Once a semester, the chime of glass and a few spoken words ring in the sacred age for college students.
The brain-damaged kitten from Washington, D.C. that couldn’t walk straight probably never expected to become the name of an aspiring Elon University student disc jockey. Sophomore Jay Cutler, also known as mash-up artist DJ Tippy Kat, saw this kitten in an alumnus’ apartment while at a club swim team meet in D.C.
The dance department at Elon University may be small, but during the past four years, it has fostered a second family for its students.
Spring break is 18 days away. Homework is piling up as teachers prepare for a week of no classes (ugh!). With all the work, it may be difficult to find time to exercise and focus on eating healthy, but if you put in a little extra work now, you will be grateful when your favorite jean shorts and bikini from last summer fit just as well as they did last summer (if not better!) this spring break. Take advantage of the following Campus Recreation programs this spring to have fun while shaping up for a much needed spring break! Swim To Florida- Swimming strengthens your core, arms and legs, and is one of the best cardio workouts, as the average swimmer burns around 500 cal/hour.
Picking out the typical Elon student in a crowd based on their style isn’t exactly tricky — the brown Hunter boots and green Barbour jacket don’t exactly bring the word "diversity" to mind.
Whether students voted in the recent Student Government Association election was largely determined by whether they heard directly from the candidates and how much significance they felt their vote would have. SGA election gave students a chance to exercise their right to vote and allowed them to have a decision about which of their peers will represent the student body.
Palpable tension filled the room in Moseley Center as the results of the run-off elections for executive president and vice president were on the brink of release.
Mark Speir, a former recruiting director and assistant coach at Elon University, was hired as the head football coach at Western Carolina University in December, returning to the school where he was a coach from 1991-1996.
Applause thundered in McCrary Theater Feb. 23 as correspondent and foreign analyst Robin Wright delivered a discourse on the continued relevancy of the Arab Spring and the forces that drive the ongoing transformation of the Middle East. “The most important series of events in the early 21st century are the epic convulsions across the Islamic world,” Wright said.
While voting for candidates in the recent Student Government Association elections, many Elon students noticed some substantial vacancies in the ballot.
Roger Sneed described himself as a very angry undergraduate. “I kept encountering these sometimes catastrophic collisions with race and religion and sexuality,” he said in regards to multiple life experiences, especially those during his years in college. Sneed, who teaches religion at Furman University, spoke in Belk Library Feb.
Limelight Records, Elon University’s student record label, has booked up-and-coming rapper Ryshon Jones to perform at College Street Tap House March 2.
As part of an attempt to expand Elon University’s study away domestic programs, Elon will be offering a full semester program in Los Angeles beginning in spring 2013. More than 70 percent of Elon students study abroad during the course of their four years, according to Elon’s admissions website, but few students have taken part in a semester-long domestic program.
A group of Elon University students in the International Business Club interested in working abroad have helped organize the school’s first international career conference.
Elon senior Lauren Stranahan hopes to make an impact this spring at the annual Posters on the Hill event in Washington, D.C., where she will express to Congress the importance of funding undergraduate research. “I think it’s a really good cause because doing research has really changed me,” Stranahan said.
What happens when professors want to hear about their peers' tried teaching methods without committing to listen for too long?
Elon University acknowledges that writing runs through all disciplines. The search for a director of writing across the curriculum signifies the institution’s commitment to developing writing, according to Peter Felten, director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and chair of the selection committee.
Despite the fact that Elon University's colors have long been maroon and gold, its perpetual efforts toward increased environmental sustainability may soon turn the school colors to an Earth-friendly green. But Elon is not the only campus to embrace the “all things green” mentality. The trend of increased sustainability has been popping up on college campuses across the country, effectively announcing a conscious effort by American youth that Al Gore would be proud of: to accept responsibility for the preservation of our environment. But going green means more than just creating campaigns toward conserving energy and recycling.
After several months of interviews, phone calls and committee meetings, Gerald Whittington, vice president of Business, Finance and Technology and head of the search committee for a new director of campus safety and police, must pick a candidate for the director position.
After soggy weather and a two-game losing skid dampened its spirit a week ago, the Elon University softball team will go into the Georgia Tech Buzz Classic in Woodstock, Ga.
