Arts & Entertainment

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NEWS 9/18/13 12:07am

No. 24 Elon men's soccer staves off No. 9 Wake Forest

By Kyle Maher

Playing for the first time since entering the national polls ranked No. 24, the Elon University men’s soccer team followed up its win over highly-touted University of North Carolina Wilmington with a 1-0 win over No.

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NEWS 9/17/13 11:22pm

Theater Master Class Takes the Stage

By jbowden4

It's the one performance at Elon where the audience is part of the show: Improv. Yeager Recital Hall hosted the 2013 Improv Olympics Saturday night, which is a master class in Elon's theater department.

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NEWS 9/17/13 10:03pm

Brianna Ek - 2013-09-17 22:03:35

 

Hey my name is Brianna Ek and I am a junior at Elon. I did not sign up at org fair but would really like to get involved with ELN.

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NEWS 9/17/13 10:03pm

Brianna Ek - 2013-09-17 22:03:34

 

Hey my name is Brianna Ek and I am a junior at Elon. I did not sign up at org fair but would really like to get involved with ELN.

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NEWS 9/17/13 7:25pm

Drugs Found Near Mooney

By jbruno

A Physical Plant employee was working on an air conditioning unit on the east side of Mooney when he found drugs and paraphernalia. According to the police report, 8.9 grams of marijuana were found along with a red lighter, pill bottle, film bottle, glass jar, Magic Flight Vaporizer, Ziplock bag, Holy Cross bag and multicolored glass. Elon Police value the items seized at $150 and the incident remains under investigation.

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NEWS 9/17/13 7:20pm

Health Center Gets Facelift

By kmaraghy

This year, Elon's population expanded to 5,357 students. With the growth in student enrollment, comes a growth in campus infrastructure, according to U.S.

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NEWS 9/17/13 7:19pm

Elon Community Reacts To Slurs

By jbruno

Campus is reacting to our report that two roommates woke up to hate language on Sunday morning. The two women, one Jewish and one African-American, claim they found drawings of 'KKK' and a swastika on the whiteboard of their suite. Chaplain Jan Fuller condemned the incident in a message to the Elon community that was posted on the Religious Center's website. "This is an unprecedented act of anti-Semitism for our campus, accompanied by all-too-familiar acts of racism," Fuller said.

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NEWS 9/17/13 6:13pm

The Elon/Appalachian State rivalry that isn't a rivalry

By Andrew Wilson

Here we go again. Round No. 42 of the Elon University/Appalachian State University "rivalry." On Saturday, Sept.

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NEWS 9/17/13 5:45pm

Remnants of World Trade Center to be Made into Sculpture

By jbruno

Each sculpture at Beechwood Metalworks has a story and is carefully crafted to leave an impression on people. "I want it to be something people feel," owner Casey Lewis said.

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NEWS 9/17/13 3:53pm

Appice Brothers rock McCrary with Drum Wars, a celebration of classic rock

By Casey Brown

Last Thursday night, McCrary Theatre at Elon University was transformed into an old school rock bar, with artificial smoke permeating the air and men in ripped concert shirts speckling throughout the room.

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NEWS 9/17/13 3:49pm

KPMG survey finds colleges struggling to maintain enrollment rates

By Nathan Smith

In the wake of a turnaround from one of the toughest recessions our country has been through since the Great Depression, attention is being focused on higher education more now than ever before.

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NEWS 9/17/13 10:21am

Saban, Alabama have nothing left to prove

By Andrew Wilson

Trailing 14-0 in front of a raucous crowd at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, the University of Alabama looked to be heading down the path toward another letdown at the hands of Johnny Manziel and the Texas A&M University Aggies. Then, Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron and head coach Nick Saban took over.

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NEWS 9/17/13 10:15am

Hate Language Found In Colonnades D

By jbruno

Two Elon students say they woke up to hate language on Sunday. The two roommates, one Jewish and one African-American, claim someone wrote "KKK" and drew a swastika on their dorm room whiteboard. They both live on the third floor of Colonnades D. According to Vice President of Student Life Dr. Smith Jackson, the university is investigating and believe the two were targeted. "It's hurtful, it's unnecessary, it's just atrocious," said Dr. Jackson.

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NEWS 9/17/13 9:11am

Alabama escapes Manziel, stingy Texas A&M offense

By Joe Aveni

Coming off a bye week, the University of Alabama hoped to avenge last year’s upset to Texas A&M University in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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NEWS 9/16/13 11:08pm

The Last Word: 99 problems and they're all on my PC

By Jonathan Black

It’s plagued me since my first day of classes at Elon University. Walking into McEwen, I was concerned a lot of things would make me stand out — my clothes, the way I walked and the wide-eyed innocence of a freshman, to name a few. Little did I know, what made me different wasn’t anything external.

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NEWS 9/16/13 10:34pm

Military officials face sentencing as victims are remembered at ESMA trials

By Rachel Shippee

BUENOS AIRES — Officials from Argentina’s past military regime face sentencing this week for crimes against humanity under the Escuela de Mecanica de la Armada (ESMA) trial. In 1976, a military junta, or military run government, seized power in Argentina and for the next seven years carried out the National Reorganization Process, a period of state terrorism against left-wing guerrillas, political activists and anyone believed to be associated with socialism.

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NEWS 9/16/13 10:30pm

Remembering Lake Blalock

By arose8

Last year we introduced you to Lake Blalock, the former Town of Elon Police Department's parking enforcer.

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NEWS 9/16/13 10:24pm

British Parliament votes against military intervention in Syria as conflict escalates

By Caroline Olney

LONDON — In World War I, more than 90,000 soldiers died from chemical gases. Their deaths tended to be horrific, and they were often drawn out and painful.

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NEWS 9/16/13 9:27pm

Universities, monks and intellectual community

By Greg Honan

Elon University’s motto, Numen Lumen, meaning “spiritual light” and “intellectual light,” brilliantly reflects the union at the heart of universities.

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NEWS 9/16/13 8:57pm

Like ‘1984’? Welcome to 2013

By Alex Francis

While further information about the shocking scope of NSA surveillance revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden continues to emerge, other programs and legislation at the state level aim to further expand the reach of government surveillance into U.S.

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