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Elon University hosted scholarship weekend, its largest admitted students event, March 2 and 3. Over 2,300 people total registered to attend the event, including more than 900 prospective students, according to Vice President for Enrollment Greg Zaiser.
Updated as of 1:44 p.m. on March 4 to include comment from ABSS School Board Member Seneca Rogers.
Updated as of 4:27 p.m. on March 2 to include a photo gallery of business on opening day, as well as much of the food served.
Updated as of 1:26 p.m. on March 4 to include more photos from the event.
Holocaust survivor and 98-year-old Margot Lobree visited Elon to share her story as a child on the kindertransports in England.
The Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education introduced the Teach for Alamance program, a new graduate program for the School of Education.
At the Black Solidarity conference, freshman Adrianna Stapleton attended the session on "Science Fiction/Social Reality: An Islamic View of Race," led by Shane Atkinson, the associate chaplain for Muslim life. Stapleton reflected on her experience at the session noting her newfound knowledge about the Islamic faith and the significant presence of Black Muslims in America.
Updated as of 3:43 p.m. on March 1 to include when the ABSS School Board is scheduled to further discuss the budget.
Herb Frazier recounted the times in his life when he lived near Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church before the shooting that killed nine bible study members in 2015. The shooting was later determined to be a racially-motivated crime committed by then 21-year-old Dylann Roof.
Updated as of 11:36 p.m. on March 5 to include video from the vigil.
When it comes to the rise of Artificial Intelligence, journalism Professor Amanda Sturgill said it’s not all that different from when the graphing calculator was introduced decades ago.
Mebane City Council unanimously voted to approve the rezoning and special use permit of North Carolina’s first Buc-ee’s. Currently, the closest Buc-ee’s to Alamance County is over two hours away in Florence, South Carolina; however, the new building site for this Buc-ee’s is half an hour from campus.
Two years ago, then freshman Kai Whiteside was the only student skateboarding through Medallion Plaza. Now, after the creation of Elon Wheels, Whiteside is at the forefront of a growing skateboarding community that is working to create Alamance County’s first public skate park.
Elon University has adopted a new global strategic plan aimed to maintain and expand its national reputation as a leader in global education, which includes its 18-year recognition as #1 in study abroad by the Institute of International Education.
Elon University’s Liberal Arts Forum invited musician Daryl Davis — who famously befriends members of the Ku Klux Klan in order to change their beliefs — to speak on campus as a part of the forum’s speaker series.
Elon’s Student Government Association is making a change to the student commencement speaker qualifications. In previous years, the student speaker has always been the senior class president; however, SGA announced via an Instagram post that all seniors will have the chance to apply to speak at the 2024 graduation ceremony.
The town of Elon joined the Alamance County Municipal Tourism Development Authority after the town council voted unanimously in a meeting on Feb. 14 to levy a local occupancy tax on hotels with a rate of up to 3%.
Alamance-Burlington School System Deputy Superintendent Lowell Rogers has been suspended with pay following recent charges of failure to report a crime against a juvenile, ABSS announced Feb. 20.
Kim McVey left her position as chief financial officer for the Alamance-Burlington School System, according to a statement from Superintendent Dain Butler on Feb. 19. According to Butler’s statement, Deputy Superintendent Lowell Rogers will temporarily oversee finances until an interim can be hired.
When senior Julia Lissy got sick at the end of her Elon in Los Angeles trip, she said Brad Lemack took over for her as a third parent — constantly checking up on her and making sure she stayed up-to-date on all her work.