Volume 31, Issue 23
April 20, 2006
Elon University's Weekly Student Publication
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Elon showcases student talents
Kris Moody
Reporter
This year, the Student
Undergraduate Research Forum
(SURF) won’t be the only opportu
nity for students to display their tal
ents and achievements. In addition
to the annual event, there will be a
weeklong celebration dedicated to
student involvement in the arts.
From April 24-29, Celebrate
Student Achievement in
Academics and the Arts week will
feature art exhibitions, plays, a
film festival, dance performances,
music performances and much
more. This will be the first year of
Celebrate’s existence, but it is
expected to flourish into an annual
tradition at Elon.
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“I think this is an event that in
five years will be thought of like
College Coffee,” said Rex Waters,
associate dean of Students.
“People will think that this has
always been at Elon.”
The idea for the event was
sparked by Harvard University’s
program Arts First. Since 1992,
Arts First has allowed undergrad
uates and graduates to present
their accomplishments in the arts.
Steven House, dean of Elon
College, the College of Arts and
Sciences attended the program one
year and dreamed of creating a
similar celebration at Elon.
House and various department
chairs worked together to establish
a starting ground. They noticed
that SURF acknowledged the
research abilities of students and
the ODK award ceremony hon
ored their leadership skills, but the
ciation to include accomplishments
in academics and the arts.
“The thing we really wanted to do
was involve the students,” House said
Even the logo, designed by sen
ior Laura Somerville, featured the
talent of Elon students that charac
terizes the nature of Celebrate.
Students were also instrumental in
the design and editing of the pro
gram of events and the prepara
tions for the Friday afternoon stu
dent performances.
The attention that has been
given to Celebrate indicates the
growth of the arts. With increas
ing participation in the various
denominations of the arts.
See CELEBRATE p.2
Jessica Frizen/ Photographer
Celebrate will highlight the artistic accomplishments of
students. Sophomore Hailey Stebbins shows her self por-
tait to her digital art class.
Jessica Frizen/ Photographer
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(top): Sophomore Ben DeLoose prepares for his pres
entation on Tuesday of "The Dystopian City in Film."
(left): Sweet Signatures is scheduled to perform for
Celebrate festivities. They performed in Whitley
Auditorium on April 8.
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