Articles by Eric Townsend

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Elon students compete in Model UN event at Georgetown University

October 13, 2009

The Elon University Model United Nations organization participated in a conference at Georgetown University Oct. 8-11, one featuring a wide variety of committees ranging from Peace and Security of the African Union, and The Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia to the Suez Canal Crisis of 1956 and the First Punic War.

Elon senior shares story of rescue in blog post from Ghana

October 9, 2009

Elon University senior Bryce Little has been keeping a blog of his study abroad experiences in Ghana this semester, and late last month, he posted a short story about a mid September canoe ride that ended with his efforts to keep a man who couldn’t swim from drowning when the craft sank into a lake.

Elon students present paper co-authored with political science faculty

October 9, 2009

Elon University students McKenzie Young and Jenna Levy presented a paper they co-authored with associate professor of political science Hunter Bacot at the annual conference of the Southern Association for Public Opinion Research, the regional conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research.

Department of Performing Arts presents “Psycho Beach Party”

October 8, 2009

Originally titled Gidget Goes Psychotic, Charles Busch's campy play "Psycho Beach Party" lampoons the beach and psychological thrillers of the early 60's. Surfers, beach bums, a Joan Crawford-like mother, a multiple personality-afflicted teen and a B-movie queen all mix together for a wacky evening in the Black Box Theatre every day through October 13.

Death of associate professor emerita Wilhelmina Boyd

October 7, 2009

Wilhelmina Boyd, associate professor emerita of English and founder of Elon’s African/African-American Studies Program, died Saturday, October 3, 2009, four years after her retirement from the university.

Tree planting honors computing sciences alum killed in 2008

October 7, 2009

Family and friends of Matthew J. Ford ’04 gathered in Loy Center on Wednesday afternoon to plant a tree in memory of the computing sciences major, who died a year ago to the day in a Burlington, N.C., industrial accident.

Troy Martin and Stephen Bloch-Schulman present papers in Chapel Hill

October 6, 2009

Troy Martin, assistant director of academic advising, and Stephen Bloch-Schulman, assistant professor of philosophy, presented papers together for a panel of The South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society 2009 Annual Meeting on Sept. 25 in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Elon achieves national Start! Fit-Friendly recognition

October 6, 2009

The American Heart Association announced this week that Elon is one of eight Triad area companies to achieve national Start! Fit-Friendly recognition for promoting physical activity and health in the workplace.