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NEWS 12/17/15 1:33pm

SAT and ACT undergo changes

By Kyle Lubinsky

The high school senior from Charlotte spent upwards of $1,000 on prep classes. She spent countless hours after her classes preparing for the test. She hoped to improve her score by one or two points to gain an edge against her competitors. Sydney Bozman took the ACT a total of four times.

SPORTS 12/16/15 6:36pm

Men's basketball storms out to early lead in 4th straight win

By Alex Simon

The Elon University men’s basketball team stormed out of the gates against Alabama State University Wednesday, scoring the first 14 points of the game en route to a 91-74 victory. The win is the fourth straight for Elon and fifth in the last six games, Senior guard Tanner Samson hit four straight 3-pointers to start the game, building the lead out to 12-0 in just 130 seconds. Junior guard Luke Eddy added a layup to make it 14-0 before the Hornets scored their first points of the game.

SPORTS 12/15/15 8:43am

Men's basketball sails to easy win over D3 school

By Alex Simon

In the first game after finals, the Elon University men’s basketball team rolled to a 106-77 victory over Division III Wesley College Sunday, Dec. 13. The Phoenix scored 64 points in the second half, with the scoring for the afternoon contest being spread across 12 players. In total, 16 of the 17 players on Elon’s roster saw action Sunday.

SPORTS 12/15/15 5:43am

Women's basketball knocks off NC State

By Alex Simon

The Elon University women’s basketball team pulled off an upset Sunday, Dec. 13, defeating North Carolina State University 69-66 in a close game. It's the first win over NC State in program history after the Phoenix lost the previous eight games to the Wolfpack. The first game after a break for finals, which was played at Broughton High School in Raleigh due to renovations at NC State’s Reynolds Coliseum, was tightly contested all afternoon, with neither team leading by more than three points at the end of each quarter.

NEWS 12/10/15 10:53pm

A gaming clash in the Carolinas

By Max Garland

In its four years of existence, the Elon University E-Sports team has grown from a small, inexperienced club to an organization soon participating in the largest East Coast collegiate gaming competition to date. Elon’s team, along with 13 other schools in the Carolina Collegiate E-Sports Committee (CCEC), will have a chance to make a name for themselves at Clash of the Carolinas, a two-day gaming tournament held January 16-17. Teams from each CCEC college, including Elon, the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Clemson University and Duke University, will participate in tournaments for the games League of Legends, Hearthstone, Counterstrike: Global Offensive and Super Smash Brothers Melee.

NEWS 12/10/15 1:42pm

Hayley Williams - 2015-12-10 13:42:23

 

Hi, I'm contacting again to ask to have the comment I made here: http://elonlocalnews.com/2015/12/elon-student-arrested-for-biting-his-roommates-finger/ deleted. I don't want to be a bother but it is very important. Thank you. AUTHOR: Hayley Williams AUTHOR EMAIL: katelynestewart@yahoo.com AUTHOR URL: SUBJECT: ELN Website Contact: IP: 98.183.199.207 Array ( [1_Name] => Hayley Williams [2_Email] => katelynestewart@yahoo.com [3_Phone] => 7574861027 [4_Comment] => Hi, I'm contacting again to ask to have the comment I made here: http://elonlocalnews.com/2015/12/elon-student-arrested-for-biting-his-roommates-finger/ deleted. I don't want to be a bother but it is very important. Thank you. [5_Reason for Contact] => Comment, Question, Concern )

NEWS 12/10/15 1:42pm

Hayley Williams - 2015-12-10 13:42:06

 

Hi, I'm contacting again to ask to have the comment I made here: http://elonlocalnews.com/2015/12/elon-student-arrested-for-biting-his-roommates-finger/ deleted. I don't want to be a bother but it is very important. Thank you. AUTHOR: Hayley Williams AUTHOR EMAIL: katelynestewart@yahoo.com AUTHOR URL: SUBJECT: ELN Website Contact: IP: 98.183.199.207 Array ( [1_Name] => Hayley Williams [2_Email] => katelynestewart@yahoo.com [3_Phone] => 7574861027 [4_Comment] => Hi, I'm contacting again to ask to have the comment I made here: http://elonlocalnews.com/2015/12/elon-student-arrested-for-biting-his-roommates-finger/ deleted. I don't want to be a bother but it is very important. Thank you. [5_Reason for Contact] => Comment, Question, Concern )

NEWS 12/10/15 12:52pm

Hayley Williams - 2015-12-10 12:52:19

 

Hello, I made a comment on this story: http://elonlocalnews.com/2015/12/elon-student-arrested-for-biting-his-roommates-finger/ in bad taste and I was requested by the people involved to have it taken down immediately so that it does not cause any harm to the case.

