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Williams ’15 receives national academic athlete award

Miles Williams ’15 didn’t get a phone call. He didn’t receive a letter or read an email. Williams found out he was selected as a Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association (FCS ADA) Academic All-Star through social media. “I was coming back home and I looked on social media and someone tagged me in a post,” Williams said.

Students showcase own choreography in final show

The Department of Performing Arts’ Dance Program presented its Final Choreography Salon Tuesday, December 1 at 6 pm.  The Final Choreography Salon featured student works from Choreography I and II, courses that Dance Performance and Choreography majors must take their sophomore and junior years, respectively.

Following the other’s footsteps

Embarking on college is usually a solo mission.  You pack your bags, load up the car, parents drop you off, and then you’re on your own.

Hiking in Peru for the Thankgiving holidays

Instead of gobbling down turkey and mashed potatoes this Thanksgiving, a group of Elon students spent their week-long break hiking the Inca trail as part of Elon’s newest embedded study abroad class—Adventure and Wilderness Therapy.  The course is rooted in the tradition of experiential learning while studying cognitive therapy.

Jazzing up for an end of semester performance

Before senior Brandon Mitchell started in the music program at Elon University, he had no concept of what he would be able to accomplish before graduation.

Elon sophomore juggles multiple majors and minors

When sophomore Evan Sedar graduates in 2018 he has a tough choice to make — what two minors he wants to have on his diploma.

New Year, New Tapped Out!

Lucia Jervis  Elon’s traditional tap performance “Tapped Out!” is back with millions of surprises and rhythms from all over the world.

Winter Stock Theater presents Shakespeare's problem play

With its premiere only days away, the cast and crew of this year’s Winter Stock Theater production of William Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well, are gearing up to prove that hard work really does pay off.

Elon sees record number of students in Study Abroad, Study USA programs during Winter Term

Elon University’s Global Education Center (GEC) saw a record number in the number of students participating in study abroad or Study USA programs this winter term.

Sarah Palin endorses Donald Trump for president

[youtube=https://youtu.be/7QW0RFLds4M&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] AMES, IA - Donald Trump held a special announcement event at Iowa State University today.

Minority struggles highlighted at Community Connections

The Burlington Times-News and Elon University partnered together Tuesday night for the latest Community Connections installment.

Educate yourself on MLK, educate yourself on today

Before taking my Winter Term class this year, IDS224: “Non-Violence and Civil Rights," my classmates and I dreaded learning more about the historic Civil Rights Movement. I didn’t believe that I would gain anything new from the class and saw learning the material as an obligation. However, I am happy to say that I was proved wrong: that as I read and engaged, I found there was so much I still had to learn. Contrary to my prior belief, the Civil Rights Movement was far more than a bus boycott and a few marches. Most importantly, the Civil Rights Movement was about more than just civil rights. At its core, the movement was truly about human rights.

Donald Trump's message to college students

Donald Trump rally in Urbandale, Iowa

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Healthcare, gun violence, education major focus at Democratic presidential debate

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) and former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley engaged in one of the livelier debates thus far in race to secure the Democratic Party presidential nomination on Sunday, Jan. 17. With education and healthcare at the front of the debate, the candidates expressed much disagreement.

Sen. Rand Paul on the College Vote

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Bill and Chelsea Clinton campaign for Hillary Clinton in Des Moines, IA

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1mlJ6WZGpg?rel=0] Bill and Chelsea Clinton attended an organizing event for Hillary Clinton's campaign at Lincoln High School in Des Moines on Saturday. With the former president and first daughter at opposite ends of a "Fighting for us" campaign sign, the two explained to the crowd why the former First Lady and Secretary of State is right for the job. "Everything I care most about is at stake in this election." said Chelsea Clinton. She listed issues such as a women's right to choose, climate change, and core American values that she said have been "under significant assault". "I've known my mom my whole life," Chelsea Clinton joked to the crowd, "And I think that's pretty awesome." She then turned the microphone over to Bill Clinton, who she said has known Hillary Clinton longer. Former president Clinton echoed similar statements President Obama made in his State of the Union address. In regards to the economy, Clinton said, "We are the best positioned big country in the world." He also discussed the decreasing life expectancy of non-college educated, middle-aged white people. "These people are dying of a broken heart because they think the American Dream is out of reach." he said. He concluded that Hillary Clinton will not give up on those people as president and work to give all Americans a better life. Hillary Clinton returns to the state Monday for an organizing event in Toledo, IA.

MLK's influence remains visible at Elon University

When James Earl Ray’s bullet pierced the skull of Martin Luther King Jr., he inadvertently catalyzed the United States — a nation whose fabrics were embedded with racial tension and hostility — to resolve its differences. Martin Luther King Jr.'s short life and early death created a rallying cry as blacks and whites labored intensively to create a world where they would not be judged the color of their skin but by the content of their character. Yet as the nation celebrates his annual holiday this year, many African-Americans feel King's visions for social justice and equality are far from achieved. Elon University is no exception to the ongoing conversations about race relations in the United States.

Elon Cares holds annual AIDS benefit concert

More than 60 Elon University students and parents gathered inside Yeager Recital Hall Saturday, Jan. 17 for Elon Cares: Equity Fights AIDS 11th annual benefit concert.

Women's basketball pummeled by Drexel, 74-31

The Elon University women's basketball team was playing from behind all day in Philadelphia, falling to Drexel University, 74-31.  The Phoenix were trounced out of the gates, falling into a 20-8 hole after the first quarter and a 38-19 deficit by halftime. Elon had no answer for junior forward Sarah Curran, who went for 22 points and seven rebounds on 9-of-14 shooting, to go with a pair of threes, including 18 points in just the first half alone.  Essence Baucom and Shay Burnett led the way for the lagging Phoenix, with seven points apiece.