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NEWS 4/14/13 11:59pm

No. 8 Louisville sweeps Elon in weekend series

By Andrew Wilson

Following a 24-12 defeat of North Carolina State University at home on March 5, Elon University head baseball coach Mike Kennedy and junior Sebastian Gomez talked about the importance of big wins over ranked opponents such as N.C.

NEWS 4/14/13 3:45pm

Caruso, Watson lead Elon to softball series victory

By Matt Krause

It took five series, but the Elon University softball team used dominant pitching and timely hitting to claim its first Southern Conference series win of the year with a 4-1 win over Western Carolina University on Sunday. “We’re at the middle of conference play right now,” said Elon head coach Kathy Bocock.

NEWS 4/14/13 12:30pm

Wind turbines may harness green energy off N.C. shore

By Corinne James

Five companies are vying to develop wind farms off of North Carolina’s coast, an effort that would promote and produce green energy in the state and the surrounding area. The federal government introduced the idea in December 2012 by asking companies about their interest in offshore wind development.

NEWS 4/12/13 4:38pm

Elon University launches Writing Excellence Initiative

By Corinne James

Elon University is currently launching the Writing Excellence Initiative, a project aimed to make writing a key component of every student’s Elon education. The Elon community started developing the project in 2010 to build on the school’s mission of “integrating learning across the disciplines, putting knowledge into practice, and preparing students to be global citizens and informed leaders motivated by concern for the common good.” The Writing Excellence Initiative is a part of Elon’s overarching Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), as a required part of Elon’s reaccreditation process. The goal of the initiative is to prepare every Elon student to be an outstanding writer, regardless of his or her major. In creating “engaged minds, inspiring leaders, and global citizens,” the initiative is focusing on developing students’ abilities to write in three ways: writing to learn, writing in a discipline, and writing as a citizen. Writing to learn will focus on analyzing and problem solving, while writing in a discipline will be geared toward a student's individual major.

NEWS 4/12/13 4:23pm

Change your actions, not your pictures

By Alex Francis

For those of you who logged on to Facebook March 26, you probably noticed a sea of profile pictures changed to a red and pink equals sign. At a time when the United States Supreme Court justices were preparing to hear arguments for two pieces of landmark marriage equality legislation, the profile pictures represent support for the equal rights cause.

NEWS 4/12/13 9:00am

Semester at Sea student honored as global citizen at Clinton Global Initiative University

By Jonathan Black

Ask any class of first graders across the country what they want to be when they grow up and they are likely to respond with answers like doctor, fireman and maybe even bus driver. Many Elon University students have since digressed from their first-grade career paths, but not Emily Tomich. If you asked Tomich, a sophomore at Elon, what she wants to do now and what she wanted to do when she was 7, the answer would be the same: a world traveler. As a first grader in California, Tomich’s class participated in a pen pal program called Vicarious Voyage, in which students in her class would write to students on a Semester at Sea program. “My teacher made it an amazing experience,” Tomich said.

NEWS 4/12/13 12:41am

SGA Recap: April 11

By Michael Bodley

At Thursday night’s SGA Senate meeting, the newly appointed senators were sworn in. Both those voted in by their peers and those appointed by SGA Executive President Welsford Bishopric assumed their new roles.

NEWS 4/11/13 4:45pm

Elon football looks to fill holes as spring practice starts

By Andrew Wilson

The makeup of the 2013 Southern Conference football slate doesn’t change, but the landscape and the possibilities turned drastically March 26. With SoCon powerhouses Appalachian State University and Georgia Southern University making the jump to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level at the start of the 2014 season in the Sun Belt Conference, the two are not eligible to officially defend the conference title.

NEWS 4/11/13 2:59pm

The Last Word: 'Skim-milk marriage' hasn't won yet

By Jonathan Black

It’s a gay time for America. Last week, Time magazine released an issue featuring either two men or two women kissing on the cover, with a headline declaring, “Gay marriage already won.” The statement — not unusual for a magazine that has received flak for presenting a darkened photo of O.J.

NEWS 4/11/13 1:07pm

Britain Remembers Margaret Thatcher

By jackermann

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday at the age of 87 following a stroke. Thatcher was the first and only woman prime minister of the United Kingdom and led Britain from 1979 to 1990. Many referred to Thatcher as "The Iron Lady" for her personal and political conviction. [div class="alignright"] [/div] Current British Prime Minister David Cameron expressed his sorrow on Twitter stating "We have lost a great leader, a great Prime Minister, and a great Briton." Thatcher visited Elon University back in 1995 when the school called Elon College.

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SPORTS 02/24/2026 10:59am
Freshman duo grows up fast for Phoenix

In a season defined by adjustment, opportunity and growth, two rookies have helped steady Elon women’s basketball when it mattered most. Freshman center Tamia Watkins controls the paint and freshman guard Ashanti Fox controls the pace. The rookies have combined to earn Coastal Athletic Association Rookie of the Week honors for four straight weeks, going back to Jan. 19. 

NEWS 02/23/2026 10:36pm
Elon Town Council approves Elon University tax amendment, ordinances, resolutions

Elon Town Council discussed a tax amendment, approved its audit contract, and passed an ordinance for its purchase of property at 112 Orange Dr. The agenda for the meeting stated the property was at 112 Orange St., but this is incorrect. Elon Mayor Emily Sharpe wasn’t present for the meeting. Mayor pro tempore Monti Allison presided over the meeting Feb. 23. 

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