Features

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NEWS 4/1/14 3:17pm

Local town offers nature trails for visitors

By kcaler2

If you're looking to get off campus for the day, take a drive short to Saxapahaw, N.C. First, stop by the general store, which features a menu of local and organic foods created by owner and head chef, Jeff Barney. "We came and changed the convenience store from a hotdog roller and frozen pizzas to the menu you see here and an extensive everyday menu," Barney said. If you're looking for something a little more outdoorsy, the Haw River is just down the hill.

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NEWS 4/1/14 11:11am

Ramirez earns third Defensive Player of the Week honor

By Kate Murphy

Elon University women’s lacrosse goalie Rachel Ramirez, a freshman from Lindenhurst, N.Y., has been named the Atlantic Sun's Women's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week for the third time this season.

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NEWS 4/1/14 9:09am

Elon freshman competes for a spot on 'The X-Factor'

By imazzola

Many Elon students who have a passion for singing join an a-capella group, but Elon freshman Sophie Pearson decided to take her singing talent off campus.

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NEWS 4/1/14 1:12am

The Balancing Act of College

By Shayna Nash

This 2013-2014 school year, over 1,400 students left their hometowns and high schools behind to join Elon University’s Class of 2017.

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NEWS 4/1/14 12:54am

Go Greek or Go Home?

By Caroline Fernandez

On the afternoon of Sunday, Feb. 2, hundreds of young women were “sittin’, waitin’, wishin’” in Elon University’s Alumni Gym before they opened their bid cards.

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NEWS 4/1/14 12:47am

Surrounded by Struggle - The Elon Bubble

By Libby Gormley

The thought of Elon University generally does not bring to mind pictures of poverty, hunger and struggle. Elon students enjoy the campus’ beauty, state-of-the-art resources and less-than-arduous daily life.

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NEWS 4/1/14 12:36am

Would You Rather: Textbook vs. E-Book

By Karina Pepe

Continuous advances in technology have many people wondering if we’ll hang onto older technologies.

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NEWS 4/1/14 12:28am

Spring Trends

By Puja Prakash

There’s nothing like adding a few of these season’s wearable trends to your wardrobe and revamping your style for both on and off campus!  1.

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NEWS 3/31/14 11:44pm

How to Spring Clean Your Closet

By Nicole Ackman

Now that winter has almost past and spring is arriving, it’s almost time to consider cleaning out your closet for spring.

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NEWS 3/31/14 11:36pm

Spring with the Rainbow

By Le To

What time is it? It’s (almost) springtime! While you’re excited about planning your spring break, we are thrilled to tell you what colors people in the fashion world are talking about this spring.

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SPORTS 3/31/14 11:24pm

Spring practices begin for Skrosky, Elon football team

By jbiegel

The Rich Skrosky era began Monday afternoon as players and coaches of the Elon football team began spring practice at Tucker Field. Since taking the job in December 2013, Skrosky made it his mission to rebuild and revitalize a football program that has won a total of 10 games over the last three seasons. "I think the enthusiasm level and the running around and the effort was pretty good today," Skrosky said. One of those players who showed a lot of enthusiasm was red-shirt junior quarterback, Mike Quinn. "With every team comes some jitters you have to get out in the first practice," Quinn said.

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NEWS 3/31/14 9:51pm

True Life: My Spring Break Went Horribly Wrong

By Jane Ostrau

Considering the snow and brutal cold we’ve been forced to deal with recently, it is certainly hard to believe that Spring Break is just around the corner.

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NEWS 3/31/14 9:46pm

Snap Photos Abroad Like A Pro

By Sophia Spach

When I thinkof study abroad, I think of the people, the food and the culture. With traveling comes all kinds of new experiences and new perspectives.

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NEWS 3/31/14 9:36pm

Study Abroad: Semester vs. Winter Term

By Rachel Shippee

When it comes to studying abroad in college, most students will agree with Senior Sarah Endorf, who believes that everyone should go abroad as much as possible.

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NEWS 3/31/14 9:30pm

Next-Gen Videogame Systems

By Dash Jepsen

The newest generation of gaming consoles has brought in record sales for Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo.

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NEWS 3/31/14 9:19pm

Millenials and Online Privacy: A Long-Awaited Love Story

By Chris Mench

Our generation has come of age in a time where personal privacy is a rarity.  We are the first generation that has lived much of our lives online, and any of us would guess that—no matter what our privacy settings are—most of our Tweets and Facebook posts are readily available to anyone who is determined to see them.

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NEWS 3/31/14 4:15pm

NASCAR's oldest track brings back old memories

By Tommy Hamzik

When I was in grade school, my family and I would visit my grandparents’ house every Sunday afternoon. While my siblings and I scarfed down bags of Lay’s Potato Chips (always a perk of being at my grandparents’ house) we had one of two things on the television: The National Football League, or NASCAR. Why NASCAR?

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NEWS 3/31/14 10:51am

Men's golf places fifth at Furman Intercollegiate

By Matt Krause

Behind a final round 71 from senior John Somers, the Elon University men’s golf team placed fifth out of 18 teams at the Furman Intercollegiate March 28-30 in Greenville, S.C. The Phoenix finished with a final score of 881, 17 strokes over par at the Furman University Golf Course.

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NEWS 3/30/14 10:56pm

Elon splits doubleheader, but loses series to Furman

By Kyle Maher

The Elon University softball team split the last two games of a three game set with Furman University Sunday, March 30 at Hunt Softball Park.

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NEWS 3/30/14 8:11pm

Elon sweeps weekend series with The Citadel

By Tommy Hamzik

The Elon University baseball team completed a three-game sweep of The Citadel with two wins in a doubleheader March 30 at Latham Park.

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