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(02/15/24 4:08pm)
Pink was everyone’s favorite color this Sunday, Feb. 11. In collaboration with the Elon Women’s Basketball team, the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority hosted their annual “Play4Kay” in honor of breast cancer awareness.
(02/15/24 3:33pm)
Though environmentally friendly initiatives have been around for years, we are only now seeing how it is impacting the environment, both positively and negatively. Pew Research Center reported in a 2023 study that around 61% of Americans polled believe that climate change is impacting their local community, although only 37% say that it should be the top issue being addressed by the government. As noted by Matthew Flacksenburg, a sustainability intern at Elon University, there has been an uptick in ethical consumerism, which has played a key role in how products are being marketed and produced.
(02/15/24 1:15am)
Elon Life Trustee Warren “Dusty” Rhodes died at the age of 94 on Monday, Feb. 12, according to an email sent to faculty by university President Connie Book.
(02/15/24 1:29pm)
Elon’s Student Government Association released a newly revised constitution for the student body to vote for or against on Feb. 16. Since March of 2023 the SGA has been working on a new constitution and on Feb. 1 the Senate approved it.
(02/14/24 3:23pm)
Elon Town Council approved a local occupancy tax, set at 3%, for hotels in Elon. During its meeting on Feb. 13, Elon joined the Alamance County Municipal Tourism Development Authority alongside Burlington; Mebane and Graham have yet to vote on the matter. The tax is set to be put into effect on July 1.
(02/14/24 3:17pm)
Elon University hosted 130 people of all religious and spiritual faiths during the ninth Ripple Conference — which was held in McBride Gathering Center — under the theme of “Interfaith Around the World.”
(02/16/24 2:14am)
Freshman Adrianna Stapleton sits on her bed with friends in the African Diaspora Living Learning Community. (From left to right) Asia Minor, Liya Rike, Gabriela Bobo, Trinity Wilson and Juliette Hill sit in Stapleton's dorm before a floor event. The LLC is located on the fourth floor of Global C.
(02/14/24 1:17am)
The Alamance-Burlington School System discussed a revised financial reduction plan at a work session held Tuesday, Feb. 13, days after State Sen. Amy Galey requested an investigation into the school system’s finances.
(02/08/24 2:27pm)
Member of the Elon trustees Jim Maynard passed away at 91 on Dec. 24, 2023. Maynard joined the board of trustees in 1985 after having a successful career as the owner of Tower Mills Inc. — a hosiery company founded by his father and former Elon trustee, Reid Maynard. Jim was elected a life trustee in 2014, and received Elon’s highest honor for service to the university, the Elon Medallion, in 2018.
(02/14/24 12:46pm)
Jamil Kadoura, owner of Mediterranean Deli, expects the restaurant to open the first week of March. He said construction for the new location in the Town of Elon finished, and that they received their certificate of occupancy from the health department on Feb. 6.
(02/12/24 10:00pm)
Freshman Eric Pettit remembers auditioning for Elon University’s music theatre program, trying to stand out among his peers in hopes of getting in. For his first Elon show, Pettit said he found himself channeling that energy again as he played Mark Anthony in “A Chorus Line.”
(02/11/24 9:08pm)
Elon News Network is a student-run daily news organization. It features a vibrant website and active social media accounts. ENN produces a weekly newspaper (The Pendulum), a weekly nightly newscast (“Elon Local News”)
(02/11/24 6:28pm)
In the empty Holly Hills Burlington Mall on a quiet Saturday morning, a contagious burst of energy radiates from one room. The loud music, laughter and joy originated from a group of over 19 women, who were all dancing and wearing their brightest blue at 9 a.m. on Feb. 10.
(02/11/24 6:38pm)
Khirey Walker, former Phoenix defensive lineman, graduated from Elon in 2011 before returning in 2022 to teach sport management. Photo courtesy of Elon Athletics Archive.
(02/14/24 1:33am)
State Sen. Amy Galey speaks to ABB Superintendent Dain Butler during a joint meeting between state delegates and members of the Board of Education and the Alamance County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 8 inside the ABSS administrative offices in Burlington.
(02/09/24 11:13pm)
Elon Law student Landon Eckard left for D.C. as soon as he got out of class on Tuesday, Feb. 6. After arriving at the Supreme Court building around 7 p.m., Eckard waited in line for a seat in former President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court hearing on Feb. 8 — where The Court deliberated if Trump should be barred from the 2024 presidential ballot.
(02/09/24 9:28pm)
Elon University announced alumna Ginna Claire Mason ’13 as the 2024 undergraduate commencement speaker.
(02/09/24 5:28pm)
The fraternity rush process began with all nine Interfraternity Council (IFC) organizations meeting potential new members. While the recruitment process happens at the same time every year, this year’s spring rush looks a bit different.
(02/09/24 4:05am)
The Elon University men’s basketball team couldn’t find much success shooting or rebounding in their 79-64 loss to Stony Brook at the Schar Center on Feb. 8.
(02/09/24 3:28pm)
Elon Law’s Flex program has gotten the go-ahead by the American Bar Association and The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to begin enrollment. The part-time law program is accepting applications and will welcome in their first cohort in the fall.