Thursday, September 28, 2006

NEWS 

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Students teaching students

Winter Term workshops provide forums for students to share their interests, talents and hobbies with Elon campus

Timothy Rink/ Reporter

Lela Faye Rich, academic support associate dean, makes it very clear that there is only one rule for the Burst the Bubble Workshops this Winter Term: “No Professors Allowed.”

Nine assaults occur in first month

Mark Mizell/ Reporter

From Aug. 29 to Sept. 19, a total of nine assaults, four of them made public, occurred on Elon’s campus.

Mold and mildew pose hazard in dorms

Brittany Smith/ Managing Editor

When she moved in, sophomore Hilary Sheets said her ceiling looked like it had been painted gray. At first this didn’t bother her. It wasn’t until round spots that looked like mold growing on bread started to lightly fall off that she investigated her ceiling further.

Kate Ferris/  Photo Editor

Some dorm showers have experienced mold and mildew outbreaks. Students should report any mold immediately.

New spam filters on e-mail accounts allow students to manage their own privacy settings

Rachel Cieri/ Reporter

Campus technologies staff instituted a new spam firewall on Elon email accounts Sept. 13, correcting former inefficiencies and allowing students and faculty to personalize and manage their own accounts.

Young alumni council in planning stages

Elon administration trying to create
connection between recent graduates and the student body

Margeaux Corby/ Reporter

A whopping 50 percent of Elon’s alumni are under the age of 40. This statistic caught the eye of both the Office of Institutional Advancement and the National Alumni Executive Board.

Pulitzer winner offers advice to Elon students

Tracy Kidder encourages students to keep an open mind and be curious

Sarah McGlinchey/ Copy Editor

When renowned non-fiction writer Tracy Kidder came to Elon Tuesday night, he suggested that students focus on finding something they enjoy doing, remain open to adventure and most importantly— stay curious.

Kate Ferris/ Photo Editor

Tracy Kidder (left) signs a copy of his book “Mountains Beyond Mountains” for
freshman Mitchell Anderson.

Visiting journalists to discuss racism in the '60s

Brian Giuffra/ Reporter

On Oct. 5, journalists who had a profound impact on breaking down the barriers of racism will take part in a civil rights conference at Elon. Scholars who studied the media impact during the civil rights movement and civil rights activists will also be present at the conference.