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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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