Eric Townsend

Tickets are still available for Saturday and Sunday performances of "Rent," a production of Elon's Department of Performing Arts. Read this note for details on remaining tickets, and for links to great videos produced by School of Communications students on the production.

Two Elon University students had their original screenplays selected to be produced and filmed as part of the nationwide Sprite Refreshing Films™ contest, a program "that gives future moviemakers a chance to create real films with industry pros and celebrities." Eleven additional Elon students were also selected to serve as staff interns.

The fifth annual Professional Discovery Week, a program by Career Services to provide students in all majors with opportunities to explore career options, learn effective job search skills and transition from college to career, runs Monday through Thursday with events scheduled across campus.

RecycleMania returns to Elon this month for the university’s fifth year taking part in a recycling competition involving hundreds of colleges and universities across the nation, including 19 institutions of higher learning in the state of North Carolina. New this year is an Elon campus contest where students spotted recycling at certain times of the week can win extra Phoenix cash for their efforts.