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NEWS 11/17/15 10:57am

Faces of Homelessness panel raises awareness of local issues

By rstiller

Monday night, Campus Kitchen and the Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement sponsored the Faces of Homelessness panel to raise awareness of an issue that affects about 11 percent of Alamance County. The panel was organized by the National Coalition for the Homeless.

NEWS 11/17/15 8:47am

Drawing the line between heritage and history

By Christina Elias

For many in the South, the Confederate battle flag is a common sight. Following the shooting of nine African-Americans in a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, the flag has come under fire as a symbol of white supremacy and racism.

NEWS 11/16/15 8:34pm

Fall DIY: leaf garland

By ekirkhorn

We're well into autumn, and as Thanksgiving nears, everyone is relishing in the beautiful sight of crisp leaves falling.

NEWS 11/16/15 2:43pm

Search continues for the new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

By Cdelprete

While construction on Park Place at Elon and the School of Communications garners most of the campuses' attention, the Elon University College of Arts and Sciences will be undergoing significant changes to its administration. The position of dean for the college was left vacant in January 2014 when Dr. Alison Morrison-Shetlar was appointed provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Western Carolina University. [youtube=https://youtu.be/uVWLKFoKRsw&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] Dr. Paul Miller, a co-chair on the search committee for the new dean, said they are looking for someone who strives to produce success within the college. "We hope to really identify somebody who has the vision to continue a trajectory of excellence at Elon and at the same time somebody who can make sound hiring decisions, can be directly involved in faculty development, to help people continue to develop as lifelong learners and as scholars, teachers, and university leaders," Miller said. The dean for the College of Arts and Sciences oversees 19 departments, 42 different majors, and assumes the role of chief academic and administrative officer for the College of Arts and Sciences. Elon Junior and tour guide, Jenny Faig, said, while she realizes it is impossible to address each students individual concerns, the new dean should try to hear all student's voices. "I think that if there was a forum where we could all voice the specific problems we have there might be similar ones and she might be able to fix all of them with a couple simple things." Dr. Charles Irons, department chair of history and geography, says the search committee has done a great job selecting the candidates: current Interim Dean Gabie Smith, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Scott Furlong, and Dean of Faculty at Colby College, Paul Greenwood. Irons believes the right candidate is someone who understands the significant role the college plays for every Elon student. "Arts and sciences is and should be the center of the Elon experience and every student regardless of their major or even their school needs to take a majority of courses in the College of Arts and Sciences.

NEWS 11/15/15 2:09pm

Overcoming an injury for a solo performance

By Courtney Campbell

On Nov. 18, 2014, senior Krystee Cross went into surgery for her vocal chords. On Nov. 18, 2015, she will be performing her senior recital at 7:30 p.m. in Whitley Auditorium. During her sophomore year, Cross, a music education major with a concentration in vocal performance, found she was having trouble producing sound and found it painful to sing — a result of cheerleading without using proper vocal technique for 14 years, which overworked her voice.

NEWS 11/15/15 8:00am

A community spiritual effort

By Lea SIlverman

The Phoenix Winds, an on campus wind ensemble, will be having a concert on November 17th at 7:30 p.m in McCrary Theater and there is no charge for admission.

NEWS 11/14/15 5:27pm

Facilitating truth-telling, confronting truth

By Hannah Silvers

"We need to interact with speaking, telling and sharing by listening." With that message, Senior Lecturer in English and keynote speaker Paula Patch kicked off day two of Elon University's Intersect Diversity and Leadership Conference.

SPORTS 11/14/15 5:21pm

Football pulls out emotional win at Maine

By Alex Simon

Surely playing with heavy hearts, the Elon University football team held on for a 27-22 victory over Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponent University of Maine Saturday afternoon. In the first game after the death of junior wide receiver Demitri Allison, the Phoenix bursted out to a 17-0 lead in the first half, and was able to respond when the Black Bears stormed back in the fourth quarter.

SPORTS 11/14/15 11:25am

Men's basketball smiling after season-opening win at Charlotte

By Alex Simon

CHARLOTTE — After talking about ways that the Elon University men’s basketball team could improve after Friday night’s emphatic 85-74 victory over the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, head coach Matt Matheny couldn’t just say that his team would take the victory. “We’ll smile, we’ll smile,” he said. And smile they did, especially sophomore guard Dmitri Thompson, whose smile was so bright after his 21-point, eight-rebound performance, it could be seen from space. “We’ve been waiting for this moment for a longgggg, long time,” Thompson said.

NEWS 11/13/15 10:17pm

Prioritizing discussions of privilege

By Hannah Silvers

Within minutes of sitting down Friday evening, attendees of Elon University's Intersect Diversity and Leadership Conference were back on their feet. They were challenged by sophomore Olivia Ryan, student director for the Intersect conference and opening speaker, to introduce themselves to two new people and share the story of how they came to the Intersect Conference.

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Former Elon University student arrested for sexual exploitation charge

A Burlington man, who previously attended Elon University, was arrested April 21 and charged with four counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Nikolaos Alexander Fotiou, 18, was taken to the Alamance County Detention Center and is being held there under no bond, as of April 24. According to a Burlington Police Department press release, the Invictus Task Force aided with the investigation. 

NEWS 04/24/2026 3:25pm
Meet Elon University’s 2026 Lumen Prize winners

Fifteen students have been selected to receive $20,000 to support their mentored research and projects for the next two years as a part of the Lumen Prize. The 2026 Lumen Scholar winners will work closely with their mentors on their projects during their junior and senior years.

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