Articles by Eric Townsend

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POWERless Energy Competition under way

February 18, 2009

The POWERless Energy Competition returned to Elon University this semester for a seven-week contest to see which residence halls can best reduce their electricity usage. The competition began Feb. 17 with a kick-off event at College Coffee.

RecycleMania 2009 results for Week 1

February 17, 2009

Results are in for Elon during the first official week of RecyleMania 2009, a 10-week competition taking part on campuses across the nation to reduce waste and raise awareness about recycling. Overall cumulative pounds recycled (per capita) on campus is ahead of the data reported by the university last year at this stage of the contest.

Two Elon juniors named finalists for Truman Scholarships

February 16, 2009

Two Elon University juniors have been named finalists for a 2008 Truman Scholarship, a prestigious national fellowship for graduate study awarded annually “to persons who demonstrate outstanding potential for and who plan to pursue a career in public service.”

Students receive Study Abroad scholarships and grants

February 16, 2009

Three Elon students have been awarded federally funded scholarships to help support their spring 2009 semester study abroad experiences, while a fourth student is the recipient of a scholarship to fund her semester in Denmark.

Elaine Durr quoted in Missourian on Building Dashboard program

February 16, 2009

Elaine Durr, Elon University’s sustainability coordinator, was one of several experts quoted in a Jan. 29 story by the Missourian newspaper on Building Dashboard, a computer program used to monitor energy consumption in campus facilities.

Enduring Freedom veteran honored by LSM

February 13, 2009

The Department of Leisure and Sport Management welcomed home one of its own Friday as faculty, students and guests gathered in Holland House for Johnathan Harvey ’09, who returned to North Carolina last month from a four-month deployment to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Hunter Bacot, Bob Anderson offer analysis for News 14 Carolina

February 13, 2009

Political science faculty members have twice been interviewed in February on the politics and economics behind the stimulus legislation working its way through Congress in Washington, and how President Barack Obama is trying to sell his ideas to the American public.

Faculty book explores terrorism and the press

February 13, 2009

In the weeks following the Sept. 11 attacks, many U.S. media outlets abandoned their “watchdog” roles in favor of patriotic cheerleading, the consequences of which are still being felt. Those effects and more are examined in “Terrorism and the Press: An Uneasy Relationship,” a new book co-authored by associate professor Brooke Barnett.