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(02/26/24 4:46pm)
Sylvester Allen Jr. [green hat] speaks with Samuel Merritt, the great-great-grandson of Wyatt Outlaw, during a vigil on Feb. 25 — the eve of the 154th anniversary of the lynching of Outlaw by members of the White Brotherhood, a branch of the Ku Klux Klan. The ceremony was held on the south side of the Alamance County Courthouse in Graham.
(02/25/24 11:22pm)
Updated as of 8:27 p.m. on Feb. 29 to include video.
(02/26/24 2:56pm)
As a mental health advocate, freshman Alyssa Artabane arrived in Elon searching for a community that reflects her values. In fall 2023, she decided to join Active Minds — an organization on campus that promotes mental health awareness.
(02/26/24 1:19pm)
When it comes to the rise of Artificial Intelligence, journalism Professor Amanda Sturgill said it’s not all that different from when the graphing calculator was introduced decades ago.
(02/25/24 7:08pm)
Mebane City Council unanimously voted to approve the rezoning and special use permit of North Carolina’s first Buc-ee’s. Currently, the closest Buc-ee’s to Alamance County is over two hours away in Florence, South Carolina; however, the new building site for this Buc-ee’s is half an hour from campus.
(02/25/24 6:24pm)
Director of New Student Programs, Emily Krechel, fidgets with a Rubik's cube before the Black Solidarity Conference started on Feb. 23.
(02/25/24 6:24pm)
Senior Dejour Banks prepares to have a 360 video taken of him at the Black Solidarity Conference on Feb. 23.
(02/25/24 6:24pm)
Junior Tyler McKellar showed his friends a photo of them as people began to gather in McKinnon Hall for the Black Solidarity Conference on Feb. 23.
(02/25/24 2:42pm)
Two years ago, then freshman Kai Whiteside was the only student skateboarding through Medallion Plaza. Now, after the creation of Elon Wheels, Whiteside is at the forefront of a growing skateboarding community that is working to create Alamance County’s first public skate park.
(02/25/24 2:14am)
Active Minds' executive board set up a table at the spring 2024 organization fair. From left to right, sophomores Mackenzie Maher, Lauren Green, Emily Dunn and Molly Jamison. Photo courtesy of Molly Jamison.
(02/24/24 10:38pm)
Vital Signs, an a cappella group at Elon University, will host its 11th annual Make-A-Wish concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24 in Whitley Auditorium. Vital Signs will perform alongside all seven of the other established a cappella groups at Elon, as well as two visiting ones. The organization aims to raise $10,000 through donations and ticket sales to donate to the Make-A-Wish foundation.
(02/24/24 12:32pm)
Elon University has adopted a new global strategic plan aimed to maintain and expand its national reputation as a leader in global education, which includes its 18-year recognition as #1 in study abroad by the Institute of International Education.
(02/22/24 3:46pm)
Updated as of 8:31 p.m. on Feb. 29 to include video of the Drag Show which took place Feb. 24.
(02/21/24 2:35pm)
Elon University’s Liberal Arts Forum invited musician Daryl Davis — who famously befriends members of the Ku Klux Klan in order to change their beliefs — to speak on campus as a part of the forum’s speaker series.
(02/21/24 2:36pm)
“Klan Whisperer” Daryl Davis speaks in Whitley Auditorium on Feb. 20 as a part of the Liberal Arts Forum speaker series. Davis spoke about how important respect is to understanding people with different beliefs.
(02/22/24 1:16pm)
Elon’s Student Government Association is making a change to the student commencement speaker qualifications. In previous years, the student speaker has always been the senior class president; however, SGA announced via an Instagram post that all seniors will have the chance to apply to speak at the 2024 graduation ceremony.
(02/21/24 12:54pm)
The town of Elon joined the Alamance County Municipal Tourism Development Authority after the town council voted unanimously in a meeting on Feb. 14 to levy a local occupancy tax on hotels with a rate of up to 3%.
(02/23/24 2:08pm)
Sisterhood is a big appeal of Greek life for Aleezah Adams, president of the Black Student Union and member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
(02/20/24 10:01pm)
Alamance-Burlington School System Deputy Superintendent Lowell Rogers has been suspended with pay following recent charges of failure to report a crime against a juvenile, ABSS announced Feb. 20.
(02/20/24 4:37pm)
Kim McVey left her position as chief financial officer for the Alamance-Burlington School System, according to a statement from Superintendent Dain Butler on Feb. 19. According to Butler’s statement, Deputy Superintendent Lowell Rogers will temporarily oversee finances until an interim can be hired.