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Downtown Elon businesses compete in window display contest

Local Elon businesses are decking their windowsills with lights, tinsel and holiday puns all with the hopes of winning the best window display. 

RYAN: Homophobia is still alive and well — we cannot look away

Creative students showcase their goods at first Student Made Store

Friday night, Lakeside turned into a Student Made Store, where students were able to sell their handmade goods ranging from embroidered hats, knit scarves, astrological paintings, to skin care products and personalized journals. 

Elon students dance for a cause

Elon University students gathered Dec. 2 in Jordan Gym to raise money for hurricane relief in Puerto Rico at Zumba for Puerto Rico.

GALVANO: Turn pain into power during difficult times

EDITORIAL: Conversations about diversity must reach who need it most

BENSON: Learn to embrace physical discomfort in traveling

EDITORIAL: National sexual assault accusations should shed light on abuse of power

Phoenix outlasts Peacocks in double overtime

The Elon University mens basketball team outlasted the Peacocks of Saint Peter’s University in double overtime on Saturday night in Alumni Gym. Despite the Phoenix's offense being held stagnant at multiple points during the game, Elon was able to secure the 71-65 victory.

Creating a home away from home

 Even before Thanksgiving break began, the residence halls at Elon University were decked with Christmas decorations. Previously, cobwebs, spiders and pumpkins were the main source of ornamentation, but as early as Nov. 1, these scary adornments were replaced by cheerful bows, stockings, snowflakes and garland.

Men’s basketball edges South Florida in overtime thriller

The Elon University men’s basketball team secured its third home victory of the season on Thursday night, defeating the University of South Florida in overtime thriller, 79-78. In a string of fate, this marks the third consecutive year in which the Phoenix has played (and won) a home overtime game on November 30th.

College Cooking: Slow Cooker Series

With recipes for every autumnal occasion, the slow cooker series has you covered for cold-weather comfort food that is easy to make. 

Former Elon professor convicted on child pornography charges

Former Elon University professor Peter Kiwitt is convicted for possessing a sexual performance by a child in April 2017 in Greece, N.Y. Kiwitt was an assistant professor of cinema at Elon from 2005 to 2009, also serving as an advisor to the Cinelon student film organization. 

Just Weird Enough to Make the Forbes 30 under 30

For Tony Weaver ’16, as long as you’re pursuing your personal truth, you’re never too weird. You’re just weird enough. 

Elon graduate strives for a world without hunger

 Darron Stover bounced around McKinnon Hall earlier this semester, gong and microphone in hand, searching for anyone who was excited to be awake early on a Saturday morning.

Uncovering identity: Students of Native American heritage tackle searching for themselves

 Just down the road from Elon University, a community of the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation lives on a reservation. But back at Elon there are just a handful of students who identify as Native American, and many feel during their time at Elon they have been forced to put that part of their identity aside. 

Business fraternity celebrates official recognition

This month a new business fraternity has officially made its name on campus. Delta Sigma Pi is the latest fraternity to become officially recognized after a complex two-year process.

Inside the revival of Elon's football program

How Elon changed its trajectory after nearly a decade of constant losing seasons

Phoenix golf squads study abroad in Scotland

The Elon University golf teams became the most recent Phoenix teams to study abroad, following Elon’s quest to create better global citizens in its students. According to Elonphoenix.com, the Elon athletics department “organizes and funds team global study courses, combining learning experiences with competition in countries around the world. Since 2011, Phoenix student-athletes have studied abroad in Europe, Asia and Central America.” Earlier this year, the football team traveled to Costa Rica while the tennis teams traveled to Hawaii. 

Panic penciled in: Exploring high functioning mental illnesses in college aged individuals

Looks can be deceiving, and "high functioning" students with a mental illness are more common than one might think. The term "anxiety" is thrown around in varying levels of severity and seriousness, from a group of friends talking about how texting their crush gives them "anxiety" to a student having a very real diagnosed panic disorder.