When thinking about senior seminar projects, most would envision long papers and hours of research in the library.
The Supreme Court captured the attention of the Elon University community last month as it heard arguments about marital rights of LGBTQ-identified Americans, an issue that has elicited both activism and criticism from Elon students, faculty and alumni. The court considered both the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a 1996 federal law that awards federal benefits according to the traditional definition of marriage, and Proposition 8 (Prop 8), a 2008 amendment to California’s state constitution that legally recognizes marriage as a union of one man and one woman. During the week of March 25, when both sets of arguments were heard, many Elon students changed their Facebook profile picture to a pink equal sign to symbolize their support of marriage equality, and some engaged in debate both on and offline. While the move toward legalizing same-sex marriage encourages some LGBTQ activists, others, including senior Lauren Clapp, an advocacy and education chair for Spectrum, Elon’s queer-straight alliance, point out that marriage equality is not the dominant issue for most LGBTQ people. “I get really frustrated by organizations like the Human Rights Campaign who pose themselves as the leading LGBTQ advocacy organization, but are in many ways a single issue organization,” Clapp said.
Following the NCAA National Championship, I read a blog on Yahoo sports April 9 about the top 10 contenders for next year’s college basketball season.
Rebel Wilson continued to break into the U.S. movie community Sunday night as she hosted the MTV Movie Awards. She used her on-the-spot comedy as well as her slapstick humor to open the show with a fake double nip-slip. Wilson joked that she was shocked she was asked to host the awards show and that MTV was shocked also. “They thought I was Adele,” Wilson said. Wilson used her homeland, Australia, as inspiration for one of her outfits as she carried around a stuffed koala bear that she said had x-ray vision to prank celebrities Quvenzha?e Wallis and Chris Evans. Taylor Lautner, famous for his 6-pack abs, accepted the “Shirtless Oscar” while wearing a fat stomach underneath his button up shirt.
Twas' the night before registration And all through Elon Not a senior was sleeping They might miss their alarm "It's just a constant fear.
Yesterday, two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon. Reports say three were killed but we still do not know many details. My hands shake and tears form as I think back to six years ago when Seung-Hui Cho went on a shooting spree at Virginia Tech and killed 32 students. My brother was there that day and I remember the fear of not being able to reach his cell. When the cell networks in Boston went down, I felt for the families who could not reach their friends and family members. Not knowing if loved ones are alright is the worst part of any tragedy. Media coverage is going to focus on these bombings for the next few weeks and then will go back to their regular programming. Despite this national tragedy, we cannot be ignorant to tragedies abroad.
This Friday, April 19, Alumni Gym will host 22-year-old Justin Blau, also known by his stage name, 3LAU. Before his performance, senior reporter Casey Brown talked with 3LAU about his rise in the world of dance music and what he likes most about performing on college campuses. CB: How did you get involved in music making? 3LAU: I didn’t choose, so to speak.
For years, the proliferation of free online news content has encroached on newspaper revenues, causing a marked decline of the industry.
Witnesses are reporting two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon shortly before 3 p.m. According to Boston Police Commissioner, Ed Davis, two explosions occurred simultaneously on Boylston Street, and the third explosion occurred at JFK Library.
Following up to our original post, two more explosive devices have been found at the Boston Marathon by Boston police and are currently being dismantled, the Boston Globe reports. It is unclear what type of explosives were found by authorities, reports the Associated Press, and no motive has been found for the attacks. See a video of the explosion here.
Two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday afternoon, killing two people, leaving six in critical condition and injuring at least 28 people, according to Boston news outlets.
An effort to overhaul North Carolina’s tax system has caused tension between municipal governments and the state government.
As long as there are humans, there is going to be sewage. In Burlington, the majority of treated sewage is applied to farmland as a cheap replacement for fertilizer.
Elon University recently named Matthew Antonio Bosch as the first director for its Gender and LGBTQ Center.
Following a 24-12 defeat of North Carolina State University at home on March 5, Elon University head baseball coach Mike Kennedy and junior Sebastian Gomez talked about the importance of big wins over ranked opponents such as N.C.
It took five series, but the Elon University softball team used dominant pitching and timely hitting to claim its first Southern Conference series win of the year with a 4-1 win over Western Carolina University on Sunday. “We’re at the middle of conference play right now,” said Elon head coach Kathy Bocock.
The word “percussion” usually brings to mind performances like “Stomp,” where artists bang metal objects together to make noise. Contrarily, Elon University’s percussion ensemble brought a whole new level of professionalism to Yeager Recital Hall April 10.
Five companies are vying to develop wind farms off of North Carolina’s coast, an effort that would promote and produce green energy in the state and the surrounding area. The federal government introduced the idea in December 2012 by asking companies about their interest in offshore wind development.
The Elon University women’s tennis team ended their regular season in style, sweeping the East Carolina University Pirates 7-0 Saturday afternoon April 13 at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
Coming off of a seven game losing streak where at least six runs were surrendered each game, the Elon University softball team knew improved pitching was the key to success.
