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(03/01/24 5:06pm)
As the sun began to set outside, students trickled into the Center for the Arts Isabella Cannon Room. Some danced around as Chappell Roan’s “HOT TO GO!” played through the speakers, while others quietly observed the artwork displays on the wall. On the other side of the room, a series of posters prompted attendees to think about their relationship with LGBTQ+ art. One asks, “who are your favorite queer artists?” A yellow sticky note in the bottom right corner reads, “me." This was the opening ceremony of “Breakthrough,” a three-day, student-run LGBTQ+ arts festival at Elon University from Feb. 23 to 25.
(03/02/24 1:46pm)
Sophomore TK Simpkins starts to drive off a screen from graduate student Zac Ervin on Feb. 29 at the Schar Center.
(03/01/24 3:49am)
Elon University men’s basketball team with a balanced scoring attack beat William & Mary 76-71 on Feb. 29 in Schar Center. With a potent offense and tough defense down the stretch, Elon eventually prevailed over William & Mary despite trailing for the majority of the game. Winning their penultimate game of the season boosted their record to 13-17.
(03/03/24 7:28pm)
Elon Votes is encouraging students to vote this year by offering various resources and programming, including a discussion with students and community members on if they think their vote matters.
(03/02/24 8:52pm)
Gen Z is the loneliest generation to ever attend college.
(03/01/24 3:38pm)
CORRECTION: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that the State Commissioner of Insurance position also served as the state fire marshal. Though these positions used to be merged, North Carolina legislature established an independent Office of the State Fire Marshal as of Jan. 1. Elon News Network regrets this error.
(02/29/24 9:40pm)
Elon's Music Department held its annual Jazz Festival Concert on Saturday, Feb. 24. The festival, which ran from Thursday to Saturday, served as a way to build confidence and inspire students. Students from both Elon and 11 local high schools performed in the concert alongside guest artist, Kris Johnson.
Full Article: https://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2024/02/elon-university-music-department-promotes-passion-jazz
(02/28/24 5:46pm)
Director of Jewish Life Betsy Polk introduces Holocaust survivor and 98-year-old Margot Lobree on Feb. 13 in Turner Theatre. Lobree spoke with the Elon community about how she survived the Holocaust as a child, having fled from Frankfurt, Germany at 13 years old through England's Kindertransports.
(02/28/24 5:47pm)
Holocaust survivor and 98-year-old Margot Lobree visited Elon to share her story as a child on the kindertransports in England.
(02/29/24 3:55pm)
The Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education introduced the Teach for Alamance program, a new graduate program for the School of Education.
(02/28/24 4:11pm)
At the Black Solidarity conference, freshman Adrianna Stapleton attended the session on "Science Fiction/Social Reality: An Islamic View of Race," led by Shane Atkinson, the associate chaplain for Muslim life. Stapleton reflected on her experience at the session noting her newfound knowledge about the Islamic faith and the significant presence of Black Muslims in America.
(02/27/24 5:44am)
Updated as of 3:43 p.m. on March 1 to include when the ABSS School Board is scheduled to further discuss the budget.
(02/27/24 5:31am)
Herb Frazier recounted the times in his life when he lived near Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church before the shooting that killed nine bible study members in 2015. The shooting was later determined to be a racially-motivated crime committed by then 21-year-old Dylann Roof.
(03/04/24 5:56pm)
Alamance-Burlington School System Superintendent Dain Butler watches members of the public voice their opinions against eliminating the Alamance Virtual School during a public hearing on Feb. 26 at ABSS' Central Offices in Burlington.
(02/27/24 2:06am)
Updated as of 11:23 a.m. on Feb. 29 to include updated date for when Med Deli is set to open.
(02/26/24 4:08am)
Updated as of 11:36 p.m. on March 5 to include video from the vigil.
(02/26/24 4:46pm)
Erica Bluford leads a group of roughly 70 people in prayer during a ceremony honoring Wyatt Outlaw held at the Alamance County Courthouse on Feb. 25 in Graham. Outlaw was lynched by members of the White Brotherhood on Feb. 26, 1870.
(02/26/24 4:46pm)
Sylvester Allen Jr. [green hat] speaks with Samuel Merritt, the great-great-grandson of Wyatt Outlaw, during a vigil on Feb. 25 — the eve of the 154th anniversary of the lynching of Outlaw by members of the White Brotherhood, a branch of the Ku Klux Klan. The ceremony was held on the south side of the Alamance County Courthouse in Graham.
(02/25/24 11:22pm)
Updated as of 8:27 p.m. on Feb. 29 to include video.
(02/26/24 2:56pm)
As a mental health advocate, freshman Alyssa Artabane arrived in Elon searching for a community that reflects her values. In fall 2023, she decided to join Active Minds — an organization on campus that promotes mental health awareness.