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Author: Marlena Chertock

Marlena is a digital storyteller and poetry editor at District Lit. Her first poetry book, On that one-way trip to Mars, is available from Bottlecap Press.

Spirits, trances and tradition: Anthropologist speaks about Afro-Brazilian religions at Elon University

Marlena Chertock MARCH 15, 2011 While he was researching and living in Rio de Janeiro, Lindsay Hale lived upstairs from a 72-year-old […]

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March 15, 2011March 11, 2016

Performing well on a final exam

Culture of Ancient Greece class at Elon University presents parody of ‘Hippolytus’ as final exam Marlena Chertock MARCH, 14, 2011 One class’ […]

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March 14, 2011March 11, 2016

Read, talk to people and don’t wait for press releases to find good stories

Director of Elon University News Bureau Eric Townsend offers communications students writing advice *** Eric Townsend on finding good stories

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March 14, 2011February 8, 2014

‘Laughing helps your health’: Comedian Adam Norwest performs at Elon University

Marlena Chertock MARCH 11, 2011 Comedian Adam Norwest feels like he’s performed standup comedy since he was a fetus, he said. He […]

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March 12, 2011March 11, 2016

Environmental journalist encourages political activism in climate change issues

Marlena Chertock MARCH 10, 2011 Environmental journalist Elizabeth Kolbert described climate change, the future of the world’s food availability and encouraged students […]

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March 12, 2011July 27, 2017

Elon alumnus took grunt work, worked his way into Baseball America

Marlena Chertock March 11, 2011 Nathan Rode was willing to do grunt work to get where he wanted. He took a position […]

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March 11, 2011March 11, 2016

Writing to Explain, to Understand: Reaction to Chapter 5 of ‘America’s Best Newspaper Writing’

Chapter 5: Explanatory Journalism and Business Writing MARCH 10, 2011 Explanatory journalism is when a reporter writes to explain a topic, issue […]

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March 11, 2011March 11, 2016

NASA space exploration budget cut, Elon University students, faculty react with diverse opinions

Discovery will return to Earth, be displayed in Smithsonian Marlena Chertock MARCH 7, 2011 President Barack Obama’s 2011 budget has restricted NASA’s […]

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March 7, 2011February 8, 2014

Informing the public of crime, the courts and abuses of power: Reaction to Chapter 4 of ‘America’s Best Newspaper Writing’

Chapter 4: Crime and Courts MARCH 4, 2011 The fourth chapter of “America’s Best Newspaper Writing” offers an understanding of how to […]

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March 4, 2011March 11, 2016

English professor encourages ‘affectionate interpretation,’ awareness of Asian American rhetoric at Elon University

LuMing Mao discusses Asian American rhetoric Marlena Chertock MARCH 3, 2011 Rhetoric, the study of writing or speaking effectively, can be ethnic […]

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March 3, 2011February 8, 2014

Majority of students, faculty approve of new construction in downtown Elon

89 students and faculty polled informally about opinions of construction Marlena Chertock MARCH 2, 2011 A majority of students and faculty polled […]

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March 2, 2011February 8, 2014

New Middle Eastern studies minor will offer opportunities for students, the community

Marlena Chertock MARCH 1, 2011 Sophomore Laura Tucker has lived in Saudi Arabia since her family moved there in 2002 for her […]

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March 1, 2011February 8, 2014

New Middle Eastern studies minor will offer opportunities for students, the community

Marlena Chertock MARCH 1, 2011 Sophomore Laura Tucker has lived in Saudi Arabia since her family moved there in 2002 for her […]

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March 1, 2011July 27, 2017

Greensboro show presents multiple sides, reactions to 1960 sit-in movements

Marlena Chertock The stage for “Periphery” is set with background pictures of the Greensboro Four, a few tables and chairs. Photo by […]

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February 25, 2011July 27, 2017

Working the beat: Reaction to Chapter 2 of ‘America’s Best Newspaper Writing’

Chapter 2: Local Reporting and Beats The second chapter of “America’s Best Newspaper Writing” offers a nice introduction to local reporting and […]

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February 25, 2011March 11, 2016

Greensboro show presents multiple sides, reactions to 1960 sit-in movements

Marlena Chertock FEB. 24, 2011 What surprises Bobby Pittman the most about the sit-in movement is not many people know it started […]

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February 25, 2011March 11, 2016

Elon University Winter Term class participates in ethnography project in London, showcases work on campus

Marlena Chertock FEB. 24, 2011 For three weeks in Jan. 2011, one Winter Term course went to London to research, learn about […]

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February 24, 2011February 8, 2014

J.C. Watts seventh Distinguished Professor of Leadership at Elon University speaks about qualities of a good leader

Marlena Chertock FEB. 22, 2011 J.C. Watts, the chairman of J.C. Watts Companies and former Republican congressman from Okla., spoke about the […]

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February 23, 2011February 8, 2014

‘Become a producer of meaning’: Author Rebecca Solnit discusses writing about disasters at Elon University

Marlena Chertock FEB. 21, 2011 When Rebecca Solnit took a year off from her job in 1988 to write a book, she […]

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February 21, 2011

Working on campus benefits students, university

Marlena Chertock FEB. 18, 2011 Sophomore Joy Debolt works three jobs, at Residence Life (ResLife), America Reads and the West Area office, […]

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February 19, 2011July 27, 2017

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