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NEWS 8/29/15 10:56am

Student Robbed Friday at Knifepoint on West Trollinger

An Elon student reported to town police that he was held up at knifepoint and robbed early Friday morning at the intersection of Trollinger and Church Street, according to a university-wide email sent by Elon Dean of Students Smith Jackson. The student was walking on West Trollinger around 12:30 a.m., two blocks west of campus.


SPORTS 8/28/15 11:28am

Elon officially announces 2015 men's basketball signees

https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.etp/9358_IMG_3952o.jpg The Elon University men’s basketball team on Thursday officially announced the addition of five freshmen to this year’s team. Leading the way is Ardey Kell High School star Steven Santa Ana, who signed last fall.


NEWS 8/28/15 8:13am

Budgeting: a college essential

Budgeting is absolutely necessary for college students. Spending your money loosely without considering your budget often leads to a penny-pinching in the Spring semester. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X4HqU3L0jY&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] I suggest doing what I do, which is to create a weekly budget.


NEWS 8/26/15 6:48pm

Common reading as social change

In his iconic “Letter from Birmingham Jail” on April 16, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote, “There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair.” 


NEWS 8/26/15 6:24pm

Bex Pallant - 2015-08-26 18:24:25

Hi! My name's Bex and I'm a freshman. Since i toured campus i have been really interested in the broadcasting area and am wondering if theres anything that i could get involved in?


SPORTS 8/26/15 4:00pm

Experienced secondary ready to shine for Phoenix

When Chris Blair arrived at Elon University last spring, he said the other defensive backs on the football team knew more about him than he knew about himself. “[Junior linebacker] John Silas welcomed me into his apartment and told me to move in with him,” Blair said. The camaraderie is hoping to translate to some onfield success for Elon this fall, as Blair and seniors Miles Williams and Julius Moore will anchor what should be a strong secondary. The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) did not welcome Elon kindly in the 2014 season.


SPORTS 8/26/15 3:15pm

Finding, mastering a role

A scrawny high school freshman named Jerry Tolley, sitting on his bicycle, leaned against the Edenton High School building on the first day of football practice in fall 1957. The legendary coach Bill Billings, who won four state titles at Edenton and later collected 10 unbeaten seasons as a coach in Delaware, approached Tolley with a skeptical look. “Tolley, what are you doing?” Billings inquired. “Well, I want to be a manager,” Tolley replied. Billings snapped back.



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