GREENVILLE, S.C. — The following is a live blog of the 9 p.m. Republican presidential debate hosted by CBS News.
The Elon University women’s basketball team rode a strong first quarter to its third straight Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) win, a 80-58 victory over Towson University Friday night. Coming off her game winning shot against Delaware, sophomore guard Shay Burnett had a game-high 19 points, six rebounds and six assists.
The Elon University women’s lacrosse team defeated San Diego State University 11-7 in its season opener on Friday night. The Phoenix started the season off strong with a good offensive game and three players scoring at least two goals.
A new student-led Living Learning Community (LLC) called the Hall for Change will offer residents opportunities to discuss current events, raise awareness of social justice issues and participate in service. Freshman Amy Belfer was inspired to create a place for Elon University students to come together to learn more about what is happening on campus, in the local community and internationally. Belfer said she realized the university did not have a social justice house like other universities.
Harboring an animal in any apartment, residence hall room or house owned or leased by Elon University is strictly forbidden.
Tucked quietly in a corner adjacent to the entrance of Lakeside Dining Hall sits a metal rack teeming with brochures.
The Elon University men’s basketball team stayed within five points of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in the final seven minutes of the game, but could not take the lead, dropping 86-82 Thursday night in Colonial Athletic Association action. The Phoenix cut the deficit to one at four different moments in the second half and led for a grand total of 15 seconds in the game. The Seahawks were able to keep Elon away, answering nearly every Elon basket with a basket on the other end to extend their win streak to a school-record 10 straight victories. “We’re a better team now than when we got [to Trask Coliseum],” said head coach Matt Matheny, who turned 46 Thursday.
Doctors working in the maternity wards of Recife, Brazil, noticed a spike in late August 2015 in babies born with a medical condition known as microcephaly — a defect characterized by normal head construction up to the eyebrows but with little-to-no forehead or upper cranial formation.
Elon University panelists explained it is possible to avoid choosing between faith and science. The event, “Evolution and Religion: Does human evolution represent a threat to my faith?” offered community members a chance to ask how to bridge the gap between religious and scientific thoughts.
WILMINGTON, NC--According to Elon University men's basketball coach Matt Matheny the Phoenix improved over the course of its contest with UNC Wilmington on Thursday night.
Elon University's SGA rejected an amendment to its Constitution Thursday night which called for the removal of the optional "so help me God" clause.
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RALEIGH — Moments before an event took place honoring the one-year anniversary of the Chapel Hill shooting victims, people on North Carolina State University’s campus went about their daily business.
Vice President Joe Biden emphasized the need for an increased national attention to finding a cure for cancer during a round table discussion Wednesday afternoon at the Duke University School of Medicine.
The Elon University women’s lacrosse team isn’t young anymore. At least, not in terms of experience. The Phoenix enters its third year of competition (its second in the Colonial Athletic Association) after an encouraging 2015 campaign that included a CAA Rookie of the Year performance by now-sophomore midfielder Stephanie Asher. Elon also has a wealth of experience, something that wasn’t the case for the past two years as it built the program.
The Elon University women’s lacrosse team’s introduction to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) may look rough on the standings. But the 1-5 record doesn’t tell the whole story, and junior attacker Sloane Kessler finds a lot to draw from the program’s first year in the conference.
Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues" has become a Valentine's Day tradition on Elon University's campus after three years in Whitley Auditorium, to the delight of students who return every year as part of the cast and the audience.
The Elon University softball team was picked to finish fourth in the Colonial Athletic Association. That shouldn’t be taken lightly. Neither should Elon’s impressive third-place showing last year in its first CAA season.
The Elon University softball team will not be short on motivation heading into its 2016 season. The Phoenix will return to Athens, Georgia to open up its season in the UGA Red and Black Showcase. Elon will play double-headers on Feb.
Junior Christina Rose has been struggling with an anxiety disorder for most of her life. It wasn’t a problem until the fall of her sophomore year, when a combination of high stress and bad side effects from her medication led to Rose taking a semester off. She returned to campus the following fall with better medication and an assistant, a Dachshund named Norman — her emotional support pet.
