Doctor’s Orders is a weekly humor column in which Lauryl Fischer and Frankie Campisano, two unprofessional, untrained, non-medical definitely fake Doctors, offer up some prescriptions for their Phoenix patients. The dust has settled, GDIs.
From a nationwide pool of thousands dreaming of record deals, freshman Lowell Oakley has made the cut to advance to the blind audition portion of the NBC hit singing competition, "The Voice." According to Facebook and Twitter, Oakley will be competing in front of coaches Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Pharrell Williams, as well as host Carson Daly. The Season 8 preview shows Oakley on the main stage, meaning he has made it past the first round of preliminary auditions to get onto the show — those began last June. He can be found in the official Season 8 preview at the 1:53 mark.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svqWQBAX6io&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] On the outside looking in, local youth baseball coach Craig Edwards was living the life of his dreams.
The fast-food giant launched its newest marketing strategy during the Super Bowl with a commercial featuring a campaign titled "Pay With Lovin' ". Instead of paying with cash, McDonald's customers are randomly chosen to perform an act of kindness in exchange for a free meal.
Fifty-five years ago, on Feb. 1, four students from North Carolina A&T State University sat down at the lunch counter at Woolworth's department store in Greensboro and refused to get up until they were served.
Pandora's Pies is an Elon favorite where many students dine to eat delicious pizza. In celebration of National Pizza Day, Feb.
After one semester at Elon, Rabbi Becky Joseph stepped down as Director of Elon Hillel and Associate Chaplain for Jewish Life. "We were really happy to have her here, but it just wasn't a good fit and that's something that happens in organizations a lot," said Ginny Vellani, the new Acting Director of Elon Hillel and Elon's Coordinator for Jewish student life. Rabbi Joseph was here for a shorter duration than some expected. "I think that's [a semester] as much time as it takes to figure out if you're in the place that's right for you," Vellani said. Student leaders and families on the Jewish Life Advisory Council were notified last Monday evening.
Former University of North Carolina head basketball coach, Dean Smith, died Saturday evening in Chapel Hill at age 83. "Coach Dean Smith passed away peacefully the evening of February 7 at his home in Chapel Hill, and surrounded by his wife and five children," said the Smith family in a statement.
[column size="1-2"]Elon students can prepare to vote in the 2015 Student Government Association Elections. Current Executive President, Joe Incorvia, will send out a link Tuesday, February 17 to the student body with information on how to cast their online vote.
The Elon Women's Basketball team pulled out a last-minute win against College of Charleston on Sunday, Feb.
The Elon University women’s basketball team defeated the College of Charleston on Sunday, Feb. 8 75-71.
The Elon Women's Softball team kicked off the 2015 season going undefeated at Hunt Softball Park on Saturday, Feb.
Elon Women's Tennis dropped their third straight match on Saturday in Winston-Salem, falling 0-7 to 61st-ranked Wake Forest in a non-conference contest. The Phoenix go to 1-4 overall with the loss. Freshman Olivia Lucas fought hard playing the No.
The Elon Men's Tennis team fell to Old Dominion University 7-0 on Saturday at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center in Norfolk, Va.
The Elon University men’s tennis team is still looking for their first win of the season following a 4-3 loss to Virginia Commonwealth University on Sunday, Feb.
The Elon University softball team swept all three games this weekend against the University of South Carolina Upstate and Radford University.
The Elon University women’s track and field team closed out competition in the Buccaneer Invitational hosted by East Tennessee State on Saturday, Feb.
The Elon University men’s basketball team dropped it fourth straight game on Saturday, Feb. 7 in its match-up against the Hofstra University Pride by a score of 80-69. In light of the loss, the Phoenix registered three players in double figure points.
In the second game of its doubleheader, the Elon University softball team took on Radford University. Senior pitcher Chelsea White started on the bump for the Phoenix, making her first start of the year.
