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(06/19/24 11:15pm)
The Rev. Rickiah Wingfield said when she was asked to speak at the town of Elon’s inaugural Juneteenth celebration, her first instinct was to say no. During the event, she said she only knew basic information about the holiday and she was anxious speaking about issues of race to a group of people.
(06/28/24 11:03pm)
Updated as of 2:24 p.m. on July 3 to include more information on new staff member Elon’s Title IX office is hiring.
(06/04/24 9:36pm)
Muralist Mary Ryan has been working on completing an outdoor painting on the plaza in Elon’s downtown for less than a week. But the plaza itself, from conception to construction, took much longer than that. Beginning with the town staff announcing plans for an outdoor plaza in downtown Elon in December 2021 and completing construction in December 2023.
(05/24/24 2:31pm)
Updated as of 8:38 p.m. on May 24 to include video from the second commencement ceremony.
(05/24/24 1:25am)
Updated as of 10:37 p.m. on May 23 to include additional photos.
(05/23/24 7:31pm)
(05/23/24 1:33am)
Updated as of 12:29 a.m. on May 23 to include additional photos.
(05/22/24 7:56pm)
Updated as of 11:08 p.m. on May 22 to include additional photos.
(05/13/24 2:48pm)
Elon’s class of 2028 will be among the most diverse classes in university history, Greg Zaiser, vice president for enrollment, wrote in a statement to Elon News Network.
(05/09/24 12:08am)
Correction: a previous version of this article attributed Elon's plans to its Sustainability Master Plan instead of the Waste Reduction Master Plan. Elon News Network regrets this error.
(05/06/24 5:29pm)
Professor Marko Saric, an antsy person by nature, said when he was competing on the set of Jeopardy, he felt like he was back in his room watching the show.
(05/01/24 1:23pm)
Updated as of 1:47 p.m. on May 1 to include information from the memorial gathering to be held on campus.
(04/24/24 7:34pm)
For earth week, the office of sustainability gets a lot of attention for its events. But, Elon’s office of sustainability plans events throughout the year in collaboration with other student organizations, Kelly Harer, associate director of sustainability for education and outreach, said.
(04/19/24 10:21pm)
Noel Allen, after serving 40 years on the board of trustees, was honored with an Elon Medallion on April 19, the highest honor given by the university. Allen grew up in the town of Elon and then was a student at Elon where he served as the student body president.
(04/19/24 8:12pm)
Her first night at Elon, junior Kelsey Eshleman was invited by members of Elon Young Life to a bonfire event at an off-campus house, affectionately nicknamed Full House. That night, Eshleman said she remembered thinking how cool it would be to live there with her newfound friends. Now, Eshleman is still close with many students she met her first night and is one of five people living in Full House.
(04/11/24 5:38pm)
Updated as of 11:46 a.m. on April 24 to include video.
(04/05/24 1:33am)
Scott Yelle took his son Jackson Yelle to his first baseball game when he was 5 years old. Despite 5-year-old Jackson falling asleep during the seventh inning and needing cotton candy and ice cream to get through the game, he and his dad shared a love of the sport throughout Jackson’s life. Now, a year after Elon junior Jackson was killed in a hit-and-run on a beach trip with his club baseball team, Scott honors his son’s memory through the Jackson Yelle Family Foundation and stays in close contact with the rest of the team.
(03/20/24 3:11am)
This article is part of the Mental Health Collaborative, a project completed by nine North Carolina college newsrooms to cover mental health issues in their communities. To read more stories about mental health, explore the interactive project developed specifically for this collaborative.
(03/12/24 10:51pm)
Despite Elon’s Student Government Association working to recruit members to run in elections, no student applied to run for student body president. The application closed at 5 p.m. March 11.
(03/06/24 1:36am)
Updated as of 10:11 p.m. on March 5 to include comment from those at the event, as well as additional photos.