Alamance County confirms its first case of the coronavirus
(03/20/20 3:10pm)
Updated March 21, 2020, at 2:13 p.m. to include information on a second case.
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Updated March 21, 2020, at 2:13 p.m. to include information on a second case.
Updated on March 18 at 4:18 p.m. to include statements from Vice President of Student Life Jon Dooley.
Updated on Sunday, March 15 at 3:30 p.m. to include an official statement from Elon University.
Updated on Saturday, March 21 at 4:16 p.m. with an updated map of schools that have altered their schedules because of the coronavirus.
Surrounded by family, Liam Justice walked to his seat hand-in-hand with his dad. Wrinkles formed around his black suit and tie as he sat down and rested his head on his father’s shoulder.
While the sex offender registry is intended to keep the community safe, researchers have questioned its effectiveness. Studies have found that the difficulties offenders face as a result of the registry can lead to recidivism, the tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend. Left disadvantaged by the public registry and without a state-funded support structure, local offenders rely on community organizations for guidance.
Elon University has started the search process for the next director of Campus Safety and Police. Dennis Franks, who currently holds the position, will be leaving at the end of December to become the chief of police in Stallings, North Carolina — approximately two hours from Elon, just south of Charlotte.
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The Kurds, an ethnic minority group that claims land in Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria, are currently at war to form an independent state in the Middle East. During the rise and fall of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the U.S. militarily supported the Kurds in their fight against the terrorist organization. After the fall of ISIS’ last strong hold, the U.S. announced the end of its military support — leaving the Kurds surrounded by hostile nations no longer unified in the fight against ISIS.
BURLINGTON — The question “will you marry me?” was followed by a chorus of support from the audience. Storm Chamberlin held her breath as Ashley McAvoy lowered her hands from her mouth and said the word that made Chamberlin the “happiest woman in the world.”
Arrests and referrals for drug and liquor related violations jumped at Elon University from 2016 to 2018. Elon is the only school among its peer institutions to see a percentage increase in all four drug and liquor categories, according to data from campus police departments, published in federally required reports.
Peter Kiwitt, former Elon University School of Communications assistant professor, was "arrested and charged by criminal complaint with sex trafficking of a minor, sex trafficking of a minor using force, fraud, and coercion, and possession of child pornography," according to an announcement on Sept. 20 from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
A former female sales clerk of the Alcoholic Beverage Control is suing the Alamance Municipal ABC Board for wrongful termination and sexual discrimination. Among the pattern of behavior listed in the lawsuit are allegations that a male co-worker of the store would photograph customers — specifically female students from Elon University.
Correction: The graphic originally used in this article misidentified which majors were affiliated with which schools. The graphic has been removed. Elon News Network apologizes for this error.
Update — 3:01 p.m.
By all legal means, there is now an adjunct faculty union on Elon University’s campus. Following nearly a yearlong back-and-forth between the union and the university, the regional National Labor Relations Board certified the unionization of the Faculty Forward movement.
Leaping off the bed with his hand outstretched, Chris Edwards ’18 was the first person to welcome Tyson Glover ’17 to Smith Residence Hall in 2014.
On average, recovery runs for Elon University’s cross country teams are seven miles, more than double the distance from main campus to Burlington.