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NEWS 3/31/12 8:17pm

Students gain opportunities, connections at Elon Network

By Kristen Olsen

The Elon Network shows students they can get career insight not only from the professionals, but from fellow students as well. This year’s annual Elon Network gave students the opportunity to meet with both students and professionals with experience in their interested fields. Brian Serow, a senior marketing and entrepreneurship major and student director of the Elon Network, wants students to be able to have job opportunities from alumni after they graduate. “There’s a whole level of connection that we don’t have,” Serow said.

NEWS 3/31/12 8:17pm

Destination International brings global insight to students

By Kristen Olsen

Elon alumni showed students it is possible to live internationally after graduation. Students got a chance to have a question and answer session with young alumni who have lived abroad at this year’s Destination International event. The Destination series of presentations is designed to give students the opportunity to talk with recent alumni about the different cities in which they live or work.

NEWS 3/30/12 11:26am

The White Panda promises ‘craziness’ at Spring Show

By Lindsay Kimble

When Elon University’s Spring Show is held March 30, expect “Pandamonium” on the stage. The White Panda, consisting of Dan “DJ Griffi” Griffith and Tom “Procrast” Evans, began in 2009 when both boys were in college at the University of Southern California and Northwestern University, respectively.

NEWS 3/29/12 1:02pm

The pronoun trap

By Adriana Miano

Have you ever tried to have a conversation about a person you know without using gender pronouns? It’s harder than you might think.  Making a call home to update your parents on interactions with your roommates, friends and professors could prove especially challenging if the words “he” and “she” were off-limits. The role that gender pronouns play in our daily lives and daily conversations was brought to my attention today during an interview with SPECTRUM member Raafe Purnsley.

NEWS 3/29/12 7:16am

Faculty vote unanimously for bias and discrimination policy

By Hannah Delacourt

The Academic Council has clarified policies and procedures with respect to discrimination and prejudice on campus with a new policy. According to Brooke Barnett, the senior fellow for diversity and global engagement in the Office of the President, those who have worked on creating the new policy want to stress that Elon now has policies for any form of harassment or discrimination, and the new policy clarifies the process for reporting incidents of harassment and discrimination. The Academic Council passed the handbook change in February, and in early March the faculty approved it unanimously. [quote]We have a process that is more fair, not just for the person who had an injustice done to them, but also to the person accused of that injustice.

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LIFESTYLE 04/12/2026 9:40am
Elon University dances for a cause

Elon University’s Alumni Gym was transformed into a sea of energy April 11 as the community gathered for the 2026 Elonthon. The six-hour dance marathon, one of Elon’s many philanthropic events, brought students together to raise over $47,000 for Duke Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network, a nonprofit organization that raises funds for children's hospitals in the U.S. and Canada.

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