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Erin Barnett '09 won an Honorable Mention - Long Form Award in the 2010 Student Documentary Competition of the Broadcast Education Association for her work, “My Name is Anita," a film she produced as a student to introduce viewers to an HIV/AIDS activist in Namibia.

In the thick of a breaking news story such as the Mumbai bombings that killed scores of people, it can be tough for reporters to critique their own work, and that’s where ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë senior Hannah Williams fills a need. Williams is the fifth student to be featured in a series of E-net profiles on the inaugural class of Lumen Scholars.

From participating in family talent shows to working at Flat Rock Playhouse in North Carolina, ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë senior Christopher Staskel has always bled theatre, whether acting, dancing or singing. The North Carolina native, the fourth student to be featured in a monthly series of E-net profiles on the inaugural class of the university's Lumen Scholars, is now at it again – this time as the mastermind behind an original stage production.

ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë senior Katie Strickland and her research mentor, sociology professor Tom Arcaro, traveled to New Orleans the weekend of Nov. 13-15 to participate in the annual meeting of the Association for Humanist Sociology Conference.

Ever wonder how common earthworms grow back when cut in half? It’s a puzzle whose pieces are today the focus of research by ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë senior Amelia Helms, the second student to be featured in a series of E-net profiles on the inaugural class of Lumen Scholars.

More than 130 students were inducted Oct. 26 into the Phi Eta Sigma national honor society for first-year students. Each fall, ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë students who maintained a grade point average of 3.7 or higher during their first year are invited to become members.