Letters to the Editor


NEWS 11/30/11 8:15pm

The Swing - November 30th 2011

This week Hannah DelaCourt talks about a new Supreme Court Ruling involving Elon Police, Julia Boyd asks students what they think of the school's alcohol policy and Lauren Ramsdell debates with Ethan Smith on what's appropriate fashion for women this fall.


NEWS 11/30/11 5:10pm

Right to the point

At times it's hard to forget that Austin Hamilton is a freshman. But not because he looks out of place on offense or struggles defending his position. Exactly the opposite.


NEWS 11/30/11 1:03pm

New curatorial group hosts one-time-only retrospective event

Missed the retrospective on Bubble Bitching? Sorry. The exhibition is not coming back. The Sorry, Elon University's one-night-only curatorial club produced an exhibition and kick-off party titled "(Almost) 10 Years after Bubble Bitching". BB, as it was known, was a fake news broadsheet similar to The Onion.


NEWS 11/30/11 12:53pm

Women's basketball hunts for rebound in home game

The Elon University women's basketball team will head into Southern Conference play on a streak the team didn't see coming: three loses in a row. "I don't think anyone anticipated that we were going to go 0-2 this week," junior guard Ali Ford.


NEWS 11/30/11 12:51pm

Former CNN writer converges fast-paced media world, teaching style

Quickly eating her lunch during the few free moments she has during the day, continuously checking her email, consumed by school while keeping a positive attitude and peppy personality, Laura Williams, instructor of education, is more like her students than she may realize. Former students' artwork cover her walls, desk and shelving cabinet, which reminds her of what she's done and the lives she's touched. Williams, who graduated from University of Texas, Austin, with a Bachelors of Arts degree in French and earned a Master's degree in Journalism, first worked at CNN, later finding her stride as a school librarian.


NEWS 11/30/11 12:25pm

A recipe for success

With the popularity of restaurant chains, it's not always easy to find a family-owned business where the owners are mother and child. But for Greek restaurant Acropolis on North Eugene Street in downtown Greensboro, this is nothing new.


NEWS 11/30/11 12:10pm

For-credit internships: students not sold on services, price tag

Junior David Campbell has completed two summer internships but only registered for academic credit for one because of the related cost. Campbell, an accounting and finance major, said he works two jobs on campus and is on the board of two campus organizations, making an off-campus internship during the school year impractical. "It is unfair to take students who are excelling in school and extracurricular activities during the academic year and tell them they must also take on (an internship) or else they'll be forced to pay for it during the summer," Campbell said.



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