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NEWS 10/15/14 5:27pm

Column: Stony Brook game comes at wrong time for Elon

By Tommy Hamzik

Before the season began, the Elon University football team’s Oct. 18 date with Stony Brook University looked like a potential break in a schedule filled with proven national powers. Stony Brook is in just its second year in the Colonial Athletic Association (Elon is in its first). It’s homecoming.

NEWS 10/13/14 10:01am

Students walk to end victim blaming

By tmccurdy2

Elon students gathered at Speakers Corner for the Walk Against Victim Blaming on Friday, Oct. 3. The event was put on by EFFECTS, Elon Feminists for Equality, Change and Transformation, as part of a week long event called Survivors Week. The event calls attention to the fact that every one and five female students experience rape, according to the White House.

NEWS 10/12/14 6:19pm

Elon sends off seniors with shutout victory over Delaware

By Tommy Hamzik

Before she ran off the field to cheers and applause from her family, teammates and fans, Elon University senior goalkeeper Kate Murphy reflected on a senior day performance she won’t soon forget. “It feels like my entire career kind of came to a fold here on our own field,” Murphy said. Her 11-save performance tied a career-high as the Phoenix snapped a five-game losing streak in a 2-0 victory against the University of Delaware on Oct.

NEWS 10/11/14 11:00pm

Elon surges, falls 34-24 at Delaware

By Tommy Hamzik

The Elon University football team surged with 21 second-half points but was unable to break through in a 34-24 road loss to the University of Delaware in Colonial Athletic Association action on Saturday, Oct.

NEWS 10/11/14 10:53pm

Elon pushes in four-set loss to UNCW

By Tommy Hamzik

Finishing strong was a strong point and positive taken out of the Elon University volleyball team’s 3-1 (25-17, 20-25, 25-19, 25-19) loss to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington on Saturday, Oct.

NEWS 10/9/14 8:52am

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NEWS 10/8/14 11:57pm

Phoenix searches for rhythm during CAA play

By Kyle Maher

The Elon University men’s soccer team hasn’t gotten off to the kind of start expected of a program that has won three straight conference championships and made three straight trips to the NCAA tournament.

NEWS 10/8/14 11:55pm

Elon settles for draw with William & Mary

By Kyle Maher

In what has become a familiar refrain this season, the Elon University men’s soccer team held host College of William and Mary off the scoreboard, but was unable to find the back of the net and had to settle for a scoreless draw Wednesday, Oct.

NEWS 10/8/14 7:58pm

First-year looks for balance between classes and country music career

By Catie Willett

Growing up writing music, attending voice and guitar lessons and participating in every high school musical production she could, Elon University first year Rachel Hobbs is used to the spotlight. “Ever since I was little, I would ask my mom where a microphone was,” Rachel Hobbs said. Her love of country singing has drawn her to the stage since she was 9-years-old.

NEWS 10/8/14 7:49pm

Elon crosswalkers in danger as they cross streets without caution

By Courtney Campbell

“You have got to be kidding me!” a student exclaims as a car speeds through the crosswalk that bridges McEwen to West Haggard without slowing or stopping, disregarding students eager for Acorn or heading to class. North Carolina law 20-175 states that the driver of a vehicle must stop to give the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing at an intersection if a stop sign or stop light is not in place.

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NEWS 12/17/2025 3:18pm
North Carolinians rate public schools poorly in new Elon Poll

As K-12 students across North Carolina prepare for their winter break, the Elon University Poll released poll data on Dec. 17 finding that most North Carolinians gave mediocre or poor grades to public schools across the state. “The states have always had deep authority on education, but there has been more federal involvement in various years,” Director of the Elon University Poll Jason Husser said. “So we thought, well, this is the time for us to really look in depth about what do people think about North Carolina schools.”

LIFESTYLE 12/16/2025 10:30am
Grief, loss support group provides comfort for Elon faculty, staff

Elon University associate chaplain Rev. Julie Tonnesen said loss and grief are universal emotions, but found that they can be difficult for faculty and staff to process while continuing their usual routines. “Even when we show up to work, that doesn’t mean that we get to put the rest of our lives on the back burner,” Tonnesen said. “Our grief comes with us. It’s not something we can just keep on a shelf at home.” In collaboration with Counseling Services, the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, began offering a monthly group for faculty and staff to support those affected by loss. 

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