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NEWS 6/13/15 11:54am

Lady Gaga Takes on Lennon, Blows us All Away

By Kate Nichols

Lady Gaga performed musical legend John Lennon’s "Imagine" at the European Games Open Ceremony last night, and reminded us all that the girl is more than singsong hits and over-the-top ensembles. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3ues1stefk[/embed] Kicking off the Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, Gaga belted out the inspirational rock anthem in front of thousands of mesmerized onlookers.

NEWS 6/11/15 5:58pm

A ‘Mean Girls’ mobile game is on the way

By Lindsey Lanquist

If you’ve ever wanted to make fetch happen, watch the drama between Trang Pak and Sun Jin Dinh unfold before your eyes or get personally serenaded by the one and only Kevin G, drop everything you’re doing and listen up. There is a Mean Girls mobile game coming.

NEWS 6/10/15 6:03pm

Introducing: The Dausage

By Lindsey Lanquist

Drop everything, because the “dausage” or “donut sausage” is here to blow your mind. Following in the footsteps of the creators of the cronut and the duffin, a man from Wales was inspired to invent his own donut-related creation. And thus, the dausage was born.

NEWS 6/9/15 6:06pm

Rihanna dresses up as a cartoon character and still looks cool

By Lindsey Lanquist

After sporting a Pebbles Flinstone costume to her baby niece’s Bedrock-themed birthday party this weekend, Rihanna proves, once again, that she can do no fashion wrong. Clad in an orange speckled mini-dress, matching spotted nails and a poofy ponytail with a bone hair clip, RiRi rang in baby Majesty’s as fashionably as possible given the cartoon theme.

NEWS 6/8/15 6:08pm

Zayn Malik dyes his hair… green?

By Lindsey Lanquist

Following in the footsteps of Nicki Minaj and Kylie Jenner, a new celeb has hopped on the fun-colored hair train. Former One Direction star Zayn Malik debuted a new do on his Instagram just a few days ago with the caption #GreenHairDontCare. First the shaved head, now this — it’s clear that Malik is using his departure from One Direction as an opportunity to create a new look for himself.

NEWS 6/4/15 5:04pm

Since when is everyone gluten-free?

By Xernay Aniwar

Ever since arriving back to earthy-crunchy Western Massachusetts for the summer, I've been hearing more than ever about being "gluten-free." One of my good friends recently told me he has (newly-discovered) Celiac disease.

NEWS 6/3/15 6:13pm

You can now shop on Pinterest AND Instagram

By Lindsey Lanquist

Introducing your new favorite shopping mall: social media. Popular social media sites like Pinterest and Instagram are adding shopper-friendly buttons to select images on their sites, and here’s everything you need to know about it: PINNERS Pinterest users, look out for pins with blue price tags on them.

NEWS 6/3/15 6:11pm

Introducing the first ever flat-footed Barbie

By Lindsey Lanquist

Barbie’s finally trading in her heels for flats — all thanks to Mattel’s new Barbie Fashionistas line. With its new line, Mattel is giving Barbie adjustable feet for the first time ever. So let’s all let out a collective sigh of relief and raise a glass to our good friend Barbie, because no one wants to wear heels all day every day.

NEWS 6/1/15 11:04pm

Twisted Measure breaks the Internet: Elon a capella group’s cover of ‘Chandelier’ goes viral

By Courtney Campbell

What began as a BuzzFeed Community post has erupted around the web. Elon University a cappella group Twisted Measure’s cover of Sia’s “Chandelier” has been featured on websites like Teen Vogue, USA Today and TIME Magazine. Within 36 hours of the BuzzFeed post, the music video received more than one million views and broke the iTunes Top 50. Senior Tyler Meacham, president of Twisted Measure, created the video and the original BuzzFeed post as a way to promote the song. “I often find myself thinking of different ways to promote Twisted Measure, and I think I just found myself searching BuzzFeed for a cappella a few days ago,” she said.

NEWS 5/31/15 5:33pm

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NEWS 5/24/15 8:37pm

Where are they now?

By Bryan Anderson

Elon University alumni offered advice for postgraduate success and shared their experiences since graduating from Elon. Welsford Bishopric '14 After graduating from Elon University, Welsford Bishopric ’14 landed a position as an Investment Banking Analyst for Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Leveraged Finance group — the job he wanted following graduation. According to Bishopric, the key to getting the perfect job after college is starting a career search early and putting forth the necessary effort. “Work hard in college, but take advantage of freedom that you have while at Elon,” he said.

NEWS 5/23/15 6:19pm

From Ferguson to O’Kelly

By Max Garland

Elon University’s discussion of race for the 2014-15 academic year began in August with the national story of Ferguson and Michael Brown. It closed May 12 with a rally for respect and racial equality on its campus. Racial activism was present on campus throughout the year. More than 200 people were a part of a “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” group photo in August. A silent protest was staged for racial equality in December during the annual Luminaries celebration. The first part of Elon’s “The N-Word Forum,” an interactive discussion on the racial slur, was held April 30. Recent incidents of racism both locally and nationally spurred marches, forums, vigils and speeches at Elon this year — but according to Associate Chaplain for Protestant Life Joel Harter, these times aren’t any different than the past.

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LIFESTYLE 12/14/2025 11:03am
‘Hemos olvidado la conversación’: el VIH/SIDA todavía afecta al Sur a medida que disminuye la conciencia

45 años después de los primeros casos de VIH/SIDA reportados en Estados Unidos, la lucha contra esta enfermedad está lejos de terminar, especialmente en el sur del país. Según los datos más recientes de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, el sur representó el 52% de todos los diagnósticos de VIH en Estados Unidos en 2023. "Sabemos que el VIH/SIDA ha afectado de manera desproporcionada a las personas de color y a las personas LGBTQ+ de color en este país", afirmó Jeff Bennett, profesor de estudios de comunicación en la Universidad de Vanderbilt. "Hay muchas personas que viven en zonas rurales, existe desconfianza hacia los profesionales de la salud y persiste el estigma social".

LIFESTYLE 12/14/2025 11:03am
‘We've forgotten about the conversation’: HIV/AIDS still hits the South as awareness fades

45 years after the first reported cases of HIV/AIDS in the U.S., the fight against this disease is far from over, especially in the South. According to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the South accounted for 52% of all HIV diagnoses in the U.S. in 2023. "We know that HIV/AIDS has had a disproportionate effect on people of color or queer people of color in this country," Professor of communication studies at Vanderbilt University Jeff Bennett said. "You have many people living in rural areas. You might have distrust of medical providers, you have the social stigma.”

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