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In one Elon University classroom, a novel examining the systematic rape of thousands of Muslim women in the Balkans comes with no trigger warning.
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In one Elon University classroom, a novel examining the systematic rape of thousands of Muslim women in the Balkans comes with no trigger warning.
As Elon University has grown from a small college to a large university, administrators have sought to maintain the delicate balance necessary to preserve a healthy relationship with the Town of Elon and its residents.
For one long moment outside Elon University's Alamance Building Sunday night, dozens stood in silence, pained and confused faces illuminated by 130 candles, each representing one of the dead in the Paris terror attacks Nov. 13.
Following a pedestrian accident in Peru Oct. 22, junior Ben Bridges is in "stable but serious" condition after undergoing surgery, according to several emails sent out to campus organizations he's involved in. Bridges is studying abroad in the South American country this semester.
Editor's note: The headline of this story has been amended to clarify the charge.
Rising pop star Andy Grammer has canceled his headlining appearance at Elon University’s 2015 Homecoming Concert. Grammer’s appearance fee — not disclosed — will be refunded to SGA.
Ever since the first presidential candidates announced their runs earlier this year, a slow but steady buzz has been building at Elon University around the direction the country could take, depending on who wins the White House.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — In a freewheeling speech delivered from the Coliseum in Greensboro Sunday night, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-VT) further distanced himself from the establishment while repeatedly reassuring a raucous crowd he's not all that radical.
With the aid of a four-year national study that bills itself the first to measure attitudes about religious diversity among undergraduates on college campuses, The Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life is planning to evaluate its effectiveness in reaching students.
Elon University announced Tuesday it has purchased 19.5 acres of land just west of campus as the preferred site of the proposed convocation center.
Police arrested a Graham man Monday morning in connection with a string of home robberies. Officers took him into custody outside the courthouse in Graham, where he was due for a probation violation.
From fiddling with Garage Band in an Elon University dorm room, Tyler Marenyi ’13 – better known by his stage name, NGHTMRE – has from a home base in Los Angeles built an international following in the electronic dance music industry.
ORIGINAL STORY: Starbucks announced for downtown Elon, controversy brews
Plans by Elon University to bring a Starbucks to campus next fall have been met with fierce grassroots opposition, saying the corporate coffee giant will disrupt local business and impede the growing artisan vibe of downtown Elon.
Gabriela Rosales, the freshman who was critically injured after she was hit by a car on campus in mid-March, has been transferred to WakeMed Health and Hospitals to begin the rehabilitation phase of her recovery. Last week, Rosales was assessed by a team of therapists to design her rehabilitation plan — which is expected to take three to five hours a day, according to the freshman’s Caring Bridge page. The recovery has been said to be slow for Rosales. Within the past few weeks alone, Rosales has progressed from a semi-conscious state to being able to breathe on her own and move her arms and legs, according to her Caring Bridge page. After the accident, her parents, Carmencita and Roberto, traveled from their native Nicaragua to be with their injured daughter. The couple established the Caring Bridge page to consolidate information about the recovery process. Following a long process that has involved a tracheostomy surgery — to open her windpipe and allow Rosales to breathe on her own — a tube inserted in her throat to allow her to speak, when she can, and other medical measures, Rosales’ Zeta Tau Alpha (ZTA) sisters said they’re anxiously awaiting her recovery. “Our whole was devastated by the accident,” said junior Alex Daigle, president of the Eta Zeta chapter of ZTA at Elon University, in a statement. “Gaby had just joined ZTA, but she had already made such an impact on our sisters. She is always in our hearts, and we are optimistic about her recovery.”
Following the nationwide controversy over Indiana’s passage of its Religious Freedom Restoration Act, North Carolinians are erring on the side of gay rights over religious freedom, according to an Elon University Poll released Tuesday. A hypothetical 2016 presidential matchup provided a closer outcome, with Sen. Hillary Clinton carrying a 3-percentage point advantage over former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush among registered voters in North Carolina. Nearly two-thirds of all respondents said a business shouldn’t be allowed to refuse service to people who are gay — regardless of religious belief — but 51 percent of Republicans said business owners should have that right. In the upcoming election, Clinton’s political status may make her an early target for criticism, said Kenneth Fernandez, director of the Elon University Poll and assistant professor of political science, in a statement. When respondents were asked about favorability among potential candidates from both parties — some announced, some not — Clinton came in fourth behind Scott Walker, Marco Rubio and Elizabeth Warren. But no clear favorite has yet emerged in the traditional battleground state. “However, Clinton’s lower scores are partly a reflection of how well-known she is, whereas large chunks of the population seem to have difficulty rating most other candidates,” Fernandez said in a statement. Within the state, the race for governor of North Carolina is even closer, with incumbent Gov. Pat McCrory-Rep. leading Attorney General Roy Cooper-Dem. by a slim 45-43 margin. “Though early results show Roy Cooper polling well against Pat McCrory in 2016, three things are important to remember,” said Jason Husser, assistant director of the Elon University Poll and assistant professor of political science, in a statement. “November 2016 is a long time from now. Preliminary results may simply reflect quick reactions to party labels. And McCrory retains strength in his base: less than one-sixth of those voters who approve of McCrory said they would vote for Cooper.?”
