Atheists nervous about ‘coming out’ in southern states

Jan Register drives to her job at Elon University’s Numen Lumen Multi-Faith Center every morning and enters a building that promotes open-mindedness. When she drives home at night into Alamance County, she must convert to a Christian-only mindset for her family and friends. Little do they know she accepts atheism, among other faiths. “It’s a

Iconic video of Viet Cong execution inspires Elon sophomore’s passion for cinematography

Grandfather passes love of cinema to granddaughter by sharing story “There was so much blood.” This is a phrase Elon University sophomore Emma Vo heard her grandfather utter repeatedly into the phone as he told her, for the first time, the story of standing witness to one of the most iconic events of the Vietnam

Shiho Fukada: freelance photojournalist featured in New York Times, Time and New Yorker speaks to Elon University students

Shiho Fukada makes a living straddling lines. She straddle’s international lines, traveling between Beijing, Tokyo, and New York. Straddle’s the line of activism and journalism. But she’s spent most of her career straddling the lines of humanity– with a camera in her hand. As an inherently shy person, Fukada wasn’t prepared for the moment when she

Elon University Performing Arts Department holds informal choreography II showcase modeled after French Salon

By Abby Franklin In word association games, participants are given a word and must supply another word immediately following–whichever word comes to mind first. If given the word ‘salon’ modernly, a likely response would be ‘hair.’ In 19th century France, however, a likely response to ‘salon’ would be ‘art.’ In that era, artists would share

Elon University breaks ground on 32,000-square-foot Inman Admissions Welcome Center

By Abby Franklin An atrium is defined to be a vital, multifaceted, blood-pumping section of the heart. It was also defined to be a central court in the houses of ancient Romans. Elon University will adopt an atrium, extending off of both definitions inside of the Inman Admissions Welcome Center to be built in January

Haya Ajjan: Elon University’s fighter for Syria

“President Assad is president forever. We believe in one Middle East.” This phrase was repeated every morning by elementary to high school-age students across Syria to mark the start of a typical school day. Haya Ajjan, assistant professor of management information systems at Elon University, began school reciting this phrase and marching for Assad alongside

Elon University Convocation Liveblog: Steve Woz and the Apple story

By Abby Franklin This year is Elon University’s 125th anniversary. To Steve Wozniak, it’s Elon’s 5 cubed anniversary. Apple Inc. co-founder thinks differently than the rest of the world. He thinks in binary code, math and logic. (Most recent quotes first). “The first note I ever wrote was ‘Sarah, dentist, Tuesday 2 pm.’ I went

Elon University: The Woz liveblog

by Abby Franklin Steve Wozniak made it a personal goal to stay connected with Apple Inc. He says it’s a fun thing to still be on Apple’s payroll. “I’m still on the spreadsheet reporting to Steve Jobs so I can never get fired,” said Woz with a laugh. The co-founder of Apple shares that his

Elon celebrates 125-years in 25 collectible cards

by Abby Franklin Elon University doesn’t do anything particularly special to celebrate its birthday. There are no celebratory maroon and gold cakes or lavish parties hosted by President Leo Lambert–the university has never treated itself for its birthday. But this year is different. The 2013-2014 academic year marks Elon’s quasquicentennial. Translation: Elon is 125 years old.

The incredible journey: Elon students to embark across India unaided in Adventurists’ Rickshaw Run

Most Elon University students are familiar with Bio-Carts, the small vehicles used by members of Elon’s maintenance staff to travel around campus. The team of five was brought together by Stirn, who individually sought out each member to go on the adventure with him. Graphic submitted by Will Stirn. If you pluck this little electric