The Edge

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NEWS 3/7/12 5:13am

Junior knocks it out of the park at MLB internship

By Edith Veremu

On some days, he grabs a Philly Cheesesteak with Philadelphia Phillies players Ryan Howard and Chase Utley and on other days, he’s on the field with children aged 8  - 14, interacting with kids and professional  players.

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NEWS 3/7/12 3:45am

Dance program prepares for debut on international stage

By Casey Brown

Students in the Elon Dance Company will get a taste of professional experience later this month, performing at the Semaine de la Danse Festival in Aurillac, France. Nine dancers, accompanied by professors Lauren Kearns and Karl Green, will perform their piece, “End Games,” as well as take classes with French choreographers and other dancers. The festival will be an important opportunity for both the students and their professors, as they are representatives from the only United States university to be invited to attend the festival, according to Green. Green’s idea to broaden the experiences of the dance program derived from a trip to France last summer, when he connected with a French choreographer and discussed a possible project.

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NEWS 3/7/12 1:13am

Clothing drive swaps excess for consciousness of social issues

By Melissa Kansky

They built their project on a simple fact. Elon students don't use nearly as much as they have. “We have these huge closets and we feel the need to fill them up to the brim, but we wear about 30 items,” said sophomore Meaghan Fabrycki, one of the coordinators of Elon University’s service learning core. This realization inspired the members of the service learning core, which constitutes the former residents of the service learning community, and residents of the service learning community to transform Oaks 212 into a thrift store Sunday, March 4. Thrift stores attract the members of the service learning community because consumers are able to buy used clothing rather than support production where unethical labor practices could have been used, Fabrycki said. Those in the service learning community included Elon students in their promotion of socially conscious consumer behavior. Elon students were able to bring their clothes and accessories to the room and exchange them for another item.

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NEWS 3/6/12 11:46pm

Elon Poll indicates job approval for Obama slowly climbing in state

By The Pendulum

The most recent Elon University Poll surveyed 605 North Carolinians regarding their views on the presidency of President Barack Obama.

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NEWS 3/6/12 11:14pm

Sparking discussion as a journalist

By Katherine Blunt

This week was hectic but fulfilling. Profiling Darien Flowers allowed me, and our readers, to get to know the new top dog in the SGA as more than just a student politician.

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NEWS 3/6/12 11:11pm

Getting it right the first time

By Mary Kate Brogan

Sometimes it’s difficult to think on your toes, but it’s much more difficult to come back from not thinking on your toes.

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NEWS 3/6/12 10:25pm

Twittercide: How 140 characters can ruin your life

By Adam Lawson

[quote]The digital age has rendered nobody anonymous. But the simple fact of the matter is some are less anonymous than others.[/quote] It’s no secret: We live in a digital age. Walk anywhere on campus and try spotting even a handful of students not connected to their iPhone or some other piece of newfangled technology.

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NEWS 3/6/12 8:18pm

Faculty find outreach resources grounded within university

By Melissa Kansky

It started with lunch and a simple conversation. April Post, senior lecturer in Spanish, attributes the Brown Bag Lunch Session to the genesis of the Amigos Club, a program that partners Elon students with Spanish speaking students at Broadview Middle School.

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NEWS 3/6/12 8:18pm

SGA executive president-elect examines passions in, out of office

By Katherine Blunt

In short, he’s a voice. When he speaks, people typically listen. And he doesn’t just speak for himself. Darien Flowers, Student Government Association executive president-elect, said he has known since childhood that words have power.

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NEWS 3/6/12 8:17pm

Communication, teaching tools part of Moodle’s package

By Hannah Delacourt

A dependency on the Internet transcends generations on Elon’s campus. The transition to Moodle, a learning management system, provides faculty with a new set of online learning tools to utilize in their courses. Starting in June, Blackboard will be a platform of the past, and the university will completely switch to Moodle. “Moodle has allowed us to introduce faculty to the full capability of our instructional technologies to let them think about what they want to do in their course and then how to do that,” said Roger Gant, an academic support specialist. The moving process has taken about two years, according to Gant.

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NEWS 3/6/12 8:12pm

Paging Mac Miller...

