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Elon men's basketball announces staff promotions, new hire

In light of former associate head coach Tim Sweeney leaving last month, Elon University men's basketball coach has promoted some assistants and hired a new director of basketball operations. Assistants Jack Wooten and Monty Sanders were promoted to top assistant positions, and Chris Long, formerly the director of basketball operations, was promoted to an assistant coach.

Students evacuate Oaks apartment building after lightning strike

Update: As of 5 p.m. Thursday Sept. 4, Oaks E residents were allowed back into their apartments. For the three apartments that were water damaged during the lightning strike, Director of Elon Residence Life Elaine Turner said in an email that the university is working with those residents to find temporary housing.

Going local: Elon needs volunteers outside university

Town of Elon, university move a step closer to rezoning

The latest step of the Town of Elon and Elon University’s ambitious joint makeover fell into place Tuesday, as the Board of Aldermen’s zoning committee found in favor of four rezoning requests to permit taller, mixed-used buildings downtown and in the surrounding area. The committee’s approval will bring the matter before the Board of Aldermen next week for an official vote. The fourth, and largest, motion applied to the eight-block area of downtown Elon bordered by Williamson, W.

Elon alum opens new delivery business

Elon University alum Andrew Creech asked himself: Should students have to drive into Burlington late at night for a bottle opener?

Give me just a little more time

Not only are students in high school dealing with acne, first crushes and relationships, as well as drastic changes to their bodies, they are also thrown into a new academic and social environment.  In case that was not enough to deal with, during their senior year they have to decide where they want to spend the next four years of their lives studying. As a current senior in college, I look back and realize I could have used a little more time to figure out what I wanted from my college experience.

Raising Rescues: Local barn saves foal trio

Last spring, when Chance, Belle and Blue were loaded off of the horse-trailer that carried them 11 hours, from Last Chance Corral’s headquarters in Ohio to HighClere Farms in Burlington, it was clear the foals had been through a lot, especially 6 day-old Blue. Within 24 hours, Blue needed a catheter to pump fluids into his tiny, frail body.

Residence life looks to change image for the better

The 2014-2015 school year brought changes to more than just construction areas on Elon University’s campus.

SGA president takes grassroots approach to leadership

Joe Incorvia addressed the Elon University student body for the first time Aug. 2, 2011, weeks before arriving in North Carolina to begin his freshman year.

SGA budget allocations restructured

The Elon University Student Government Association will introduce a streamlined system for allocating funds to student organizations when budget hearings begin next semester. To make the process more efficient, organizations and clubs have been clustered together with other similar groups.

Oak House set to open in downtown Elon this week

The Oak House, a bar, lounge and community gathering space imagined and co-owned by Phil Smith, is expected to open this week after being delayed two weeks because of pending health inspections and the approval of temporary liquor licenses to serve beer and wine. Despite the delays, Smith is unfazed. “I would have preferred to open when I thought I was going to open,” he said.

Elon secondary learns from Duke loss

DURHAM — The struggles of the Elon University football team were obvious Aug.

ELN takes on SportsFest

The ELN Sports Team may talk all day about Elon Athletics, but on Friday, Aug. 29, we decided to put our money where our mouths were and take to the field for Elon's Annual Sportsfest. This year, ELN Sports Director Justin Biegel and I served as captains of the team that went out with only only one goal: not to finish last. More than 80 teams brought their A-game to the intramural fields for SportsFest.

Elon student starts business of polishing professional profiles

Elon sets a precedent on the importance of networking through social media. Elon sophomore Sophie Pearson and her cousin Nathalie Ford have made a business designed to help students improve their professional presence on social media sites. "She's more of the technical brained computer nerd and I am more of the creative social media wizard type of person, and we come together and make the perfect team," Pearson said. Pearson and cousin Nathalie Ford started a new business this summer called LinkedIn Experts. "Our services right now are brush ups and touch ups, like if you just want us to take a look at it and see what we can help you fix or improve on your profile, we can help make the whole thing," Pearson said. They have been working on their business plan for about three months and hope to start getting the word out in the next week.

Student to staff, recent alums return to Elon

At every graduation President Lambert shares an old Elon adage with hundreds of seniors ready to embark on a new chapter of their lives: "You may leave Elon, but Elon will never leave you". While the phrase may ring true for many graduates, some chose to begin a new chapter on familiar ground. "I was kind of waiting for that post graduation meltdown of 'everyone's going back to school and I'm not going back to school, it's crazy - and then I came back to school," said Elon alum Diana Abrahams. Abrahams, class of 2014, majored in Exercise Science with a minor in Jewish Studies, and worked at the Truitt Center for Religious Life as an undergraduate.

Insley's long road to recovery paying dividends

Elon University junior defender Mel Insley is back in action for the women’s soccer team after suffering ACL and menisicus injuries that kept her from the field.  After being cleared at the end of spring ball, Insley has burst onto the scene this fall, starting all four matches for the Phoenix.

Videri makes a sweet treat in Raleigh, N.C.

A family run business in Raleigh, N.C. makes chocolates that are as rich as the state capital's history.

Sydney Busa makes impactful debut for Elon volleyball

Admittedly, Sydney Busa was nervous. It was the first collegiate match for the freshman outside hitter.

Variety of new TV series debut this fall

With more than 20 new shows premiering this fall, your new guilty pleasure is sure to be among them. Here are some of the highly anticipated series you may want to check out: ‘Red Band Society’ (Sept.

Elon introduces ‘edgy’ performing arts building

Fall 2014 introduced many changes for the performing arts department, including the opening of a new performing arts building, Scott Studios, in August.