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NEWS 2/29/12 8:31pm

North Carolina learns from Maine in battle surrounding Amendment One

By Kassondra Cloos

In the past several years, bills to allow same-sex marriage have caused numerous controversies as they have been disputed, vetoed and reversed. Thursday night, The Elon Center for the Study of Religion hosted North Carolina’s first screening of “Question One,” a documentary about the 2009 referendum vote that caused Maine to reverse its move to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples. The documentary, made by Joe Fox and James Nubile, details the battles fought by the “Yes on One” and “No on One” campaigns, groups fighting to vote to reverse and uphold the law respectively.

NEWS 2/29/12 3:08pm

Soccer never sleeps for this squad

By Amanda Bender

One week after the fall 2011 season closed, junior defender Claire O’Keeffe and the rest of the women’s soccer team were craving an opportunity to get back on the field and compete.

NEWS 2/29/12 3:00pm

GOP candidates lack party unity

By Ryan Maass

Under President Barack Obama’s leadership, gas prices have doubled, unwarranted wiretaps have continued, foreign intervention has accelerated and un-employment has not once dipped below 8 percent.

NEWS 2/29/12 2:52pm

Southern Conference media also honors Hamilton, Isenbarger

By Zachary Horner

Sophomore guard Jack Isenbarger and freshman guard Austin Hamilton were both honored by the Men's Southern Conference Sports Media Assocation today. Isenbarger was named to the All-Conference Second Team and Hamilton was selected to the All-Freshman Team. This announcement comes one day after both players were recognized by the SoCon coaches. Isenbarger was named to the All-Conference Team and Hamilton was chosen to the All-Freshman Team by league coaches. Davidson College junior forward Jake Cohen, Jr., was named the Malcolm U.

NEWS 2/29/12 2:29pm

Winter Wonder Moment

By Claire Esparros

Despite not having much of a winter at Elon this year, the rain that came on Sunday evening turned to snow, granting us one (very minimal) white blanket for less than 12 hours.

NEWS 2/29/12 2:05pm

Appreciating communication

By Audrey Horwitz

This evening I went to a Neighborhood Association meeting in the Washington Street Neighborhood. Washington Street Neighborhood is a community in High Point, North Carolina, located about 40 minutes from Elon.

NEWS 2/29/12 1:02pm

Sustainability themes educate campus on 'green' initiatives

By Grace Elkus

With the recent obsession with all things green, the issue of sustainability has become a global hot topic that has trickled down into personal homes, office buildings and even college campuses. Elon University engages the campus community in sustainability with monthly themes that promote a specific sustainable aspect.

NEWS 2/29/12 11:19am

Internet experts, users divided on effects of hyper-connectivity

By Katherine Blunt

A recent study fielded by Janna Anderson, director of Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center and Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, surveyed more than 1,000 Internet experts and users on the potential effects of hyper-connectivity on the digital generation. Participants had to choose between two opposite statements and were later allowed to qualify their responses. Fifty-five percent agreed with the following statement: “In 2020 the brains of multitasking teens and young adults are ‘wired’ differently from those over the age of 35 and overall it yields helpful results.

NEWS 2/29/12 10:39am

Correspondents' Corner - Feb. 29 2012

By Katie Moran

Leigh Iler  LONDON — Travel opportunities are limitless in London, and England has so much to offer.  I have been here for merely three weeks and have already gone to Stonehenge, Oxford, Bath, Canterbury and Dover.  These places are within close proximity to the city, so day trips are quite manageable for students. From London, one can also travel through the United Kingdom.  Wales, Ireland and Scotland all boast beautiful countrysides and gorgeous coastlines.

NEWS 2/29/12 9:09am

Elon freshman no longer the last to know about every topic

By Mary Kate Brogan

It is a running joke in my family that I am always the last to know about anything. My parents would typically mention something on Saturday afternoon about a relative coming for brunch on Sunday or the fact that my cousins would be staying the following Monday and would be sleeping in my room, and I would always respond, “Wait, what?

NEWS 2/29/12 6:37am

Business blooms for student entrepreneur

By Rebecca Wickel

When Elizabeth Greenberg's friend was suddenly diagnosed with thyroid cancer last spring, silk flowers didn’t do the trick. The Elon University sophomore was not allowed to bring live arrangements to the oncology facility where her close friend was receiving treatment.

NEWS 2/29/12 6:35am

Acorn transformed from coffee shop to center stage

By Grace Elkus

Dimmed lights, flying sunglasses and a live acoustic rendition of Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” sure doesn't sound like the typical atmosphere at Acorn Coffee Shop. But on Thursday nights throughout the year, the cafe in downtown Elon gets both an aesthetic and acoustic makeover for Open Mic Night. Created by Acorn employee Eddie Talley and manager Max Akhlaghi in the fall of 2011, Open Mic Nights provide students an opportunity to perform for their peers while bringing activity and an increased sense of community to the coffee shop. Although only four of the 10 acts scheduled to perform showed up, the Open Mic Night Feb.

NEWS 2/29/12 6:08am

Jansaker, Johnston’s chemistry winning formula for women’s tennis

By Nick Brooke

The Elon women’s tennis team can look to a pair of second-year players as the push behind its 8-2 record halfway through the 2012 season. Sophomore doubles tandem Frida Jansaker and Jordan Johnston are currently ranked 43rd in the nation among doubles, making history as the first Elon girls and the only members of the Southern Conference to be nationally recognized. Women’s tennis head coach Elizabeth Anderson attributes the turnaround to the hard work and development of her young players, as well as their teamwork. “They have really good chemistry, get along really well and they’ve always been friends off the court,” Anderson said.

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Elon University associate chaplain Rev. Julie Tonnesen said loss and grief are universal emotions, but found that they can be difficult for faculty and staff to process while continuing their usual routines. “Even when we show up to work, that doesn’t mean that we get to put the rest of our lives on the back burner,” Tonnesen said. “Our grief comes with us. It’s not something we can just keep on a shelf at home.” In collaboration with Counseling Services, the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, began offering a monthly group for faculty and staff to support those affected by loss. 

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‘Hemos olvidado la conversación’: el VIH/SIDA todavía afecta al Sur a medida que disminuye la conciencia

45 años después de los primeros casos de VIH/SIDA reportados en Estados Unidos, la lucha contra esta enfermedad está lejos de terminar, especialmente en el sur del país. Según los datos más recientes de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, el sur representó el 52% de todos los diagnósticos de VIH en Estados Unidos en 2023. "Sabemos que el VIH/SIDA ha afectado de manera desproporcionada a las personas de color y a las personas LGBTQ+ de color en este país", afirmó Jeff Bennett, profesor de estudios de comunicación en la Universidad de Vanderbilt. "Hay muchas personas que viven en zonas rurales, existe desconfianza hacia los profesionales de la salud y persiste el estigma social".

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