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Lauryn Carlton grew up in Burlington and attended Western Alamance High School — just a few miles from Elon University’s campus. Carlton said she’d anticipated that if she continued with a sport in college, it would be soccer — not football or track and field. But when she accepted Elon’s offer, she didn’t realize that she would continue to share her strength and success with her hometown.
After months of waiting, there is still no set date for construction on downtown Elon’s plaza, despite the plans having been drawn up for months. Town of Elon manager Rich Roedner said that before the town can start construction, they have to figure out the finances.
Elon returns to Latham Park on Tuesday, March 8 to host the University of Notre Dame at 4 p.m.
The Elon University men’s basketball team season came to an end with a 75-58 loss to the University of North Carolina Wilmington Seahawks in the quarterfinal game of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament. Despite the Phoenix maintaining a lead for the entirety of the first half, UNCW came out flying in the second half to take the lead, and never let it go.
Elon will face North Carolina Central University on March 9 in the final contest of a 10 game homestand. The game is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.
Elon faces Toledo again tomorrow to finish off the weekend series. The game at Latham Park will begin at 2 p.m.
Elon finishes the tournament tomorrow with games against Detroit Mercy and the East Carolina Pirates. The games will begin approximately at 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Elon will receive a first-round bye in the CAA Tournament and will play its first game on March 11 against the College of Charleston Cougars at 2:30 p.m. The tournament will be hosted by Drexel University at Daskalakis Athletic Center.
Elon University men’s basketball opens CAA Tournament tomorrow, Sunday, March 6, playing University of North Carolina Wilmington in second round game.
Elon will travel to play its next two matches against North Carolina State University and Davidson College on March 5 and 6. The next home match at Jimmy Powell Tennis Center will be against North Carolina Central University on March 11.
Elon continues the Elon Softball Cardinal Classic — the team’s third home tournament of the season — on Saturday with games against the University of Detroit Mercy and Michigan State. The first game at Hunt Softball Park will begin at approximately 12 p.m.
The primary for the midterm elections is May 17 with a total of 76 candidates who have declared their candidacy.
Through the team’s first four games this season, senior team captain Gillian Curran has scored 14 of the team’s 41 goals. The team continues its season with a game March 5 against Furman University.
Scholarship weekend, formally known as Fellows weekend, will bring about 2,000 people to campus.
For the next term the pay will break down to $15 an hour, working 10 hours a week over a 53 week Senate term. The term was also extended by a week to allow the executive board to be paid for the transition week when the new board is sworn in. SGA’s joint committee, made up of their finance board and judicial committee, voted unanimously with nine students present to make this change.
Elon’s next match will be the Donald Ross Collegiate Classic in Southern Pines, North Carolina, March 7-8. The CAA Championship will be from April 24 through April 26.
Elon concludes its regular season on Saturday with a rematch against William & Mary. The game in Williamsburg, Virginia will begin at 2 p.m.
More than two dozen members of the North Carolina National Guard are set to leave Alamance Regional Medical Center on March 4. Since they arrived on Feb. 10, COVID-19 hospitalizations have decreased by 31% in Alamance County.
All renovations and construction are scheduled to be complete by the time Elon’s regular season ends on May 21.
