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NEWS 9/19/12 12:59pm

DOJ claims Alamance County Sheriff's office acts prejudice toward Latinos

By Melissa Kansky

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the Alamance County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Terry Johnson Thursday seeking to speak with employees of the local government office without the presence of County Attorney Clyde Albright. The DOJ released the results of a two-year investigation Tuesday, which indicated Alamance County Sheriff's Office has participated in discriminatory acts against Latinos. The Department determined the Sheriff's office "engaged in a pattern or practice of violations of the United States Constitution and federal law," according to an article published in The Burlington Times-News. In June 2010, the DOJ informed the Sheriff's office and Terry Johnson, Alamance County sheriff of an investigation into allegations of discriminatory acts concerning policing and unconstitutional searches and seizures, the Times-News reported. ASCO and Johnson question the validity of the Department's findings, attributing the final decision to the political agenda of the Obama administration.

NEWS 9/19/12 11:27am

Seeing Himself Through His Music

By jackermann

Freshman Shane Dittmar has a passion for singing and playing piano, and he has also been blind since birth. The 18-year-old singer and piano-player was born with "Leber's Congenital Amaurosis," a disease that left both him and his twin brother blind since they were born. "We were born blind, mostly blind, not completely blind," Dittmar said. Growing up his eyesight never changed, and neither did his love for music.

NEWS 9/19/12 4:51am

Revamped SUB box office program reels in success

By Rebecca Wickel

Outings to the movie theater don’t always fit into the average college student’s budget. But with its Movie Run program, Elon University’s Student Union Board has been helping to offset the cost of a night at Carousel Cinemas in Alamance Crossing since 2005. Previously, students could purchase $5 tickets from 5-6 p.m.

NEWS 9/18/12 8:56pm

Outnumbered: Language barrier in Barcelona

By Victoria Dolan

My journey to Barcelona was uneventful.  I packed everything I needed, didn’t forget my contacts and made both of my flights with time to spare. But one image stuck in my mind. As I was going through security in the Boston airport, I noticed an older man and his son directly in line directly behind me.

NEWS 9/18/12 8:55pm

Analysis: Recapping West Virginia State-Elon

By Andrew Wilson

It’s been three different kinds of opponents in three games this season for the Phoenix. A clearly superior opponent in North Carolina, a clearly inferior opponent in West Virginia State, and an opponent hovering somewhere around Elon’s level in North Carolina Central. Elon did what they had to do this weekend, easily dispatching West Virginia State University in the team’s final non-conference game of the season before embarking on what could be called murderers row of the Southern Conference over the next three weeks. This week, Elon opens conference play in Statesboro, Ga.

NEWS 9/18/12 8:54pm

Elon welcomes higher number of transfer students

By Kristen Olsen

The community atmosphere at Elon University prompted sophomore Laurel Weibe to uprot from Chicago and relocate to a smaller town in North Carolina. While Weibe said she loved the big city, she felt Loyola Chicago University lacked a sense of community and personal relationships with the professors. “Classes were not engaging,” she said.

NEWS 9/18/12 8:52pm

Reality TV program follows Burlington officers in search for local woman

By Adriana Miano

A missing person report concerning a Burlington resident attracted the attention of a reality television series this season. This fall, interested viewers can watch as the Burlington Police Department investigates the disappearance of a local woman on an episode of “Find Our Missing” on TV One, a cable channel based in Silver Spring. The show will follow Staff Sgt.

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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. 

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".

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