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(03/08/13 11:40pm)
Gov. Pat McCrory recently sparked a debate among educators when he claimed certain liberal arts degrees from public universities are not economically viable in the long run. He said such majors should be offered exclusively at private schools, sparking indignation among many members of the Elon University community.
(03/08/13 9:22pm)
Sequestration, gun control and the state legislature constituted the questions in the most recent Elon Poll, which released results March 1 and March 4. The live-caller telephone poll of 891 residents was conducted Feb. 24-28, and the results have a margin of error of 3.28 percentage points.
(03/07/13 6:34pm)
Elliot Aks, Garrett Mann, Ben Karas, Zach Csillag, and Mason Sklut all had a vision. The five Elon students wanted to bring a jewish fraternity to our campus, and a year later the founding fathers of Zeta Beta Tau the world's first Jewish Fraternity, were initiated.
(03/05/13 2:39pm)
Workers completed construction last week on the new multi-faith center, named the Numen Lumen Pavilion. The building was constructed as part of the Elon Commitment and completes the Academic Village.
(02/26/13 11:22pm)
Ralph Byrd of Burlington remembered his neighbor of 10 years, Glen Plester, as "a pretty good fella."
(02/25/13 2:23am)
Note: By the time this article ran, the NC General Assembly gave the legislation an "unfavorable report." This means that similar legislation will be marked as being "unfavorable" and this will be made known to the representatives by the clerk and allows them the opportunity to vote to accept the report and kill the bill. This makes it unlikely for any further medical marijuana legislation to be considered in this legislative session.
(02/23/13 12:44am)
The Village Project and The Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement officially expanded into downtown Burlington following the renovation of 217 E. Davis St., a building Elon University purchased in September 2012.
(02/21/13 6:54pm)
Last week, several buildings within the Oaks apartment complex underwent a change. Oaks A, B, E and F were renamed after prominent Elon faculty and staff members. Oaks A is know known as Williams, after Jo Watts Williams. She is a Vice President Emerita and Professor of Education Emerita. While at Elon, she taught in both the education and psychology departments before being named Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Director of the Learning Resource Center, and finally Vice President for Development and Special Assistant to the President
(02/21/13 6:33pm)
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(02/20/13 3:48pm)
"It may just seem like $1500, but it's a lot more than that," said junior Arnetia Fogg, one student affected by a 3.9% increase in tuition for 2013-2014. The overall cost for a student will be $1586 more expensive next year than the current academic year.
(02/19/13 10:32pm)
Elon University has 19 academic buildings and 5200 students. I sought out an experiment to prove that everyone has a story to tell.
(02/14/13 10:21pm)
The Elon University trustees approved a tuition increase under 4 percent for the third year in a row. Next year, tuition will increase by 3.9 percent for Elon's undergraduate program, bringing the total cost for students living on campus to $40,046.
(02/14/13 6:20pm)
The Elon Town Police have requested help from the NC State Bureau of Investigation with their investigation into the February 1st gunpoint robbery of an Elon student.
(02/13/13 10:28pm)
It's being called "a fun way to break the ice," as well as the modern-day version of the game "hot or not". With Valentine's Day approaching, Tinder, a new dating app, is joining the online dating world.
(02/13/13 1:44am)
One week after it's grand opening, Lakeside dining hall is packed, and the students are leaving with smiles on their faces. Executive chef, Pinky Varghese, is responsible for the unique food at Elon's newest dining experience.
(02/12/13 8:13pm)
Alcohol- some call it their only friend, others call it their guilty pleasure. According to SPARKS, a majority of Elon students drink at least once or less a week.
(02/12/13 4:16pm)
Although many Elon students choose to graduate early, one unique Elon program is designed for students to obtain their bachelor's degrees in only three years.
(02/12/13 3:52pm)
What she said began as a "fluke," turned into a local shoppe in Burlington for April Murray who opened Main Street Cake Shoppe on South Church Street seven weeks ago.
(02/11/13 11:52pm)
Elon town police are still searching for three men who robbed an Elon University student at gunpoint in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Trollinger Avenue Feb. 1, but descriptions of three male suspects are available.
(02/08/13 6:40pm)
The Alamance County Sheriff’s Office issued 1,155 handgun permits last month, reflecting a trend that likely began during the final months of 2012. The office processed a high number of concealed weapons permit applications, as well.