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(09/13/17 1:30am)
In August Elon University welcomed 1,553 freshmen onto campus to begin the four years of their undergraduate career. While the majority of students on campus are between the ages of 18-22, among them are “nontraditional” students hoping to obtain a degree and better their lives. Nontraditional students — students over the age of 25 — only make up 1 percent of the Elon student body, though exact numbers were not available through Elon University admissions.
(09/07/17 12:09pm)
A year ago, Lucia Lozano Robledo was unsure how she and her family would afford to send her to college. Now, the Colombia-native is starting her first semester at Elon University as an Honors Fellow and recipient of the William R. Kenan, Jr. Scholarship.
(09/06/17 2:59pm)
Paulie’s Pub and Grill is putting a new face to a familiar locale.
(09/06/17 4:18pm)
When beginning her college search, freshman Maura “Jazz” Harris, an Odyssey scholar from Charlotte, knew finding an inclusive community was just as important as finding the right fit for her major.
(08/31/17 1:38am)
As freshmen begin settling into their new homes at Elon University, Betsy Polk, Hillel’s new interim director, is settling in as well. Hillel is one of Elon’s many religious organizations that strives to give students a “home away from home.” Hillel was established to serve Jewish students on campus as well as anyone who’s looking for a community on campus. Co-president Lea Silverman says that Hillel provided a group of likeminded people who made her transition into college a bit easier.
(08/31/17 2:25pm)
The recent police shootings, current political climate and protests such as the one Charlottesville, Virginia have led senior Alonzo Cee to combat the negative stereotypes aimed at black males.
(05/03/17 7:00pm)
Elon University sophomore Sophie Zinn considers herself the person in her friend group that is constantly encouraging others to talk about religion, a subject she is very passionate about and believes is not talked about much.
(05/03/17 5:22pm)
The “Pippin” opening number is a huge reveal — circus artists, illusionists and dancers twirl on stage in an organized chaos of feathers, hoops and lights.
(05/03/17 1:33am)
When senior Iliana Brodsky woke up on the day of the most important auditions of her high school career, her voice was gone. So she did what most singers would: pretended nothing was wrong.
(05/03/17 6:00am)
There are 5,189 miles between Elon and Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The time difference is four hours, and Abidjan has a population of 4.7 million, about 4.69 million more people than there are in the town of Elon. But both have one characteristic in common — a love of ice cream.
(04/27/17 4:06am)
Elon University’s Musical Theatre program has reached record
ranking numbers in the most recent lists released by various websites and
publications.
(04/26/17 12:00pm)
Elon University sophomore Caroline Redd has known what it means to overcome difficult times since a young age. At 4 years old, Redd was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia, a type of cancer of the white blood cells. Redd has had first-hand experience with how a life threatening illness can impact and change lives. Battling the disease for almost three years, Redd reached remission at age 7, and has been cancer- free ever since.
(04/26/17 12:00am)
The majority of Elon students rely on predetermined major checksheets and degree audits to help them when registering for classes or working out their four-year-plan. But for about 30 Elon students, they rely on a checksheet they created for themselves.
(04/12/17 10:22pm)
“I’m from Westchester, New York. My major is human services, and I have minors in Spanish, theater and poverty and social justice.”
(04/12/17 2:30pm)
The applause sounded and then faded to a slow clap. A man in the aisle seat rose and offered his hand to the woman next to him, his eyes following the performers as their beaming smiles blinked off and their bodies sank down stage for the last time.
(04/11/17 3:00am)
Every year around this time, the sidewalks and fields outside of residence halls begin to fill with blank coolers.
(04/11/17 8:08pm)
Last summer, sophomore Katie Mars received a call from Emily Golden, a friend and classmate, proposing the idea of starting a women’s leadership organization on Elon University’s campus. Now almost a year later, these women — as well as five others they recruited along the way — make up the executive board of She Can Lead.
(04/12/17 3:22pm)
While driving around the Burlington area, it is easy to spy the handful of chain restaurants such as Panera, Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks. Take your pick of Mexican cuisine at La Cocina or La Fiesta. But, it is a bit tricky to find authentic Indian cuisine — until now.
(04/12/17 4:00pm)
On Saturday, April 22nd, Limelight Music Group and Innovation House are hosting a music festival to promote some of Elon’s most talented student performers. The festival will begin at 2 p.m. in the parking lot of Innovation House, located at 201 W. Trollinger Ave.
(04/05/17 2:50am)
When senior Sara Elgart first walked onto Elon University’s campus, she didn’t anticipate joining fraternity and sorority life — but now, the former president of the Kappa Zeta chapter of the Sigma Kappa sorority has accepted a job to work at Sigma Kappa National Headquarters.
