Articles by Eric Townsend
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'Gathering of Friends' service for former Elon staffer Alexis Kamerman – Jan. 20
January 19, 2014
The former assistant director of Residence Life was one of 21 people killed in Afghanistan on Jan. 17, 2014, when a suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a Kabul restaurant. The service is set for 6:30 p.m.
Campus community takes part in MLK Jr. Day of Service
January 17, 2014
Students, faculty and staff honored Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy on Jan. 17 by volunteering at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Burlington, N.C., and the Blakey Hall retirement home.
Campus community rolls up sleeves for blood drive
January 16, 2014
The American Red Cross collected donations from 77 people who visited McKinnon Hall on Wednesday for a Winter Term blood drive.
College Coffee celebrates MLK's messages on human rights
January 14, 2014
Elon University hosted a photo exhibit Tuesday in Moseley Center as students, faculty and staff gathered for a special College Coffee, part of a series of events this month to commemorate the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In My Words: The climate change war may already be over
January 14, 2014
Professor Pranab Das writes in a newspaper opinion column published across the region about the reasons climate change has subsided from public debate in recent years.
'White out' planned for Elon vs. UMass on Saturday
January 13, 2014
Wear white to Alumni Gym on Saturday night when the Elon Phoenix hosts the nationally ranked UMass Minutemen in a sold-out game.
Elon students travel the globe for Winter Term
January 13, 2014
Hundreds of students led by dozens of faculty and staff members are studying away from campus this month in nations such as Brazil, India and Ghana, among many others.
“If only…”: Panel shares thoughts on future of black men in America
January 10, 2014
Six men representing law, education, medicine, ministry & the student perspective offered reflections Thursday about the challenges confronting African-American males in the United States.
Jose Antonio Vargas, 'My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant' – Feb. 22
January 10, 2014
Pulitzer Prize-winner Jose Antonio Vargas will speak at Elon University's Diversity and Leadership Conference about "coming out" as an undocumented immigrant in the New York Times Magazine and later on the cover of TIME magazine.