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Brian Segovia, a student coordinator at Elon University’s El Centro, said during the Celebremos: Graduates Take Flight event that he cannot describe his four years at Elon without talking about the Latinx and Hispanic community he found at Elon. Segovia said despite the Hispanic community at Elon being a small group, it is a mighty community.
As seniors prepare to graduate later this week, Jeff Stein, vice president for strategic initiatives, reminded the class of 2023 about their nontraditional four years at Elon. During the senior baccalaureate address, Stein encouraged students to embrace uncertainty after graduation — as they had to do when handling the COVID-19 pandemic.
Elon University Trustee Emeritus Jack Lindley died May 5 at the age of 88. Lindley served 17 years as a trustee and five as trustee emeritus. He was a member of Elon’s Order of the Oak, Elon’s giving society. He and his wife, Dorothy, created the Jack R. and Dorothy C. Lindley Scholarship to support Alamance County students attending Elon.
For the second year in a row, Elon was designated a voter friendly campus in a project started in partnership with Fair Election’s Center’s Campus Vote Project and Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Elon was one of 14 North Carolina schools given this designation and one of 258 schools nationwide.
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson announced his bid in the 2024 race for North Carolina governor April 22 in Alamance County. Robinson is the first Black lieutenant governor in North Carolina, serving since 2021, and hopes to be North Carolina’s first Black governor.
Caroline Mitchell was sworn in as the vice president of communication during Elon University’s Student Government Association April 20 business meeting, having previously served as a School of Communications senator. Twelve other senators or finance board members were also appointed during the meeting.
Freshman Sakura Kawakami’s first experience in the U.S. was move-in day at Elon University. After settling, she faced culture shock, especially from new student convocation. Kawakami said she was expecting a welcome from the Indigenous tribe whose land the university is located on, but she found that part of the ceremony missing.
It is tornado season in the Gulf Coast, leaving many states vulnerable to high winds, rain and destruction. Not only do natural disasters like tornadoes impact the environment, but they are also costly: According to data from the National Centers for Environmental Information, 2022 tied 2017 and 2011 for the third highest number of billion-dollar natural disasters.
Elon News Network spoke with Jill Weston, Elon’s downtown development director, on the town’s future plans for parking. Weston spoke about adding additional spaces and what the current issues with downtown parking are.
Elon’s Student Government Association vice president of finance is responsible for allocating SGA’s $436,000 budget to student organizations on campus — with the help of Elon’s finance board. Senior Megan Curling, the vice president of finance for the 2022-23 term, said this year, SGA funded 104 organizations and 497 events.
Elon Town Council voted to begin operating Link Transit within the town of Elon on May 22. The town will spend $3,152 this fiscal year to operate the free-to-ride public bus service and set aside $28,347 for next fiscal year. This is a pilot program, and Mayor Emily Sharpe said after seeing how many people in the town use the program, the council will assess if they want to continue the service.
A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict former President Donald Trump March 30. The charges are for paying hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels in his 2016 campaign, the first time a former president of the U.S. has been indicted.
Fire Chief Landon Massey asked Elon’s Town Council to fund the $2 million purchase of a new ladder truck. During the March 27 town council meeting, the council voted to approve the purchase for the new truck in 2025, which is when payment would start. The council’s vote today did not determine where the money would come from.
Updated as of March 27 at 11:39 a.m., Elon Student Government Association elections are open again on PhoenixConnect and all issues have been resolved.
Elon senior Sarah Rusthoven presented legislation to Elon’s Student Government Association requesting $25,000 to fund an on-campus mural. During the last business meeting of SGA’s 2022-23 term, senators passed three pieces of legislation and governing documents.
Elon University’s Student Government Association Vice President of Communications William Wood and Senior Class President Lily Kays said they hope more people decide to run for SGA this year.
Janet Williams, vice president for finance and administration, said the reasoning behind the 5.14% tuition, room and board increase is to assist with items such as hiring and retaining additional staff members, increasing financial aid for items such as student internships and increasing diversity efforts.
Sophomore Reese Guckert said that she first became interested in politics after feeling judged for expressing her views during the 2016 presidential election. Today, Guckert said she is both inspired and frustrated by both party’s responses regarding women in politics.
Updated as of Feb. 28 at 3:42 p.m. to include an additional photo.
During Elon University’s Student Government Association meeting on Feb. 16, Provost Rebecca Kohn said that her new role has allowed her to work more with diversity, education and inclusion, as well as health and wellbeing within the university.