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NEWS 2/25/13 4:53pm

Men's basketball upended by Chattanooga

By Tyler Ash

Two nights after clinching its second North Division title in school history, the Elon University men’s basketball team lost a hard fought battle to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 72-68, at the McKenzie Arena on Sunday, Feb.

NEWS 2/25/13 11:41am

85th Annual Academy Awards balance humor, sophistication

By Rebecca Iannucci

There's just something about the Oscars. Once a year, there is a three-hour-long snapshot in time -- okay, three and a half, though I can't even be mad about host Seth MacFarlane's 17-minute opening this year -- during which the moviegoing public unites for one cause: critiquing films they most likely haven't even seen yet.

NEWS 2/24/13 9:23pm

Bill legalizing medical marijuana surfaces in NC General Assembly

By Michael Papich

Note: By the time this article ran, the NC General Assembly gave the legislation an "unfavorable report." This means that similar legislation will be marked as being "unfavorable" and this will be made known to the representatives by the clerk and allows them the opportunity to vote to accept the report and kill the bill.

NEWS 2/24/13 1:41pm

Privacy Check: Social media changes highlight importance of terms and conditions

By Lauryl Fischer

When Instagram released a new privacy policy last December that suggested the company would sell users’ photos to advertisers without any compensation to the user, Elon University freshman Aurora Albi-Mercier was worried. “I think not knowing if my personal photos, that I really only share with my close friends, were being shared with the rest of the world without my permission or compensation would have made me feel uncomfortable,” said Albi-Mercier.  “Had they instated that policy, I would have felt pressured to take my pictures down and delete my account.” Albi-Mercier is not the only one.  After Instagram announced the policy change, more than half of its 16.7 million users deleted their accounts.

NEWS 2/23/13 1:24pm

Review: Music theater program invites campus to ‘The Wild Party’

 

The Center for the Arts at Elon University was teeming with activity on Valentine’s Day. Parents, students, faculty and other community members came to see the Department of Performing Arts’ latest production – Andrew Lippa’s “The Wild Party.” As the house music faded and the spotlights came on, a silence swept across the audience.

NEWS 2/23/13 10:11am

Smooth Progressions presents opportunities as new all-male a cappella group

By Megan Cummins

There are so many a cappella groups on campus, sometimes it’s tough to keep track. With rehearsals, concerts, competitions and recordings, as well as repertoires ranging from pop to indie, each a cappella group at Elon University boasts its own particular identity. While Rip_Chord has been Elon’s lone all-male group since its establishment in 2006, junior Montez Brown and sophomore Cody Schmidt have broken this six-year precedent by founding newest all-male a cappella group, Smooth Progressions. “Over the past few years I have become aware of the immense amount of vocal talent on campus that often gets neglected due to limited space in other groups and performances,” Brown said.

NEWS 2/22/13 6:40pm

Study Committee may consider list of Chick-fil-A replacements

By Lauryl Fischer

Aramark, Elon University’s dining service provider, released a list of vendors that may potentially replace Chick-Fil-A if the Vendor Policy Study Committee decides to retire Chick-fil-A later this year. The Vendor Policy Study Committee was created in October to examine Elon’s partnership with Chick-fil-A, a controversial relationship that divided the student body last fall.

NEWS 2/22/13 1:40pm

Campus Pride advocate reopens Chick-Fil-A discussion

By Michael Bodley

As the controversy surrounding Chick-fil-A continues to swirl on Elon University’s campus, Shane Windmeyer, the executive director of Campus Pride, an LGBTQ advocacy group in Charlotte, recently developed a friendship with Chick-fil-A COO Dan Cathy. Chick-fil-A’s past donations to several anti-gay organizations, including Exodus International and Focus on the Family, have incensed many members of the LGBTQ community.

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LIFESTYLE 12/14/2025 11:03am
‘Hemos olvidado la conversación’: el VIH/SIDA todavía afecta al Sur a medida que disminuye la conciencia

45 años después de los primeros casos de VIH/SIDA reportados en Estados Unidos, la lucha contra esta enfermedad está lejos de terminar, especialmente en el sur del país. Según los datos más recientes de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, el sur representó el 52% de todos los diagnósticos de VIH en Estados Unidos en 2023. "Sabemos que el VIH/SIDA ha afectado de manera desproporcionada a las personas de color y a las personas LGBTQ+ de color en este país", afirmó Jeff Bennett, profesor de estudios de comunicación en la Universidad de Vanderbilt. "Hay muchas personas que viven en zonas rurales, existe desconfianza hacia los profesionales de la salud y persiste el estigma social".

LIFESTYLE 12/14/2025 11:03am
‘We've forgotten about the conversation’: HIV/AIDS still hits the South as awareness fades

45 years after the first reported cases of HIV/AIDS in the U.S., the fight against this disease is far from over, especially in the South. According to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the South accounted for 52% of all HIV diagnoses in the U.S. in 2023. "We know that HIV/AIDS has had a disproportionate effect on people of color or queer people of color in this country," Professor of communication studies at Vanderbilt University Jeff Bennett said. "You have many people living in rural areas. You might have distrust of medical providers, you have the social stigma.”

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