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NEWS 5/4/16 9:09am

Students stick around for summer jobs

By Mackenzie Dunn

While many students are beginning to gear up for their summer internships or stressing about not yet having one, others are choosing to stay at Elon University to work on campus. In the past, staying on campus for the summer has been affectionately termed “Camp Elon” for the more relaxed atmosphere that comes from fewer students and classes being in session.  Students remain on campus from June to August for several different reasons.

SPORTS 5/3/16 7:00pm

LGBTQIA athletes find match at Elon

By Alex Simon

The first time senior Jess Farmer and Aly Quintana ’15 met was a typical weekend evening for college students. In March 2013 — Quintana’s sophomore year, Farmer’s freshman year — some members of the Elon University women’s basketball team and softball team got together before heading out to parties for the evening. After spending time watching each other on the court and field, the two were finally able to connect, exchanging phone numbers before the night ended. The friendship then quickly developed into something more — but not without its fair share of thought.

SPORTS 5/3/16 6:30pm

Men's ultimate frisbee hosts regional tournament

By Alex Simon

The Elon University men's club ultimate frisbee team hosted the USA Ultimate Division III Atlantic Coast Regional tournament last weekend. Elon's team, which goes by Big Fat Bomb, hosted seven other schools over the two-day event, with four schools from North Carolina, two from Virginia, one from Maryland and one from Washington D.C. As club president of Big Fat Bomb, senior Evan Miceli was the coordinator of the tournament and felt that the Campus Recreation department's club sports division helped him immensely with running the tournament. "I'm really happy with club sports," Miceli said.

SPORTS 5/3/16 5:00pm

Softball seniors shine in upset win

By Maddy MacKenzie

The goal for softball pitchers is to throw about 80 to 90 pitches in a normal seven-inning game, but what would the goal be for a 15-inning game? Apparently, for senior pitcher Kayla Caruso, that number is 197. That’s how many pitches she threw in a complete game victory against No. 6 James Madison University Saturday, leading the Phoenix to a 5-4 victory in Game 1 of a doubleheader. “I’ve never pitched that many innings in a game before,” Caruso said. Caruso has been pitching at Elon all four years of her collegiate career, and it seems only fitting that she had one of her best outings of her career on her Senior Day.

NEWS 5/3/16 2:27pm

Students create documentary of formerly incarcerated women

By Alexandra Schonfeld

“It stopped being a class project a long time ago” said sophomore Lauren Duncan on the film “Rebuilding” for which she and her two classmates seniors Jacky Shacknow and Amory Parks won second place at RiverRun International Film Festival’s Pitch Fest in Winston Salem. The film was made as part of their “Producing the Documentary” course taught by Assistant Professor Nicole Triche.

NEWS 5/3/16 1:39pm

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SPORTS 5/1/16 5:52pm

Softball splits doubleheader with No. 6 JMU

By Maddy MacKenzie

The Elon University softball team split a doubleheader against No. 6 James Madison University Saturday, winning 5-4 win in 15 innings in the first game and losing 8-1 in the second game. The first game saw four lead changes occur throughout the marathon three-hour, 41-minute endeavor.

NEWS 5/1/16 4:59pm

University supports student-led relief efforts

By Michael Somerby

Tragedy struck Ecuador April 16 in the form of a 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Despite tremendous relief efforts and searches within the country, there were more than 650 casualties and 16,000 injuries. Reeling from news of the horrifying humanitarian crisis, countries around the world responded by sending food, clothing and money to the survivors.

NEWS 5/1/16 2:30pm

In CAA, more opportunities for institutional, athletic growth

By The Pendulum

Elon University’s move to the Colonial Athletic Association, announced May 2013 but not official until July 2014, was met with considerable financial weight and legitimate concerns with regard to travel and level of competition. But about two years in, fresh off the first CAA Championships that Elon hosted, it’s clear that the move was the right move for not just the athletic department, but the institution as a whole. Elon’s Jimmy Powell Tennis Center hosted the CAA Tennis Championships last weekend, with both the Phoenix men and women falling in tight semifinal matches.

NEWS 4/30/16 2:21pm

CHAMPS program continues promoting student mentorship

By Madison Demmitt

'10 T.J. Douglas, an Elon University varsity basketball player at the time, was working on his research topic when he noticed the lack of health programs for young boys in Alamance County. While there were well-known programs for girls such as Girls on the Run, he noticed boys seemed to have limited options.

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NEWS 12/17/2025 3:18pm
North Carolinians rate public schools poorly in new Elon Poll

As K-12 students across North Carolina prepare for their winter break, the Elon University Poll released poll data on Dec. 17 finding that most North Carolinians gave mediocre or poor grades to public schools across the state. “The states have always had deep authority on education, but there has been more federal involvement in various years,” Director of the Elon University Poll Jason Husser said. “So we thought, well, this is the time for us to really look in depth about what do people think about North Carolina schools.”

LIFESTYLE 12/16/2025 10:30am
Grief, loss support group provides comfort for Elon faculty, staff

Elon University associate chaplain Rev. Julie Tonnesen said loss and grief are universal emotions, but found that they can be difficult for faculty and staff to process while continuing their usual routines. “Even when we show up to work, that doesn’t mean that we get to put the rest of our lives on the back burner,” Tonnesen said. “Our grief comes with us. It’s not something we can just keep on a shelf at home.” In collaboration with Counseling Services, the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, began offering a monthly group for faculty and staff to support those affected by loss. 

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