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NEWS 5/1/12 7:35pm

BaseBald touches heads, hearts for kids’ charity

By Adam Lawson

[box]Video by Adam Lawson, Assistant News Editor.[/box] Garrett Koster is sitting in a chair positioned at home plate at Latham Park, posed to destroy everything he’s been working on for the past two years. The senior shortstop is motionless as his girlfriend of two years, junior Emily Swapp, turns on a set of clippers and starts to trim away at Koster’s curly locks. He is one of 39 players and coaches on the Elon University baseball team participating in BaseBald, a charitable initiative benefitting the St.

NEWS 5/1/12 6:36pm

Search committee examines candidates for dean of the Love School of Business

By Melissa Kansky

Elon University faculty, staff and students interviewed candidates for the position of dean of the Love School of Business, a position that serves the university on multiple levels, according to Art Cassill, co-chair of the search committee and professor of accounting. The dean conducts business with organizations outside the university, representing Elon to the external institutions. “The business school dean is uniquely situated to be the face of the university as well (as of the business school) because you are talking about the business community that serves all of Elon University and not just the Love School of Business,” Cassill said. Business connections translate to support for the university, he said.

NEWS 5/1/12 6:33pm

Recognizing the diversity of disabilities on campus

By Grace Elkus

Although Elon University prides itself on its student-faculty ratio of 13:1, not all staff-related ratios on campus are quite as low. Susan Wise, Disabilities Services coordinator, is in charge of about 450 undergraduate students and 25 graduate students registered with Disabilities Services, and she is the only staff member. “Obviously, just meeting the day to day needs of so many persons is challenging,” Wise said.

NEWS 5/1/12 6:31pm

Defining your college years

By Melissa Kansky

Though the constant presence of construction materials indicates an evolving campus, it is student experiences that establish the enduring culture of Elon University.

NEWS 5/1/12 6:29pm

Summer may bring surges at the pumps

By Ethan Smith

Although gas prices are currently dropping, by the end of the month, the national average is predicted to cost a whopping $4.25 per gallon, according to predictions from the Department of Energy. This news has driven many in the Elon University community to restrict how much they drive and rethink how often they fuel up and even shop for groceries. Ashley Burns, Elon University pre-doctoral fellow and political science instructor, commutes from Durham to Elon everyday, and despite driving a fuel efficient Honda, she said she is beginning to feel the pressure of filling up at the pump. “I fill up my car every Monday and Friday,” said Burns.

NEWS 5/1/12 6:28pm

SGA passes resolution stating Elon’s opposition to marriage amendment

By Katherine Blunt

After much debate last week, the Student Government Association passed a resolution expressing SGA’s opposition to Amendment One  during its regular Senate meeting. The resolution states that Amendment One, which will appear on the North Carolina Primary Election ballot May 8, contradicts Elon University’s discrimination policy by defining marriage as exclusively between one man and one woman and prohibiting legal recognition of all unmarried couples. The April 26 SGA meeting was unusually crowded with Elon students, faculty and community members.

NEWS 5/1/12 6:21pm

Students create visual art to fight sexual violence

By Hannah Delacourt

In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, SPARKS took part in The Clothesline Project, a national program that allows women who have been personally affected by violence to express their emotions by decorating a T-shirt. From April 23-27,  students could pick up supplies to make the shirts from a box in Harden and then drop them off anonymously. In addition to encouraging students outside of SPARKS to participate, SPARKS also encouraged participation in from other  associated organizations, said Kyle Whitaker, a sophomore in SPARKS. “We reached out to local organizations like the Women’s Resource Center in Alamance County,” he said.

NEWS 5/1/12 6:21pm

Global Neighborhood site plan modified since inception

By Grace Elkus

The Global Neighborhood housing complex, which is scheduled to be completed in two stages by 2014, has been re-designed because of financial concerns and new conceptual ideas. The original site plan consisted of four four-story buildings, each with a common space on the first floor and residence halls on the upper three.

NEWS 5/1/12 6:15pm

Issues of immigrant rights found only minutes away from Elon

By Jessica Rexroad

This semester at Elon, through a class in the religious studies department, I had the opportunity to intern with Faith Action International House, a social justice organization located in downtown Greensboro.  I came into this class and the resulting internship expecting to learn a lot, meet new people and take critical looks at what it means to be a Christian in today’s rapidly changing world. What I did not expect was to be confronted with very real injustices that are occurring not just thousands of years ago in the Bible, and not just across the world and in presidential policy debates, but right here in our neighborhood. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) centers are used to hold undocumented immigrants. According to ICE policy, individuals are held based on suspicion of visa violation, illegal entry or unauthorized arrival. The practice of detaining undocumented immigrants in these centers began in the United States in the early 1980s, but was made mandatory by legislation passed in 1996. Historically, these detention camps reach as far back as World War II, when Japanese-Americans and other “suspicious” immigrant groups were forced to relocate during the war. On any given day in the United States, approximately 31,000 non-citizens are held in about 250 immigration detention centers nationwide.

NEWS 5/1/12 3:37pm

Human donor lab attracts students eager to study anatomy

By Mary Kate Brogan

Elon University’s human donor lab, often referred to as the cadaver lab, may give some students chills, but this facility in the basement of McMichael Science Center offers students a unique learning opportunity to explore human anatomy as undergraduates. “The human anatomy lab was a huge factor (in my decision to come to Elon),” said freshman Natalie McCarthy, an exercise science major.

NEWS 5/1/12 2:00pm

Infographic: Education improvement in Alamance County

By Paige Gregory

The Alamance-Burlington School System provides a public school education to students in and around Alamance County, including many children of faculty and staff members of Elon University. Read more on what Alamance County is doing to deal with their lack of funding.

NEWS 5/1/12 1:45pm

Beijing temple recreates ancient ritual experience

By Katie Moran

The Temple of Heaven in Beijing reproduces the God of Heaven Praying Ceremony year round for tourists and visitors to experience the ritual of a music and dance tradition. The ceremony was designed to preserve as much of the original atmosphere as possible.

NEWS 5/1/12 1:27pm

International Briefs - May 2, 2012

By Katie Moran

Dutch businesses forbidden to sell cannabis to international tourists Dutch authorities have passed a law that prohibits foreigners from buying cannabis, or marijuana, in the Netherlands.

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Mebane City Council to expand offices, parking for staff

The Mebane City Council purchased a dentist's office and parking lot for $325,000 in a unanimous vote. The property is located across from the City Hall. North Carolina requires local governments to keep a minimum reserve — called a fund balance — equal to 8% of their annual general expenses.

NEWS 02/23/2026 9:58am
School of Education classrooms, offices move as Mooney renovations progress

Renovations to Elon University’s Mooney Building are in progress after it closed at the beginning of Winter Term. The building’s closure was announced Jan. 8 and renovations officially began Jan. 14. All upgrades are expected to be finished by the end of summer in time for the fall semester.

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