Articles by Tommy Kopetskie
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New research by Fulbright Visiting Scholar Cennydd Bowles examines harmful design in browser choice
February 16, 2024
The interaction designer and technology ethicist partnered with fellow independent researcher Harry Brignull to explore how Microsoft Windows and Edge are designed to influence users’ web browser choice.
Winter Term course embeds students on presidential campaign trail
February 9, 2024
Led by faculty members Israel Balderas and Jill Auditori, 11 Elon University students received a firsthand look at this year’s presidential primaries in South Carolina and New Hampshire as part of their interdisciplinary Study USA course, The Presidential Campaign Starts Here: The First Primaries.
Elon Sports Vision celebrates National Girls & Women in Sports Day with all-female crew
February 5, 2024
The Feb. 4 broadcast, featuring Elon University’s women’s basketball team hosting Campbell University, was staffed entirely by women.
Communications Fellows make annual trek to Florida to explore potential career paths
February 1, 2024
Thirty-four students in Elon University’s Communications Fellows program participated in a 10-day trip in January to the Sunshine State, touring communications companies, meeting with industry professionals, and exploring what their future careers might look like.
Sport management faculty explore benefits of living learning communities
February 1, 2024
School of Communications faculty members Cara Lucia, Shaina Dabbs and Mark Cryan co-published a manuscript, titled “Why Living in a Sport Management Learning Community Matters,” in the Sports Innovation Journal.
Student-produced documentary captures BEA Award of Excellence
January 30, 2024
Liam Dupas ’26, Aaron Chan ’26 and Julien Dupas ’26 received a 2023 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Award of Excellence for their micro documentary, “The Inspirational Story of Finn Curran-Ng’asi.” The project explores Curran-Ng’asi’s journey from gaming, vaping, smoking and generally unhealthy habits to transforming his life through calisthenics and weight training.
Avery Sloan ’25 to explore criminal justice issues in Denmark with Pulitzer Center grant
January 29, 2024
As a Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow, the journalism major and Leadership Fellow will travel this summer to Copenhagen, Denmark, to examine an underreported policy that leaves inmates released to the community with crushing debt.
Interactive Media students ‘show what they are capable of’ during international project in Barbados
January 25, 2024
To conclude this year’s study away course in the Caribbean, Interactive Media students hosted presentations on Jan. 24 to highlight their Projects for the Public Good supporting Barbados Red Cross and Lifelong Skills Training Inc.
#SCTop10: Elon Sports Vision broadcast hits all the right buttons on buzzer-beater
December 21, 2023
Rob Higgins and the Elon men’s basketball team might have won the game, but that’s just part of the story. Here’s a deep dive into Elon’s last-second win over Presbyterian College and how ESV chronicled the moment that landed on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”
Sport management majors selected for COSMA honor society induction
December 15, 2023
Ten School of Communications students will be recognized at the 2024 Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) Conference held Feb. 2 in Montgomery, Alabama.