Letters to the Editor

NEWS 2/29/12 1:02pm

Sustainability themes educate campus on 'green' initiatives

By Grace Elkus

With the recent obsession with all things green, the issue of sustainability has become a global hot topic that has trickled down into personal homes, office buildings and even college campuses. Elon University engages the campus community in sustainability with monthly themes that promote a specific sustainable aspect.

NEWS 2/29/12 11:19am

Internet experts, users divided on effects of hyper-connectivity

By Katherine Blunt

A recent study fielded by Janna Anderson, director of Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center and Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, surveyed more than 1,000 Internet experts and users on the potential effects of hyper-connectivity on the digital generation. Participants had to choose between two opposite statements and were later allowed to qualify their responses. Fifty-five percent agreed with the following statement: “In 2020 the brains of multitasking teens and young adults are ‘wired’ differently from those over the age of 35 and overall it yields helpful results.

NEWS 2/29/12 10:39am

Correspondents' Corner - Feb. 29 2012

By Katie Moran

Leigh Iler  LONDON — Travel opportunities are limitless in London, and England has so much to offer.  I have been here for merely three weeks and have already gone to Stonehenge, Oxford, Bath, Canterbury and Dover.  These places are within close proximity to the city, so day trips are quite manageable for students. From London, one can also travel through the United Kingdom.  Wales, Ireland and Scotland all boast beautiful countrysides and gorgeous coastlines.

NEWS 2/29/12 9:09am

Elon freshman no longer the last to know about every topic

By Mary Kate Brogan

It is a running joke in my family that I am always the last to know about anything. My parents would typically mention something on Saturday afternoon about a relative coming for brunch on Sunday or the fact that my cousins would be staying the following Monday and would be sleeping in my room, and I would always respond, “Wait, what?

NEWS 2/29/12 6:37am

Business blooms for student entrepreneur

By Rebecca Wickel

When Elizabeth Greenberg's friend was suddenly diagnosed with thyroid cancer last spring, silk flowers didn’t do the trick. The Elon University sophomore was not allowed to bring live arrangements to the oncology facility where her close friend was receiving treatment.

NEWS 2/29/12 6:35am

Acorn transformed from coffee shop to center stage

By Grace Elkus

Dimmed lights, flying sunglasses and a live acoustic rendition of Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” sure doesn't sound like the typical atmosphere at Acorn Coffee Shop. But on Thursday nights throughout the year, the cafe in downtown Elon gets both an aesthetic and acoustic makeover for Open Mic Night. Created by Acorn employee Eddie Talley and manager Max Akhlaghi in the fall of 2011, Open Mic Nights provide students an opportunity to perform for their peers while bringing activity and an increased sense of community to the coffee shop. Although only four of the 10 acts scheduled to perform showed up, the Open Mic Night Feb.

NEWS 2/29/12 6:08am

Jansaker, Johnston’s chemistry winning formula for women’s tennis

By Nick Brooke

The Elon women’s tennis team can look to a pair of second-year players as the push behind its 8-2 record halfway through the 2012 season. Sophomore doubles tandem Frida Jansaker and Jordan Johnston are currently ranked 43rd in the nation among doubles, making history as the first Elon girls and the only members of the Southern Conference to be nationally recognized. Women’s tennis head coach Elizabeth Anderson attributes the turnaround to the hard work and development of her young players, as well as their teamwork. “They have really good chemistry, get along really well and they’ve always been friends off the court,” Anderson said.

NEWS 2/28/12 10:33pm

DJ Tippy Kat climbs to Internet success with mashups

By Jeff Stern

The brain-damaged kitten from Washington, D.C. that couldn’t walk straight probably never expected to become the name of an aspiring Elon University student disc jockey. Sophomore Jay Cutler, also known as mash-up artist DJ Tippy Kat, saw this kitten in an alumnus’ apartment while at a club swim team meet in D.C.

NEWS 2/28/12 9:37pm

Don’t fear the bathing suit season (we have you covered!)

By Nicole Esplin

Spring break is 18 days away.  Homework is piling up as teachers prepare for a week of no classes (ugh!).  With all the work, it may be difficult to find time to exercise and focus on eating healthy, but if you put in a little extra work now, you will be grateful when your favorite jean shorts and bikini from last summer fit just as well as they did last summer (if not better!) this spring break. Take advantage of the following Campus Recreation programs this spring to have fun while shaping up for a much needed spring break! Swim To Florida-  Swimming strengthens your core, arms and legs, and is one of the best cardio workouts, as the average swimmer burns around 500 cal/hour.

NEWS 2/28/12 8:34pm

Breaking free from fixed fashions

By Alyssa Baxter

Picking out the typical Elon student in a crowd based on their style isn’t exactly tricky — the brown Hunter boots and green Barbour jacket don’t exactly bring the word "diversity" to mind.

NEWS 2/28/12 8:29pm

Interactions with candidates prompted students to vote

By Hannah Delacourt

Whether students voted in the recent Student Government Association election was largely determined by whether they heard directly from the candidates and how much significance they felt their vote would have. SGA election gave students a chance to exercise their right to vote and allowed them to have a decision about which of their peers will represent the student body.

NEWS 2/28/12 8:18pm

Correspondent provides insight into Arab Spring

By Katherine Blunt

Applause thundered in McCrary Theater Feb. 23 as correspondent and foreign analyst Robin Wright delivered a discourse on the continued relevancy of the Arab Spring and the forces that drive the ongoing transformation of the Middle East. “The most important series of events in the early 21st century are the epic convulsions across the Islamic world,” Wright said.

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