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Missed the retrospective on Bubble Bitching? Sorry. The exhibition is not coming back. The Sorry, Elon University’s one-night-only curatorial club produced an exhibition and kick-off party titled “(Almost) 10 Years after Bubble Bitching”. BB, as it was known, was a fake news broadsheet similar to The Onion. It skewered everything from ARAMARK to Elon students … Continue reading
More like a comedian than a college lecturer, Dave Barry peppered his trademark irreverence with simple insights into life, love and the college student experience. The 2011 Fall Convocation and 11th annual Baird Pulitzer Prize Lecture was unlike anything seen at Elon University in recent years. Barry was a columnist for the Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005 with … Continue reading
When Chris Hendricks was young, doctors told him he would never walk. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age 4, a neurological condition that affects muscle function. The messages from his brain to his legs are disrupted, limiting his mobility. Around the same time, Hendricks said, he began singing. It was a love of … Continue reading
Ten years after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2011, Elon University students Rachel Stanley and Mason Sklut can think of no better response than to engage in open, honest dialogue with people of differing backgrounds. A joint effort from Stanley, president of Elon’s Hillel and Sklut, service chair of Elon’s Better Together interfaith organization, as … Continue reading
Check out the first-ever Arts and Entertainment podcast! I talk about upcoming events at Elon University and the Hopscotch Music Festival this weekend in downtown Raleigh.
Echoing a national trend, North Carolina lawmakers voted to require waiting periods and other stipulations before a woman can get an abortion. N.C. Senate Bill 769, also called the Woman’s Right to Know Act, was vetoed upon initial state congress passing but was overridden in the General Assembly this summer. The bill will become law … Continue reading
The week before move-in weekend found Elon students wrapping up summer jobs, scrambling to collect last-minute dorm necessities and savoring the last free moments before coming back to the campus. At the same time, professors were on campus preparing for the upcoming school year. Planning week found university faculty in meetings, events and orientation sessions. … Continue reading
The sunlight faded across West Lawn on Elon University’s campus as the first Rock the Lawn concert began. Rock the Lawn was hosted by the student record label Limelight Records and SUB. “We’d heard of things that Limelight had done in the past and thought it was a cool idea because they support student performers … Continue reading
For more than a decade, four Elon University professors have been riding to and from work together in an effort to make their 40-plus minute drive more interesting. Only 18.3 percent of Americans, on average, carpool to work daily, according to Associated Content, citing 2005 statistics. But Elon professors Paul Miller, Jeffrey Pugh, Steve DeLoach … Continue reading
Last November, there was a mad rush to the new Tanger Outlet Mall to stock up on super-sales and the hype hasn’t died down. It’s still difficult to find parking and the breezeways between stores can get crowded, but the outlets are worth a second look. Here are the six best deals at Tanger Outlets … Continue reading
Lauren Ramsdell 