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NEWS 9/6/13 1:56pm

New defensive coordinator Brad Sherrod overhauls Elon defense

By Matt Krause

Quite simply, the Elon University football team’s defense struggled in 2012. Elon surrendered 350 points in 11 games a year ago for an average of 31.8 points per game — second to last in the Southern Conference. The Phoenix ranked sixth of nine teams in the conference, allowing 386.5 yards per game.

NEWS 9/5/13 10:11pm

SGA Senate Recap: Sept. 5

By Katherine Blunt

At Thursday night’s Student Government Association meeting, a bill, a special allocation and two executive orders passed in the Senate. The Senate first heard an allocation request from the Elon Local News Morning, a morning show created last spring by sophomore Katie Maraghy and other ELN staff members.

NEWS 9/5/13 4:11pm

Filling the gaps: Elon men's soccer looks to replace holes left by Thomas, Latigue

By Andrew Wilson

The holes in the Elon University men’s soccer team are very visible at a time when the Phoenix can least afford them. Coming off arguably the most successful season in program history, one in which then-senior Chris Thomas led the nation in goals scored with 23, the Phoenix enters 2013 as not only a team with a target on its back in the Southern Conference, but a team that can no longer slide under the radar and sneak up on nationally ranked programs. Thomas and Gabe Latigue, one of the anchors of the midfield from a season ago, are no longer donning the Elon uniform, which could be cause for concern with another tough schedule on tap and vital holes needing to be plugged. “Everybody now is more aware of our team and our program,” said Elon head coach Darren Powell.

NEWS 9/5/13 4:03pm

On 'Yeezus': Yeezy season is upon us

By Peter Walpole

The darkly distorted passion project of producer-rapper/designer Kanye West dropped the same day as North Carolina MC J Cole’s standout sophomore LP Born Sinner and ever-evolving pop-frat weed rapper Mac Miller’s second major label release, Watching Movies with the Sound Off. Cole and Miller delighted both fans and critics alike with cinematic production, an auteur-level attention to design detail and, most importantly to many young fans, official web streams of both of the albums in their entirety a full week before their releases. Yeezus didn’t produce a single, wasn’t available for pre-order and doesn’t even have album art.

NEWS 9/5/13 1:54pm

Chris Neal brings in class of 12 for 2013 women's soccer season

By Andrew Wilson

Isaac Newton’s Third Law of Motion states, “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Little did Newton know, his law would be used for more than just science. The Elon University women’s soccer team brought the law into the world of sports with its 2013 recruiting class — one that features 12 new additions to the team as well as two transfers, both of which came from Clemson University. With numerous knee injuries, including multiple torn ACLs in 2012, the Phoenix had a lot of question marks entering the season — ones that could only be remedied by bringing in more recruits as insurance. “Initially, the recruiting class started off as a smaller class,” said Elon head coach Chris Neal.

NEWS 9/4/13 6:50pm

Students should start investing early, advisors say

By kmaraghy

While college students may not be known for having disposable incomes, those that do have options have the ability to go beyond simply having a savings account. David Gray, a financial advisor with Capital Management in Greensboro, said he sees investing early as a key component to getting on the right track, financially. "No matter how small the amount, it's the habit you want to develop," Gray said.

NEWS 9/4/13 4:50pm

Changes Coming To West End

By jbruno

West End Station will have a new owner starting Monday. The local bar on Lebanon Ave. has been sold to Harold Hill III, a former chef at The Root. Current owner, Josh Ezrine, did not want to comment on the closure but did say "drinks will be dirt cheap on Sunday." The bar will remain open during the transition period, Hill said, but he didn't comment on whether or not the bar will undergo renovations. West End Station has a market value of $379,784, according to the Alamance County Register of Deeds office. This summer, ELN first reported the closures of Sandys and College Street Taphouse. Stick with us for more information.

NEWS 9/4/13 11:45am

The Children of Ragtime

By jturner22

Elon's Center for the Arts welcomed a few guests this weekend, as auditions were held for the fall musical Ragtime. Set in the 1920s, Elon's fall musical follows characters of three different ethnic groups as they try to make it in America.

NEWS 9/4/13 1:26am

Elon bar scene shrinks with closing of Taphouse, Town Table

By Katherine Blunt

College Street Taphouse and Town Table closed their doors this summer, leaving Elon University officials scrambling to find new uses for the downtown area buildings. Elon may use Taphouse to host Student Union Board events, and the university is currently looking to sell Town Table to a new owner.

NEWS 9/4/13 1:23am

Recent study suggests burning incense may damage lung cells

By Michael Papich

Don’t light that incense just yet — and not just because it’s against university rules to burn incense in a residence hall. A study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health found that burning incense could cause lung inflammation. Kenneth Sexton, retired research assistant professor of environmental science at UNC and co-author of the study, compared the products of incense burned in the study to those found in cigarette smoke. “We found carbon monoxide concentrations from burning incense to be many times greater than from cigarette smoke,” Sexton said.

NEWS 9/4/13 12:41am

Campus Recreation installs new gym equipment in accordance with improvement plan

By Ethan Smith

Elon University’s Stewart Fitness Center has changed — but not by way of adding additional floors this time. This summer, Campus Recreation installed several new pieces of equipment in accordance with the fitness equipment replacement plan. “We had equipment that was anywhere from 10 to 19 years old,” said Peter Tulchinsky, director of Campus Recreation at Elon.

NEWS 9/4/13 12:36am

Elon students continue use of popular pre-workout supplement Craze despite national controversy

By Ethan Smith

Put down the pre-workout — that is, if you’re using Craze. Recently, a popular pre-workout supplement, Craze, was found to contain undisclosed, illegal, amphetamine-like compounds following a USA Today investigation. Will Steele, a sophomore at Elon University who has been working out since seventh grade, accidentally took triple the recommended dosage the first time he took pre-workout. “I felt as though I could walk through a brick wall, throw a car across a state with my bare hands and still have plenty of energy to run a marathon,” Steele said.

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