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SPORTS 4/15/21 7:26pm

Elon women’s soccer tops No. 1 seed, advances to CAA finals

By Alex Reynolds

Elon Women’s soccer (5-3) advanced to its first ever CAA conference championship after defeating the No.1 seed Hofstra Pride (7-1-1) 1-0. The defense prevented scoring opportunities for Hoftsra and allowed the offense to lift Elon to the finals. The Phoenix captured victory on the back of goalkeeping from its freshman goalie McKenna Dalfonso.

LIFESTYLE 4/15/21 11:20am

Elon student creates homemade jewelry business

By Sara Merullo

With plans for the future to travel and teach internationally, Elon University sophomore Caroline Durham took her passion for making handmade jewelry and turned it into her own small business, The Travelin’ Teacher. Durham spent her last two years of high school in Costa Rica, where she began selling her handmade jewelry pieces at a small boutique in her free time.

NEWS 4/14/21 4:20pm

Interaction guide for vaccinated students

By Ava Girardi

All Elon University students are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in North Carolina, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises individuals who receive the vaccine to still follow many of the same guidelines they followed prior to getting their vaccine. 

NEWS 4/14/21 11:55am

Geese police organization works to relocate Elon fowl

By Ellis Chandler

Elon has a goose problem. It’s not that the fowl act overly foul, but take a gander around the university and you’ll see — and possibly smell and step in — their presence at the various campus lakes. Enter the Geese Police, an organization that began working on campus two months ago to remove the geese who have taken up residence at both Lake Mary Nell and Lake Verona. 

LIFESTYLE 4/14/21 8:44am

Burlington-to-Berlin transplant creates sitcom

By Miranda Ferrante

The sitcom, written by and starring Mark Janicello, follows the lives of divorced couple Tony and Tina Finelli and their two daughters, Lola and Lena. The personalities of the characters are based upon people in Janicello’s real life, and the show features live music and animated cartoons. 

NEWS 4/13/21 11:53pm

Alderwoman earns 2020 Main Street Champion Award

By Kyra O'Connor

For her efforts in launching the Frontline Fund, an effort that raised over $5,000 to buy food from downtown restaurants and serve meals to frontline workers, Alderwoman Emily Sharpe earned a 2020 Main Street Champion award from North Carolina Main Street. 

LIFESTYLE 4/13/21 12:15pm

New hair salon set to open in downtown Elon

By Julianne Quinn

Shelly Miller and Teighla Norris decided to pursue their dream of opening a hair salon when their dream location became available. 102 North Williamson is located right on Elon University’s campus and is currently on its way to becoming a boutique salon called 102 North.

LIFESTYLE 4/12/21 2:13pm

Concern for climate change leads to student business

By Amelia Arcaro-Burbridge

Elon University senior Matthew Mitten fell unintentionally into business when, in 2019, he ordered his first customized shirt printed with a phrase that would come to define his company: “Climate Change is Real.” The finance and applied math double major and founder of Climate Change Apparel said he was inspired to use the phrase to promote environmentalism.

LIFESTYLE 4/12/21 11:44am

Students bring thrifting to Elon

By Olivia Roederer

When their entrepreneurship class charged them to think of a problem worth solving, Elon University junior Grace Granger and sophomore Jakob Reuter wanted to tackle an environmental issue: clothing sustainability. The duo created @ElonUThrift to provide convenient clothing solutions for students while lowering the amount of waste on campus. 

LIFESTYLE 4/11/21 4:04pm

Confronting religious trauma

By Kyra O'Connor

For some, religion serves as a community, a place of support. It can serve as a common identity shared among family members or a set of beliefs one has held since childhood that governs their lives. For others, religion is a source of pain and shame, a place they feel shunned and unwelcome or even unsafe. Unlike other forms of trauma, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, there is little research on the impact of religious trauma syndrome.

LIFESTYLE 4/11/21 1:23pm

Burlington local opens beauty salon in Elon

By Cate McCahill

The hair and beauty bar opened in January 2021. But the growth of an Elon student clientele had been slow until the last few weeks, according to Ashley Waddell. Waddell traded her stethoscope and scrubs in for scissors and style when she opened Brushed Hair + Beauty Bar. The salon is located next to Fat Froggs Bar off of West Haggard Avenue less than a mile from Elon’s campus. 

NEWS 4/9/21 4:52pm

Environmental science class pairs with Haw River Project

By Cailey Cetani

With the ongoing climate change crisis and pollution of the Earth, Kelsey Bitting, assistant professor of environmental studies wants her students to be part of the solution. As a part of her ENS 111, Introduction to Environmental Science class, Bitting is pairing up with The Clean Haw River Project to engage students by creating visual presentations — such as greeting graphics, articles and research presentations — that will immediately go toward helping The Clean Haw River Project’s cause. 

SPORTS 4/9/21 10:14am

Baseball season off to 'inconsistent' start

By Annemarie Bonner

Elon head baseball coach Mike Kennedy described their season thus far as “inconsistent.”Currently, the team has a 7-13 record overall and is 1-2 in conference play. The team lost on March 26 to then No. 8 East Carolina 15-0. The Phoenix then returned to play against the Pirates the next day, beating them 2-1— it was Elon’s first win against at top 10 ranked team since 2013. 

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LIFESTYLE 05/26/2026 2:33pm
10 Elon professors retire from Elon University

From juggling in class to leading students abroad, 10 Elon professors have spent decades shaping Elon University. As they head into retirement, they reflect on the moments that made it worthwhile, and what it means to leave. 

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