NEWS 12/9/15 9:58pm

J Smith - 2015-12-09 21:58:38

 

Hey Gary Grumbach. Are you going to be following up on your article 3/15/15? http://elonlocalnews.com/2015/03/elon-first-year-charged-with-rape-and-sexual-offense/ About the arrest and rape charges by the first year Elon student? The criminal trial for the Elon student was to be held today at Alamance County court. Very interested to hear what happened in court today. The lawyer Joseph Blount Cheshire V is said to be, "... the top lawyer in North Carolina ..." http://www.cheshireparker.com/our-lawyers/joseph-blount-cheshire-v .. Court Calendar: .... Arraigned Offenses for Case Number: 2015051306 CR Arraigned Defendant Name: HARDINGER,TRISTAN,PIERRE County: ALAMANCE Court Date: 12/09/2015 Session: AM Court Room: CRMB Offense Code Description Statute 1199 2ND DEGREE RAPE 14-27.3 1124 Felony SECOND DEGREE SEXUAL OFFENSE 14-27.5(A) ATTY:CHESHIRE,JOSEPH 5 BOND: $75,000 SEC AUTHOR: J Smith AUTHOR EMAIL: jsatelon@yahoo.com AUTHOR URL: SUBJECT: ELN Website Contact: IP: 72.53.92.146 Array ( [1_Name] => J Smith [2_Email] => jsatelon@yahoo.com [3_Phone] => [4_Comment] => Hey Gary Grumbach. Are you going to be following up on your article 3/15/15? http://elonlocalnews.com/2015/03/elon-first-year-charged-with-rape-and-sexual-offense/ About the arrest and rape charges by the first year Elon student? The criminal trial for the Elon student was to be held today at Alamance County court. Very interested to hear what happened in court today. The lawyer Joseph Blount Cheshire V is said to be, "... the top lawyer in North Carolina ..." http://www.cheshireparker.com/our-lawyers/joseph-blount-cheshire-v .. Court Calendar: .... Arraigned Offenses for Case Number: 2015051306 CR Arraigned Defendant Name: HARDINGER,TRISTAN,PIERRE County: ALAMANCE Court Date: 12/09/2015 Session: AM Court Room: CRMB Offense Code Description Statute 1199 2ND DEGREE RAPE 14-27.3 1124 Felony SECOND DEGREE SEXUAL OFFENSE 14-27.5(A) ATTY:CHESHIRE,JOSEPH 5 BOND: $75,000 SEC [5_Reason for Contact] => Story Idea )

NEWS 12/9/15 3:15pm

Immigration in Alamance County creates divides and support systems

By malfini

It's a quick and simple transaction for most people. You hand your ID to the bank teller and deposit your paycheck but for Drucila Perez, this simple transaction stirred up enough fear to bring her to tears. "I showed my expired my driver's license and the teller told me 'Why are you driving with an expired driver's license?' so I just put my head down and started to cry," she said. More than two thousand miles from home and without legal authorization to be there, Drucila feared her time in the United States was coming to an end. [youtube=https://youtu.be/4mHhbAlJKjo&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] Chiapas is the southernmost state in Mexico and home to the largest indigenous population in the country.

NEWS 12/9/15 12:52pm

Islamophobia in America

By Gary Grumbach

Islamophobia. It's one of the hottest topics in society today. Some say it is spiraling out of control. With more than 50 occurrences of American Islamophobia since the terrorist attacks in Paris, France according to The Huffington Post, the topic is being discussed- and for good reason. A recent YouGov/Huffington Post poll shows that more than 50% of Americans view Muslims "Somewhat" or "Very" unfavorably.

NEWS 12/8/15 5:17pm

Late Night at McEwen to stay

By Bryan Anderson

Elon Dining has dispelled rumors of Late Night at McEwen shutting down after a petition circulated on social media this week suggesting that its future was in question.

NEWS 12/8/15 4:11pm

Upcoming lectures in honor of Elon student killed by domestic violence

By BWivagg

In July of 2011, incoming Elon freshman Lauren Dunne Astley was killed by her boyfriend in an act of domestic violence just weeks before beginning her time at Elon. Now, almost five years after the tragedy, the Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial Fund, a nonprofit founded by Astley's parents, will support the Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial Lecture Series at campus in the upcoming months. The lecture series is being coordinated by faculty in Elon's Women's, Gender, and Sexualities Studies program which has partnered with the Office of the Provost, the School of Communications, and the Gender and LGBTQIA Center. The series will begin Winter Term and will last through Spring Semester with multiple lectures that will be free and open to the public. The first lecture will take place on January 11 in the Lakeside Meeting Rooms at 5 p.m.

NEWS 12/7/15 12:44am

Katerina Diaz '16 remembered at 'Gathering of Friends'

By Bryan Anderson

As 15 students filed into Numen Lumen’s Sacred Space Sunday night, a brief moment of sadness swept through the room. But as they shared memories of Katerina Diaz, a former ’16 Elon University student who recently died from lingering health complications, they could not help but smile.

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NEWS 04/24/2026 4:42pm
Former Elon University student arrested for sexual exploitation charge

A Burlington man, who previously attended Elon University, was arrested April 21 and charged with four counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Nikolaos Alexander Fotiou, 18, was taken to the Alamance County Detention Center and is being held there under no bond, as of April 24. According to a Burlington Police Department press release, the Invictus Task Force aided with the investigation. 

NEWS 04/24/2026 3:25pm
Meet Elon University’s 2026 Lumen Prize winners

Fifteen students have been selected to receive $20,000 to support their mentored research and projects for the next two years as a part of the Lumen Prize. The 2026 Lumen Scholar winners will work closely with their mentors on their projects during their junior and senior years.

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