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(04/15/13 2:24pm)
An effort to overhaul North Carolina’s tax system has caused tension between municipal governments and the state government. Several members of the Burlington City Government fear losing revenue as a result of the reform.
(04/15/13 2:11pm)
As long as there are humans, there is going to be sewage. In Burlington, the majority of treated sewage is applied to farmland as a cheap replacement for fertilizer. But some question the safety of this practice.
(04/14/13 4:30pm)
Five companies are vying to develop wind farms off of North Carolina’s coast, an effort that would promote and produce green energy in the state and the surrounding area.
(04/12/13 9:11pm)
Three Republican senators challenged North Carolina’s voting procedures last week with two pieces of legislation targeting college students, one-stop voting registration sites and early voting periods. The bills, titled “Election Law Changes” and “Equalize Voter Rights,” both passed their first reading in the North Carolina Senate.
(04/11/13 4:07pm)
Elon University posts photos, videos and tweets each day, but who is in charge of social media on campus?
(04/10/13 3:43pm)
The Board of Alderman met Tuesday to discuss several new amendments to the Elon Land Development Ordinance, including giving the go-ahead to Elon to develop a new solar farm later on in this year.
(04/10/13 2:24am)
At least 44 people associated with an on-campus event at Elon University have reported symptoms of gastrointestinal illness, according to an email sent by Dr. Ginette Archinal, University Physician and Dr. Jana Lynn Patterson, Assistant Vice President for Student Life.
(04/06/13 12:20am)
An Elon University student reported a burglary on James Toney Drive last night. The Town of Elon Police are investigating the incident.
(04/03/13 9:03pm)
Jeffrey Smythe was selected to succeed Michael Williams as the Burlington Chief of Police today. He will be sworn into the position May 1.
(04/02/13 1:18am)
Ten acres of the Loy Farm property on South Oak Avenue may soon become home to a 1.66-megawatt solar panel farm, a joint venture of Elon University and Petra Engineering. The Town of Elon Board of Aldermen will vote on the development of the project next week.
(03/29/13 2:18am)
In his State of the Union address on Feb. 12, President Barack Obama promised to make the cost of universities across the nation more transparent. That same night, the White House revealed the College Scorecard.
(03/25/13 1:58am)
The Station at Mill Point has been advertised as an upscale apartment complex on a college campus but some students living at the Station say the buildings were not ready to house students on move-in day.
(03/22/13 1:01pm)
In Brasstown, North Carolina, it isn’t a new year until a possum is dropped.
(03/21/13 2:00am)
Right outside the Elon bubble students might not notice a big problem taking over Burlington - gang activity. I spoke with Sergeant Brandon Jones of the Alamance City County Gang Crimes Task force to find out more.
(03/20/13 3:35pm)
A don't tread on me flag waves outside Handgunners Inc. Guns are fired Inside, but not by everyone.
(03/14/13 7:07pm)
Matt Lee and I took a cruise down U.S. 87 on Friday afternoon and wound up at Perkin's Ostrich Farm, just 30 minutes away from Elon, NC.
(03/14/13 6:48pm)
Mountains don’t grow back. They’re not like trees that produce seeds that can be replanted when one is cut down – when a mountain is gone, it’s permanent.
(03/12/13 6:00pm)
A study from the University of Maryland suggests that 1 out of 5 college students admits to driving after drinking alcohol and 40% of college students admit to getting in the car with an intoxicated driver.
(03/12/13 4:32pm)
On-campus housing at college has historically been structured according to traditional gender norms, with boys and girls in separate rooms or separate buildings. But students at Elon University and other North Carolina colleges seek to change that.
(03/09/13 5:16pm)
During one of Elon's busiest weekends, fellows weekend, students are usually handed out packets of information about our school.