Letters to the Editor

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NEWS 2/28/12 8:14pm

Guest speaker shares journey to self-acceptance

By Ben Donahue

Roger Sneed described himself as a very angry undergraduate. “I kept encountering these sometimes catastrophic collisions with race and religion and sexuality,” he said in regards to multiple life experiences, especially those during his years in college. Sneed, who teaches religion at Furman University, spoke in Belk Library Feb.

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NEWS 2/28/12 8:02pm

Student record label schedules rapper on rise

By Ethan Smith

Limelight Records, Elon University’s student record label, has booked up-and-coming rapper Ryshon Jones to perform at College Street Tap House March 2.

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NEWS 2/28/12 6:46pm

New semester program in Los Angeles pilot for future domestic opportunities

By Mary Kate Brogan

As part of an attempt to expand Elon University’s study away domestic programs, Elon will be offering a full semester program in Los Angeles beginning in spring 2013. More than 70 percent of Elon students study abroad during the course of their four years, according to Elon’s admissions website, but few students have taken part in a semester-long domestic program.

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NEWS 2/28/12 4:59pm

Business students host first international career conference

By Kristen Olsen

A group of Elon University students in the International Business Club interested in working abroad have helped organize the school’s first international career conference.

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NEWS 2/28/12 4:55pm

Scholar heads to D.C. event to promote passion for research

By Adriana Miano

Elon senior Lauren Stranahan hopes to make an impact this spring at the annual Posters on the Hill event in Washington, D.C., where she will express to Congress the importance of funding undergraduate research. “I think it’s a really good cause because doing research has really changed me,” Stranahan said.

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NEWS 2/28/12 4:49pm

Rotating tables, one professor at a time

By Natalie Allison

What happens when professors want to hear about their peers' tried teaching methods without committing to listen for too long?

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NEWS 2/28/12 4:48pm

Writing encapsulates campus: Elon searches for director to enhance teaching of writing

By Melissa Kansky

Elon University acknowledges that writing runs through all disciplines. The search for a director of writing across the curriculum signifies the institution’s commitment to developing writing, according to Peter Felten, director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and chair of the selection committee.

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NEWS 2/28/12 4:45pm

Going green means more than just saving energy

By The Pendulum

Despite the fact that Elon University's colors have long been maroon and gold, its perpetual efforts toward increased environmental sustainability may soon turn the school colors to an Earth-friendly green. But Elon is not the only campus to embrace the “all things green” mentality. The trend of increased sustainability has been popping up on college campuses across the country, effectively announcing a conscious effort by American youth that Al Gore would be proud of: to accept responsibility for the preservation of our environment. But going green means more than just creating campaigns toward conserving energy and recycling.

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NEWS 2/28/12 4:28pm

New director of campus safety to be named next week; 3 candidates remain

By Mary Kate Brogan

After several months of interviews, phone calls and committee meetings, Gerald Whittington, vice president of Business, Finance and Technology and head of the search committee for a new director of campus safety and police, must pick a candidate for the director position.

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NEWS 2/28/12 4:20pm

Win in Columbia erases softball’s woes

By Adam Lawson

After soggy weather and a two-game losing skid dampened its spirit a week ago, the Elon University softball team will go into the Georgia Tech Buzz Classic in Woodstock, Ga.

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NEWS 2/28/12 4:18pm

Trio of losses to 2-time defending champs not dampening baseball team’s confidence, drive

By Zachary Horner

It is not often that a Southern Conference baseball team gets to play the twice-over defending national champions in a weekend series in just the second week of the season. The Elon Phoenix squandered that opportunity, losing all three games by a combined score 17-3 to the University of South Carolina Feb.

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NEWS 2/28/12 4:17pm

SoCon Tournament Preview: First-round bye crucial to men's tourney hopes

By Zachary Horner

It’s not often that a first-round bye in a tournament of any kind is classified as negative. Elon University men’s basketball head coach Matt Matheny is happy with the bye, but concerned that his team might end up being a little behind their second round opponents in the Southern Conference Basketball Tournament March 2-5 in Asheville. “The bye is an interesting thing,” Matheny said.

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NEWS 2/28/12 4:08pm

US citizens should not face discrimination based on language

By Zachary Horner

English is not the official language of the United States of America. The U.S. of A. is one of the 8 percent of countries in the world that does not have an official language.

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NEWS 2/28/12 3:53pm

Research into issues of body image reflects Lumen Scholar’s experiences

By Katherine Segura

Her size always defined her. As a child, senior Kelly Little, who describes herself as tiny, recognized the limitations body image imposed on individuals, eventually inspiring her Lumen project and collaboration with SPARKS’ annual Love Your Body Week. As part of the week’s activities, Ophira Edut, an activist, author and national body image speaker, enlightened an audience of Elon University students, faculty and staff with information regarding body image and how it expands beyond eating disorders. Edut, author of “Body Outlaws” and co-founder of loveyourbody.com, has made it her personal mission to create a world where women and girls cherish themselves. Little contacted Edut, among other potential speakers, as a way to combine her research with Love Your Body week.

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NEWS 2/28/12 3:51pm

Isenbarger, Hamilton honored by Southern Conference coaches

By Zachary Horner

The Southern Conference announced their 2012 men's basketball postseason awards today, and the Elon Phoenix were well-represented. Sophomore guard Jack Isenbarger was named to the All-Conference Team and freshman guard Austin Hamilton was selected to the All-Freshman Team by the league's coaches. Isenbarger was first on the Phoenix and ninth in the SoCon with 14.1 points per game.

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NEWS 2/28/12 3:50pm

Residence Life reacts to bed bug infestation

By Brittany Lloyd-Jones

Physical Plant and Residence Life cleared a bed bug infestation in less than a week, acting quickly after confirming a case of bed bugs in a Colonnades single. On Feb.

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NEWS 2/28/12 3:48pm

Gay minister sets agenda for achieving greater relational justice

By Grace Elkus

The debate over Amendment One, legislation that recognizes marriage only as a union between man and woman, has sparked conversations regarding marriage equality, social approval and basic human rights.

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NEWS 2/28/12 3:40pm

Spanish Center hosts international holiday celebration

By Rebecca Iannucci

Spanish instructor Ricardo Mendoza Castano paints the face of community member Liliana Cardenas during the Department of Foreign Languages’ celebration of El Carnaval, an international holiday that occurs before Lent.

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NEWS 2/28/12 3:39pm

Elon volunteers target local schools’ need for help

By Natalie Allison

When sophomore Eryn Gorang began riding the BioBus to tutor at Burlington Housing Authority her freshman year, she noticed that no one got off at the Cummings High School stop. Gorang asked the director of BHA’s Leaders in Collaborative Services tutoring program about the school, located in East Burlington.

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NEWS 2/28/12 3:39pm

A talent triumverate: Professors’ passion plays out beyond classroom

By Stephanie Butzer

It seems as though the Phoenix Piano Trio was made for each other. Department of Music professors Meaghan Skogen and Dan Skidmore were new faculty members when colleague Victoria Fischer Faw introduced the idea of making a piano trio.

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