Students present work at Spanish Honors symposium

Seven Elon students gave presentations in Spanish during the first Spanish Honors symposium, held Friday, Dec. 7 on campus.

Organized by faculty member Dan Wright, the symposium gives students an opportunity to earn honors credit in Spanish courses.

All seven students are double majors in Spanish and other disciplines ranging from political science to environmental studies. The students who presented work, and their topics, are listed below:

  • Katie Gosselin and Sarah Hickman, “Terrorism in Spain: ETA”
  • Sarah Hoelter, “Latinos in North Carolina”
  • Andrew Mackey, “Sea Turtle Preservation and Policies in Latin America”
  • Maggie Yates, “Picasso and his Children”
  • Rachel Shreve, “The Gypsies in Spain: History and Current Reality”
  • Beth “Kat” O’Connor, “Salvadoran Autocracies.”