Paul Parsons, dean of the School of Communications at Elon University, recently received a nomination for president of the Association of Education for Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). The AEJMC is a nonprofit association of educators, students and media professionals in the fields of journalism and communications.
UPDATE: The puppy has reportedly been rescued. Stay with us for updates. A puppy has recently taken residence in the forest behind Danieley building J at Elon University, prompting the attention of students, Campus Safety and Police and the Bayou Rescue Center, a state animal rescue organization. The dog was first spotted in the woods early last week.
On March 18, Elon’s Program for Ethnographic Research and Community Studies (PERCS) hosted Ray Cashman, an associate professor of folklore at Ohio State University, in LaRose Digital Theatre. Cashman has done extensive fieldwork throughout Ireland, specifically along the socioeconomically disadvantaged borderlands of Northern and Southern Ireland.
Last week, the Class of 2016 music theater majors premiered their freshman showcase, “Let Me Be Your Star.” The show, created solely by the first-year students, acted as a debutante ball for the performers, according to freshman Ryan James Monroe, student director and cast member.
March madness embodies all that is right about sports. March Madness proves that Cinderella is not just for little girls.
As spring break approaches, many students in Elon University’s Class of 2013 are busy applying for jobs and mapping out a plan beyond graduation.
In Brasstown, North Carolina, it isn’t a new year until a possum is dropped. Every New Year’s Eve at midnight, crowds gather at Clay’s Corner gas station in Brasstown to ring in the new year by lowering a live possum to the ground in a plexiglass box at midnight. But New Year’s Eve 2012 went a little differently.
Grandma. Genuine. Chaotic. Team-first. These are all words that teammates and coaches have used to describe Tomeka Watson, a senior outfielder for the Elon University softball team.
Range at the middle infield positions was an issue for the Elon University baseball team during the 2012 campaign.
Say goodbye to ordinary tourist attractions. Sure, the Lincoln Memorial and Grand Canyon are great, but why not open your eyes to some of the many bizarre travel destinations our country has to offer? 1.
Many students study abroad during their time at Elon University, but they don’t often make traveling the world into a career. As a stewardess in the yachting industry, 2008 alumna Danica Sands has turned a dream into reality.
Tucked in the stage right corner of Elon University’s Yeager Recital Hall, an accompanist sits at his keyboard. As the movement on stage shifts and performers enter and exit, the booming notes from the keyboard continue. The accompanist’s rapidly moving hands on the keyboard spark curiosity about the source of the prominent piano line.
As the American public defends its title as back-to-back world obesity champions, state and city legislatures are taking it upon themselves to curb the health problems of an overweight nation.
The Elon University softball team was determined to carry their momentum from Sunday’s conference victory over College of Charleston into a weekday matchup with North Carolina Central University.
“The Invisible War,” a documentary about military sexual trauma, noted in 2009 more than 3,000 men and women reported rape in the military.
The Elon University women’s tennis team has a lot to smile about these days. Behind star juniors Jordan Johnston and Frida Jansaker, the Phoenix are 12-3 overall and have solidified themselves among the nation’s elite programs. “They’re doing a great job, they’re a really good doubles team,” said head coach Elizabeth Anderson.
Through a revision of the first-year core classes, Elon University has purchased a subscription to Student Health 101, an online health magazine.
Spring break is one of the most highly anticipated adventures of any college student’s spring semester.
In the last three minutes and one second of the Elon University men’s basketball team’s loss to the College of Charleston in the semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament March 10, Elon senior guard Josh Bonney went off. He scored eight points in the final stretch, trying to spark a Phoenix comeback, but the Cougars’ lead was too large. “I was just trying to attack and trying to keep us in it the best I could, just do my part,” he said. Bonney ended the game with 15 points, tying a season high in a rough senior year. The Houston, Texas native came to Elon back in 2008, making him the only player on this season’s roster that played under former head coach Ernie Nestor.
Every college town has its staple activities, and by the time the second semester rolls around, these scheduled novelties are wearing thin.
