Elon University's budget for next year places particular emphasis on giving students with demonstrated financial need more opportunities to study abroad. The university has an unprecedented commitment to 100 percent access to a global experience.
In an era in which the cost of college climbs higher and higher each year, Elon University recently delivered a bold statement with the rollout of its 2015-2016 fiscal year budget.
The Elon University men’s basketball team ended its seven-game losing streak on Saturday, Feb. 21 against the University of Delaware Blue Hens 83-75 in an overtime victory. Senior guard Kevin Blake led the Phoenix in scoring with 18 points, including a career-high five three-pointers — all coming in the second half.
Valentine’s Day this year brought a variety of celebrations to Elon University —one of them being a performance of “The Vagina Monologues.” Written by playwright Eve Ensler and first performed in 1996, the play was created through Ensler’s interviews episodic play with more than 200 different women. The women ranged from 6 to 72 and were interviewed about their views on relationships, sex and violence against women.
This semester, Elon’s Hillel chapter experienced a leadership transition when the director stepped down. Ginny Vellani has been named the new director of Elon University’s Hillel chapter.
A university professor from Paris shed light on issues confronting Muslims in contemporary French culture Thursday in front of dozens of attentive Elon University students and faculty. Michel Bondurand, who was born into a Muslim family, emphasized the need for French citizens and the world as a whole to better understand the Muslim culture. “We imagine that Muslim people are the same everywhere,” Bondurand said at the beginning of his lecture.
The Elon University women’s lacrosse team lost to Jacksonville University, 13-6, on Friday. The Phoenix trailed early in the contest and was never able to recover from the deficit. Elon conceded two goals in the first ten minutes of play.
Timeline by Bryan Anderson via Timeline JS. Victoria Moore, an assistant professor of chemistry at Elon University, stood before her class prepared to educate her students.
Hi! I'm a co-chair for the Tricky Ricky Ride in Alamance County. Recently your paper covered the Holly Hill Car and Hot Rod Show benefitting Sam's Wish Fund.
On February 18th you guys tweeted that "The last time Elon had a female SGA Executive President was 1993-1994, 22 years ago." I believe that is inaccurate, as Akilah Weaver, the first black female executive president of SGA, served in 2000- 15 years ago.
The recent economic recession has dramatically impacted several industries. While the economy is growing in the midst of recovery, the memory of financial difficulty has left its stain on individuals, families and businesses. One area was hit particularly hard by the 2008 recession—the arts.
Phil Kaye, the only two-time recipient of the National College Poetry Slam award, opened his performance in Whitley Auditorium Thursday evening by explaining how he began to write his poem, “Surplus.” The Liberal Arts Forum at Elon University brought the award-winning poet to campus for a spoken word performance as the first event of the spring semester. “I am not a strong boy, but I am trying to learn what it means to build,” Kaye said. He then introduced himself to the audience. “I’m going to tell you some stories — some bad jokes.
The Elon University women’s basketball team put a halt to its two-game losing streak on Thursday, Feb.
For the second time this season, senior Sam Coffer hit a late jump shot to give Elon a victory, this time with 1.1 seconds remaining as the Phoenix knocked off Northeastern 74-73 in Boston on Feb.
A bartender at Elon's The Oak House was cited for "selling a malt beverage" to a person under the age of 21 after Elon Town Police say they conducted an alcohol compliance check on February 5. According to the Elon Police report, the underage participant was sold a beer without being asked to provide identification. Phil Smith, owner of The Oak House, said he has met with each employee to discuss the importance of checking IDs. "It is our policy to only serve alcoholic beverages to those allowed by state law," Smith said.
The start of a new semester comes with an exciting new addition in the School of Education: A SMART Board lab has officially been added to Mooney 206. This lab will enhance the learning experience for Elon students studying to be educators.
1. Nation faces frigid temps. North Carolina is not the only state in the nation experiencing extreme cold.
Bigger and better does not the best campus make — despite what Elon University would have you think. The latest in a series of dramatic transformations, plans for a new “Convocation Center,” a 5,000-seat stadium and gathering place, have been backed already by an $8 million donation.
Doctor's Orders is a weekly satirical column in which two unprofessional, definitely fake doctors offer up prescriptions for their Phoenix patients. We all wanna’ ball as hard as Jay-Z.
A prized basketball recruit makes his visit to Elon University, and as the coaching staff tries to schmooze him and his parents as best they can, the group arrives at Alumni Gym. They walk into the arena where the recruit would be playing his home games for the next four years should he decide to attend Elon.
