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By Pat Propst | 4/6/26 11:45am

Tyler Wakelin's poster features an image of a red Solo cup overlaid with statistics and research about AI. Wakelin made their entry entirely free of AI in protest of the competition.

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LIFESTYLE 05/08/2026 9:58pm
Rainbow stoles celebrate identity tradition,visibility at Elon

Seventy-three graduating students donned rainbow stoles May 8 at Elon University's 14th annual Lavender Celebration run by the Gender and LGBTQIA Center. The ceremony honored LGBTQIA students for their contributions to inclusion on campus ahead of commencement later this month. The celebration, held in Alumni Gym, recognized both undergraduate and graduate students. Luis Garay, director of the Gender and LGBTQIA Center, has coordinated the event for the past six years and said the ceremony has grown significantly. 

NEWS 05/08/2026 3:45pm
Nationwide Canvas breach impacts only faculty data as Elon University prepares for transition

Learning management platform Canvas, which will be used by Elon University beginning fall 2026, was affected by a nationwide cyberattack May 7. The hacking group, known as ShinyHunters said in a ransom letter on May 3 that it accessed data from more than 275 million people across nearly 9,000 schools. Canvas’ parent company, Instructure, announced May 1 that it had experienced a “cybersecurity incident.” Instructure said this attack compromised personal identifying information such as names and student ID numbers, but only Elon faculty data was impacted, according to Associate Vice President of Information Technology Christopher Waters.

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