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NEWS 9/8/15 4:03pm

'Proper' language requires context

By Hannah Silvers

Ask any group of English majors what their pet peeves are, and you could compile an entire BuzzFeed-esque listicle entitled “1,000 grammar mistakes you didn’t know you were making but definitely are.” But as an English major, do you know what my pet peeve is? Grammar snobs.

NEWS 9/8/15 1:37pm

NPHC welcomes all with programming week

By Caroline Perry

When senior Danielle Williams joined the National Pan-Hellenic Council, or NPHC, her freshman year, she knew that she wanted to be heavily involved in the organization.  By her sophomore year, she did just that, becoming the president of NPHC and the youngest member of the executive board.

NEWS 9/8/15 1:03pm

Bernie Sanders to hold rally in Greensboro Sunday night

By BAnderson

Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is seeking the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, announced earlier today he will hold a rally at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex Sunday at 7 p.m. Although tickets are not required and the event is open to the public, Sanders' campaign website encourages attendees to RSVP in advance. Doors are scheduled to open at 6 p.m.

NEWS 9/8/15 11:52am

Tom Brady addresses divorce rumors with Gisele Bündchen

By Tatum Pederson

Tom Brady finally addressed divorce rumors with model, Gisele Bundchen on Tuesday. The rumors have been circulating the media since Tom's deflategate scandal. The New England Patriots Quarterback told Boston radio station WEEI, "We're in a great place... There's no bigger supporter I have than her." The handsome and powerful couple have been the center of news recently due to rumors that a seperation was in the works.

NEWS 9/7/15 7:12pm

Focus on Elon's qualities other than aesthetic

By Tim Melton

By placing our confidence in the deeper qualities that make Elon such an attractive school, we can instead build lasting relationships with our students, new, old and incoming, one that keeps them coming back for more.

NEWS 9/6/15 11:48pm

Burlington Downtown Farmer's Market offers more than food

By mstutz

Every Saturday and Wednesday from April to October, farmers and customers at the Burlington Downtown Farmer's Market have the opportunity to see, smell and purchase some unexpected items and services, including: goat milk soap, five-minute massages, and marinade

NEWS 9/6/15 10:26pm

Getting to know Dan Faill: Elon's new Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life

By cbudd

Dan Faill, Elon's new director of Fraternity and Sorority Life and self-proclaimed thirty-four-year-old geek is changing the way Elon students view Greek life, including changing the name to Fraternity and Sorority life. Dan Faill wants people to be able to look past his title and have students see him as just Dan. "I think most of the dance marathon exec or Elonthon exec calls me Dan the man.

NEWS 9/6/15 9:08pm

Benevolence Farm: Re-entry program for incarcerated women

By scowans

Just 17 miles from Elon exists 13 acres of farmland. But unlike the other 8 million acres of farmland in North Carolina, this plot of land hopes to transform the lives of women. "The farm will serve as housing as well as employment for women who are coming out of and returning to the community from prison," said Tanya Jisa, Executive Director of Benevolence Farm. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYvc2JYyIXc&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] Executive Director, Tanya Jisa, founded Benevolence Farm in 2007 after reading an article in the New York Times about the high incarceration numbers in the U.S.

NEWS 9/5/15 6:29pm

'Weird Enough to Work'

By Lea SIlverman

All over campus, students are starting their own clothing companies, creating graphic design freelance work and working with non-profits Some of these students see an issue and instead of accepting it is wrong and ignoring the problem, they attempt to change it.

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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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