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NEWS 4/24/15 10:59am

SGA Senate Recap: April 23

By Caroline Fernandez

At Thursday night’s SGA Senate meeting, another incident of racial bias came to light, which occurred Wednesday night, according to Jana Lynn Patterson, associate vice president for student life.

NEWS 4/24/15 8:00am

Phoenix lacrosse finding a home in CAA

By Tommy Hamzik

This was probably just what Elon University had in mind when it made the move to the Colonial Athletic Association. A late Friday afternoon women’s lacrosse game against a team from Long Island who brought fans to tailgate. That sounds quintessential for the league, one based with teams up through the mid-Atlantic where lacrosse is a popular sport.

NEWS 4/23/15 8:54pm

Dinner-spiration

By Xernay Aniwar

In a pinch for dinner between studying? Impress yourself by throwing down a cheese plate next to your laptop. Cheese may not sound like the healthiest thing for a health & wellness writer to be writing about, but as long as you're not eating the entire block of it, using it in Velveeta form, or slathering handfuls of the stuff on everything you eat, its totally fine.

NEWS 4/23/15 3:47pm

College Cooking: The Root's Foodie Grilled Cheese

By ktracy4

In honor of National Grilled Cheese Month, I visited The Root Trackside and learned how to make their famous Foodie Grilled Cheese. According to General Manager Quinn Ray, all of The Root's ingredients are fresh and not store bought.

NEWS 4/23/15 8:00am

Relay for Life 2015 brings changes, increased goals

By Caroline Fernandez

Sophomore Alexa Lowey relays for a cure, change and community. But most importantly to her, she relays for a friend. In 2007, Lowey’s best friend of six years Esther Earl — who was later the inspiration for John Green’s novel “The Fault in Our Stars” — was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.

NEWS 4/23/15 12:48am

Another night, another 13 hits: baseball defeats Campbell 7-4

By Bryan Anderson

For the first time since March 13, the Elon University baseball team is back to a winning record. Following an 11-9 win Tuesday at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the Phoenix recorded 13 hits Wednesday en route to a 7-4 victory against Campbell University. Elon got an early 2-0 lead after a run in the top of the second and third innings but surrendered a pair in the bottom of the third to event the score at two apiece. But a breakout three-run fifth provided the Phoenix with enough runs to garner momentum. Senior Casey Jones led off the inning with a double to left field and advanced to third on a single from sophomore Kory Shumate.

NEWS 4/22/15 7:50pm

Solutions for food security and sustainability around the world

By Diana Stancy

Approximately 805 million people, or one in nine of the entire world’s population, were chronically undernourished from 2012-2014, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. While these numbers are going down, creating a sustainable food system around the world is key to combating this global issue. Danielle Nierenberg, president of Food Tank, proposed four solutions to jumpstart food sustainability at Elon University’s McKinnon Hall on Monday night.

NEWS 4/22/15 3:14pm

Elon Law and Vermont Law School announce environmental dual-degree program

By Caroline Fernandez

Elon University School of Law announced Wednesday they will offer a dual-degree program with Vermont School of Law beginning fall 2015. Participants of the two-and-a-half year program will receive both a Juris Doctor degree from Elon Law and a Master of Environmental Law and Policy degree from Vermont Law School, the top-ranked law school for environmental law. “We at Elon Law are delighted to partner with Vermont Law School to equip students to address many of the most pressing challenges facing businesses, governments and international institutions today,” Luke Bierman, dean of Elon Law, said in a statement released by Elon Law School.

NEWS 4/22/15 2:04pm

Conversations on diversity sparked through student movement

By Leena Dahal

With a bundle of orange yarn, some popsicle sticks and a whiteboard, a group of Elon University students are vying for attention amidst the hustle and bustle of Moseley to unify campus in support of diversity. Determined to weave differences together to unravel opportunities for discussion about diversity-related issues, 27 students from a course titled HSS 213 Working with Groups and Communities have tailored the movement, “Stringing Us Together.” The initiative, which runs April 20 to April 23, is centered around distributing orange string, a color that symbolizes equality, cultural diversity and harmony.

NEWS 4/22/15 10:13am

Elon celebrates sustainability initiatives during Earth Week

By Tommy Hamzik

This week, the concerted effort Elon University has made over time in regard to sustainability comes to the forefront during Earth Week, said Jessica Bilecki, education and outreach coordinator in the office of sustainability. “I think it’s hugely important that we have public events to bring attention to what Elon is doing well in terms of sustainability and to highlight areas where we as a campus community can improve,” Bilecki said.

NEWS 4/21/15 2:00pm

Tough road trip doesn’t deter the Phoenix softball spirit

By Robert Nanna

After a trip to Hempstead, New York, to face Hofstra University in a Colonial Athletic Association matchup, the Elon University softball team has paved part of the tough path to the playoffs for themselves. As the Phoenix stepped onto the diamond for a twin bill April 18, its offense did not.

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