Discrimination, diversity, direction. The three d-words have permeated the discussions of many in the Elon University community over the past few weeks as the student body continues to voice its opinions on the racial slur incidents that recently occurred on campus.
Sonia Nazario went on a 16,000 mile journey to tell a story. Nazario spoke at Elon University Thursday night about what she saw during that journey, which led to her writing "Enrique's Journey," originally published as a journalistic series before expansion into a book. She was inspired to write her story by her housekeeper, Carmen, who left four children behind in her native country of Guatemala.
Many television news sites are reporting that recent Elon student Grant Gustin has signed on to play a new character on the hit FOX series "Glee." TVLine reported on the evening of Sept.
It's the ugliest word that can be uttered in a college newsroom. And unfortunately, it's an all too frequent occurrence. College reporters across the country wake up to find their newspapers snatched from stands, broadcasts barred from airing and their funding slashed by angry student government associations and university officials. Censorship.
Dear Parents, Hope you made it home safely from Parents Weekend. It was nice to have you visit Elon.
It is getting harder to find Mr. or Mrs. Right. Just ask any young person how their last relationship went. According to the U.S.
It took less than 48 hours for the N.C. General Assembly to pass an amendment saying marriage is only between a man and a woman. Once that decision was made, the constituents of North Carolina had 5,736 hours to decide what the definition of marriage is before they enter the polls for the May 2012 primary ballots and vote on writing the Defense of Marriage amendment into the state constitution. When voters are deciding whether to approve or reject the amendment, they will only be able to read the first sentence of the amendment on the ballot.
Four hundred forty-seven billion dollars is a lot of money. That's the amount President Barack Obama's recently announced American Jobs Act will cost to implement.
Elon University student surveys reported the past meal plan system was the best in the region, noted for its variety in food options and dining locations.
For the first time in its history, Elon University identified the number of first-generation college students in the incoming freshmen class.
The annual Emmy Awards ceremony acknowledges that one of the greatest measures of success is recognition.
The National Science Foundation has awarded Elon University $1.2 million for the training of math and science teachers as part of its Robert Noyce scholarship program.
Among the list of resources and programs that Career Services offers Elon University students and alumni is the Elon Career Network.
The Elon Town Center will soon welcome another restaurant, Pandora's Pies. The restaurant, which is still under construction inside, will feature specialty pizzas, salads, soups, bruschetta and a small bar. Owned by Jeff MacKenzie and Peter Ustach, who also own the Fat Frogg, Pandora's Pies will occupy the remaining space on the first story of Elon Town Center, next to the Elon University campus bookstore, Barnes & Noble at Elon University.
Support for President Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign was overwhelming on college campuses.
President Barack Obama has proposed a new tax on individuals making more than $1 million per year.
Elon team travels to Kenya for forum about the Internet Elon University's Imagining the Internet Center sent three students to the Internet Governance Forum in Kenya this week. Seniors Kellye Coleman and Samantha Baranowski and sophomore Nicole Chadwick were joined by alumni Taylor Foshee and Lee Hopcraft and communications professor Rich Landesberg in Nairobi. Professor receives NSF grant Duke Hutchings, assistant professor of computing sciences, has received a $14,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a software tool that assists beginning computer programmers with writing code. Hutchings will be joined by colleagues from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Johnson C.
1. Google yourself. This is not a joke. Sure, it may seem a little narcissistic to creep on yourself, but the first step to making sure the whole wide interweb is displaying a favorable portrait of you is to see what pops up.
Ross Wade, assistant director of Career Services for the School of Communications, invited iMedia students to join him as he presented at the Triangle Social Media Club (SMC) meeting to discuss how job seekers can successfully utilize social media in their job search.
Summer has officially ended and your summer clothes will soon take a back seat in the closet, if they haven't already.
