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NEWS 11/11/14 11:32pm

Elon to rely on strong guard rotation

By Tommy Hamzik

Despite the overarching theme of what the team has lost around Elon University men’s basketball , there’s a wealth of productive guard play returning in the 2014-2015 season. Three guards who started at least 10 games a year ago and two freshmen who could be looked to for big roles will join an Elon team that lost four 1,000-point scorers to graduation. Three-point specialist junior Tanner Samson leads the pack after averaging 9.4 points per game.

NEWS 11/10/14 10:35pm

Offshore wind energy offers renewable energy alternative

By Kimberly Honiball

Energy prices are increasing in densely populated areas across the country. With these increases, some communities are looking towards cheap, renewable energy options such as wind energy — more specifically, offshore wind turbines. Aileen Kenney, vice president of permitting and environmental affairs at Deepwater Wind, an American offshore wind company, spoke to a handful of students Monday evening about her company’s endeavors to reduce U.S.

NEWS 11/10/14 8:04pm

Limelight artist puts final touches on album

By tmccurdy2

Senior Connor Whitaker is putting the final touches on an album nearly two years in the making. Whitaker is part of the Limelight Group, a student-run record label that promotes and produces artists work. Limelight provides artists like Connor with all the tools necessary to produce an album and land gigs. Senior Herbie Lutvak is Whitaker's sound engineer and producer.

NEWS 11/9/14 11:07pm

Semester at Sea wellness challenge

By Lindsey Lanquist

As many of you know, I’m currently studying abroad on Semester at Sea’s Fall 2014 voyage. We recently left Barcelona, Spain to head for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — meaning we’ll be spending the next 14 consecutive days at sea. To make the most of the next two weeks, my Resident Director (SAS’s equivalent of Resident Assistant), Andrew, challenged me and everyone else on my hall to join him in participating in a 14-day wellness challenge. Andrew created a chart with 10 items (everything from floss to read for 30 minutes to write a postcard to a friend), and the goal is to do each of those items once per day.

NEWS 11/9/14 11:05pm

Dancing in the black box

By mrosales

This weekend Elon's Department of Performing Arts held its annual dance concert, consisting of nine original choreographic works done by the students, faculty and guest artists.

SPORTS 11/8/14 11:01pm

Northeastern knocks Elon out of CAA playoffs

By afeather

Coming off of Rudd Field following Elon's 2-0 defeat by Northeastern, Jason Waterman felt only one emotion: anger. Not sadness, not regret, but anger at the way he and his team played, as the Phoenix missed opportunity after opportunity and bowed out of the Colonial Athletic Association playoffs in the quarterfinal round. "There's nothing else to it, I'm pissed," Waterman said.

NEWS 11/7/14 10:48pm

Elon shakes off rust in exhibition victory over Emory & Henry

By Miles Garrett

It was an up and down game for the Elon University men’s basketball team on Friday night, Nov. 7 when it squared off for an exhibition matchup against the Emory & Henry College Wasps. In its first live-action game since a Southern Conference Tournament loss to Western Carolina University this past March, the Phoenix started out slow but managed to pull away in the second half, beating the Wasps 90-50 at Alumni Gym. Elon head coach Matt Matheny was optimistic about his team’s performance but recognized the youth and diversity of the roster. “This is brand new team,” he said.

NEWS 11/6/14 4:22pm

Semester at Sea: travel playlist

By Lindsey Lanquist

Semester at Sea has provided me with countless opportunities to travel from country to country — both independently and with ship-sponsored programs. Though this has enabled me to visit places I never anticipated being able to visit, it’s also meant that I’ve spent a lot of time traveling in buses, trains and metros, getting to where I’m trying to go. For some, this time spent in transit might be frustrating, but I’ve loved every second of it.

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LIFESTYLE 12/14/2025 11:03am
‘Hemos olvidado la conversación’: el VIH/SIDA todavía afecta al Sur a medida que disminuye la conciencia

45 años después de los primeros casos de VIH/SIDA reportados en Estados Unidos, la lucha contra esta enfermedad está lejos de terminar, especialmente en el sur del país. Según los datos más recientes de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, el sur representó el 52% de todos los diagnósticos de VIH en Estados Unidos en 2023. "Sabemos que el VIH/SIDA ha afectado de manera desproporcionada a las personas de color y a las personas LGBTQ+ de color en este país", afirmó Jeff Bennett, profesor de estudios de comunicación en la Universidad de Vanderbilt. "Hay muchas personas que viven en zonas rurales, existe desconfianza hacia los profesionales de la salud y persiste el estigma social".

LIFESTYLE 12/14/2025 11:03am
‘We've forgotten about the conversation’: HIV/AIDS still hits the South as awareness fades

45 years after the first reported cases of HIV/AIDS in the U.S., the fight against this disease is far from over, especially in the South. According to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the South accounted for 52% of all HIV diagnoses in the U.S. in 2023. "We know that HIV/AIDS has had a disproportionate effect on people of color or queer people of color in this country," Professor of communication studies at Vanderbilt University Jeff Bennett said. "You have many people living in rural areas. You might have distrust of medical providers, you have the social stigma.”

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