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NEWS 4/28/15 9:25pm

After Nepal earthquake, Elon does what it can

By Caroline Fernandez

For many, tears flowed. They gathered not only to send support to Nepal — a nation left picking up the pieces of destruction and loss after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake Saturday — but to also lend support to Elon University community members from the affected regions, helpless and far from home.  As the sunlight filtered through the large windows of the Sacred Space in the Numen Lumen Pavilion Monday afternoon, University Chaplain Jan Fuller, along with about 30 other community members, gathered, lit candles and asked, “Why?” “I want to light a candle today in the search for meaning,” Fuller said as she opened the campus gathering in the aftermath of Saturday’s Nepalese earthquake.

NEWS 4/28/15 4:41pm

Column: Decision making with Rich Skrosky

By Tommy Hamzik

Let’s hope this doesn’t become an annual question. Spring practice is over and as we progress into the summer and fall, the same question surrounds the Elon University football team. Who’s going to start at quarterback? It’s head coach Rich Skrosky’s second season, and it’s the second straight year this is at the forefront of discussion.

NEWS 4/27/15 11:14pm

Festivus brings mud damages, university ceases to provide hoses

By Caroline Fernandez

Trails of mud surfaced across campus and throughout residence halls following Festivus Sunday aftenoon, causing damages and Physical Plant cleanup crews in the days to come. Festivus, an annual  student-run event started by students more than a decade ago is separate from the university and brought students together off campus in the Sheridan Apartments. Robert Buchholz, director of physical plant, said damages from Festivus included muddy handprints on a column in Colonnades D,  a sink clogged with mud in Danieley C, mud on a carpet in Danieley N and mud markings near Lindner Hall, the Global Neighborhood and seven Mill Point buildings.  He said he does not know the estimated cost in damages. One thing was missing on campus from recent years: hoses outside of residence halls, provided by the university.

SPORTS 4/27/15 8:42pm

Aaron Mellette Returns to the NFL

By jbiegel

Former Elon football player Aaron Mellette is back in the National Football League. The two-time first team FCS All-American announced Monday evening that he signed a deal with the New York Jets via Instagram. "\0x2028All I can say is how blessed I am for being afforded another chance to pursue my dream" he wrote as the caption.

NEWS 4/27/15 6:14pm

Stephen Hawking answered a question about Zayn Malik, and it was perfect

By Lindsey Lanquist

Have no fear, One Direction fans. An alternate universe where Zayn Malik hasn’t left One Direction and is still touring alongside his four mates may exist — at least according to Stephen Hawking. The legendary theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author spoke at the Sydney Opera House last Saturday to discuss topics like the future of our planet and his diagnosis with ALS. During the Q&A portion of the night, a clever audience member posed the question: “What do you think is the cosmological effect of Zayn leaving One Direction and consequently breaking the hearts of millions of teenage girls across the world?” And Hawking’s response was perfect. “Finally, a question about something important,” he said.

NEWS 4/27/15 4:50pm

Update on student involved in N. Williamson Ave. car accident

By chartshorn

Gabriela Rosales, the first-year student hit by a car on North Williamson Avenue in mid-March has just been transferred to WakeMed where she will begin her rehabilitation process. According to her CaringBridge site, Rosales was transported from the UNC hospital on Thursday, April 23 in order to begin therapy.

NEWS 4/27/15 4:44pm

Burlington, N.C. businesses struggle to stay afloat

By malfini

Fifteen minutes away from Elon's campus is a small shopping center off of North Church St. Cum Park Plaza is home to a number of businesses, but it also hosts a number of empty lots where stores and restaurants used to reside. Vaughan McCraw is the store manager of Schewel Furniture Company, one of the businesses in the plaza.

NEWS 4/26/15 1:32pm

Elon’s vocal jazz ensemble group to perform Sting tribute concert

By Ally Feinsot

Elon University’s only vocal jazz ensemble group, elan, will be bringing a distictive style and sprit to the music of Sting, who wrote hits like “Roxanne” and “If You Love Someone Set Them Free,” in its spring concert “Bring on the Night” on April 28.  elan combines a cappella with jazz, but also performs other genres such as rock and pop.

NEWS 4/26/15 12:19am

Football Spring Game ends in unusual fashion

By Alex Simon

Elon University redshirt freshman quarterback Connor Christiansen scrambled into the end zone from two yards out as time expired to notch a 6-3 victory for the Maroon team at Saturday's Spring Game. But the play nearly didn’t get off in time. “When I was running up to the line, I peaked back [at the clock]” Christiansen said.

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SPORTS 07/26/2026 9:38pm
Club climbing welcomes newcomers, provides off-the-wall community

Whether they're scaling 40-foot walls on ropes or tackling shorter bouldering routes, members of Elon Club Climbing say the organization is about much more than reaching the top. The club meets twice a week, traveling to climbing gyms in Greensboro and Durham, where students of all experience levels spend their evenings climbing, socializing and encouraging one another.

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