These are not your parents’ piano lessons.
My sister is an 18-year old petite blonde with a disarming sense of sarcasm. She’s a varsity athlete, a devout Catholic and a self-admitted chocoholic. She’s become too cool for reading and a bit bored with high school. She just picked up a new, older boyfriend who I’m more than a little worried about.
The latest addition to the Triad’s aircraft industry, Elon Aviation, looks to get more would-be pilots into the air and capitalize on growing local demand. After longtime FAA-certified flight instructor Chris Whittle struck out on his own to launch the business last December, the startup has already expanded in hiring another instructor and is considering adding two more planes to its current couple-sized fleet. Calling his biggest challenge “the fear of stepping out into the unknown,” Whittle has sold about a half-dozen students on his personal flying philosophy, which requires singular focus, then drilling and drilling until a maneuver is mastered. One of them, Raleigh resident Joe Clarke, pegged the cost of obtaining his FAA-certified private pilot’s license at $8,000 — $1,000 more than Whittle estimated for an average price tag of $8,000. To Clarke, the price tag is well worth the feeling of flying that “nothing else compares to.” “It was expensive, and I knew it would be,” said Clarke, who works at Cisco Systems. “It’s actually cheaper the more you fly, because the more you practice, the quicker it is you can get your certification because things stick you become more comfortable, and you end up requiring less lessons.” Elon Aviation — which also rents out both of its four-seat planes at $138 per hour — is quick to point out the potential savings with flying a family of four privately, as opposed to commercially. “When you look at the cost of a small airplane, and even renting a small airplane, when you put a family of four in that and do an average trip, it’s really competitive with airline fees,” Whittle said. Launching in the dead of winter presented its difficulties for Whittle, but the timing was quite intentional. “It was a good move for the time, and it made a good break at the start of the year,” Whittle said. “That would give me a couple months when things were looking a little slow, so when spring time came around I’m already going full steam.” As springs swings into season, demand for the business has exceeded early expectations. To capitalize on the promise, Whittle has established a monthly meeting of the IMC Club, an international organization of pilots, both private and commercial ones. The first meeting is set for March 5 at 6 p.m. at Elon Aviation. Fostering a sense of community is important to Whittle — both for the business benefits and more simply to shoot the breeze with his fellow pilots, one of his favorite pastimes. “One really important thing that’s working well for me is that I’m really trying to establish a sense of community with the aviation population around here,” he said. So far, Clarke is a fan of the approach, but he said Whittle’s standards can be tough ones to meet, ones that require hours and hours of practice to do and do right. “He wasn’t kidding when he said, ‘Most people would rather fly with the FAA examiner than with me because I’m much more pedantic,” he said. The ability to fly solo is earned, not given, according to Whittle. But once it’s earned, it’s the pilot’s to keep — barring an in-air incident that requires FAA intervention. “I look at flight training as an investment,” he said. “It’s a skill that you’ll have forever. They don’t take it away.”
Looking ahead to 2016, and despite Republican strides made in the midterm elections, more North Carolina voters would like to see Hillary Clinton in the White House instead of Jeb Bush. Though they’ve remained mostly consistent on social issues and congressional approval ratings, the shift represents a desire across both sides of the aisle for real change in the federal government, according to Elon University Poll officials. Though the presidential election is still a few years away, more voters are keying in on what potential candidates are peddling and are already formulating opinions, according to Kenneth Fernandez, director of the Elon University Poll. “Although most voters are not spending much energy thinking about the 2016 presidential election, the survey results from October and February show that voters respond to new information,” Fernandez said in a statement. The swing in Clinton’s favor comes to no surprise for some students who hail from more liberal-leaning states than North Carolina. ““I’m not from North Carolina — I’m from Maryland, where it is common to see Democrats take the lead,” said sophomore Allie Bennett. “So, to see people in favor of Hillary isn’t a shock. I think it’s interesting because they’re both from political families so maybe people are paying attention to them because of their family’s reputation.” In the latest poll, conducted in February, opposition on social issues such as gay marriage and abortion rights continued to outweigh support. That may not be changing anytime soon, according to senior Matt Albers, a senior supervisor for the Elon University Poll who helped write the report. “North Carolina, I still think, despite turning a little bit more purple, is still pretty solidly red — at least in the social aspects of it,” Albers said. Pockets of the state may still be swinging in the aftermath of Amendment One and its being found unconstitutional in October 2014. At Elon — considered by many more progressive thanmost of the state — the opposition still raises some eyebrows. “That’s a little too high, judging where we are as a country as being more accepting of gay marriage today compared to in the past.” said junior Brett Levengood, of 47 percent of the state opposing gay marriage. North Carolinian’s approval of congress also does not appear to be changing a whole lot, though it has increased to 13 percent from a 2014 all-time poll low of 9 percent. Among Republicans, congressional approval inched up slightly, and there was a corresponding slight downtick among Democrats. Albers attributed the changes to the success Republicans enjoyed in the midterm election. “[Congress] has become such a polarizing figure between both parties that people feel like there’s nothing of substance coming out,” he said. News Editor Caroline Fernandez contributed reporting.