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(05/10/21 1:04pm)
While the coronavirus pandemic has threatened peoples’ physical health worldwide, a new study from the “Personality and Individual Differences” scientific journal found that pandemic-induced stress may also be linked to increased mental health issues among men and women regarding body image.
(05/08/21 4:00pm)
Elon University students are quick to find their spots — a place where they, unintentionally or otherwise, will spend most of their time over the course of four years.
(05/08/21 12:56am)
After over a year of limited opportunities for Elon’s LGBTQIA+ community to gather in person, Lavender Graduation took place in-person on Friday, May 7 at 5:00 p.m. in McKinnon Hall. Unlike previous years, only lavender graduates, professional staff and the staff of Elon’s Gender and LGBTQIA+ Center were in attendance.
(05/05/21 3:47pm)
Updated as of May 5, 2021 at 12:50 p.m. to include video.
(05/04/21 4:49pm)
The timber frame barn on Murchison Farm overlooks rolling hills, pastures and ponds. It has been the gathering place for owner Robin Murchison-Cockerham ‘81 and her family for years.
(05/03/21 3:04pm)
Tracey Milton has been styling her clients hair throughout the course of their lives. She’s been there to style hair for clients’ school pictures, weddings, their children and even for funerals.
(04/30/21 8:46pm)
Wendy Williams grew up with a tenacious curiosity about caring for plants and trees. During high school, Williams took a class on horticulture, where she quickly realized she wanted to work with trees and plant life.
(04/28/21 4:42pm)
An explosion of colors, shapes and patterns facing Spring Street, Gina Franco’s mural “Dance it Out” is the latest effort by the Burlington Downtown Corporation to cultivate a more creative community and economic growth in Downtown Burlington. The nonprofit organization contracted by the city of Burlington put out a call for mural artists.
(04/27/21 5:38pm)
Nestled among the various fast food chains and strip malls that line South Church Street is an outdoor farmers market filled with vibrant spring flowers and a colorful rainbow of pots.
(04/27/21 7:40pm)
Updated April 28 at 1:00 p.m. to include video.
(04/26/21 12:53pm)
Danielle Deavens ’16 was Christmas shopping for her family in 2016 with one condition in mind — the gifts must all be from Black-owned businesses. However, Deavens encountered difficulty finding Black-owned businesses to support. Four years later, Deavens and her college sweetheart Doug Spencer ’16 created a solution to this problem by co-founding Bold Xchange, an online retailer that offers an efficient way to discover and shop from a variety of Black-owned products with guaranteed quick shipping.
(04/23/21 4:49pm)
Walking barefoot is not a common sight on a college campus, nor is it really encouraged.
(04/19/21 10:46pm)
For freshman Mallorie Sievert, coming to Elon meant moving a couple hundred miles away from her two beloved golden retrievers, who always made her happy and reduced her stress. Sievert grew up with dogs, and being away from her companions for the first time this academic year was difficult. After an acting class workshop that discussed what could make her happier, Sievert had an idea: she was going to meet more dogs on campus.
(04/19/21 5:47pm)
At 16 years old, Catherine Nester was diagnosed with lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, that she would battle for the next three years. Now at 22 years old, Nester has been recovering from nerve damage to her legs and ankles following treatment.
(04/18/21 8:32pm)
On a warm Friday afternoon in April, business inside Roxie’s Florist was in full bloom. Within the store’s gray walls, the entire staff snipped a colorful array of flowers, greenery and bows. Sherri Pass, a Roxie’s employee, hurriedly assembled a funeral arrangement, hoping to finish up before nightfall.
(04/17/21 9:20pm)
Correction: The president of NPHC's last name was spelled incorrectly. Elon News Network regrets this error.
(04/16/21 6:33pm)
Downtown Elon’s businesses, stretching from Pandora’s Pies in the northeast to MaGerk’s Pub and Grill in the southwest, are watching closely as COVID-19 vaccines are administered around North Carolina and the weather heats up. The owners of the assortment of shops in downtown Elon are hoping the events of the next few months, including graduation, will increase sales.
(04/16/21 2:44pm)
“Macbeth” is a Shakespearean production based on the idea of how power corrupts, but following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the director of Elon Performing Arts' spring 2021 play, Kim Shively made it a priority to convey the work in a way that did not bear any resemblance to the political discrepancies occurring in the US.
(04/15/21 3:20pm)
With plans for the future to travel and teach internationally, Elon University sophomore Caroline Durham took her passion for making handmade jewelry and turned it into her own small business, The Travelin’ Teacher.
(04/14/21 12:44pm)
Mark Janicello has been on stage since he was four years old. Now 58, he hopes to make people laugh with his latest project, “The Finellis.”