Colin Donohue

He spends much of his day on Facebook. Truly not a revelation, considering senior Bobby Hoppey is a college student, thus part of a demographic that lives on social media networks.

Thirteen faculty members from Elon’s School of Communications participated in the 2008 national convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication at the Marriott Hotel on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago.

Assistant professor Peter Kiwitt was named the founding chair of the Entertainment Industry caucus for the University Film and Video Association (UFVA).

A good reporter knows that myopia too often breeds stale reporting. If you have too singular a focus because of your tight-fitting blinders, you might miss that kernel of information that could lead to a more fascinating story.

The Pendulum will be releasing its first-ever summer edition June 25.

Elon students Katelyn Fischetti and Lars Bredahl, two of the initial 20 students in the Elon in Los Angeles program, appeared on the July 31 broadcast of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and participated in a game that won everyone in the audience a free hot dog.

Associate professor Anthony Hatcher had a column denouncing the state of North Carolina’s plan to close Dorothea Dix Hospital, which has treated mentally ill patients for more than 100 years, published in the Raleigh News & Observer Aug. 2.

Junior broadcast major Randy Gyllenhaal was awarded the Ken Kashiwahara national scholarship from the Radio and Television News Directors Association.

A couple of cities across the nation more readily align themselves with the motion picture industry. Of course, there’s Los Angeles and New York, the bastions of the film business. To a lesser extent, tropical locations such as Honolulu and Miami are no strangers to movie crews.