Colin Donohue

From the Outer Bank Sentinel (2/23/11): In response to a request from the Outer Banks Sentinel, the Town of Nags Head has provided redacted minutes from a closed session meeting held on Feb. 2. The closed session was held at the end of a public hearing on a request by Andy and Laura Deel for a Conditional Use Permit for a three-house cluster project in Nags Head Woods.

School of Communications instructor Phil Daquila produced five videos for The Wall Street Journal from the North American International Auto Show held in Detroit in January.

A new book co-authored by Janna Anderson, associate professor of communications, and Lee Rainie, a member of the School of Communications Advisory Board and director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project, focuses on the future of intelligence in the age of instant information.

From the Salisbury Post (2/20/11): All political power is vested in and derived from the people; all government of right originates from the people, is founded upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the whole. ...

From the Greenville Daily Reflector (2/20/11): North Carolina adopted its motto, Esse quam videri, in 1893, which calls on the state "To be, rather than to seem." It may soon have an opportunity to fulfill the aspirations those words encompass as it considers a proposed amendment to the state Constitution that would assure greater access to public records and meetings.

From the Wilmington StarNews (2/19/11): A little sunshine can be cleansing, especially when the light shines directly on government. For attempting to throw the curtains wide open, a handful of Republican lawmakers, including state Sen. Thom Goolsby of Wilmington, deserve a round of applause.

Student leaders from The Pendulum and Phi Psi Cli Yearbook were honored with individual and Best of Show awards at the fourth annual North Carolina College Media Association conference Feb. 19 at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. Students and advisers from student media organizations from across the state participated in the daylong event that focused primarily on reporting for and on the arts.

Students from Elon University's School of Communications placed in this year's Broadcast Education Association's Festival of Media Arts in several awards categories. They will be recognized at the organization's annual conference April 9-13 in Las Vegas.