It’s difficult to ignore the construction going on around campus. I walk past the future site of the Numen Lumen Multi-Faith Center twice a week on my way to class.
Little commonality existed among the subjects of the photographs. Only a white shirt united them all, but with the click of a button and bright flash, Elon University students added their face to the Vote Against Project. The creator of the Vote Against Project visited Elon April 5, the last stop for the Vote Against Project college tour. The organization exhibits a collection of photographs featuring people wearing a shirt that says "Vote Against," encouraging North Carolina voters to vote in opposition to Amendment One, which bans legal recognition of all unmarried couples, May 8. "I knew these images showing all types of love was going to automatically bring the people in and help them understand what this amendment is about," said Curtis Brown, the creator and photographer for the Vote Against Project. Brown uses his experience in photography to communicate the controversy surrounding Amendment One and demonstrate the extent of its potential influence.
At the first meeting of the new Student Government Association board, Smith Jackson, vice president and dean of Student Life, spoke on the “diversity and global commitment" theme of the Elon Commitment.
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With the tenth class of Periclean Scholars soon to be inducted, Crista Arangala, Periclean class adviser, and Tom Arcaro, program director, decided to make a bigger celebration of the class’s induction that could also benefit the entire Elon community. A full week has been created to discuss the issue of human trafficking.
Voter ID The most recent results from the Elon Poll indicate 74 percent of North Carolina residents support the voter ID law, which requires voters to produce a photo identification before being allowed to vote.
The murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin captured the media's attention and the interest of Elon University's crime studies club.
I apologize in advance if this is going to come off as preachy. That's not my intention. I just wanted to recap how I was able to break news today for like the first time in my journalism life. I was in class when it happened.
For the first time since 2008, an Elon University alum is on the cusp of the big leagues. Outfielder Cory Harrilchak (Class of 2009) will start the season with AAA Gwinnett, an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves one level below the Major League club.
Rebecca Iannucci flies solo for this podcast discussing the features and style pages at The Pendulum this week.
Music theater students in the Department of Performing Arts kept the Grand Night tradition alive for its 20th year.
The clock strikes 10 and the FCC regulations dictate that radio content can legally get a little edgier.
Irwin signs professional soccer contract with Charlotte Eagles Former Elon University goalkeeper Clint Irwin signed with the Charlotte Eagles of the United Soccer Leagues. This is the third professional organization for Irwin, who spent a preseason with Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution and 2011 with Capital City FC in Ottawa, Canada.
With just $27, he forever changed the lives of 40 individuals. Since his initial project, the number grew into 8 million. Muhammad Yunus emphasized the power of microcredit and social business at Elon University’s Spring Convocation Tuesday.
For junior Sam Lee, the captain of Elon University's men's club ultimate frisbee team, it is the differences that bring his team together rather than any kind of commonality. “I feel like the ultimate club is really unique because a lot of people come and join it and they don’t know what competitive ultimate is about,” he said.
“What’s up, Elon?” Mac Miller shouted into the microphone. Hundreds of students answered him.
His name is Fazly, and he is from Afghanistan. At least, that’s the easiest way sophomore Toorialey Fazly has found to introduce himself to Americans who often express amazement at his nation of origin based on their own misconceptions. For Fazly, his identity as an Afghan is intertwined with his experiences as a college student in the United States, a dream he set his sights on as a young boy living in near-poverty under the rule of the Taliban and fought for years to obtain. Now studying international studies with a minor in economics, Fazly insists upon bringing his experiences and knowledge back home to the country he knows best. A stunted childhood Fazly was born and raised in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and excelled at his studies for all of his life until his plans to attend college were halted by the necessity of providing for his family, which was struggling economically.
At two feet tall, Monique Johnson may be less than half the height of most, but she has never let her small stature discourage her from chasing her goals. In May, Johnson will graduate from the Elon University School of Law.
It’s not every day that you get to perform on tour in Italy — twice. Nor is it every day that you record a debut solo album on a major record label. Polly Butler Cornelius, senior lecturer of music and voice at Elon University, has done both of these things, with the release of her classical CD, “Wild Songs,” coming April 24. “I’ve always been musical,” Cornelius said.
Thanks to a national public relations competition, four Elon University seniors are brining hunger closer to home — and the classroom. Each year, Elon participates in the Public Relations Student Society of America's Bateman Case Study Competition.
