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RALEIGH — Moments before an event took place honoring the one-year anniversary of the Chapel Hill shooting victims, people on North Carolina State University’s campus went about their daily business.
Vice President Joe Biden emphasized the need for an increased national attention to finding a cure for cancer during a round table discussion Wednesday afternoon at the Duke University School of Medicine.
The Elon University women’s lacrosse team isn’t young anymore. At least, not in terms of experience. The Phoenix enters its third year of competition (its second in the Colonial Athletic Association) after an encouraging 2015 campaign that included a CAA Rookie of the Year performance by now-sophomore midfielder Stephanie Asher. Elon also has a wealth of experience, something that wasn’t the case for the past two years as it built the program.
The Elon University women’s lacrosse team’s introduction to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) may look rough on the standings. But the 1-5 record doesn’t tell the whole story, and junior attacker Sloane Kessler finds a lot to draw from the program’s first year in the conference.
Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues" has become a Valentine's Day tradition on Elon University's campus after three years in Whitley Auditorium, to the delight of students who return every year as part of the cast and the audience.
The Elon University softball team was picked to finish fourth in the Colonial Athletic Association. That shouldn’t be taken lightly. Neither should Elon’s impressive third-place showing last year in its first CAA season.
The Elon University softball team will not be short on motivation heading into its 2016 season. The Phoenix will return to Athens, Georgia to open up its season in the UGA Red and Black Showcase. Elon will play double-headers on Feb.
Junior Christina Rose has been struggling with an anxiety disorder for most of her life. It wasn’t a problem until the fall of her sophomore year, when a combination of high stress and bad side effects from her medication led to Rose taking a semester off. She returned to campus the following fall with better medication and an assistant, a Dachshund named Norman — her emotional support pet.
The only Elon University team to win a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championship is ready to defend its title. Bur before the women’s track and field team goes for back-to-back outdoor championships, the team must mentally prepare itself for the long indoor season and entire outdoor season.
Each year as the month of February flies by, one cannot help but question the meaning behind "Black History Month." What history haven't we learned about and why do we have a whole month centered around one race's background and culture? [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JMHnaGhaVA&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] Tony Weaver Jr., an Elon senior, sees this month as more than just remembering the past.
At Koury Business Center young entrepreneurs learn how to start, finance, and run a business. For some, these are merely exercises but for students like Madison Tamblyn, a Project Management Major, they're skills she intends to put to use very soon. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BnBDzCbf38&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] Tamblyn is the CEO and sole employee of Mad Dogg Heat Sleeve, a business she founded earlier this year.
Vagina. An word often unused and replaced because it makes many squeamish and uncomfortable.
February is heart health awareness month. According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States.
It survived nearly 240 years. But according to Robert Jones, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute in Washington, D.C., white, Christian America is at a foreseeable end.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoJrzbjVHBQ&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] If you're driving down N.C.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQtPzS7XxFw&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] Valentine's Day is one of the most romantic days in the year, but it's also one of the most expensive.
As Elon University students mindlessly scroll through Facebook, they often stumble upon recipe and food related articles and videos from outlets like BuzzFeed or Food Network that their friends have shared. Students now have the opportunity to publish or view similar articles written by their peers with a college twist on Spoon University, a food resource for millennials. Freshman Jordan Hsu, senior fashion reporter for The Edge, junior Meredith Taylor and junior Caroline Peyser have worked to bring a Spoon University chapter to Elon. “Spoon University is basically an online platform for students to get connected and be connected around food," Hsu said. "It provides written content including written articles, videos, great pictures and recipes.
Sports are, in a lot of ways, about finding competitive advantages.
After missing 37 shots in a row, junior guard Maddie McCallie could have allowed her struggles to control her thought process when she had a shot. But her teammates on the Elon University women’s basketball team wouldn’t let that happen. “She’s a shooter,” said junior guard Essence Baucom. “We always tell her we have confidence in her and to keep shooting. That’s what she did.”