By Lindsay Kimble

When I say Mac Miller has got me jumping through hoops, I don’t mean literally (although that would be hilarious). I mean that, much to my poor editor Rebecca’s chagrin, I have been tugging and pulling at strings for the past month or so trying to secure an interview with Mac, who is one of the artists performing at Elon’s Spring Show 2012. Now let me say this: the lack of contact thus far is not one particular person’s fault.

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NEWS 3/6/12 8:11pm

Guest speaker condemns economic policies prevalent throughout Europe

By Nathan Dean

David Blanchflower, professor of economics at Dartmouth College, explored the issue of economic austerity, a policy reducing government spending, in Europe, and presented alterior methods to address deficit. He criticized the current economic policies prevalent in Europe in which reduced government spending is often used to pay off national debts and in turn, reduce the deficit, but generally leads to an increase in tax rates or a decrease in the supply of public services. The event was co-sponsored by Sigma Phi Epsilon.

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NEWS 3/6/12 8:08pm

Religious diversity remains a subject of student debate

By The Pendulum

Elon University was founded by the modern-day United Church of Christ in 1889. In the 1930s, our mascot was coined as the Fighting Christian.

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NEWS 3/6/12 7:26pm

Fresh, local food common to Costa Rican natives

By Leslie Gilman

In the United States, food is equivalent to social time, cultural events and celebrations. In order to eat fresh, healthy foods in the United States, it costs significantly more.

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NEWS 3/6/12 6:29pm

Little-known metal band rocks campus, gains following

By Michael Papich

Senior Jack Ruley, vocalist for Elon’s only metal band, Wake Leviathan, is working with his band members to bring the group into the spotlight. The band, which played its first show in a local garage last week — dubbed “The Crowbar” — said it recognizes the novelty of performing on campus. “This is all very new territory,” Ruley said. The band only prepared for three weeks before hitting the stage Friday. Wake Leviathan’s music spans different genres, from fast-paced black metal to ominous doom metal.

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NEWS 3/6/12 6:06pm

Biscuitville attracts students hungry for business challenge

By Natalie Allison

The combination of a $5,000 prize and a create-your-own menu item at Biscuitville calls to students' imaginations.

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NEWS 3/6/12 6:02pm

Elon applicants, current students aim to impress during Fellows Weekend

By Kristen Olsen

The applicants aren't the only ones competing Fellows Weekend. While Fellows Weekend provides Elon faculty with the opportunity to assess perspective students, the weekend also enables the faculty and current students to impress fellows applicants. This year’s annual Fellows Weekend hosted the largest number of potential fellows students in the university’s history.

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NEWS 3/6/12 5:58pm

Awareness of higher learning starts early

By Mary Kate Brogan

College seems like a distant future for the North Graham Elementary School fifth graders, but Elon Academy Ambassadors recently introduced them to the possibility of continued learning. “Is college something you have to do?” asked John Pickett, assistant director of Elon Academy and director of the ambassadors program. “No,” students said. “What is college?” Pickett said.

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NEWS 3/6/12 5:57pm

Students experience others’ struggles with poverty simulation

By Natalie Allison

At Elon University, to experience is to learn — and studying the issue of poverty is no exception.

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NEWS 3/6/12 5:56pm

Bringing the farm home: Agricultural campaign produces local partnership

By Ben Donahue

Local farmers have a hand in Dining Services. Elon University adopted the 10 Percent Campaign, a state-wide initiative establishes trade agreements between local farmers and businesses. Businesses involved in the program pledge to purchase a minimum of 10 percent of all food locally, which largely determines from where and from whom the university purchases produce. Fresh produce is an important aspect of Elon Dining Service’s involvement in the 10 Percent movement, according to Kate Nelson, marketing manager for Elon Dining Services. “You not only get a closer relationship with those growing your food, but you get to know about how that food is produced and the values that the farmer lives by,” said Michelle Ferrier, associate professor of communications and the creator of locallygrownnews.com, a site devoted to sharing and promoting local food experiences. The relationships between local farmers and the university produce environmental benefits as well, according to Ferrier.

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