something that’s right,” Davis said. “We need to stand up for what is right and stand up for justice.”
Following the presentation, Marlowe had T-shirts with “I Am Troy Davis” on them, with proceeds going to the educational fees of the Davis family children.
(09/20/14 8:12pm)
At Thursday’s SGA Senate meeting, Executive President Joseph Incorvia recapped his conference call with the White House the previous evening, in which 800 student leaders were informed of President Barack Obama’s “It’s On US” campaign, aimed to stop sexual assault on college campuses.
(04/15/14 6:35pm)
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(02/12/14 9:22pm)
DUBLIN- Nigeria’s recently passed anti-gay laws are not something one would expect to encounter outside areas of major media coverage, nor would Dublin be the place one would expect to encounter coverage of this legislation.
(01/21/14 11:05pm)
Being abroad means distancing oneself from all that defines students during their four-year college tenure. Through my student-worker position at Elon University’s Global Education Center, I have encountered all the excuses that students generally resort to when brushing off the idea of a study abroad experience, especially that of a semester-long program. Only occasionally are there valid reasons to stay within the red-brick walls of Elon.
(11/30/13 10:52pm)
Despite there being dark storm clouds – heavy, black and pendulous – looming over the skies of Elon University on the nights of Nov. 23-25, students were not going to let a little cold rain spoil their chances of attending “The Rocky Horror Show,” presented as the music theater majors’ Senior Class Seminar. Indeed, students were waiting in line for up to two hours before the house opened, hoping to snag one of the Black Box Theatre’s limited seats.
(11/12/13 6:18am)
Nothing has the potential to bridge the generational gap between students, alumni, faculty and community members like a good laugh.
(11/08/13 4:26am)
Though one may be guilty of meticulously planning for that “big day” via Pinterest, marriage ceremonies are the furthest thing from the minds of most Elon University undergraduates. The Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life is working to change that.
(10/29/13 3:46pm)
A main attribute of Elon University’s Performing Arts Department that has made it one of the nation’s top 15 theater programs is the performing arts students’ storytelling talent. These young adults are commonly striving for a dream in a country deeply rooted in great aspirations.
(10/26/13 3:42pm)
Several diverse academic departments at Elon University are bringing their resources together to bring a multifaceted, self-made and award-winning musician to campus.
(10/16/13 3:52pm)
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
(10/10/13 4:38pm)
Elon University’s Department of Performing Arts’ production of Lillian Hellman’s “The Children’s Hour” concluded its performance with an additional quote from the playwright.
(10/02/13 4:16pm)
What would look like an old, abandoned building to anyone else became art for Elon University senior art major Noelle Casimo.
(09/26/13 11:46am)
“Aqui y Alla” translates into “Here and There,” which is director Antonio Mendez Esparza’s first drama feature film. This Spanish film received high honors at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012 and was featured at Elon University’s Spanish Film Club’s ongoing festival Sept. 20, which aims to celebrate the new wave of Hispanic cinema this semester.
(09/16/13 2:50am)
When junior Emma Kwiatkowski was writing her college essay for Elon University during her senior year in high school, she wrote about improvisation.
(09/10/13 8:30pm)
Visions Magazine begins every issue with a dedication to the Earth and a hopeful message for an environmentally peaceful world.
(09/02/13 8:38pm)
Turner Rouse, Jr., a 2012 Elon graduate and music theater major, hated going to dance classes.
(08/30/13 2:31pm)
Renegade Productions, an up-and-coming organization at Elon University, is a student-managed platform that offers an outlet for undergraduates to produce, design and perform any variety of performance pieces.
(08/27/13 8:02pm)
Boasting one of the Princeton Review’s Top 15 college theater programs, Elon University has scheduled its fall cultural calendar, which offers numerous events within the fields of music and the performing arts.
(07/13/13 9:58pm)
Like the downtown areas of most minor metropolises, Greensboro’s Elm Street buildings have witnessed much of the past century, crumbling yet still steadfast amidst most of the city’s cultural offerings. Roughly a year ago, I found myself dining with several other students at the Mellow Mushroom on South Elm Street. We were attending a play for a non-majors acting class and had about an hour to spare. A friend in our group suggested we go to Elsewhere, a self-advertised “living museum” across the street.