Obama to meet with several Middle Eastern leaders in the upcoming weeks Pam Richter May 18, 2009 Today, U.S. President Barack Obama will begin peace talks with leaders from several Middle Eastern nations as they visit the White House throughout the month. “I believe given the international support for Obama personally and politically, I think [...]
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Elon University community reacts as Obama begins peace talks
Posted in News, tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Elon University, Glenn Scott, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Palestinians, President Obama on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
President Obama’s first 100 days brings mixed reactions at Elon University
Posted in News on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pam Richter May 1, 2009 “I want to thank the American people for their support and their patience during these trying times, and I look forward to working with you in the next hundred days, in the hundred days after that, all of the hundreds of days to follow to make sure that this country [...]
Texas proposes guns-on-campuses bill; Elon University reacts
Posted in News on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pam Richter April 7, 2009 The Texas legislature is milling over a bill that would allow students to carry properly registered weapons on college campuses. Utah is currently the only state that has legislature allowing students to have guns on campus. Now there are seven states, including Texas, that have legislation up for consideration. During [...]
Madeleine Albright’s speech highlights Elon University’s Honors Convocation
Posted in News on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pam Richter March 31, 2009 Elon University hosted its annual Fall Convocation this afternoon. The ceremony recognized students who achieved academic excellence. The ceremony was highlighted by a speech by former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright. “Today we face a new imperative. The US needs to be doing a better job of explaining itself [...]
MADD director demonstrates drinking dangers at Elon University
Posted in News on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pam Richter March 19, 2009 North Carolina ranks fifth in the nation for deaths by drunk driving. But according to Craig Lloyd, the state executive director for MADD, the state is continuing to move up the charts in a negative way. Lloyd, who has been at MADD for three years, spoke to Elon on Monday [...]
State transportation improvements on track, Elon Poll indicates
Posted in News on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pam Richter March 10, 2009 One part of the Elon Poll conducted this week focuses on transportation within North Carolina and 69 percent of respondents said they supported a regional rail system. According to Mike Nunn, the planning manager for the Burlington-Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization, the area is ahead of most in terms of railway [...]
Former and current leaders share insights on leadership at Elon University
Posted in News on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pam Richter Feb. 26, 2009 It’s not often that current and past leaders of Elon University get together to share their insights to students and the public. On Tuesday night four leaders of Elon University – past and present – joined together for a round table discussion titled, “Leadership a Presidential Perspective.” This discussion was [...]
Elon University reacts to the 81st Academy Awards
Posted in News on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pam Richter Feb. 23, 2009 Last night the 81st Academy Awards captivated viewers across America. “Slumdog Millionaire” took the award for best picture beating out “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and “The Reader” to name a few of the nominees. “Slumdog Millionaire” is the story of an eighteen-year-old from the slums of Mumbai who [...]
Architecture school proposed to be built in Greensboro
Posted in News on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pam Richter Feb. 17, 2009 The Piedmont Triad Partnership has a new program to promote economic development in the region — an architecture school in the Triad. According to the organization’s mission statement, the purpose of the partnership is to “create high-skill, high-wage jobs across the Piedmont Triad region and significantly strengthen the region’s global [...]
