Arts & Entertainment

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NEWS 1/17/17 11:21am

Exorbitant meal plan costs make little financial sense for students

By Bryan Anderson

Nine in 10 Elon University residential students are on some sort of meal plan. Though the university seeks to provide its students with a wide range of quality food options, there is little financial incentive for students to buy in.

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SPORTS 1/17/17 11:00am

Elon makes strides early in CAA play

By Tommy Hamzik

In assessing the Elon University men's basketball team's performance through six Colonial Athletic Association, coach Matt Matheny has looked past the statistical strides and been pleased with the way the Phoenix has approached games.

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NEWS 1/16/17 11:38pm

North Carolina politics in flux after December General Assembly meetings

By Emmanuel Morgan

Shuffling his snowy inauguration ceremony inside seems trivial compared to what new North Carolina Gov.

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LIFESTYLE 1/16/17 7:22pm

"You Can't Take it With You" will provide timeless laughs for Elon community

By Deirdre Kronschnabel

This winter, Elon University’s department of performing arts “You Can’t Take it With You” explores what it means to be an individual in a world that urges us to conform.

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NEWS 1/16/17 3:08pm

RYAN: Where I'm 'really' from is here

By Olivia Zayas Ryan

I was sitting by myself outside of Freshii waiting for a friend when a guy sat down across from me.

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NEWS 1/16/17 2:28pm

Elon strives to remember Martin Luther King, Jr.

By Anton L. Delgado

The second line of the Declaration of Independence, states that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Since the early 1950’s, Martin Luther King Jr.’s words and actions have made citizens across the nation reconsider their interpretations of the words equality and liberty.

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SPORTS 1/15/17 8:08pm

Women's basketball wins 9th straight as Smith gets 100th victory

By Alex Simon

Even after the Elon University women’s basketball team won its ninth straight game, a 75-65 victory over Drexel University Sunday afternoon, junior guard Shay Burnett still saw a goal Elon didn’t achieve. “They shot 40.4-percent,” Burnett said.

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NEWS 1/15/17 3:08pm

Markson lands the lead in "MAMMA MIA!"

By Jamie Snover

Lizzie Markson '16's story of success is not without connection to her mentors, focused work ethic and an early pursued passion. This spring, just a week after graduation, Markson landed the role of Sophie in the farewell tour of "MAMMA MIA!" — a role that would take her career to new heights.

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SPORTS 1/14/17 8:40pm

Men's basketball notebook: JMU press slows Elon offense

By Tommy Hamzik

HARRISONBURG, Va. — After a 3-point shooting display in the first half, the Elon University men's basketball team struggled against James Madison University's press in the second half of a 60-59 loss on Saturday afternoon.

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SPORTS 1/14/17 8:29pm

Elon falls late to JMU in men's basketball

By Tommy Hamzik

HARRISONBURG, Va. — The set-up was what the Elon University men's basketball team wanted, after a 3-point shooting parade and enough defensive stops gave the Phoenix the ball, down one, with a chance to win. The shot didn't fall.

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SPORTS 1/12/17 10:37pm

Phoenix gets out to fast start, cruises by Hofstra

By Tommy Hamzik

It was clear early on that the Elon University men's basketball team was well rested. The Phoenix delivered its best shooting performance of the season and its highest scoring output in three seasons in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) as it romped past Hofstra University 96-80 on Thursday night at Alumni Gym. Sophomore guard Steven Santa Ana stayed hot, pouring in 29 points on 11 of 16 shooting, while sophomore forward Tyler Seibring scored 22 points and sophomore guard Dainan Swoope supplied 18. The victory comes after four days off for the Phoenix, which played four games in eight nights culminating with a Jan. 7 victory over Towson University.

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NEWS 1/12/17 8:22pm

University to lease entirety of College Station Apartments

By Tommy Hamzik

The owner of College Station Apartments is leasing the entirety of the complex to Elon University for the 2017-18 academic year, according to an email sent by BC Parker Real Estate to current residents.

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NEWS 1/11/17 5:31pm

Elon increases tuition by 3.46 percent

By Bryan Anderson

The Elon University Board of Trustees approved its 2017-2018 fiscal year budget, increasing tuition by 3.46 percent.

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NEWS 1/10/17 5:32pm

Elon extends suspensions of Sigma Pi, Pi Kappa Phi Fraternities

By Emmanuel Morgan

Elon University has extended suspensions of the Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi Fraternity and the Epsilon Theta Chapter of Sigma Pi Fraternity through the spring 2018 semester, Rex Waters, dean of Student Development, confirmed to Elon News Network.

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SPORTS 1/8/17 8:26pm

Weather delays lead to crazy travel day for Elon women's basketball

By Tommy Hamzik

While most Elon University students were outside enjoying the eight inches of snow Saturday afternoon, the women's basketball team was stuck on a plane. What should've been a simple, hour-long flight from Philadelphia to Raleigh-Durham International Airport turned into a 12-hour process from the time the team left its hotel to when it arrived back on campus, making the day between Colonial Athletic Association games just a tad more stressful than usual.

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SPORTS 1/7/17 11:26pm

Elon snaps CAA skid, tops Towson

By Tommy Hamzik

As sophomore forward Karolis Kundrotas scored on four consecutive possessions, he slowly felt a weight lifted and a sense of relief coming upon him.  Kundrotas provided the nine-point burst that turned the tides in favor of the Elon University men’s basketball team, powering the Phoenix to a 72-61 victory against Towson University on Saturday night at Alumni Gym as it snapped a three-game losing skid in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) action. The start wasn’t ideal — Elon missed its first nine from the field — but Kundrotas helped spark a promising result against a stifling Towson defense that’s given Elon fits in past years. In fact, in each of the last two years, Elon’s worst shooting performance of the season came against Towson.

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NEWS 1/7/17 6:58pm

Winter storm brings snow, ice to Elon and surrounding areas

By Jane Seidel

Elon received its first snowfall of the school year this weekend. Students celebrated the first snow of the year by sledding around campus and participating in a snowball fight on Young Commons. 

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NEWS 1/6/17 12:52pm

​Michele Norris cancels MLK Keynote Address because of scheduling conflict

By Kyle Amato

Former National Public Radio correspondent Michele Norris will not deliver Elon University's Martin Luther King Jr. Keynote Address Jan. 10 because of a scheduling conflict.

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NEWS 1/6/17 12:11pm

Elon names Amy Johnson new director of Core Curriculum

By Michelle Klein

Johnson, assistant professor of history, will take over as the director of the Elon Core Curriculum on June 1.

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SPORTS 1/2/17 4:00pm

Cignetti introduced as Elon football coach

By Alex Simon

The Elon University football team introduced Curt Cignetti as its 22nd head coach in program history Monday afternoon at a press conference. Cignetti, former coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, made it clear that he was content to stay at IUP despite other offers from FCS schools, but once he visited Elon, his “mindset had totally changed in terms of what I wanted to do.” “I really wasn't looking to make a move,” Cignetti said.

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