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NEWS 3/9/15 7:38pm

Spring break looks

Whether you’re taking on NYC or Appalachia, Miami or your couch this Spring Break, get ready to look and feel great with these fresh and functional looks that’ll help you take on your next locale. FOR THE CITY A color-blocked coat and leather sneakers will not only help you walk for blocks on end, but it’ll get you photographed on the street too. FOR THE COUCH Feel like a hermit, look like a heroine in a punchy crop top and joggers.


NEWS 3/9/15 6:54pm

Back from abroad

Straight off the plane to Elon and what do we see? An incredible mélange of styles coming at us from all over the globe.


NEWS 3/9/15 5:42pm

ISIS, ISIL: What you need to know

For months, the media has covered ISIS, an Islamic extremist rebel group operating in Iraq and Syria. Behind its mass violence and social media campaigns, ISIS has become one of the most well known terrorist organizations in the world. Here's the breakdown of some of the most important facts to know about the extremist group: At first, the U.S.


NEWS 3/8/15 9:40pm

Softball beats Hampton on late game sac-fly

The Elon University women’s softball team defeated Hampton University 4-3 on Friday. The teams were tied going into the bottom of the ninth when freshman shortstop Hannah Olson hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score senior third baseman Aly Quintana and give the Phoenix the win. Through two innings, the teams were tied at 1-1.


NEWS 3/8/15 6:44pm

App of the Week: Videolicious

If you have ever wanted to take your storytelling to the next level, there's now a chance to do it. Videolicious, allows you to narrate your pictures and videos on your phone and share them on all of your social media sites.


NEWS 3/7/15 4:07pm

Tribe's 3s, defense enough to eliminate Elon

BALTIMORE — Marcus Thornton dribbled the ball about 30 feet from the basket on the right side as the clock waned down. At the other end of the court, his coach, Tony Shaver, yelled, “Marcus!” Thornton replied with, “Oh no!” And so Thornton calmly stepped up, drilled a 3-pointer over Elon University’s Austin Hamilton to give the College of William & Mary a 10-point halftime lead. That moment — Elon coach Matt Matheny called it a “dagger shot” — encapsulated so much of the Tribe’s 72-59 conquering of the Phoenix.


NEWS 3/7/15 4:05pm

Final loss representative of Elon's fighting attitude

BALTIMORE — Getting off the mat and fighting until the very end. It’s been the common theme all season for the Elon University men’s basketball team. In its quarterfinal against the College of William & Mary on Saturday, the Phoenix was ousted from the CAA Tournament after being down by as much as 18 points early in the second half. Elon played the No.


NEWS 3/7/15 2:00pm

Taking flight at Elon aviation

The latest addition to the Triad’s aircraft industry, Elon Aviation, looks to get more would-be pilots into the air and capitalize on growing local demand. After longtime FAA-certified flight instructor Chris Whittle struck out on his own to launch the business last December, the startup has already expanded in hiring another instructor and  is considering adding two more planes to its current couple-sized fleet. Calling his biggest challenge “the fear of stepping out into the unknown,” Whittle has sold about a half-dozen students on his personal flying philosophy, which requires singular focus, then drilling and drilling until a maneuver is mastered. One of them, Raleigh resident Joe Clarke, pegged the cost of obtaining his FAA-certified private pilot’s license at $8,000 — $1,000 more than Whittle estimated for an average price tag of $8,000.


NEWS 3/7/15 1:44pm

Fellows programs differ in opportunities, scholarships

Elon University welcomed nearly 600 families on campus March 6-7 for Fellows and Scholarship Weekend, a time when admitted students considering fellows programs completed interviews, attended seminars and engaged with current Fellows. Of the six Fellows Programs Elon offers, Honors Fellows receive the highest scholarship amount at up to $19,500 annually.


NEWS 3/7/15 9:38am

Phoenix hopes for old vibes against No. 1 William & Mary

BALTIMORE — Seemingly a century but less than two months, actually — the amount of time the Elon University men’s basketball team has to look back to channel the game plan it needs for Saturday. The Phoenix will face top-seeded College of William & Mary at noon Saturday at Royal Farms Arena in a Colonial Athletic Association Tournament quarterfinal.



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