Articles by Eric Townsend
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Elon Poll: In North Carolina, mixed approval for new state laws
September 20, 2013
Registered voters in a September survey approved of state rules requiring photo identification at the ballot booth and overwhelmingly signaled that public school teachers are underpaid.
Numen Lumen Pavilion earns LEED Silver Certification
September 20, 2013
The home of the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life has been recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council for its sustainable design and operations.
Elon Poll: Obama, McCrory approval numbers drop in N.C.
September 19, 2013
The first Elon University Poll of the fall semester found a majority of registered voters in North Carolina believe the nation and the state are both on the wrong track.
Author uses Common Reading Lecture to share advice on service
September 18, 2013
Conor Grennan spoke Tuesday to a crowded Alumni Gym about his efforts to reunite trafficked children with their parents in Nepal following a civil war that tore many families apart.
Elon opens first electric vehicle charging station
September 18, 2013
A mobile app allows users to check availability and arrange to receive a text message when vehicles are fully charged and need to be moved.
Buildings briefly closed following gas line rupture
September 17, 2013
Lakeside Dining Hall and Moseley Center were temporarily evacuated Sept. 17, 2013, when a work crew struck an unmarked gas line in the nearby Global Neighborhood construction site.
Crystal Anderson featured guest on WUNC's 'The State of Things'
September 17, 2013
The associate professor of English on Sept. 10 discussed her new book, "Beyond 'The Chinese Connection': Contemporary Afro-Asian Cultural Production," with host Frank Stasio.
Elon to host 12th annual Fall Environmental Forum
September 17, 2013
"Innovations in Sustainable Furnishings: The Road Ahead" is the theme of a program co-sponsored by the university and the Sustainable Furnishings Council. The full forum runs Sept. 19-21.
Visiting international faculty begin classes at Elon
September 16, 2013
The 13 teachers from Asia and South America have started their studies to earn teacher licensure, which will ultimately lead them to apply to the university's Master of Education program.
In My Words: A strike to end the war in Syria
September 16, 2013
With relatives in Syria and steeped in its history, Assistant Professor Haya Ajjan writes in a newspaper guest column about the need for U.S. military involvement to end a brutal civil war while putting a stop to the use of chemical weapons in her home country.