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NEWS 4/15/14 4:25pm

Beating the odds: Baseball player wins battle with cancer

By arose8

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtWaidnTwL0&w=560&h=315] Elon pitcher Joe McGillicuddy thought he struck out when he failed a random NCAA drug test last fall. "In my mind I was like, 'No, this is impossible,'" McGillicuddy said. McGillicuddy says he's never taken any performance enhancing drugs, but the test showed high testosterone levels and he tested positive for the hormone Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, commonly known as HCG. "My emotions got a little rattled, I should say," McGillicuddy said.

NEWS 4/15/14 2:53pm

Boston police saved the city, unlike at Hillsborough

By Jordan Spritzer

The Boston Marathon bombing hit home for a great deal of Elon University students. With such a strong representation of Bostonians and other New Englanders, it didn’t feel like we were 700 miles from the attack.  Being exactly one year removed from the bombing has left many still with heavy hearts.  But, there was at least some sense of closure when the Tsarnaev brothers were caught and the surviving one was arrested. The Boston Marathon bombing occurred exactly 24 years, to the day, after arguably the worst tragedy in sports history, yet nobody is exactly certain as to what happened. On April 15, 1989 soccer fans packed Sheffield’s Hillsborough Stadium for an FA Cup semifinal between Liverpool and Nottingham Forrest.  An overpacked Leppings Lane grandstand created a human crush, like a stampede, that killed 96 and injured 766. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUuSHrhPQyk The incident was horrifying, but the aftermath may have been even worse.  In the immediate aftermath, the Liverpool fans were blamed.  It was thought that drunken Hooligans had forced their way into the stadium without a ticket.  But, after two lengthy investigations of the incident, rowdy fans were considered secondary problems. In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon Bombing, policemen were rightfully praised for their role in the manhunt.  It was their bravery and courage that provided a silver lining in what was a truly horrific incident. At Hillsborough 24 years earlier, spectators were left in the hands of what turned out to be incompetent law enforcement.  In an investigation carried out by Lord Justice Taylor, police failed to regulate entry of fans into the stadium.  Taylor believed, “policing on April 15 broke down,” and “the main reason for the disaster was the failure of police control.” There were not adequate entrances for the fans to enter the Leppings Lane End of the stadium.  Police poorly herded fans into the ground, and even failed to block off sections of the stands that were already full.

NEWS 4/15/14 2:26pm

Sweet Signatures holds annual spring concert

By Diana Stancy

Kicking off the spring a cappella season, female a cappella group Sweet Signatures held their annual spring concert in a jam-packed Whitley Auditorium on April 12. After a guest performance from all-male a cappella group Rip_Chord, Sweet Signatures took the stage in white dresses and opened with the song “Burn” by Ellie Goulding. The concert was especially significant for members of Sweet Signatures because many alumnae were present to show continued support. Senior music director Lauren Speranza said, “I just hope they are impressed with our musicality and dynamics.  I hope they enjoy it.” The close-knit group describes themselves as a family, and that is what initially attracted many members to join Sweet Signatures. “I chose to join Sigs because I was so impressed by how talented all the girls were, and they seemed like such great friends,” said freshman Holly Brueggman, who joined the group last fall. Sophomore Bri Marino had a similar experience when she went through the audition process. “You could truly tell they were a family,” she said.

NEWS 4/14/14 4:39pm

Elon's Silverman, Leonard take home SoCon honors

By Jordan Spritzer

After capturing its second straight regular season title, the Elon men’s tennis team claimed a number of Southern Conference awards on Monday, April 14.  Senior Cameron Silverman claimed his second straight SoCon Player of the Title, while head coach Michael Leonard also claimed his second straight Coach of the Year title. Silverman helped the Phoenix to an undefeated record in conference play, in which he did not lose a match in singles play.  Silverman finished the regular season with a 14-5 record overall, including a three-set win over Duke University’s Jason Tahir in Elon’s upset of then No.

NEWS 4/14/14 3:55pm

Three Elon seniors receive postseason honors

By Matt Mallian

After capping off the regular season with a win on senior day, April 12, and finishing with a record of 12-8, three Elon University women’s tennis players were named to all-conference teams April 14, the Southern Conference announced. For the third straight year, Jordan Johnston was named to the All-SoCon first team, posting a record of 11-8 this season at No.

NEWS 4/13/14 10:38pm

Elon drops series finale to Wofford

By Tommy Hamzik

After scoring 22 runs while winning the first two games of a Southern Conference series, the Elon University baseball team was held to two runs on four hits in the finale, a 7-2 loss to Wofford College. Elon trailed 7-0 after five innings and was never able to cut deep enough into the deficit.

NEWS 4/13/14 8:59pm

This Relay for Life, Lowey Remembers Esther Earl

By malfini

Thousands of people followed Esther Earl's story online as she battled thyroid cancer, but for Elon freshman Alexa Lowey, her battle was even closer to home. Esther and Lowey had been best friends since first grade, and when Esther was diagnosed with cancer at the age of eleven, Lowey didn't know what to do.

NEWS 4/13/14 7:32pm

Phoenix routed by Mountaineers

By Kyle Maher

After the Elon University softball team was pounded 11-1 in six innings by Southern Conference foe Appalachian State University, their second loss in the series’ three games, Phoenix head coach Kathy Bocock gathered her team and gave them a spirited pep talk in which she says she told them to move on from this game. “I wanted them to keep their heads up because we still have a lot of games left in the (Southern) Conference,” Bocock said.

NEWS 4/13/14 5:07pm

Yik Yik Causes Campus Controversy

By bmcdavid

[youtube=http://youtu.be/fXFXTQVa410&w=560&h=315] The app called YikYak has been banned from 85 percent of the nation's high schools and middle schools, but it's quickly picking up traction around Elon's campus.

NEWS 4/13/14 4:55pm

Physical Plant employee shares story as unsung hero

By cphelan

Tessie Goins, a custodian on the Physical Plant team at Elon University, does it all. Goins always goes where the action is, and she can often be found cleaning up after events in Moseley, wiping down tables in Koury Business Center and attending to the bathrooms in Colonnades. "Just anywhere I go, if on my way, even if it's not nothing that I'm supposed to do, if you see it, it's the right thing to do," Goins said.

NEWS 4/12/14 6:39pm

Offense comes late in Kennedy's 600th win for Elon

By Tommy Hamzik

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Things looked bleak for the Elon University baseball team at the plate through six innings against Wofford College. That is, until one pitch in the seventh changed everything. Junior first baseman Tyler McVicar blasted a 2-1 pitch over the wall in left field for a three-run home run, providing the spark Elon needed for a 12-2 win over the Terriers. “We needed that,” senior Sebastian Gomez said.

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NEWS 02/25/2026 5:09pm
Elon to adopt new learning management system following fall review of Moodle platform

Students logging into their courses next academic year may notice a shift in how assignments, grades and course materials are organized as Elon transitions from Moodle, its old learning management system, to Canvas by Instructure, its new one. The decision followed a campuswide evaluation of Moodle that included surveys and open forums, according to Teaching and Learning Technologies Senior Director Kelly Reimer.

NEWS 02/25/2026 1:07pm
Elon Votes sponsors State of the Union watch party

Around 15 students gathered in Moseley Center on Feb. 24 for the State of the Union watch party, hosted by Elon Votes. The broadcast was President Trump’s first State of the Union of his second term and lasted a record 108 minutes, according to AP News. The previous record for the longest presidential address to Congress was 100 minutes and was set by Trump last year.

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