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NEWS 11/2/11 12:05am

Tweets say more about coaching

By Zachary Horner

Another sign that the U.S.S. Swepson is sinking this season appeared on the Internet Saturday. Senior running back Jamal Shuman took to Twitter to colorfully criticize football coaches, led by head coach Jason Swepson, for a lack of playing time. One tweet read, "There goes another game of my f----- senior year nd I don't touch the f----- field lik I ain't one of the best athletes on dis d--- squad." Another tweet said, "our coaches to f----- dumb to realize wat dey had but now da season is ova #owell." Shuman (@JamalShuman) is not the first athlete to use the popular social media tool to express his frustrations.

NEWS 11/1/11 10:32pm

General studies proposal axed by faculty

By Grace Elkus

The proposed changes to the General Studies curriculum was voted down Oct. 28 by a full faculty vote, bringing an to end to more than three years of work by Elon faculty and more than two years of work by the General Studies Review Committee.

NEWS 11/1/11 10:28pm

Ceremony celebrates Numen Lumen Pavilion

By Mary Kate Brogan

Students, faculty and staff accompanied the Board of Trustees at the northwest end of the Academic Village to dedicate the grounds for the new Numen Lumen Pavilion, the final building in the Academic Village that will serve as the campus Multi-faith Center. "(The dedication) was a beautiful ceremony and it really touched many of us emotionally very deeply," said President Leo Lambert.

NEWS 11/1/11 10:25pm

'Hair' tackles timeless social issues through song, passion

By Rebecca Iannucci

Its plot sounds eerily familiar in today's world of war, social controversy and political action. "Hair," a "tribal love-rock musical," features a cast of hippies, draft-dodgers and dropouts communing in New York City during the volatile 1960s. The large ensemble cast confronts everything from the war to sexuality, including an often-controversial nude scene, where each cast member strips down to his or her level of comfort.

NEWS 11/1/11 10:20pm

Student loan plan to relieve stress sooner

By Hannah Delacourt

President Barack Obama recently outlined a new Pay As You Earn plan that is based off a repayment plan approved by Congress in 2010. The original plan stated that, by 2014, those with student loans could reduce their monthly payments from 15 to 10 percent of their income.

NEWS 11/1/11 10:16pm

LGBTQ Office works to increase visibility

By Kassondra Cloos

Just a few months into her new position as inaugural coordinator of the LGBTQ Office at Elon University, Kirstin Ringelberg, associate professor of art history, has already received hundreds of emails from students, faculty and staff. "Clearly there is a need for this position and this office from the amount of people who send me emails," she said.

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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".

LIFESTYLE 12/14/2025 11:03am
‘We've forgotten about the conversation’: HIV/AIDS still hits the South as awareness fades

45 years after the first reported cases of HIV/AIDS in the U.S., the fight against this disease is far from over, especially in the South. According to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the South accounted for 52% of all HIV diagnoses in the U.S. in 2023. "We know that HIV/AIDS has had a disproportionate effect on people of color or queer people of color in this country," Professor of communication studies at Vanderbilt University Jeff Bennett said. "You have many people living in rural areas. You might have distrust of medical providers, you have the social stigma.”

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