Freshman Jazmine Langley knew what she was getting into when she applied to Elon University last year.
When sophomore Keely Collins was 13, her life was changed forever. Her mom was diagnosed with a rare type of terminal stomach cancer.
After years of telling other people’s stories through a lense, Elon alum and documentary filmmaker Heather Cassano decided it was time to bring her work a little closer to home. Cassano graduated Elon in 2013 and is currently a MFA candidate at Emerson where she is working on her latest project about her younger brother with autism, Brian.
The weather was less than ideal on election day. Soggy roads and inclement led many prospective voters to stay home, hurting the 30-year-old candidate's chances of becoming the youngest mayor on record in Burlington history.
Elon University President Emeritus Earl Danieley wrote the Elon Community Church constitution from the back of his car while a student was driving him for a trip to Alabama. As Danieley laughed at the fact that he wrote the document on a portable typewriter he had placed on a piece of plywood across his knees, he could not help but think of the fond memories he has said with the church.
El Salvador, Honduras, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Pakistan are examples of four countries rife with acts of unspeakable violence, often carried out by the likes of rebel militant forces run amok, drug cartel members, or radical terrorist organizations. Now, 340 immigrant and refugee children from various countries, including those mentioned, face a whole new and daunting life challenge — learning how to speak English in their new home nation, the United States. Elon’s School of Education occasionally sends its students to shadow and assist teachers at The Newcomers school. Marna Winter, lecturer in education and director of education outreach at Elon, said outreach efforts at schools like the Newcomers School are used to train Elon students to take innovative approaches in their teaching methods. “We want to make sure that every student has opportunities to teach at all different types of schools.
The sudden realization left Kyle Porro feeling as if he was going to pass out and running to Biscuitville to order chicken tenders. And soon after that, the newly-elected SGA President knew it was time to get to work. Porro, a junior, has sustainability, school spirit and proactivity at the top of his list as he starts his term with SGA after winning a highly-contested, three-person race that ended with a one-day run-off election. He was inaugurated March 29, and led his first full meeting about a week later.
Elon University Vice President of Admissions and Financial Planning Greg Zaiser has been working long enough to see the college admissions process change and grow.
When you walk past Trifecta Health & Wellness club in Burlington, it is impossible not to go in and see what it is all about.
Beginning April 23, Elon University will hold various events to appreciate the success and dedication of its students for CELEBRATE!
As technology each year becomes less expensive and further-reaching, Elon University professors are turning the traditional classroom setting on its head and determining what new tools are most effective.
At first glance, the trend of the 2016-2017 budget is not a good one. Most of the organizations did not receive the amount they requested, and 35 out of 60 organizations were denied $1,000 or more of their asking price.
Robert F. Darden visited Elon University Monday to give a talk about the progression and history of gospel music.
Jay Bilas has covered a plethora of nationally televised college basketball games with historical teams such as Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and The University of Kentucky, but the well-renowned sports broadcaster says his first game with a significantly fewer audience was his most important one.
The Elon University Poll released results from its latest survey Tuesday afternoon, revealing a 6 percent lead for Roy Cooper against incumbent North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory.
Upon arriving to campus in August, first-year student Kenneth Brown, Jr. immediately got involved in the Elon community.
More than 23.6 million people in the United States are sexual assault and rape survivors, according to the Joyful Heart Foundation. The month of April is also Sexual Assault Awareness Month and both Elon University and EFFECT dedicated the week of April 10 as their third annual Support Survivors week. The week is designed to both imagine a campus free of sexual assault, as well as to show our alliance with victims of sexual violence,” Said Shay Freidman, member of EFFECT and Elon first year.
Everyone has that one friend who goes off the grid every now and again, or doesn’t answer their phone very often, or wanders off after a night out.
GOP candidates require 1,237 delegate votes to win the national convention, and right now Donald Trump is in the lead, trailed closely by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). If Trump fails to reach the majority number to secure his nomination before the July convention, there’s a possible opportunity for delegates to vote for another nominee on the floor, prompting a contested convention. With the 2016 GOP convention just three months away, Trump, Cruz and Kasich are candidates to watch out for.
When Governor Pat McCrory signed House Bill 2, organizations around the state voiced their displeasure with the bill.
