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LIFESTYLE 5/6/22 11:04pm

Elon University’s Gardening Club hosts annual Strawberry Festival before finals

By Brent Chandler

The Strawberry Festival had a plant adoption table, strawberry ice cream provided by Elon Dining and plants being grown in the greenhouse, including lettuce, tomatoes, peppers and eggplant. The event also had a live performance by several musicians, along with corn hole and spike ball.  

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SPORTS 5/6/22 10:56pm

Elon University track and field team in first place after first day of CAA Track & Field Championships

By Jacob Kisamore

Tomorrow’s final day at the Solomon Outdoor Track on the campus of Northeastern University will begin at 11:30 a.m.  

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SPORTS 5/6/22 6:04pm

Elon University softball team's Senior Day game canceled

By Jacob Kisamore

Elon finishes its regular season with a 27-20 record and will play its first two games in the CAA Softball Tournament, which has a double-elimination bracket, on May 12. Elon's seed has not yet been determined.  

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NEWS 5/6/22 5:42pm

Local Friends creates home away from home for Elon University international students

By Sophie Rosenthal

For Donna and Ralph Harwood, the global community is a small world. Though the married couple were both raised in South Carolina and have lived in the town of Elon for over 40 years, they have friends from all over the world — including international students at Elon University. 

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NEWS 5/5/22 10:58pm

Elon University’s SGA holds last business meeting of the semester

By Avery Sloan

During Elon University’s Student Government Association May 5 business meeting, the final business meeting of the semester, one senator was sworn into a new role, two students were appointed to the Senate, two to the Judiciary and four were appointed into the cabinet.  

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LIFESTYLE 5/5/22 5:42pm

Elon University students focus on mental health to prepare for finals

By Betsy Schlehuber

With finals beginning May 12, freshman Hillary Collins and other students across campus are preparing for exams, research papers, projects and presentations. But while academics are important for her, Collins is also prioritizing self-care. Click here to learn more.

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SPORTS 5/5/22 3:52pm

Elon University men’s basketball adds first new recruit since Billy Taylor’s hiring

By Caitlin Rundle

The decision comes after five Elon players announced transfers to new schools following the coaching change. Halloran is the 9th player confirmed to be on Elon’s roster next season. 

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NEWS 5/5/22 2:53pm

Elon sees 12% increase in freshman enrollment

By Erin Martin

Elon University is expected to enroll 1,785 students in the class of 2026 entering in fall 2022. This is a 12% increase in enrollment from the previous year.

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NEWS 5/5/22 2:34pm

Elon University tutoring services feel lasting effects of pandemic

By Annemarie Bonner

An April 2022 study by McKinsey and Company, a global management consulting company, found that students across the globe are eight months behind where they would have been academically without the pandemic. Analyzing this study, Danielle DaSilva, a calculus tutor at Elon University, said she’s worried about what the future could look like for incoming students. 

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NEWS 5/5/22 11:38am

Elon University student researches lack of access to abortions and evictions correlation

By Kyra O'Connor

Senior Honors Fellow Maria Mendoza spent the last two years researching how access to abortion clinics impacted eviction rates in Texas and Wisconsin. Elon News Network sat down with Mendoza to ask for her reaction on the news and what she thinks will happen next.  

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SPORTS 5/4/22 5:48pm

Elon University track and field looks to defend conference title

By Jacob Kisamore

Elon will travel to Boston to compete in the 2022 CAA Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships from May 6 to 7 at Northeastern University’s Solomon Outdoor Track facility. Elon won last year’s team championship — its third CAA title since joining the conference in 2014.

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NEWS 5/4/22 3:10pm

Alamance County locals voice concerns over new “ghost gun” laws

By Margaret Faust

In North Carolina, data shows gun violence is on the rise. According to the Alamance County Sheriff’s office, in 2019 guns were the leading weapon used in robbery, murder, rape and aggravated assault.

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LIFESTYLE 5/4/22 1:35pm

Elon University East neighborhood hosted ‘School Socks’ event

By Jules Martin

As the academic year comes to a close, students are looking for ways to distress in the midst of finals. The East Neighborhood hosted ‘School Socks,’ an event filled with music and games, to benefit Allied Churches of Alamance County and give students a space to step away from studying. 

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LIFESTYLE 5/4/22 9:08am

Elon University Chinese club celebrates full recognition on campus

By Nyah Phengsitthy

Two rejections and two years of waiting is what the Chinese club at Elon University has been through. From the first and second club proposals rejected in 2017 and 2018, to finally getting accepted with a provisional club status in 2020, the club has been through a lot. But after two years of waiting, the organization finally became fully recognized this spring semester. 

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NEWS 5/3/22 11:01pm

Elon University, surrounding community reacts to unprecedented majority opinion draft

By Kyra O'Connor

With protests breaking out across the country in response, Roberts directed the Marshal of the Court to launch an investigation into the leak on Tuesday morning. The final decision will likely not be published until the end of the court’s term. 

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LIFESTYLE 5/3/22 10:52pm

Elon University Latinx student artists showcase their work at Nuestra Galería

By Betsy Schlehuber

While this was El Centro’s first time hosting Nuestra Galería,  Senior Nico Gaspar, who put together Nuestra Galería, said he hopes it continues as an annual event in the future. Click here to learn more.

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NEWS 5/3/22 1:09pm

Burlington bands raise money for music department

By Annemarie Bonner

Cummings High School marching band hosted a Battle of the Bands concert on April 9, inviting four local schools and universities to fill the gym with the sounds of drums. With new school funding, Band Director Greg Milton’s band now has enough instruments for each person, but the challenges have not gone away. 

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NEWS 5/3/22 7:33am

Global Education Center reaches less than half of strategic plan goals in first years

By Nyah Phengsitthy

Only seven out of 52 goals have been accomplished in the Elon University Global Education Center’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Plan. Created in 2019, the master plan was set to be achieved between 2020 and 2025, with goals curated by members across the GEC to serve Elon students and their global studies from a DEI standpoint.

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NEWS 5/2/22 10:38pm

Looking at the future of streaming services, student employment opportunities

By Naomi Washington

Streaming services face an uncertain future, and graduating Elon University students wonder about the future of the industry. 

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NEWS 5/2/22 10:29pm

Supreme court confirms validity of majority draft opinion, decision not final

By Elon News Network

As of May 3, Chief Justice Roberts has issued a statement and confirmed the leaked decision, but said the decision is not final. He called the leak a “betrayal” and “egregious breach.” Roberts has directed the Marshal of the Court to launch an investigation into the leak.

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