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NEWS 5/14/15 5:55pm

Changes No Longer Brewing in Downtown Elon

By elonlocalnews

Elon University is delaying all plans for changes in the dining venue in the historic neighborhood and Downtown Elon, according to Gerald Whittington, senior vice president for business, finance and technology. Previous plans to move a Starbucks into Acorn Coffee Shop's location, and to move Acorn to Varsity Sports Grill in Downstairs McEwen Dining Hall have been put on hold for at least a year.

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NEWS 5/14/15 5:43pm

New Construction on Elon's Campus

By amills6

Summer is around the corner for Elon students as the end of the 2015 school year approaches, but that means that work is just beginning for the university's construction.

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NEWS 5/14/15 5:31pm

How to gain access to your admissions records

By Bryan Anderson

After being accepted to Elon University, many students get wrapped up in celebration and don’t consider why there were accepted.

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NEWS 5/13/15 11:50pm

Elon rallies for respect and racial equality

By JPascale3

A conversation on race, bias and privilege started Tuesday and those in the dialogue hope it will last throughout the years. "We need to get involved.

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SPORTS 5/12/15 11:19pm

Baseball drops regular season finale 7-0 to ECU

By Bryan Anderson

The Elon University baseball team has a formidable offense. But for just the second time all season, the Phoenix failed to score a single run, losing 7-0 Tuesday against East Carolina University. Although the Pirates blanked the Phoenix on the scoreboard, the Phoenix had its share of opportunities.

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NEWS 5/12/15 11:03pm

Sexual assault at Elon: Perspectives and a personal experience

By mstutz

Since first publishing this story, Dean of Students, Dr. Smith Jackson, released a statement informing that when the university learned of the incident involving McClendon, he was suspended from the Elon University football team for the remainder of the 2014 Spring season.

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NEWS 5/12/15 2:48pm

Elon custodian shares his story

By Gary Grumbach

Fifty-two-year old Thadeous Carr is the floor tech and custodian for the Global Neighborhood Commons and though he says his life is squeaky clean now, it hasn't always been that way. "I went from being unemployed for about a year and a half, to Elon rescuing me from the pits of despair," said Carr. When Carr lost his job as a mental health therapist in 2012, he says four letters saved him. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIxPF9siMHU&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] "My world was rescued by E-L-O-N," said Carr. While his job is cleaning the floors, his hobby is talking. "I've got a couple of set mantras that I ask them," said Carr.

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SPORTS 5/11/15 3:06pm

Four-year-old steps up to the bat for Elon baseball

By jbiegel

The Elon University baseball team welcomed a new face to the dugout Sunday afternoon before finishing out its weekend series versus Delaware.

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NEWS 5/11/15 10:59am

Aedan Kiernan - 2015-05-11 10:59:24

 

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NEWS 5/11/15 9:22am

Tyler Hilton rocks the lawn

By chartshorn

Tyler Hilton appeared as the musical guest at the annual Rock the Lawn concert sponsored by the Student Union Board. Former One Tree Hill star, Hilton, played Chris Keller in the popular TV show.

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SPORTS 5/11/15 9:07am

Athletes Reflect on Elon's Inaugural Season in the CAA

By Zora Stephenson

On May 23, 2013, Elon's President, Leo Lambert, announced that the university would be moving their athletics department to the Colonial Athletics Association.

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NEWS 5/11/15 8:25am

Solar panels expected to pay for themselves

By Courtney Campbell

By the end of May, the 9,900 photovoltaic panels that now occupy 10 acres of Loy Farm will officially be generating power into a grid that connects to the railroad tracks by Williamson Avenue. The project, which broke ground in early March, is estimated to produce 4,500 megawatts of electricity annually–enough to power 415 homes–according to Robert Buchholz, Elon University’s associate vice president for facilities management and director of Physical Plant.

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NEWS 5/10/15 7:18pm

Elon Dining: A year in review with manager Pulkitt Vigg

By Morgan Smith

As Elon University’s dining program winds down its first year under Aramark’s first new manager in 22 years, the staff continues to look to diversify options, such as planned additions of Starbucks and Einstein Bagels slated to open next fall. A focus on theme dinners and special events had differentiated Aramark’s resident district manager Pulkitt Vigg — who started at Elon in July 2014 — time at Aramark from his predecessor’s.

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SPORTS 5/10/15 5:32pm

Baseball comeback falls short against Delaware on Senior Day

By Bryan Anderson

Pitching struggles dealt the Elon University baseball team an 11-9 loss today on Senior Day. A plethora of offense kept Elon in the game, but the Phoenix could not overcome a five-run deficit going into the bottom of the ninth. From the beginning of the game, it was clear senior starter Jake Stalzer was in for a tough outing.

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SPORTS 5/10/15 1:04am

Late surge by Delaware hands Elon baseball team 10-4 loss

By Bryan Anderson

A disappointing sixth inning for senior starter Lucas Bakker led the Elon University baseball team to a 10-4 loss to the University of Delaware. After recording the first out of the top of the sixth, Bakker allowed a single, two walks and two doubles to give the Blue Hens a 6-3 lead. Bakker surrendered six earned runs on 10 hits, three walks and two wild pitches across five and third innings of work.

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NEWS 5/9/15 10:09pm

Memories remain at demolished Elon First Baptist Church

By Max Garland

Brick by brick, members of the Elon First Baptist Church collected 68 years of memories on a Saturday morning. The original Elon First Baptist Church building on Trollinger Avenue was demolished April 18.

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SPORTS 5/9/15 12:52am

Baseball takes series opener against Delaware

By Bryan Anderson

A six-run second inning propelled the Elon University baseball team to an 8-3 win Friday against the University of Delaware. The Phoenix offense dominated in the second frame with five consecutive hitters reaching base.

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NEWS 5/8/15 5:07pm

Elon working to monitor the number of transfer out students

By Tanza Loudenback

Dozens of students transfer to Elon University each year, but there’s no certainty they’ll finish their college career here. Elon’s first-year student retention rate increased this academic year to 91 percent from 90 percent over the last four years.

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NEWS 5/8/15 2:58pm

Elon's bar scene shifts, again

By Morgan Smith

Tony’s Pubs-N-Subs began vying for a piece of Elon’s shifting bar scene, forcing its competitors have move away from the nightlife, preferring to set themselves apart in a different fashion. West End Terrace’s new ownership has positioned its business as more of a restaurant and less of a bar.

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NEWS 5/8/15 1:34pm

Seniors collect rhythm in final dance thesis

By Lea SIlverman

Four years of dance comes to close from May 7-9 with XVcollective, a collaborating dance group, senior thesis concert. The dancers perform original choreography and design created by senior dance performance and choreography.

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