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(09/11/14 6:48pm)
Jerry Jones has been in command of “America’s Team” since 1989 when he bought them for what was then an unprecedented $140 million. As SportsCenter reported last Sunday morning on a special feature about the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, Jones assumed ownership of the team when it had reached an all-time low financially and through their abysmal play.
(09/09/14 2:59am)
Elon students studying abroad in the Middle East and in London are adjusting to their new lives away from Elon for the Fall Semester.
(08/28/14 1:49pm)
"It just feels as if it's a bad dream for everyone."
(07/24/14 5:21pm)
On July 21, two United States appeals courts issued conflicting rulings on the availability of subsidies that help many Americans afford health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
(07/16/14 7:04pm)
Following the end of my freshman year at Elon, I went on a Taglit-Birthright trip to Israel from May 25 to June 6. I traveled with members of Elon Hillel, and met groups from other schools upon arriving at the airport.
(07/07/14 1:15pm)
Ask any American how to properly celebrate the summer solstice – the first day of summer – and you’ll get a variety of answers. Some might want to host a party, others might want to go shopping or grill out and of course spending a lazy day at the lake is always a good idea. But if you ask the same question to people in France, they’ll tell you to go straight to the Fête de la Musique and spend the weekend visiting free, live concerts.
(06/17/14 1:10pm)
The World Cup started June 12 in the soccer-crazed nation of Brazil — the first time in 36 years the tournament is being held in South America. There is a great variety among the 32 teams that qualified for the World Cup, from the United States to traditional powers Spain, Brazil, the Netherlands and Italy to outsiders Algeria, Honduras, Iran and debutant Bosnia & Herzegovina.
(06/07/14 11:41pm)
"Life is a constant choice. Will you choose to reach out or draw in? Will you choose to speak out or shut up?" President Bill Clinton reflected upon Dr. Maya Angelou this morning at the poet's memorial service held at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
(06/03/14 12:47am)
Every year in the middle of May, the tennis world focuses on the Parisian suburb of Porte d’Auteuil, the site of the French Open. As one of each year’s four Grand Slams, the French Open, better known locally as Roland Garros, attracts the very best talent from across the globe, along with a healthy number of A-list celebrities and tons of eager, wide-eyed tourists.
(04/23/14 2:14am)
Patriots day and marathon Monday have always been special for many Massachusetts natives, including Ottavia Pomazon.
(04/19/14 4:31pm)
The United States has many reality singing competitions, The Voice, American Idol and the X-Factor are all extremely popular, but none of these shows are as popular as the Eurovision Song Competition in Europe.
(04/17/14 8:43pm)
Elon’s commitment to diversity and global engagement has increasingly found a role in all aspects of our student life — classroom experiences, social activities and, most popularly, the food.
(04/16/14 5:33pm)
What do you know?
(04/09/14 6:30pm)
Genocide isn’t something Elon University students think about very often. It’s something that happens in far away places to other people but not to us.
(04/05/14 2:48pm)
Nicole Winfield spoke to Elon students, faculty and community members Friday night about her experience as a Rome-based Vatican correspondent for The Associated Press.
(04/01/14 1:46am)
When I thinkof study abroad, I think of the people, the food and the culture. With traveling comes all kinds of new experiences and new perspectives. When I travel, I want to be able to remember every moment, and the best way I have found to remember all these experiences is through photography.
(04/01/14 1:36am)
When it comes to studying abroad in college, most students will agree with Senior Sarah Endorf, who believes that everyone should go abroad as much as possible. Elon University grants students multiple opportunities to study abroad during their college career, from the many full semester programs to the popular Winter Term trips. Yet how do the two compare for one’s experience outside of the Elon bubble?
(03/20/14 7:42pm)
Evan Strong grew up in Hawaii with dreams of becoming a professional skateboarder. Ten days before his 18th birthday his dreams were shattered when he was struck by a drunk driver while riding his motorcycle. He lost part of his left leg in the accident.
(03/19/14 11:53pm)
A recent study by the Pew Research Center indicates changing trends in how Americans view end-of-life medical treatment. Down 7 percent from a 1990 survey, 66 percent of Americans now say there are circumstances in which medical professionals should allow their patients to die.
(03/18/14 6:43pm)
Since 2010, there have been more murders in Honduras than anywhere else in the world, which is why Elon had some reservations when the Periclean class of 2016 proposed a trip there this January.