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Global Neighborhood Film Series: 'The Act of Killing' – Oct. 29

October 16, 2013

"An important exploration of the complex psychology of mass murderers.” -Journalist Chris Hedges

“I have not seen a film as powerful, surreal, and frightening in at least a decade... it is unprecedented in the history of cinema.” –Documentarian Werner Herzog  

“A Masterpiece – an examination of institutionalized violence, guilt on individual and national scales, and the role of cinema to both shape and reflect our darkest impulses.” –Village Voice 

Hundreds attend forum on the crisis in Syria

September 14, 2013

Elon University faculty experts, joined by a colleague from UNC Chapel Hill, explored on Sept. 11 the complexities of resolving a civil war in Syria that has escalated with the use of chemical weapons.