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SPORTS 4/21/16 4:00pm

Q&A: Elon trustee enjoys minor league ownership

By Alex Simon

Elon University gave an honorary doctorate to Wes Elingburg, PhD, at its Spring Convocation March 31. Elingburg retired as chief financial officer (CFO) at LabCorp in 2005 and has served on Elon’s Board of Trustees since 2005, spending time as chair of the board from 2010 to 2012. He and his wife, Cathy, have given to Elon on numerous occasions, and helped develop the internship program between Love School of Business students and LabCorp. But when he retired from LabCorp, Elingburg found himself looking for something new to do.

SPORTS 4/21/16 2:00pm

Tennis teams on fire before CAA Tournament

By Alex Simon

As all of the schools in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) arrive on Elon’s campus, the Elon University men’s and women’s tennis teams enter the CAA Championships with some striking similarities. Both teams are on fire. The men’s team has won nine of its last 10 matches, with the lone loss a close defeat to conference foe College of Charleston.

NEWS 4/21/16 10:25am

​Elon’s Global Film Series finishes out semester with showing of “The Harvest / La Cosecha”

By Madison Demmitt

On Tuesday Evening, Elon University’s Global Neighborhood film series aired its last film, “The Harvest / La Cosecha.” This year, films were held in the Global Commons Media Room and the series theme was Food: The Culture, Politics, and Ethics of Eating. This award-winning documentary “The Harvest / La Cosecha” explores the theme of child labor while following the lives of three migrant children who work in the agriculture industry with their parents. Zulema, a 12-year-old migrant worker, has picked crops with her mom since she was just 6 years old.

NEWS 4/21/16 9:47am

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/20/2016 4:00 PM The Alamance County Rescue Unit will host an open house event for the public to celebrate 60 years of continuous service to the citizens of Alamance County.

NEWS 4/20/16 11:49am

Elon addresses campus parking issue

By Christina Elias

Even before the announcement of an expansion to the Love School of Business, students complained about parking. Now that construction is slotted to take place in the McMichael parking lot for the new building, there are concerns that student parking on campus will be even more scarce.

NEWS 4/20/16 8:00am

Why they Relay

By Courtney Campbell

When sophomore Keely Collins was 13, her life was changed forever. Her mom was diagnosed with a rare type of terminal stomach cancer.

NEWS 4/20/16 8:00am

Alumna produces autism awareness documentary

By Alexandra Schonfeld

After years of telling other people’s stories through a lense, Elon alum and documentary filmmaker Heather Cassano decided it was time to bring her work a little closer to home. Cassano graduated Elon in 2013 and is currently a MFA candidate at Emerson where she is working on her latest project about her younger brother with autism, Brian.

NEWS 4/20/16 6:04am

125 years later, ECC influence remains

By Bryan Anderson

Elon University President Emeritus Earl Danieley wrote the Elon Community Church constitution from the back of his car while a student was driving him for a trip to Alabama. As Danieley laughed at the fact that he wrote the document on a portable typewriter he had placed on a piece of plywood across his knees, he could not help but think of the fond memories he has said with the church.

NEWS 4/19/16 9:10pm

Newcomers School offers English assistance, provides education to immigrants

By Michael Somerby

El Salvador, Honduras, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Pakistan are examples of four countries rife with acts of unspeakable violence, often carried out by the likes of rebel militant forces run amok, drug cartel members, or radical terrorist organizations. Now, 340 immigrant and refugee children from various countries, including those mentioned, face a whole new and daunting life challenge — learning how to speak English in their new home nation, the United States. Elon’s School of Education occasionally sends its students to shadow and assist teachers at The Newcomers school. Marna Winter, lecturer in education and director of education outreach at Elon, said outreach efforts at schools like the Newcomers School are used to train Elon students to take innovative approaches in their teaching methods. “We want to make sure that every student has opportunities to teach at all different types of schools.

NEWS 4/19/16 7:42pm

Kyle Porro sets goals for term as SGA President

By Tommy Hamzik

The sudden realization left Kyle Porro feeling as if he was going to pass out and running to Biscuitville to order chicken tenders. And soon after that, the newly-elected SGA President knew it was time to get to work. Porro, a junior, has sustainability, school spirit and proactivity at the top of his list as he starts his term with SGA after winning a highly-contested, three-person race that ended with a one-day run-off election. He was inaugurated March 29, and led his first full meeting about a week later.

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LIFESTYLE 12/16/2025 10:30am
Grief, loss support group provides comfort for Elon faculty, staff

Elon University associate chaplain Rev. Julie Tonnesen said loss and grief are universal emotions, but found that they can be difficult for faculty and staff to process while continuing their usual routines. “Even when we show up to work, that doesn’t mean that we get to put the rest of our lives on the back burner,” Tonnesen said. “Our grief comes with us. It’s not something we can just keep on a shelf at home.” In collaboration with Counseling Services, the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, began offering a monthly group for faculty and staff to support those affected by loss. 

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‘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".

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