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NEWS 6/26/15 5:39pm

The 'Bad Blood' video without music is, well, bad

By Lindsey Lanquist

Everyone's favorite music video just got a very awkward twist. Someone stripped the music from Taylor Swift's epic, celeb-filled "Bad Blood" video, and what's left is a bizarre collection of sighs and weapons clanking. But somehow, we don't hate it. There's something kind of charming about hearing Gigi Hadid whisper "bad blood" as the dog sitting beside her lets out a ferocious bark.

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NEWS 6/26/15 5:04pm

NC reacts to same-sex marriage ruling

By malfini

Just three years ago, North Carolina voters approved a constitutional amendment stating that the state could not recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions.

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NEWS 6/25/15 6:49pm

Elon establishes town fire department

By jhook3

Elon has officially established a town fire department as of Tuesday, June 23. This comes after the Elon Board of Aldermen passed a series of agreements and a resolution during a specially called meeting on Tuesday.

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NEWS 6/24/15 5:41pm

These teens just revolutionized the condom

By Lindsey Lanquist

Having safe sex just got a little bit easier — and a lot more colorful. A group of pretty badass 13- and 14-year-olds just developed the “S.T.Eye,” a condom that changes colors if it detects a sexually transmitted infection.

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NEWS 6/24/15 10:26am

Summer concert series promotes "Elon scene"

By malfini

Class is out and most students have returned home, but Downtown Elon is looking to keep the streets "alive" this summer. For the third time, Downtown Elon merchants are partnering with Elon Parks and Recreation to put on Alive After 5, a summer concert series. Quinn Ray, the General Manager of The Root says the goal of the event is to attract the community members and students still on campus to downtown and keep the area thriving while the university isn't in session.

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NEWS 6/24/15 9:47am

Elon summer construction should prompt wide eyes in fall

By Kimberly Honiball

Picture arriving on campus for the upcoming fall semester. There are so many changes to formerly familiar buildings on campus, and you can’t imagine how it all was done in three months. There is a whole new part of Daniel Commons with an Einstein Bros Bagels, and Danieley Neighborhood added a huge gym.

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NEWS 6/23/15 11:31pm

Update: Rosales' condition improving

By malfini

Gabriela Rosales is able to write more words with her right hand, three months after being hit by a car while crossing North Williamson Ave.

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NEWS 6/23/15 5:46pm

Teen wears prom dress with a cause

By Lindsey Lanquist

Forget the poofy ball gowns and embellished satin dresses, our vote for best-dressed at a Canadian prom goes to Erinne Paisley, a girl who used her homemade dress to make a major statement. Paisley crafted a cocktail dress from recycled math assignments and wrote “I’ve received my education.

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SPORTS 6/23/15 1:45pm

Breaking down Elon 2015 men's, women's soccer schedules

By Tommy Hamzik

In the last month, Elon University has released its men’s and women’s soccer schedules for this fall. It’ll be the second year in the Colonial Athletic Association for the Phoenix, which the men thrived in during the regular season but the women struggled. Let’s break down both team’s schedules. Men’s soccer (2014 record: 9-6-4) After exhibition games at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and North Carolina State University, Elon heads to Duke University for the John Rennie/Nike Classic.

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NEWS 6/22/15 10:49pm

Taylor Swift's 24-hour fight with Apple

By Kate Nichols

For the average citizen, enacting change against large conglomerates like Apple would take months of long hours and campaigning.

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NEWS 6/22/15 12:34pm

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Hi, My name is Jessica Johnson, and I recently graduated from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA.

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NEWS 6/21/15 11:03pm

#TheNew10

By Xernay Aniwar

On August 18th, 1920, men decided to allow women to vote. On June 17th, 2015, another man-- Secretary of Treasury, Jacob Lew, announced that he and his team would redesign the $10 note to feature the face of a woman.

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NEWS 6/21/15 8:10pm

Elon Academy makes college possible for low-income students, raising more than $2 million in scholarships

By Morgan Smith

Within the past year, Elon Academy has helped its 20 high school seniors receive more than $2.58 million in scholarships to schools in the US, mostly in the North Carolina area.

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NEWS 6/19/15 11:32am

A Second Chance for Brian Williams

By Tatum Pederson

Brian Williams, who was suspended from “NBC Nightly News” for false reporting in February, has been given a second chance.

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NEWS 6/19/15 8:10am

Elon graduate signed to Lollapalooza, taking EDM by storm

By Michael Bodley

From fiddling with Garage Band in an Elon University dorm room, Tyler Marenyi ’13 – better known by his stage name, NGHTMRE – has from a home base in Los Angeles built an international following in the electronic dance music industry. Though the young graduate majored in finance and picked up an accounting minor, Marenyi grew disillusioned fast with his studies, which started to feel like a whole lot of going through the motions for the aspiring musician. “Every day at the end of class I was like, ‘I just want to go back and work on music,’” Marenyi said.

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NEWS 6/18/15 5:46pm

Taylor Swift wears a harness to lunch

By Lindsey Lanquist

Wearing harnesses in public has never really been a thing, but it might be now. Though she’s normally known for her crop tops and classic silhouettes, Taylor Swift stepped out to lunch with BFF Selena Gomez in a band tee, short shorts, and—wait for it—a harness. That’s right, the “Bad Blood” singer added extra edge to her already kind of edgy look by throwing on a slate gray, leather harness. Swift played it off as a joke, saying, “I think you’re ignoring a really important point here… That my harness and I are always ready for a zip line/rock climbing.

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NEWS 6/17/15 5:54pm

‘Bitch I’m Madonna’ is here, and everyone is Madonna now

By Lindsey Lanquist

Move over “Bad Blood.” Madonna’s music video for “Bitch I’m Madonna” is here, and it’s ready to kick you to the curb. The video—filmed almost entirely in one shot—is set at a party at the Standard Hotel, and it’s loaded with celebrity cameos.

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NEWS 6/17/15 5:52pm

The taco emoji is finally here

By Lindsey Lanquist

iPhone users of the world, your prayers have been answered—well, kind of. Emojipedia will add 37 new emoji characters to Unicode 8.0 today. The new characters include a taco, burrito, unicorn, champagne, cheese, and hot dog.

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NEWS 6/17/15 5:50pm

Rihanna does flash tattoos her way

By Lindsey Lanquist

When we first reported on the flash tattoo trend last July, we had no idea we’d still be talking about them almost a year later. But here we are.

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NEWS 6/17/15 5:49pm

Kim Kardashian sports yet another daring maternity ensemble

By Lindsey Lanquist

Gone are the days of flowy maternity dresses. Kim Kardashian is showing us all the right way to do maternity wear, and the answer is in the crop top. Instead of giving into social pressures that expectant mothers should stay covered up, Kim K stepped out in LA yesterday, bearing her baby bump in a Balmain crop top and skirt combo (and effectively putting us all to shame). This is just one of a string of bold maternity clothing choices by Kim Kardashian, who recently sported a sheer, embellished Proenza Schouler gown and a skin-tight, latex dress. It seems like Kim K’s second pregnancy is just one fashion statement after another, so we can’t wait to see how she surprises us next.

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