Letters to the Editor

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NEWS 3/14/12 5:21pm

Elon's not afraid of the dark

By Melissa Kansky

Learning and living have cultivated an inextricable link. For sophomore Emily Forinash, information extracted from environmental studies is apparent in her behavior and efforts throughout POWERless competition. “My major is environmental studies, and I’ve realized that the stuff I’ve been exposed to are along the lines of environmental duties,” Forinash said.

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NEWS 3/14/12 5:21pm

Taste of Southern living: Hursey’s Bar-B-Q gets full marks

By Andrew Tilden

Let’s start easy with an old reliable. Leave campus, get to Church Street and go east for about five minutes.

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NEWS 3/14/12 5:20pm

Keeping calm: Professor brings Zen meditation to classroom

By Alessandra Losa

When the bell chimes for the third time, the students in Belk Pavilion have quieted their minds and bodies.

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NEWS 3/14/12 5:19pm

Handmade art cooperative seeks artists, provides insights for future

By Ethan Smith

Artists often put countless hours of effort into their craft, only to discover the space they need to share what they have created doesn’t exist. Elon University’s new handmade art cooperative seeks to solve that issue by providing artists in the Burlington community and on Elon’s campus with a space to sell their work. “We want to pop the infamous Elon bubble,” said sophomore Mat Goldberg, co-founder of the co-op.

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NEWS 3/14/12 5:18pm

Baseball sweep instills confidence following recent loss

By Kyle Maher

The Elon University baseball team certainly knows how to bounce back from a tough loss. After a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Atlantic Coast Conference powerhouse No.

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NEWS 3/14/12 5:18pm

Basketball season review: New bench boss sees promising future for women

By Adam Lawson

Charlotte Smith wasn’t quite sure what to expect with her first head coaching gig. After Karen Barefoot left to take a job at Old Dominion, Dave Blank, Elon University Director of Athletics called upon the former Tar Heel to be the next head coach of the Phoenix. Smith took over the team in July, shortly before the team went on its European tour the following month. “With me having that European tour, it helped prepare me a lot,” Smith said.

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NEWS 3/14/12 5:17pm

Basketball season review: Men look to rising juniors for promising future

By Zachary Horner

Before the 2011-2012 college basketball season got underway, Elon men’s basketball head coach Matt Matheny said “excitement” was the buzzword surrounding his team. After the season, it’s still there. “I thought it carried through the whole year,” he said.

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NEWS 3/14/12 5:17pm

Budget increase provides funding for new domestic, international initiatives

By Grace Elkus

The Isabella Cannon International Centre will implement new domestic and international initiatives in 2013 with additional funds provided by the 2012-2013 budget increase.  A new Office of Domestic Programs is currently in the works, and an Honors Fellows Winter Term study abroad course to Turkey will begin January 2013. The new Office of Domestic Programs will serve as a support system for current domestic programs in place and will aid students who find their own opportunities to study domestically, according to Woody Pelton, director of the Isabella Cannon Centre.

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NEWS 3/14/12 5:16pm

University uses documentary screenings to bring current societal issues into focus

By Rebecca Wickel

Student organizations and course instructors at Elon University often show documentaries to supplement classroom discussion and raise awareness.

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NEWS 3/14/12 5:16pm

Local band promotes new music, civic engagement program

By Rebecca Iannucci

Burlington-based blues-rock band Triptonic performed at West End Station March 6 in an effort to raise money for the Periclean Scholars' service learning program.

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NEWS 3/14/12 5:16pm

Battle of the Bands gives voice to campus musicians

By Stephanie Butzer

Many will enter, few will win. For the student musicians who competed in the Student Union Board’s Battle of the Bands Friday night, that mantra could not have been more applicable. A number of bands duked it out for a chance to play SUB's Rock the Lawn 2012 event, a one-day outdoor concert held in April featuring student performers from all corners of Elon’s campus.

