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f l(K('l)0()k.(()m/lh(‘|)('ii(liiliim ► I Ion IViiduliini Leena Dahal Senior Reporter @LeenaDahal Before Elon University students broke for Thanksgiving, they received an email from President Leo Lambert condemning several reports of homophobic slurs di rected at members of the community. “It is understandable that this type of incident makes members of the LGBTQIA communities feel unsafe and unwelcome,” Lambert wrote in the email, “despite the good work of hundreds of people to sup port and value Elons LGBTQIA students and colleagues.” According to Leigh-Anne Royster, di rector of inclusive community well-be ing at Elon, the slurs Lambert referred to were directed at Elon students, and authorities have not been able to identify all perpetrators. All reported incidents were investigated by the police when possible and responded to through the Student Life Emergency Response sys tem and/or the ongoing Bias and Harass ment Response system. A recurring problem But still, Royster said this is not the first time her office has received reports ad dressing incidents faced by a member of the LGBTQIA communities at Elon. See LGBTQIA pg.4 Elon seeks to meet alumni goals Some transition programs, alumni engagement recently expanded, per Elon Commitment Simone Jasper Assistant News Editor @simonejasper More than halfway through its strategic plan, Elon University has developed programs to address goals for alumni and career transitions. But the university is hoping to make more progress before the plan ends in 2020. The goal of “developing innova tive alumni programs to advance and support the Elon graduate” is a part of The Elon Commitment, the uni versity’s 10-year strategic plan. Since the plan’s creation in December 2009, Elon’s Office of Alumni Engagement and Student Professional Develop ment Center (SPDC) have made some adjustments to help students transition into post-graduate life. Expanding alumni programs One area of expansion was in creased interest in volunteering with the Young Alumni Council, a group of alumni who have graduated within the past 10 years. These alumni cur rently make up 41 percent of all Elon’s graduates, according to the universi ty’s website. Scott Leighty ’09, president of the Young Alumni Council, said an increasing number of alumni have helped new graduates in their re gions with the transition process. “Everyone reaches out to at least 10 new grads,” Leighty said. “We build relationships with them. It helps facilitate the transitional process.” But Tricia Teter ’13, senior alum ni engagement officer, is hoping to expand other alumni volunteer pro grams. She said clubs and chapters have already participated in service events, but she hopes more groups will take part. Teter also believes ser vice after graduation is important be- See COMMITMENT pg.7 Beta Theta Pi Fraternity to join campus this spring Caroline Fernandez News Editor @)CHFernandezl7 Beta Theta Pi Fraterni ty will join Elon University’s Greek life community spring 2016 to become the eighth ac tive IFC organization on cam pus, according to the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. Theta Chi Fraternity, who presented alongside Beta The ta Pi in October, was the other finalist for the spot. “After a comprehensive re view of 17 applications from inter/national organizations, we invited Beta Theta Pi to join our community because of its outstanding volunteer support, its pledge to assign a full-time staff person to cam pus throughout the calendar year, and the ‘Men of Princi ple’ component of its member ship development,” said Dan Faill, director of fraternity and sorority life, in an email. “We were equally impressed with Beta Theta Pi’s quick response on other college campuses to confront behaviors that do not align with its principles.” Faill said details of the re cruitment and colonization process are still being final ized. Elon's eSports team prepares for Clash of theCarolinas tournament
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