Archive for May 3, 2011

What does revenge taste like? Whipped cream, apparently. Dozens of students took part in “Pie Your Professor” at College Coffee on Tuesday morning in a program sponsored by the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

Hundreds of Elon University students will be involved in activities during CELEBRATE! 2011, a weeklong celebration of student achievements in academics and the arts that begins April 26 and runs through May 2. Programs include seminars, art exhibitions, plays, a film festival, dance and music performances.

The American premiere of "Pornogrpahy," directed by Kevin Otos, continues this week at the Burning Coal Theatre in Raleigh, N.C. Written in 2005 by British playwright Simon Stephens, "Pornography" deals with the emotional current of Londoners celebrating their city's successful Olympic bid before being brutally thrust into despair after the terrorist attacks on the London transportation system on July 7, 2005.

Elon’s Department of Performing Arts teamed with the School of Communications to produce a series of videos that offer a behind-the-scenes look at the department’s February production of “Rent.” Meet the cast and crew, watch how the costumes and sets came together and learn about the technical work that went into bringing the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning musical to McCrary Theatre.

Check out additional interviews with NBC’s Brian Williams and the panelists from the 2011 Convocation for Honors. Then submit your comments about the five great challenges facing the United States in the decades to come on our Convocation website.

In his book, “Better Living Through Laughter: An Attitude to Live By,” Stephen Patterson '73 seeks to reintroduce adults to the lifestyle benefits of laughter. In this excerpt from the book, which is available at Barnes & Noble.com, Patterson teaches the reader how to change their attitude about a typical life stressor – a traffic jam – by introducing laughter into the situation.

In the new issue of the Magazine of Elon, President Leo M. Lambert outlines plans for eight major construction projects as part of the Elon Commitment strategic plan. More than 1,284 new residence hall spaces will be built over the next three years as part of a transformation of the residential experience. Other projects include a new retail building, including the campus bookstore, on Williamson Avenue; the Gerald L. Francis building on Haggard Avenue for graduate programs in physical therapy and physician assistant studies; a new multi-faith center in the Academic Village; and new facilities for Phoenix athletics.