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NEWS 3/14/12 5:15pm

Turnage Fund grant endorses faculty research in political communication

By Rebecca Wickel

The Turnage Fund has granted awards to faculty members for the first time to facilitate the study of political communication and media literacy in the 21st century. The faculty recipients include Douglas Kass, communications instructor; Byung Lee, associate professor of communications; and Safia Swimelar, assistant professor of political science. Laura Roselle, professor in the department of political science and public administration, announced the 2012 recipients of Turnage Fund grant monies for scholarly research on political communication March 7. The Turnage Family Faculty Innovation and Creativity Fund for the Study of Political Communication was established at Elon University in 2010.

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NEWS 3/14/12 5:14pm

Scholarship reflects alumna’s experience

By Kristen Olsen

A new scholarship in development will give students a chance to provide service abroad. Elon University alumna Sydnie Krause is creating a scholarship that would award a student with an all-expenses-paid alternative spring break, which is a community service trip organized through Elon. Krause, who graduated in 2011 with a degree in accounting, wants students to have the same positive experiences abroad that she had.

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NEWS 3/14/12 5:13pm

Faculty prove more in touch with tablets than younger generation

By Jeff Stern

While the public meets Apple’s product announcements with a huge amount of excitement, few students at Elon University seem to care about the new iPad’s launch last Friday. Tablets such as the iPad allow for more possibilities in schools: e-textbooks, productivity and note-taking, interactive learning apps. “What I like about them is the instant on and the battery life,” said Scott Hildebrand, assistant director of Teaching and Learning Technologies.

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NEWS 3/14/12 5:11pm

Elon Law races raises awareness, funds for Alzheimer’s organization

By Ashley Fahey

The morning was bright and crisp Saturday for the fourth annual Barbara Sullivan Race for Women’s Health 5k Race.

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NEWS 3/14/12 5:09pm

Passing the torch: Elon welcomes new face of security

By Mary Kate Brogan

Dennis Franks of Pekin, Ill. will succeed Chuck Gantos as director of campus safety and police beginning March 26. In the final days of the process, the search committee reviewed the remaining three applicants and considered the community’s reactions to the candidates. Members of the search committee said they believe they selected the best person for the job, said Gerald Whittington, senior vice president for business, finance and technology and head of the search committee for a new director. “(Franks brings) energy, enthusiasm, experience (to Elon),” Whittington said.

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NEWS 3/14/12 5:05pm

Hillel sponsors Elon students for Jewish LGBT conference

By Mary Kate Brogan

Hillel, SPECTRUM and Elon University’s LGBTQ office joined forces to send three students to the 2012 National Union of Jewish LGBT Students (NUJLS) conference, Advocating Our Identities.

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NEWS 3/14/12 4:49pm

Elon explores marketing opportunities in Pinterest

By Hannah Delacourt

It would take more than a picture of Alamance to attract students to an Elon University Pinterest page. According to junior Lauren Ludlow, crafts, funny squirrels, job tips or inspirational quotes would better grab her attention. Colleges are taking an interest in Pinterest, the popular social media website that allows users to create pinboards and organize and share content they find on the Web. Elon University has recently joined the many colleges that are trying out Pinterest, according to Dan Anderson, vice president of university communications. Schools such as Drake University, Texas A&M, Yale and Concordia College already joined the website. But the question Elon has to answer is whether there is enough interest to put time and effort into this form of social media, Anderson said. “We don’t have a lot of support, so we have to figure out if it is worth our time,” Anderson said.

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NEWS 3/14/12 4:43pm

SGA establishes annual scholarship to relieve tuition stress

By Katherine Blunt

Everyone could use a little extra cash. For the first time, the Student Government Association will award two students each a $2,000 scholarship to be applied toward next year’s tuition.

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NEWS 3/14/12 4:41pm

Students cook up chicken, culture in El Centro

By Grace Elkus

When first-time participants attend a cooking class at El Centro, they learn a little-known Elon secret — students don’t have to go abroad to taste authentic Hispanic cuisine.

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