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NEWS 3/1/14 11:24pm

Senior night woes: Davidson routs Elon

By Tommy Hamzik

With the nostalgic senior night vibes in the air, the anticipated finale for the four Elon University men’s basketball seniors in Alumni Gym was rather anticlimactic. Facing top dog Davidson College in a rematch of the overtime thriller Jan.

NEWS 3/1/14 6:32pm

Elon women's tennis picks up win to start SoCon play

By Matt Mallian

The Elon University women’s tennis team topped Georgia Southern University 7-0 March 1 at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center, earning its first Southern Conference win of the spring season. “I thought the girls played well today,” head coach Elizabeth Anderson said.  “We have a lot of things we’re still working on that we will work on over the course of the next few weeks but I think it was a good start to Southern Conference play. The Phoenix won the doubles point by winning on all three courts.  Senior Frida Jansaker and junior Maria Camara Ruiz needed just 25 minutes to capture an 8-0 win on court No.

NEWS 3/1/14 4:39pm

Men's tennis sweeps weekend slate

By Jordan Spritzer

The Elon University men’s tennis team opened up Southern Conference play with a 7-0 win over the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Saturday, March 1. “We got on top of them and stayed on top of them,” Elon coach Michael Leonard said.

SPORTS 2/28/14 10:31pm

Elon Men's Basketball prepares for Senior Night

By ragarwal2

For Elon Men's Basketball Head Coach Matt Matheny, Davidson won't be the only thing on his mind Saturday night. Saturday is Senior Night for five members of the Phoenix squad: Jack Isenbarger, Lucas Troutman, Sebastian Koch, Ryley Beaumont and Egheosa Edomwonyi. "This is a special class," Matheny said.

NEWS 2/28/14 9:59pm

Elon professor prepares students for financial realties after graduation

By Meghan Leonard

An Elon professor recently traded his Thursday night to college students who penny-pinch and live paycheck-to-paycheck. Anthony Hatcher, associate professor of communications, led a presentation titled, “Life After Elon: Preparing for the Real World,” sponsored by Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. “What I wanted to do with my workshop is tell students what I wish someone had told me when I was 21,”  Hatcher said. “Life After Elon,” was a part of Elon University’s Professional Discovery Week.

NEWS 2/28/14 3:29pm

Grandfather passes love of cinema to granddaughter by sharing story

By Abby Franklin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIbQHwws3vc “There was so much blood.” This is a phrase Elon University sophomore Emma Vo heard her grandfather utter repeatedly into the phone as he told her, for the first time, the story of standing witness to one of the most iconic events of the Vietnam War. “He’d never talked to me about this,” Emma said.

NEWS 2/28/14 1:53pm

Elon raises tuition, financial aid for 2014-2015

By Michael Bodley

With the passing of the 2014-2015 fiscal budget, Elon University reaffirmed its commitment to a slow growth model, increasing tuition by 3.69 percent and bringing the total cost of an Elon education to $41,914 per year for students living on campus.

NEWS 2/28/14 1:49pm

S.E. Cupp says Millennials are the future of politics

By Michael Bodley

Conservative commentator S.E. Cupp visited Elon University Thursday, Feb. 27, to challenge students’ views of the United States’ “fractured political system.” Cupp asked the audience, largely students, some adjectives that come to mind when picturing how conservatives view young people.

NEWS 2/28/14 1:44pm

Elon senior Elizabeth Purvis prepares to push poetry beyond graduation

By Stephanie Butzer

Elizabeth Purvis, known to her friends as Liz, could read when she was three years old, something most children don’t master until they’re five or six. “I know that because my sister was born when I was two and a half, and I was reading in the waiting room of the hospital,” she said. Now, as a senior English major at Elon University, literature and creative writing are what she does best.

NEWS 2/28/14 10:45am

Cochran's 3-pointers down Elon

By Tommy Hamzik

Amid turnovers, fouls, and more than anything, missed shots, it all boiled down to the thing Elon University loves to do most. Shoot the 3-pointer. But that poison was used against the Phoenix Thursday night, Feb.

NEWS 2/27/14 11:56am

Behind the nameplate with Student Government President Joe Incorvia

By Gary Grumbach

Samuel Warren, Darien Flowers, Welsford Bishopric. These three men have represented Elon, and now the newest SGA President takes his seat at the head of the Executive Staff. Junior Joe Incorvia moves into the President's room in the Student Government Office on April 3, but there is more to Incorvia than just the title. "I come from a small town in Connecticut," Incorvia says.

NEWS 2/27/14 11:07am

Michael Sam is exactly what the NFL needs

By Chris Mench

Michael Sam is the kind of role model I wish I’d had growing up.  The South Eastern Conference (SEC) defensive player of the year from the University of Missouri recently came out as gay ahead of the 2014 NFL draft, a bold move that will likely make him the first openly gay player in NFL history.  While some have claimed it to be a publicity stunt, it’s important to remember that he did this in the face of considerable risk to his draft position, endorsement deals and relationships with future teammates, all because he didn’t want to spend his career hiding who he really was. The courage he demonstrated is admirable.  Growing up as a gay guy, I quickly noticed the lack of masculine role models in the gay community.  While I can’t say I have personally experienced much in the way of overt discrimination, I can say that certain activities by nature never seemed to be welcoming to people like me with sports being among them.  The hyper-masculine environment was the opposite of what society told me gay men were supposed to be, and so as a kid I stuck with extracurricular activities that were more in line with my concept of a “gay lifestyle.” Of course, I now realize this is all nonsense, but it’s not hard to see how common these views have become in our society.  One needs to look no further than a Sports Illustrated article that was published just last week.

NEWS 2/27/14 9:43am

Elon loses frustrating game to UNC Charlotte

By Kyle Maher

As the rest of the team walked back toward the home dugout to collect their gear after a discouraging 4-3 loss to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Elon University softball head coach Kathy Bocock shouted at her pitchers to come have a separate meeting with her. When the entire staff had crowded around her, Bocock began imploring each of them to continue to work hard at their craft.

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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. 

LIFESTYLE 12/14/2025 11:03am
‘Hemos olvidado la conversación’: el VIH/SIDA todavía afecta al Sur a medida que disminuye la conciencia

45 años después de los primeros casos de VIH/SIDA reportados en Estados Unidos, la lucha contra esta enfermedad está lejos de terminar, especialmente en el sur del país. Según los datos más recientes de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, el sur representó el 52% de todos los diagnósticos de VIH en Estados Unidos en 2023. "Sabemos que el VIH/SIDA ha afectado de manera desproporcionada a las personas de color y a las personas LGBTQ+ de color en este país", afirmó Jeff Bennett, profesor de estudios de comunicación en la Universidad de Vanderbilt. "Hay muchas personas que viven en zonas rurales, existe desconfianza hacia los profesionales de la salud y persiste el estigma social".

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