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Elon sweeps home cross country meet

The Elon University men’s and women’s cross country teams dominated a rainy Saturday morning at the Elon Cross Country Course by sweeping the Elon Invitational. The four-team meet, which also included North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and Lenoir-Rhyne University, featured a five-kilometer event for the women and an eight-kilometer race for the men.

Gamecocks solve Elon adjustments in sweep

BUIES CREEK — Mary Tendler tried to make adjustments. She used each of her timeouts in all three sets.

Henson nets first-career goal to push Elon past Coastal Carolina

WILMINGTON — The Elon University women’s soccer team got back on the winning track by defeating Coastal Carolina 1-0 on Friday, Sept.

Is football heading to the same fate as boxing?

Recently, I was discussing sports with a good friend of mine when he mentioned that his father believed that football is headed towards a similar fate to that of which boxing has become. His quote made me think about how the current state of football has changed since its inception into United States pop culture almost forty years ago, a time in which heavyweight boxing had reached the pinnacle of its popularity amongst viewers in America, as well as much of the world.

Jenna Merchant - 2014-09-12 11:13:15

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Phoenix not shaken by losing skid

The Elon University women’s soccer team kept its composure despite struggles to open up the year.  After beating Jacksonville State University 2-0 in its season opener, the Phoenix has lost four straight games. “Four straight losses is something we’re not used to,” said Elon head coach Chris Neal.

Is Jerry Jones still the right man in Dallas?

Jerry Jones has been in command of “America’s Team” since 1989 when he bought them for what was then an unprecedented $140 million.

Paul A Clements - 2014-09-11 13:59:26

1:53 pm 09/11/14. We just heard a whole lot of ambulance and fire truck sirens going off by Western Alamance Middle School,could not see anything because of a tree grove in between us and there so can you find out what happen?

TRUE LIFE: Sophomore starring in MTV's title show

The week before classes resumed this fall, Elon University sophomore Chann Little was back-to-school shopping and spending time with family like everybody else.

NC expected to lose movie, TV productions with incentives cut

Seniors launch feminist literary magazine

Two Elon University seniors launched their own online literary publication called The Fem Lit Mag. Rachel Lewis and Autumn Spriggs, both members of Elon Feminists for Equality, Change & Transformation, wanted to create an outlet for feminist voices to be heard. The idea for the magazine had been brewing for a while.

Elon focuses on basics to gear up for N.C. A&T

The 2014 season has been a season of firsts for the Elon University football team. Elon is in its first year of competition in the Colonial Athletic Association.

Cinderella story: Elon alumni make Broadway debut

Elon University music theater alumni Michael Callahan and Sean Ronayne, both class of 2013, wanted to make it together on Broadway, but neither expected it would happen so soon.

Female empowerment videos: Stopping a fad from fading away

In the past few months I’ve noticed that female positive videos have been popping up frequently. It’s fantastic to tell a girl she’s beautiful as she is and that she is strong and brave.

Elon can't find offense in draw with FIU

In what has become a familiar refrain during the early going for the Elon University men’s soccer team, the Phoenix was unable to take advantage of its stingy defense and tied Florida International University 0-0 on Wednesday, Sept.

Raleigh hosts Hopscotch Music Festival

Just an hour or so away from Elon University, music fans from across North Carolina flocked to Raleigh for the city’s Hopscotch Music Festival Sept.

Phoenix outlasts Panthers in volleyball

With sweat dripping off her face and a towel over her shoulder, Kayla Agae summed up the volleyball game she just played in two oh-so-accurate words. “Exhilarating, exhausting,” the sophomore outside hitter said. Agae played every point, accumulating 11 kills and 20 digs as Elon University topped High Point University 3-2 (17-25, 25-20, 25-22, 16-25, 15-13) on Sept.

Campus Safety and Police focus on preventative technologies

After a relatively restful summer, Campus Safety and Police are getting back into the swing of things with new equipment, enforcing old policies and keeping students safe.  The biggest changes in regards to law enforcement on campus are the body cameras that Campus Police and Security officers wear now.

Dog days aren't over for Elon geese

It’s Sunday morning, the air is cool and the geese of Lake Mary Nell float lazily on the water. This peace doesn’t last long though.

Millennials have no cause for fear in workplace

Lazy, selfish and narcissistic. These are some commonly used words when describing the Millennial Generation.