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NEWS 7/24/16 12:12pm

Texas delegate on Cruz speech: 'That took some serious guts'

By Tommy Hamzik

CLEVELAND — Nick Allman said Texas delegates were so unsure of whether Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) would endorse nominee and former rival Donald Trump at Republican National Convention, they were taking bets on the topic.

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NEWS 7/23/16 9:51am

As RNC concludes, LGBTQIA rights take center stage

By Tommy Hamzik

CLEVELAND — LGBTQIA rights, a subject that’s kept the Republican Party at odds, surfaced on the crowning night of the Republican National Convention, further deepening the divide and putting into question where the party would stand if Donald Trump is elected president.

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NEWS 7/21/16 10:53pm

Trump in RNC acceptance speech: 'I am your voice'

By Tommy Hamzik

CLEVELAND — Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president Thursday night, crafting an image of a damaged country while proclaiming to the masses that “I am your voice” and promising that the U.S.

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NEWS 7/21/16 6:44pm

North Carolina delegates' thoughts on Trump

By elonlocalnews

Elon News Network spoke to two North Carolina delegates about their thoughts on the convention, Donald Trump, millennials in the Republican Party, the American Dream and North Carolina's body camera law. Mike Hager is the delegate for the 112th district and North Carolina's House Majority Leader.

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NEWS 7/21/16 4:11pm

On last day of RNC, protesters relatively quiet

By Tommy Hamzik

CLEVELAND — It’s the last day of the Republican National Convention, and while downtown streets are still filled with people, one group isn’t as prominent as expected. Protesters. All week, demonstrators have filled Public Square, Prospect Avenue and E.

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NEWS 7/20/16 9:02pm

Police presence felt on third day of RNC

By Paige Pauroso

CLEVELAND – Protesters flocked here the past three days to voice their opinions. Different groups are speaking their mind on religion, foreign policy, LGBT issues and more seemingly all day long.

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NEWS 7/20/16 7:38pm

Protesters fill streets outside RNC

By Tommy Hamzik

CLEVELAND — Protesters filled Prospect Avenue and E. 4th St. downtown Wednesday, a block from the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena, burning American flags and forcing police to call a dispersal order on the streets.

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NEWS 7/20/16 1:23am

RNC Youth Caucus shows contrast within Republican Party

By ppauroso

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7Km_xh4C3I&w=560&h=315] CLEVELAND -- Delegates have flocked here for the Republican National Convention this week.

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NEWS 7/19/16 10:06pm

Young delegate discusses RNC from Millennial perspective

By Kailey Tracy

CLEVELAND — At 18, Jack Pickett is the youngest of the 44 Washington delegates, and is one of the youngest delegates at the Republican National Convention. “Politics is my hobby,” Pickett said.

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NEWS 7/19/16 9:35pm

Millennial Republicans express discontent with Trump

By Tommy Hamzik

CLEVELAND — Xander Almeida laughs when he says he doesn’t support Donald Trump for president.

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NEWS 7/19/16 8:32pm

Millennial Republicans host Youth Caucus

By Tommy Hamzik

CLEVELAND — Nick Allman decided it was a good idea to get all the young Republican delegates together. So he started a Facebook group. Could you get more Millennial than that? Around 30 people were at the Cleveland Marriott on Tuesday as Allman organized the first meeting of what he called the Republican National Convention Youth Caucus.

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NEWS 7/18/16 11:28pm

At RNC, Millennials look to future of Republican Party

By Tommy Hamzik

CLEVELAND — Cassie Unruh’s been coming to Republican National Conventions since she was born.

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NEWS 7/18/16 7:04pm

Young people attend Republican National Convention

By Paige Pauroso

CLEVELAND — The Republican National Convention started Monday with many young people in attendance representing the Grand Old Party. Cassie Unruh, 17, said she “loves being part of the Republican Party,” especially now that she’s “actually old enough to care.” Unruh has attended conventions since she was born.

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SPORTS 7/16/16 3:23pm

Mitchell leaves Elon to pursue graphic design

By Alex Simon

Corey Mitchell '16 has decided to forego his final year of eligibility and will not play for the Elon University football team in 2016. Mitchell graduated in May with a degree in Communication Design.

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NEWS 7/14/16 9:23am

Bernie Sanders announces endorsement of Clinton campaign

By Alex Hager

Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton for the democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday after a long stretch of primary campaigning that positioned the two as bitter rivals.

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NEWS 7/13/16 7:46pm

"It's unfair, but that was my reality."

By Emmanuel Morgan

Maybe this is the new norm and I have to accept it. Silly me for thinking I was going to inherit a nation that was supposedly “indivisible,” as I robotically recited in the Pledge of Allegiance in grade school.

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NEWS 7/8/16 2:00pm

Embracing the spirit of 'Sankofa' on my journey to Ghana

 

We all long for the chance to know where we came from. Not our hometown. Not our birthplace. But our heritage. My entire family is from Ghana — uncles, cousins and aunts, everyone.

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LIFESTYLE 7/7/16 6:05pm

Big oaks to the Big Apple

By Ashley Bohle

Completing a COR capstone class and a summer internship while exploring a new city can be challenging.

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NEWS 7/5/16 11:10pm

In Raleigh, Trump criticizes Clinton, FBI ruling

By Alex Simon

RALEIGH — Even as he strayed off on tangents, presidential candidate Donald Trump threw multiple verbal barbs at Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton at his rally at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh Tuesday night. Earlier in the day, news broke that Clinton was acquitted in her federal indictment involving her alleged disclosing of classified emails.

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NEWS 7/5/16 6:20pm

Obama backs Clinton, attacks Trump at Charlotte rally

By Emmanuel Morgan

CHARLOTTE — In her second trip to North Carolina in the span of two weeks, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, accompanied by President Barack Obama, stressed the importance of togetherness and how she would champion the middle class. Obama, in his first public campaign appearance with the presumptive Democratic nominee, reiterated Clinton’s qualifications and his high regard of her, which he also stated in his official video endorsement of her last week. Amidst a crowd of thousands in Hall C of the Charlotte Convention Center, both Democrats emphasized the importance the 2016 general election while lashing out at Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee. “Despite all the progress we’ve made under [Obama’s] leadership — and we have made progress — we still have work to do,” Clinton said.

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