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NEWS 9/30/15 8:00am

LEADSTRONG Week highlights Elon change makers

By Leena Dahal

Moseley tables, workshop sessions and social media posts coming from The Center for Leadership this week have all echoed the same message: Elon University students striving for change are recognized, valued and encouraged. Their weeklong celebration of leadership — LEADSTRONG Week, an event that previously had more of a global and national focus — is turning its spotlight strictly toward Elon this year with its theme, “Change Agents of Elon.” Purpose and schedule of events Running Sept.

NEWS 9/29/15 11:59pm

House Bill 318 Update

By malfini

As of 11 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 29, House Bill 318 has been ratified by the N.C. General Assembly and is to be presented to Governor Pat McCrory on Wednesday morning. Short titled, Protect North Carolina Workers Act, the bill aims to make stricter rules for employers that are verifying whether or not their employees can legally work in North Carolina and also includes a section that tightens rules regarding the forms of identification that government and law enforcement officers can accept. That second part is an issue that concerns local law enforcement in Alamance County, who have recently began issuing and accepting alternative ID cards in the area.

NEWS 9/29/15 3:35pm

Academic writing doesn't define you as a writer

By Tim Melton

But having been at it for a few months now, I feel like I’ve learned something about myself, my fellow students and the state of academic writing at Elon: Writing will still be important after college. Academic writing won’t be.

NEWS 9/29/15 2:30pm

​Born to play

By Melina Casados

Andrés Garreaud, sophomore, balances the demands of class with his upcoming album, set to be released early next year. 

NEWS 9/29/15 2:24pm

Elon dance tradition soars for eighth year

By Alexandra Schonfeld

On Sunday, Sept. 27, the annual “Dancing in the Landscape” glided through Elon’s main campus. The performance featured all twelve of the first-year BFA Dance students at Elon as well as the junior and senior class  “Dancing in the Landscape” is an Elon tradition that was celebrating their eighth year this Sunday.

NEWS 9/29/15 2:19pm

Gigi Hadid speaks out against body shaming

By Tatum Pederson

It is no surprise that Gigi Hadid has class and dignity on top of her dazzling looks. On Monday, Gigi released a statement on Instagram that captured her raw emotions and feelings towards the negative comments she receives on social media about her looks and figure. “These are obviously also people that don’t think of you as an actual human with actual feelings, which I think is a really big problem right now in social media,” Gigi told Vogue.com exclusively. “There are people who feel like they’re able to hide behind their usernames and their private accounts, who feel like they can say whatever they want and it won’t affect anyone.

NEWS 9/28/15 1:56pm

Mental health checkups: Checking in

By jrohde

As suicide prevention month continues, some students have been wondering why Elon does not require pre-screening for mental health issues like depression or anxiety. More than one thousand suicides take place on college campuses every year, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

SPORTS 9/27/15 12:12am

Elon defense holds strong as Phoenix tops Towson

By asimon6

As the last 10 seconds ticked off the clock and chaos devoured the Elon University football team's 17-13 victory against Towson University, junior linebacker Corey Mitchell couldn't help himself. "I almost couldn't move, I was shocked at what was really happening," Mitchell said.

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LIFESTYLE 02/28/2026 3:12pm
GLC, CREDE host annual Kiki Ball

Late Night Elon collaborated with the Gender & LGBTQIA Center to host the annual Kiki Ball celebration. Inspired by LGBTQIA ballroom culture, the event is historically centered around queer and trans people of color and serves as a way to honor diversity in expression within LGBTQIA communities. The evening featured music, a stage, and a panel of judges, including an Elon alum, David Carter, who was excited to see the event come together.

LIFESTYLE 02/27/2026 8:10pm
‘Being first’: Elon’s Black Solidarity Conference hosts first keynote panel

The Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Education hosted the 12th annual Black Solidarity Day Conference where students, faculty and staff, and community members gathered together in McKinnon Hall to discuss topics on allyship, anti-racism, anti-black racism, wellness in Black communities, Blackness in a global context, intersectionality in Black communities and socio-political activism. 

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