Articles by Eric Townsend

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LabCorp board chairman offers advice to students

February 12, 2008

Recent college graduates are brighter, more energetic and possess far greater technological abilities than their counterparts from previous generations, but according to the board chairman and former CEO of LabCorp, who spoke Feb. 12 with four business classes, students today need to improve their communication skills.

Students debate violence in “Futures” forum

February 9, 2008

Will violence in the world ever end? Dozens of students at a Jan. 23 "town hall” forum don’t think so. But they agreed the type of conflict seen throughout the 20th century – nations at war with each other – will likely diminish in the future as smaller groups, like al Qaeda, target civilians and governments for their own ends.

Elon group targets modern-day slavery

February 8, 2008

A group of students, faculty and staff have formed the End Slavery Now! Coalition to make Elon a model for working against forms of slavery that still exist in the world, from human trafficking to sweat shops to the child soldiering.