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(02/12/24 5:21pm)
Khirey Walker has seen a lot of change within Elon University’s sport management department since coming back as a professor. The former Phoenix defensive lineman graduated from Elon in 2011 before returning in 2022 to teach sport management.
(02/09/24 12:42pm)
Celo Faucette was born in 1947 in Glen Raven, Alamance County and grew up during the civil rights era. After living in Alamance County during segregation, Faucette tells stories of Burlington that haven't been documented in history books. He provides a perspective that helps accurately depict the history of Alamance County.
(02/08/24 1:19pm)
One thing that has always amazed professor Amanda Kleintop is how quickly a place can lose its institutional memory.
(02/07/24 12:56pm)
Thursday, Feb. 8 | 8 to 10 p.m.
(02/05/24 10:44pm)
Alamance County commissioners approved $250,000 of funding to delay potential Alamance-Burlington School System layoffs at their monthly meeting Feb. 5.
(02/06/24 8:51pm)
Unabashedly singing and dancing to Gloria Gaynor’s 1970’s hit “I Will Survive” after her Sundance premiere, journalist and filmmaker Shiori Ito seems anything but sad — despite her emotional story. Following her own case of sexual assault from 2015, Ito’s documentary “Black Box Diaries” covers her personal and journalistic journey in Japan as she tries to prosecute her high-profile rapist.
(02/05/24 2:32pm)
The temporary ramp that had previously been attached to Graham resident’s Alvaro Torralba home was put out onto the curb as The Elon Ramp Pilot Project arrived on Saturday, Feb. 3 to install a new wheelchair-accessible ramp. Torralba said he became wheelchair-bound four years ago due to a spinal injury.
(02/04/24 7:30pm)
Elon University kicked off Black History Month on Thursday, Feb. 1 with the first of many events centering around a designated theme. This year’s theme is “Rhythms of Resilience: One Soul, One Sound.”
(02/03/24 7:57pm)
While there have been many great films to come out of the Sundance Film Festival this year, none really stood out to me as much as Aaron Schimberg’s “A Different Man.” The film follows a struggling actor named Edward, who, after undergoing an experimental facial reconstruction surgery, becomes fixated on an actor in a stage production of his former life.
(02/02/24 2:38pm)
With four remaining performances Feb. 2 to 4, Elon University’s winter play “The Antipodes” asks audience members to reflect on how stories and storytelling shape the human perspective.
(02/01/24 12:30am)
Authorities from the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office reported they found human remains near Travis Creek and the Haw River on Jan. 31. The discovery occurred during a missing-person search for 19-year-old Elon resident Antwain McDaniel. The remains were identified to be McDaniel shortly after 6 p.m.
(01/30/24 4:54pm)
Updated as of 4:41 p.m. on Feb. 13 to include additional student comment and cost of attendance data from other universities and colleges in North Carolina.
(01/30/24 1:37pm)
The 2024 “first in the nation” presidential primary in New Hampshire marked a deviation from precedent, where both Republicans and Democrats would host their respective primary elections in the Granite State. But this year, the primary for the Democrats officially shifted to South Carolina, while the Republican primary remained in New Hampshire.
(01/28/24 6:51pm)
Lindsey Palazzolo is the recruitment chair for Sigma Sigma Sigma, or Tri Sigma, at Elon University. She said that before COVID, roughly 700 potential new members were registered to rush. Though numbers had been down since the pandemic, Palazzolo said this year there are roughly 560 PNMs.
(01/24/24 10:00pm)
Professor Emeritus of Economics Tom Tiemann served Elon University for more than 30 years. He passed away on Friday, Dec. 22 at age 75. A recipient of the Elon Medallion, Tiemann was the founding dean of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, department chair of economics, director of general studies and director of the business fellows program. Apart from these various titles and accolades, he is most remembered for his compassion, kindness and his dedication to his community.
(01/23/24 2:35am)
Elon Town Council voted to add a 5% pay raise for all town employees. With multiple vacancies across the staff, including town planner, parks and recreation director and multiple positions within the police department, Elon Mayor Emily Sharpe said she hopes this will help attract and retain employees.
(01/22/24 8:05pm)
Country-Latin musician Angie K stepped onto the Irazú Coffee shop stage as she performed for Elon University students for the fourth time, remembering her musical start at small venues. She said the base of her work is seeing people connect and admiring how students open up to each other as she plays. While the fountains at Elon catch her eye, Angie K said the interactions at Irazú are what pulls her back to Elon.
(01/20/24 7:50pm)
Elon University’s winter play, Annie Baker’s “The Antipodes,” opened Jan. 20 and will have a total of nine showings through Feb. 4 in Roberts Studio Theatre.
(01/16/24 5:10pm)
During this Winter Term, 11 Elon University political science and journalism students are traveling to South Carolina and New Hampshire to study the 2024 presidential primaries.
(01/16/24 2:55am)
This year, MLK Jr. Day fell on Jan. 15. The International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro hosted a special presentation, including a speech titled “Promissory Note”.