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Shelly Miller and Teighla Norris decided to pursue their dream of opening a hair salon when their dream location became available. 102 North Williamson is located right on Elon University’s campus and is currently on its way to becoming a boutique salon called 102 North. The building is currently being renovated, but they plan on opening in early April.
Elon sophomore Kyle Brody knows from personal experience that transferring from one college to another isn’t easy. Now, as secretary of the new Transfer Student Organization, he has found a way to apply his past experiences to create a brighter future for transfer students.
Elon University senior Matthew Mitten fell unintentionally into business when, in 2019, he ordered his first customized shirt printed with a phrase that would come to define his company: “Climate Change is Real.”
When their entrepreneurship class charged them to think of a problem worth solving, Elon University junior Grace Granger and sophomore Jakob Reuter wanted to tackle an environmental issue: clothing sustainability. The duo created @ElonUThrift to provide convenient clothing solutions for students while lowering the amount of waste on campus.
For some, religion serves as a community, a place of support. It can serve as a common identity shared among family members or a set of beliefs one has held since childhood that governs their lives.
Ashley Waddell traded her stethoscope and scrubs in for scissors and style when she opened Brushed Hair + Beauty Bar. The salon is located next to Fat Froggs Bar off of West Haggard Avenue less than a mile from Elon’s campus.
The stage is closed for performing, but the 18 artists of Inspiritus Dance Company are showcasing their talents in a three-part film. The dance company was created by Elon University BFA senior dance majors as a part of their senior thesis project.
Traditional stage actors thrive off a live audience’s energy, but in Elon Performing Arts’ adaptation of Euripides’ Medea, the actors never come face-to-face with a live audience. Despite the unconventional approach to the Ancient Greek tragedy, the performance went on in a digital and prerecorded format.
When seniors in Elon’s music theatre department began college, no one expected in four years to graduate into a stagnant job market, after more than a year of virtual performances.
From a screened-in porch on the second floor of an off-campus apartment building, Burlington-based folk band Love & Valor prepares to play its set on Elon Tiny Dorm.
Dawn Marvin decided to quit her job as a lab representative over ten years ago. Having struggled to maintain a healthy lifestyle and mindset, she decided she wanted to make a change.
When sophomore computer science major Milli Kearse first arrived at Elon University, she worried the odds were stacked against her. She had an aptitude for math and science and a passion for social justice that rooted her determination to study STEM and enact change in the field. But Kearse said she feared she may be overlooked in Elon’s STEM departments simply because she is a woman.
Assistant professor of psychology CJ Fleming is adapting slowly as she returns to her classroom after a year of virtual learning facilitation.
Elon University freshman Lamar Williams drives to Planet Fitness in Burlington five days a week to work out, frustrated he can never get a reservation at any of the Campus Recreation and Wellness facilities.
In May 2019, the Elon University chapter of the online magazine Her Campus stopped posting, anticipating its leadership studying abroad the next fall. In March 2020, the unanticipated coronavirus pandemic lengthened the hiatus into what appeared to be a permanent shutdown. Now, after going down almost two years ago, Her Campus has relaunched at Elon.
Alternative spring break programs typically take place as far as eight hours away from campus, but this year, participating students ended their weekend with a campfire at Alumni Gym.
“The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin” taught cast members the joy that can be found in tough moments and taught the community the joy that can be made in new experiences.
Giving clothes a new life is how Elon University senior Lindsey Patterson describes her small business Faded Front Door. Patterson takes thrifted clothes and upcycles them through bleach dying, embroidery, cropping and much more.
Looking down from her own exercise bike, Senior Liv Mitchell encourages her participants, reminding them of their strength.
Nyote Calixte knew by the age of 10 she wanted to become a doctor. It was the obvious choice — growing up, the Elon University professor was fascinated by all things science, and the subject came to her naturally.