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NEWS 9/29/15 2:19pm

Gigi Hadid speaks out against body shaming

By Tatum Pederson

It is no surprise that Gigi Hadid has class and dignity on top of her dazzling looks. On Monday, Gigi released a statement on Instagram that captured her raw emotions and feelings towards the negative comments she receives on social media about her looks and figure. “These are obviously also people that don’t think of you as an actual human with actual feelings, which I think is a really big problem right now in social media,” Gigi told Vogue.com exclusively. “There are people who feel like they’re able to hide behind their usernames and their private accounts, who feel like they can say whatever they want and it won’t affect anyone.

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NEWS 9/29/15 1:00pm

North Carolina General Assembly passes bill that makes acceptance of FaithAction IDs illegal

By Morgan Abate

The bill under consideration, H.B. 318, tightens laws around E-Verify, an Internet-based system that employers use to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the North Carolina or in the United States. 

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NEWS 9/29/15 12:00am

N.C. General Assembly bill could affect local immigration efforts.

By malfini

Three percent of all undocumented immigrants in the United States live in North Carolina, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

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NEWS 9/28/15 8:57pm

Star studded family weekend

By mjurnak

People flocked to the Oak House this family weekend for open mic night and to escape the torrential downpours.

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NEWS 9/28/15 1:56pm

Mental health checkups: Checking in

By jrohde

As suicide prevention month continues, some students have been wondering why Elon does not require pre-screening for mental health issues like depression or anxiety. More than one thousand suicides take place on college campuses every year, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

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NEWS 9/28/15 1:53pm

Carrboro Music Festival braves the rain

By scowans

The sound of rain was not the only noise filling the streets of Carrboro, North Carolina on Sunday.

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NEWS 9/28/15 1:49pm

School of Communications dedication and beam signing ceremony

By sminisandram2

This past Friday the Elon community gathered in McEwen Communications Building's Studio B to dedicate the site of the expanded School of Communications.

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NEWS 9/28/15 1:30pm

Truitt Center celebrates 'Feast of Sacrifice'

By Anna Torres-Zeb

For those of you who I have not had the pleasure of meeting, my name is Anna Torres-Zeb, and I serve as the Muslim Coordinator at Elon University.

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NEWS 9/28/15 8:15am

The real festival season is here

By Kristen Forbes

Sept. 23 marks the Autumn equinox and the official beginning of the Fall season.

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NEWS 9/28/15 8:00am

An Elon Foodstagram takeover

By Lea SIlverman

Instagram has become a medium for posting artsy pictures on the beach, friends hanging out, and pets looking cute.

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SPORTS 9/27/15 9:52pm

Women's soccer drops match against Hofstra

By Nathan Smith

The Elon women’s soccer team hadn’t been behind in a game since its second game of the season, a 2-0 loss to North Carolina State University.

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SPORTS 9/27/15 9:49pm

Volleyball falls apart in fifth set at Hofstra

By Kyle Lubinsky

First weekend of CAA play goes awry for Phoenix

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SPORTS 9/27/15 12:12am

Elon defense holds strong as Phoenix tops Towson

By asimon6

As the last 10 seconds ticked off the clock and chaos devoured the Elon University football team's 17-13 victory against Towson University, junior linebacker Corey Mitchell couldn't help himself. "I almost couldn't move, I was shocked at what was really happening," Mitchell said.

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SPORTS 9/26/15 11:51pm

No. 8 Phoenix returns to winning ways over Delaware

By Jordan Spritzer

Brace's goal is all Elon needs in first CAA win

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SPORTS 9/26/15 11:43pm

Defense shines as Elon edges Towson for first CAA victory

By Alex Simon

ALL CQ ASAs the last 10 seconds ticked off the clock, and chaos devoured the Elon University football team’s 17-13 rainy victory against Towson University, junior linebacker Corey Mitchell couldn’t help himself. “I almost couldn’t move, I was shocked at what was really happening,” Mitchell said.

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SPORTS 9/26/15 12:38am

Elon holds reigning CAA champs scoreless in draw

By Nathan Smith

Northeastern outshot Elon 22-7 in the rainy CAA opener

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SPORTS 9/25/15 11:19pm

First CAA match is 4-set loss to Northeastern

By Kyle Lubinsky

First CAA match of season is 4-set loss to Northeastern

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NEWS 9/25/15 6:10pm

Elon dedicates site of School of Communications expansion

By Tommy Hamzik

Elon University President Leo Lambert remembers a phone call with Dwight Schar from last December, days after he and his wife donated $12 million for a number of university projects, including the School of Communications expansion. "OK, have the bulldozers shown up yet?" Schar asked. They arrived in May, and the construction has continued on the project that Schar's donation spearheaded.

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NEWS 9/25/15 11:33am

Mike Domitrz draws response, laughter during consent discussion

By Max Garland

McKinnon Hall was more silent than it had been the entire night. There was none of the usual call and response.

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NEWS 9/25/15 11:13am

Elon Poll: Trump leads GOP, trails Clinton

By Max Garland

Donald Trump holds a slim lead over Ben Carson for North Carolina’s Republican presidential preference, but Carson and Jeb Bush would fare better against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, according to the Elon University Poll’s latest report.

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