The Edge

Elon football player charged with first-degree burglary

Cordell Wesley Forrest, a 19-year old freshman and member of the football team, was charged Monday with first-degree felony burglary. The Times-News first reported the charge. According to incident reports, police responded to a burglary in Danieley O late Thursday night.

Voices of Elon: Bob Minton

Senior crosses Saxapahaw off the bucketlist

There are less than 20 days until commencement 2015, and there are many things seniors want to do before May 23rd! When tasked with completing a senior "bucket list challenge," I decided to combine two things I enjoy, good food and going to a new place. A scenic 30 minute drive from Elon will get you to the quaint town of Saxapahaw where the Eddy Restaurant and Pub is located. Getting a rooftop view of the Haw River, five of my friends joined me for great service and amazing food.

Changes brewing in downtown Elon

Downtown Elon has become a place where local businesses have grown and thrived off the local community.

Jack Isenbarger begins a business in basketball

Former Elon basketball player Jack Isenbarger has heard the sound of dribbling all of his life, but it's who he's shooting hoops with now that's changing the rhythm of his game. "Any time I can do something where it involves youth and basketball, I'm all about it," Isenbarger said. Isenbarger started the Alamance Basketball Academy in February, teaching the fundamentals of basketball to the youth of Alamance County. "It was something that just made sense really," he said.

Elon prepares for Commencement festivities

As the school year winds down, seniors have one major event on their minds, Commencement. Graduation will take place on Saturday, May 23 at 9:15 a.m.

Elon student lands role in Carole King musical

While many Elon seniors make plans to move on to pursue graduate school or work in business offices, one Elon student is moving into the spotlight.

Elon, CAA say transition has been smooth through one year

Reflecting back on a year in the Colonial Athletic Association, the feelings director of athletics Dave Blank has gauged from Elon University athletes have been positive. Elon made the transition from the Southern Conference last summer, a move that meant more travel and an increased level of competition for Phoenix teams. The women’s track and field team provided the lone team conference title, winning last weekend’s CAA Championship meet in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Shifting market for birth control

Though it’s by far the most effective form of birth control, young adult females have for years been reluctant to embrace implanted methods – but that looks to be changing fast, according to a recent Center for Disease Control (CDC) report. An IUD is a small contraceptive device that is inserted into the uterus.

Softball clinches No. 3 seed after Million extra-inning walk-off

Sophomore Carey Million gave the Elon University softball team a series sweep against the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a walk-off solo home run in the eighth inning. With the 4-3 win, the Phoenix clinched a No.

Elon Myths: Homemade Acorn cookies

Soft, chewy and full of flavor, Acorn cookies — Elon University’s favorite guilty pleasure — tempt students from behind their glass display case while students wait to order a coffee or sandwich.

Elon announces four speakers for 2015-2016 year

Elon University announced that four speakers — columnist Leonard Pitts Jr., violinist Itzhak Perlman, MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry and CEO Walter Isaacson — are scheduled to speak during the 2015-2016 year. Pitts, currently a pop culture, social and family life columnist at the Miami Herald, will deliver the Baird Pulitzer Prize Lecture. He is a former writer for Casey Kasem’s radio show “American Top 40” and author of “Becoming Dad: Black Men and the Journey to Fatherhood.” Fifteen-time Grammy award winner Perlman will headline Elon’s Fall Convocation October 6 in Alumni Gym.

Five run sixth gives softball 5-3 win against UNCW

The Elon University softball team clinched a spot in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament with a 5-3 win Friday against University of North Carolina at Wilmington. “The CAA does things a little different than the SoCon,” said head coach Kathy Bocock.

Elon Eats: The Village Grill, Est. 1985

Palm trees may not be the first things that come to mind when thinking of Burlington’s Huffman Mill Road, but they’re the first things diners see as they approach The Village Grill.

Finals: How to Procrastinate

Finals stressing you out? The Edge has got a list of tactics to help you avoid studying...for a little while. Big Paper Due? Now's a great time to watch an entire season of Friends!

Doctor's Orders: An open letter to Kanye Omari West

Doctor's Orders is a weekly satirical column in which two unprofessional, definitely fake doctors offer up prescriptions for their Phoenix patients. This past week, the Elon University Student Union Board sent out the list of potential artists for our Fall 2015 Homecoming Concert.

Letter to the editor regarding racial bias

Written by Catherine Palmer, senior To the Elon community: I am sickened and outraged by the latest incidence of racial prejudice and attack on our campus.

Engaged, not absent: Take advantage of SURF Day presentations

At Elon University, the end of each school year is marked by Spring Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF) presentations on what is affectionately referred to as SURF day.

University should minimize Festivus damages

Elon University administrators did their part in muddying up campus when they chose not to provide hoses outside residence halls for students celebrating Festivus Sunday, April 26. Traditionally, students who participate in Festivus leave trails of muddy footprints and ruined clothing behind them as they trek home to shower and recover from the festivities. This year, lacking hoses — and perhaps sobriety — with which to clean off, these students undoubtedly created a mess for Physical Plant staff, who don’t deserve such treatment. The mud students tracked across campus and into their dorms had to end up somewhere. Robert Buchholz, associate vice president for facilities management and director of Physical Plant, said some of it ended up plastered on buildings. The university hasn’t always deprived students of the tools necessary for cleaning off. MarQuita Barker, associate director of residence life for operations and information management, said the university has provided hoses for students to use after the event for the past few years. But this year, administrators decided against it because Festivus is not a university-sponsored event, and they didn’t want to “enable students.” According to Barker, the goal of not enabling students with hoses was to stop the growth of Festivus as a campus tradition.

Thesis projects explore emotions through art

Guns. Pills. Alcohol. For senior Kaitlin Stober, using controversial subject matter is the best way to evoke emotional responses from her audience. Stober will be presenting a series of still-life oil paintings.