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(11/01/16 6:59pm)
Though Schar Hall is now officially open, anyone walking through the McEwen building will notice construction within the School of Communications is far from done. Two rooms in McEwen are undergoing major renovations. On the first floor, interior renovations are underway for the newsroom, the future home of Elon News Network. In McEwen’s basement, crews are constructing new studios for WSOE student radio.
(11/02/16 4:00pm)
This month marks the deadline for staff members of national InterVarsity to leave the organization if they disagree with its recently reiterated theological stance against same-sex relationships, premarital sex, divorce and masturbation.
(10/28/16 8:15pm)
Five Elon University freshmen student-athletes were reprimanded by their respective athletic teams after shooting paintballs at the house of President Leo Lambert late last week, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.
(10/27/16 6:24pm)
UPDATED: 2 p.m. Oct. 28
(10/26/16 3:21am)
New York Times Magazine reporter Scott Anderson embarked on a “treasure hunt” of sorts almost two years ago, scavenging the war-trodden regions of the Middle East for selective anecdotes of people he could chronicle to depict the blunt realities of sorrow felt by so many in that area.
(10/25/16 2:28am)
Halloween is expected to be filled with more treats than tricks, according to local law enforcement authorities, but Town of Elon Police Chief Cliff Parker had some advice to offer students in light of recent events: Avoid creepy clown costumes.
(10/24/16 2:00pm)
North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate and Democratic challenger Deborah Ross will visit Elon University Wednesday, Nov. 2. Time and location have yet to be determined.
(10/24/16 8:56pm)
In a time of change at Elon University, more than 2,000 alumni returned to celebrate the history of the college and embrace its growth.
(10/25/16 1:54am)
Elon University alumna Gail LaRose ’64 and her daughter Michele LaRose, an Elon trustee, have made a $2.5 million gift to name a commons building for Historic Neighborhood, the only neighborhood currently without a commons building. Elon president Leo Lambert announced the gift at a Board of Trustees luncheon Oct.21 and held it at the future site of the LaRose Student Commons. The building will provide a gathering and study space for West, Sloan, Virginia, Smith, Carolina, and Hook, Brannock and Barney residence halls.
(10/22/16 7:49pm)
As every speaker, presenter and award recipient at the Oct. 22 Elon LGBTQIA Alumni Network Aumni Awards ceremony pointed out in some way or another, Elon has changed — and not just the landscape. President of the LGBTQIA Alumni Network Bud Harrelson '99 reflected on how far Elon University and the surrounding area has come since he was an undergraduate.
(10/22/16 12:45am)
The expected people were in attendance — President Leo Lambert, Director of Athletics Dave Blank, Chair of the Board of Trustees Kerri Anderson '79, several dozen donors, the basketball and
(10/25/16 2:31am)
The short history of the engineering department at Elon University began well after many current students were born, but the program has expanded to annually accept 80 students, each interested in indulging their curious outlook on solving the world’s advanced problems with their inventive minds.
(10/25/16 2:41am)
There are currently 6,008 undergraduate students at Elon University, according to the Elon Admissions website, and 3,545 of them are women. According to Breastcancer.org, one in eight women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime. Applying these statistics, 443 Elon women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in their lifetime.
(10/21/16 5:41pm)
The candidates for the Alamance-Burlington County Board of Education addressed the Elon University acquisition of Elon Elementary school tonight. This came after the audience asked the candidates about allegations of the University getting the land of Elon Elementary between Elon University and Alamance-Burlington School System (ABSS).
(10/12/16 12:00pm)
When the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters reached out to Elon University last spring to see if it would be wiling to host a gubernatorial or senatorial debate, Elon jumped at the opportunity.
(10/07/16 9:41pm)
While many students at Elon University worry about which courses they’ll choose during registration each semester, a new program proposes an alternative way to spend a semester. The Design Thinking Studio in Social Innovation gives students the opportunity to forgo the traditional four-class structure and spend the time collaborating with faculty and peers on a problem-solving mission to tackle social issues. Applications for the program are now open.
(10/11/16 10:03pm)
Though the biggest effect of Hurricane Matthew at Elon University was heavy rain over the weekend, Jana Lynn Patterson, dean of Student Health and Wellness said that the school was prepared for an emergency situation. “You’ve got to be prepared because you don’t have a lot of time,” Patterson said. “One [of the major things to do] is to be aware of your surroundings and not to be frightened.”According to Patterson, Elon is equipped for many types of emergencies, including an armed intruder on campus or a contagious sickness such as anthrax. Hurricane Matthew was just another reminder that an emergency can be spontaneous. “There are certain things that you are going to do that are standard at any time for any kind of disaster that would be disruptive,” Patterson said. “Where are we going to house people if we can’t keep them on campus? How are we going to feed them?”Patterson said if the hurricane had hit harder, Elon was ready to feed students for up to a week. The university also secured transportation in the event of an evacuation.
(10/07/16 3:13pm)
The Acorn Coffee Shop is switching back to its old hours, moving its current closing time of 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. daily.
(10/07/16 2:53am)
Elon University’s SGA and student media organization Elon News Network (ENN) co-sponsored a town hall dialogue Thursday night addressing the issue of free speech on college campuses.
(10/04/16 11:23pm)
Kathleen Parker, a nationally syndicated columnist, is in McCrary theater tonight for the annual Baird Pulitzer Prize Lecture. Her visit has sparked some level of controversy after some students objected to the announcement of her visit. Stay tuned right here for live updates throughout her lecture this evening.
