Articles by Eric Townsend
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Mark Kurt speaks with News 14 Carolina about the stock market
October 7, 2008
Book project leader visits Elon students
October 7, 2008
Richard "Rick" Watson, the co-leader of a nonprofit effort to produce free
electronic and print textbooks for students in the developing world,
visited Elon on Monday to share his vision and to seek partnerships at
the university with which to expand the Global Text Project.
Formato presents master classes in Moscow for theatre festival
October 6, 2008
After a busy summer choreographing "The Beauty and the Beast" for
Artpark in Lewiston, N.Y., and presenting theatre dance classes, as
well as a showcase performance for the Dance Masters of America
National Teachers Training School, Lynne Kurdziel Formato recently
returned from Moscow, Russia.
Elon Poll: Support mixed in N.C. for vouchers, stem cell research
October 6, 2008
Support for school vouchers in North Carolina remains mixed, with no
majority of respondents in the latest Elon University Poll showing a
strong inclination either for or against such a program.
Elon Poll: North Carolinians blame GOP for economic woes
October 3, 2008
With nearly half of North Carolinians blaming the Republican Party for
current economic conditions nationwide, levels of support for both
the GOP and the Democratic Party in the 2008 presidential election have
drawn even among those living in the Tar Heel State, according to the
latest Elon University Poll.
“Fully Awake” to be screened in NYC, Spain
October 3, 2008
A film produced by elondocs, a documentary production program supported by the School of Communications at Elon University, will be screened
this month at the New York Museum of Modern Art and at the Guggenheim
Bilbao in Spain.
Elon Poll: North Carolinians support financial sector bailout
October 3, 2008
Forty-eight percent of North Carolinians support the federal
government’s efforts to assist banks and other financial institutions
on the verge of collapse, according to the latest Elon University Poll,
and more than half of respondents believe such aid will have a positive
impact on the economy.
ECN connects students with extended Elon network
October 3, 2008
Beginning this fall, alumni and parents are being encouraged to join
the Elon Career Network (ECN), a new resource offered through Elon
Career Services that allows students to connect with Elon
alumni, parents and other supporters by using an online database that
can be searched by profession, major, graduate degrees and current home
location.
Dale Harrison quoted in Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer editorial
September 30, 2008
Dale Harrison, an adjunct associate professor and assistant director
of the Sunshine Center of the North Carolina Open Government Coalition, was quoted in
a Fayetteville Observer editorial on Sept. 25 in which the newspaper
explained how local politicians were "skirting the letter
of the state’s Open Meeting Law, but most certainly violating its
spirit."
Newsweek columnist analyzes 2008 campaigns
September 30, 2008
In the midst of the worst American financial crisis in decades, the next
president of the United States faces decisions sure to impact future
generations, according to Jonathan Alter, a nationally recognized
political commentator and author on campus Sept. 29 for a lecture
sponsored by the Liberal Arts Forum and the School of Communications.