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NEWS 9/11/14 11:00am

Seniors launch feminist literary magazine

By Diana Stancy

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.

NEWS 9/11/14 12:52am

Elon can't find offense in draw with FIU

By Kyle Maher

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.

NEWS 9/10/14 10:38pm

Phoenix outlasts Panthers in volleyball

By Tommy Hamzik

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.

NEWS 9/10/14 8:44pm

Campus Safety and Police focus on preventative technologies

By Kaitlin Dunn

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.

NEWS 9/10/14 1:38pm

Santiago Olortegui - 2014-09-10 13:38:32

 

MEDIA ADVISORY WHO: Melissa Ohden is the survivor of a failed saline infusion abortion conducted in 1977 (copies of her medical records that document the abortion meant to end her life can be viewed on her website's picture page -www.melissaohden.com/bio). This is a surreal tale of one woman's survival--from the garbage can following an abortion attempt through to eventual acceptance and adoption. WHAT: Melissa shares her compelling, virtually unbelievable, story with the general public in a "Choices" Conference aimed at fostering dialogue and fueling understanding of a controversial topic through the eyes of a woman who survived a medical procedure designed to end her life.

NEWS 9/10/14 12:10am

Salazar's hot start provides offensive spark for Elon

By Kyle Maher

Junior forward Miguel Salazar spent the majority of his first two years on the Elon University men’s soccer team as little more than a secondary offensive option behind the team’s headline-grabbing stars. But that didn’t bother Salazar. He knew his value was as a steady presence in the defensive midfield, where he would roam the field and disrupt the opponent’s possession to help Elon’s back four quell attacks on their final third.  “My priority has always been defense first and attacking second,” Salazar said.

NEWS 9/9/14 9:29pm

Students weary of Physical Plant backlog 'typical' to start of year

By Michael Bodley

A Physical Plant work request backlog has left Elon University students scattered across Danieley Center frustrated by failing facilities ranging from interior flooding to mold-covered ventilators.  It’s a recurring problem, one not uncommon to the beginning of the school year when the requests start pouring in, said Paul Holt, maintenance control manager for Physical Plant. From 2012 to 2013, Physical Plant received 24,260 work orders — a number this school year has already exceeded with 26,460 requests placed so far.  Dubbed a “beginning of the year bottleneck effect” by Holt, students who have been living with the lingering backlog have been less than content.  Sophomores Emily Rawls, Bettina Geissbuehler, Francesca Collins and Doriana Moody moved into a damp Danieley C apartment that smelled of dead fish ­— a stench later attributed to mold covering the aging apartment’s air filters. “When we moved in, there was this funny, nasty smell for a long time, and we couldn’t figure out what it was,” Rawls said, adding that a hint of mold on the side of her dresser provided a clue.

NEWS 9/9/14 8:46pm

Volleyball tournaments help Elon develop stamina

By Tommy Hamzik

Chanelle Smith knows she’ll be tired come Saturday night. But that’s what comes with the standard three-games-in-two-days tournaments that kick off the college volleyball season. Teams typically play in tournaments for the first three or four weekends of the season prior to conference play.

NEWS 9/9/14 2:16pm

CAA releases 2014-15 women's basketball schedule

By afeather

Today Elon University released the women's basketball Colonial Athletic Association schedule for the 2014-2015 season. This is Elon's first year in the CAA, following its departure from the Southern Conference in July. Date Opponent Jan.

NEWS 9/9/14 12:40pm

Aramark, Elon dining adjusts menus due to allergies

By jbiegel

Dining options are changing across many Elon dining halls and local restaurants. According to Celiac Central, seven to eight percent of the population is gluten sensitive and an additional 29 percent avoid gluten for health reasons.

SPORTS 9/9/14 12:29pm

Track renovations force team to practice off campus

By Zora Stephenson

The plan to renovate Belk Track has been in the making for several years. After Elon University Trustee Jeanne Robertson donated to the Athletics Department, the university had enough funds to begin construction"The life of track generally is ten years, you hope to get twelve years, and that is about where our track was from when it was installed," said Dave Blank, Elon's Athletic Director.Some of the renovations include replacing the track surface, the D-zone where high jumping and pole vaulting take place, adding multiple pits and installing lights into the facility.The construction for these renovations began in May and are not scheduled to be finished until the end of October.Official practice does not start until Sept.

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As junior Mariana Reding was preparing for her serve, she first checked in with fellow junior and longtime doubles partner Simone Bergeron. Reding nodded, affirming Bergeron’s suggestion. The small gesture was enough. Bergeron called for a kick serve out wide. The plan worked. Reding served outside, moving her opponent off the court. Bergeron pounced on the shallow angle the team got in response, forcing their opponents to hit a weak return. Reding had an easy volley to finish off the point. She missed it. But walking back — it’d be hard to tell. Instead of screaming or crying, Reding laughed. 

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Elon University physics major explores connection between quantum, classical physics in SURF project

Junior Muhammad Awal Tahiru’s project for this year’s Student Undergraduate Research Forum is focusing on how small-scale things move and how to bridge together quantum physics and classical physics. Classical physics deals with the predictable behavior of human-scale objects; whereas, quantum physics deals with probabilities of the smaller, atomic world of particles. These two types don’t always fit together, according to chair of the department of physics and astronomy Martin Kamela, who served as Tahiru’s research mentor.

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