NEWS 5/14/26 2:19pm

On May 14 at around 12:55pm, students and staff were evacuated from Koury Business Center due to smoke in a classroom.

Smoke fills business center classroom, some final exams delayed

By Fiona McAllister

Around 12:45 p.m. May 14, Elon sophomore Reese Hurwitch said she saw and smelled smoke coming from her classroom on the third floor of the Koury Business Center, KOBC 310. According to Town of Elon Police division chief Brandon Waddell, there was a problem with the HVAC system in the classroom, causing smoke to form.

NEWS 5/14/26 1:55pm

Elon nursing seniors prepare for national exam

By Emma Perman

As graduation approaches for seniors in the nursing program at Elon University, many students say their final hurdle before officially becoming a registered nurse is actually after they walk across the stage. The National Council Licensure Examination, better known as the NCLEX, is the standardized national exam required for nursing graduates to become licensed registered nurses in the United States. 

NEWS 5/14/26 11:52am

Clipping the South's wisteria problem

By Catherine Smith

Sam Wright kneels at the base of a tree, just where the woods thin out along the edge of the Oak Crest neighborhood. The line between property and forest is blurred here, somewhere along the border of Chatham and Orange County — and thick with rolling waves of wisteria.

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SPORTS 05/12/2026 10:29pm
Transfer Tracker: Elon adds 5 to men’s basketball

After an inconsistent 14-18 season, Elon men's basketball is undergoing a roster reset heading into the 2026–27 campaign. For the second straight offseason, the transfer portal has dramatically altered the Phoenix roster. A year after losing nine scholarship players, Elon is again navigating turnover, with four departures and five additions signaling another roster transition heading into the next season.

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