Features

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NEWS 12/6/13 11:11am

Men's basketball to fix defense, rebounding, in big game preparations

By Tommy Hamzik

Elon University entered the 2013-2014 basketball season surrounded by expectations that were higher than the sky. Picked to finish first in the Southern Conference, the Phoenix dazzled a sold-out Alumni Gym by passing the century mark with a 114-64 trouncing of Div.

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NEWS 12/5/13 9:36pm

United States men's national soccer team prepares for potential ‘Group of Death’ draw

By Andrew Wilson

The United States men’s national soccer team appeared to have gotten lucky with an easy draw for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

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SPORTS 12/5/13 9:02pm

Elon earns third straight victory, winning against VMI 87-70

By afeather

ELON, N.C.--The Elon University men's basketball team rolled through a full court press from VMI on its way to an 87-70 victory over the Keydets on Tuesday, Dec.

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NEWS 12/5/13 5:06pm

Reigning SoCon Tournament champion Elon baseball releases 2014 schedule

By Tommy Hamzik

Building off a Southern Conference Tournament Championship and an NCAA Tournament berth a year ago, the Elon University baseball team has released another challenging slate for the 2014 season. Head coach Mike Kennedy’s team went 34-31 in 2013, defeating The Citadel in the SoCon Championship game and advancing to the Charlottesville Regional of the NCAA Tournament.

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NEWS 12/5/13 12:47pm

Respect for Jim Grobe continues despite resignation

By Tommy Hamzik

It’s that time of year again. No, not Christmas. The annual football coaching carousel has begun with the FCS tournament underway and the FBS ending its regular season. Legendary coaches step down, mediocre ones get fired, and upstart and successful guys move on to greener pastures.

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NEWS 12/4/13 5:36pm

What Jacoby Ellsbury signing with the Yankees really means

By Andrew Wilson

The New York Yankees are at it again. After the team’s worst season in 20 years in 2013, the team's front office made it clear a repeat performance is not in the cards. The Yankees have rebuilt, as we all knew they would.

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NEWS 12/3/13 11:56pm

Samson’s career high pushes Elon men's basketball past Keydets

By Matt Krause

Behind a career high 23 points from sophomore guard Tanner Samson, the Elon University men’s basketball team defeated Virginia Military Institute, 87-70, on Tuesday night, Dec.

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NEWS 12/3/13 7:00pm

Washington Nationals make big splash getting Doug Fister

By Matt Krause

The 2013 season was a massive disappointment for the Washington Nationals. After all, the team projected to win the World Series did not even qualify for the Major League Baseball postseason.

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NEWS 12/3/13 12:00pm

‘Integrity’ the reason AJ McCarron will win Heisman Trophy

By Andrew Wilson

One sentence in the Heisman Trophy Trust Mission Statement is the reason Florida State University freshman quarterback Jameis Winston and Texas A&M University sophomore quarterback Johnny Manziel won’t win the Heisman Trophy.

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NEWS 12/2/13 1:34pm

Elon releases tough 2014 softball schedule

By Andrew Wilson

With four teams that participated in the 2013 NCAA Tournament on the 2014 Elon University softball schedule, the Phoenix will face an uphill battle trying to rebound from a down year last season. Finishing with a record of 21-31 in 2013 and a 8-14 mark in Southern Conference play, the Phoenix struggled to maintain consistency throughout the season, winning just two weekend series’ in SoCon play and dropping out of the conference tournament in the play-in game against Samford University to end the season. This year, the Phoenix will compete in four weekend tournaments, including two hosted at Hunt Softball Park. Elon opens the season in the Charleston Southern Tournament in Charleston, S.C., Saturday, Feb.

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NEWS 12/1/13 11:29pm

Reintegration programs help former offenders find their way

By Chelsey Stark

Let’s start large-scale. The United States is the world’s leader in incarceration, locking up an average of 716 per 100,000 people.

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NEWS 12/1/13 6:29pm

Elon men’s basketball clips Columbia in overtime

By Andrew Wilson

Looking for its second straight win on the young season after losing four straight games, the Elon University men’s basketball team needed overtime but topped Columbia University in Alumni Gym 68-65 Sunday, Dec.

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NEWS 12/1/13 9:54am

The kick that changed the college football season

By Matt Krause

“Why not kick it? What can go wrong?” That thought, which one would think obviously went through the mind of University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban on Saturday evening, Nov.

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NEWS 11/30/13 10:14pm

Elon women's basketball drops fourth straight against Mercer

By Kyle Maher

The Elon University women’s basketball team concluded the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament Saturday, Nov.

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NEWS 11/30/13 5:54pm

The war within: A war reporter’s struggle for personal peace

By kmartin

Dr. Ahmed Fadaam, previously a local reporter in Baghdad, knows what a war zone looks like. “I'm leaving the house and there's a huge explosion that happened just a few blocks from where I live, and it's a car bomb,” he said, describing a specific day.

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NEWS 11/30/13 5:52pm

Seniors’ 'The Rocky Horror Show' takes audiences on a strange journey

By Dalton Cox

Despite there being dark storm clouds – heavy, black and pendulous – looming over the skies of Elon University on the nights of Nov.

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NEWS 11/30/13 5:52pm

'Catching Fire' ignites the spark in viewers

By Casey Brown

In the world of movies, sequels can be a hit or a miss. Some, like “The Dark Knight” and “The Empire Strikes Back,” successfully build from their originals to become beloved films in their own right, while others, like the sequels of “Bring it On,” fail to bring anything new to the table.

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NEWS 11/30/13 5:51pm

Pit stop on campus: Elon Music Ambassadors present ‘American Road Trip’

By Jessica Petrocchi

Elon University strongly encourages students to apply their education outside the classroom and off campus.

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NEWS 11/29/13 10:00pm

Lister, Vanderbilt burn Elon women's basketball from deep

By Max Garland

The Elon University women’s basketball team struggled to defend Vanderbilt University in the opening game of the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament on Friday, Nov.

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NEWS 11/29/13 5:49pm

Elon student raises money for firefighter in need

By scowans

When he was in first grade, Nick Cianciara lost his home in a fire. It was this experience that inspired the now Elon sophomore, to become a volunteer firefighter in his hometown. "You meet people at the worst times in their lives," Cianciara said.

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