Archive for March 23, 2011

Meredith Allison, assistant professor of psychology, presented two posters at the fourth International Congress on Psychology and Law in Miami, Fla. Laura Sweeney '11 was a co-author on one poster that was based on her SURE project on criminal stereotypes.

David C. Porter of Sudbury, Mass., will be installed as the newest member of the Elon University Board of Trustees at the board's spring meeting, April 15-16. Porter and his wife, Jen, are the parents of Elon senior Tim Porter, and have served on the university's Parents Council and are members of the Founder's Circle of the Elon Society.

Junior Communications major Jay Light has been accepted to work at this year's Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, from May 8-23.

Elon University welcomes this week hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students from 23 colleges and universities for a four-day dance festival that includes classes, workshops, panels and performances, all centered around the theme of the intersection of dance, theater and multimedia.

Tony Crider, an associate professor of physics, and Megan Squire, an associate professor of computing sciences, led a workshop titled "Reacting to the Past: The Pluto Debate" on March 25 at a conference on Engaged STEM Learning: From Promising to Pervasive Practices.

From the New Bern Sun Journal (3/22/11): Lawmakers have put off a vote over the proposed Sunshine Amendment until Thursday.

From the Jacksonville Daily News (3/18/11): It's called the Government Transparency Act. Suffice it to say, we like the sound of it already.

From the Charlotte Observer (3/23/11): Emails and documents suggest the N.C. Turnpike Authority didn't give the federal government a true accounting of how a proposed $800 million toll road in Union County would affect the environment, which may have made it easier for the highway to get approvals necessary for construction.

From the Durham Herald-Sun (3/23/11): State senators voted 50-0 on Tuesday to approve and send to the N.C. House a Durham-requested bill that would partially exempt the recordings of 911 calls from North Carolina's public-records laws.

From the Wilmington StarNews (3/22/11): An attorney often on the hunt for discovery documents for court cases, Sen. Thom Goolsby said he understands the importance of information.