The Edge

Semester at Sea: travel playlist

Semester at Sea has provided me with countless opportunities to travel from country to country — both independently and with ship-sponsored programs. Though this has enabled me to visit places I never anticipated being able to visit, it’s also meant that I’ve spent a lot of time traveling in buses, trains and metros, getting to where I’m trying to go. For some, this time spent in transit might be frustrating, but I’ve loved every second of it.

There’s always going to be another mountain

Junior Chris Coble has reached new heights. He worked to build Helping Other People Eat (HOPE) from the ground up and is now the human services and communicator between food pantries.

Lifetime learners take Elon classes to pursue undergraduate degree

An Elon University student ambles through campus on a sunny afternoon.  She is many years older than most of her classmates.

LGBTQIA Businesses in NC are Open

North Carolina, like the United States at large, has gone through an unprecedented change in the past decades when it comes to attitudes toward people who identify as LGBTQIA.

MPAA ratings not consistent

“There is too much sex and violence in television and film.” We have heard the same mantra for years.

Putting down the bricks

On the walk to class, Elon University students are accustomed to running into detour signs, mile-high fences and entire sections of cam-?pus that are closed off.

Perfect pitch in fight against human trafficking

West End Terrace was transformed into a scene out of “Pitch Perfect” during Stand up for Freedom Week, hosted by the Periclean Scholars Class of 2015.

Let’s talk about sex, Elon

No matter how hard some try to deny it, there is one activity that is, without? a doubt, happening at Elon University: sex. In an online survey of 100 sophomores, juniors, and seniors, students consistently expressed concerns about how sex goes down at Elon.

Dancers showcase student, faculty work in intimate performance

Dancing in the Black Box will highlight nine pieces of student, faculty and guest choreography starting Thursday.

No Shave November inspires students to raise awareness

Sigma Pi issued three-year suspension for hazing

An edit has been made to note that any changes to the suspension are pending a formal appeal, which Sigma Pi submitted Wednesday.

UNCW blocks Elon volleyball

The Elon University volleyball team had trouble attacking the University of North Carolina at Wilmington's net defense on Wednesday, Nov.

Elon tries to better include non-religious

Elon University prides itself on being a leading school when it comes to religious inclusivity.

Astronomy and virtual reality in same orbit for professor Tony Crider

Tony Crider hopes one day the virtual environments he has worked on and played with his entire adult life will touch lives outside of the computer screen. Specifically, Crider wants them to help his grandmother see his home for the first time. “My grandmother is probably never going to leave her house for the rest of her life, except for hospitals or restaurants close by,” Crider said.

Phoenix makes seamless transition, preps for CAA Tournament

It isn’t often the new kids on the block join a different conference and show long-standing and well-established programs how to play.

Smarter than your average Burly, apparently

On my first day of class at Elon University, I blatantly lied about where I was from. I told people I was from Durham or South Dakota or Beirut — anything to deter the inevitable line of questioning that I knew would ensue if I told the truth. Now, I say it out loud.

Take action against sexual assault

One in five women and one in 16 men has been or will be sexually assaulted while in college. Eight in 10 victims know their attackers.

McCallie adjusts to sitting out transfer year

Maddie McCallie grew up surrounded by basketballs and hoops. She developed a passion for the game at an early age, thanks to her mother, Joanne P.

Reigning Republicans: Tillis, Walker, Ellmers emerge victorious

It was a good night for North Carolina Republicans. North Carolina Speaker of the House Thom Tillis came out on top in one of the nation’s closest Senate races two and a half hours after Republican Mark Walker earned a seat in the U.S.

Kayla Agae travels across Japan, Hawaii with family on path to Elon

There’s a beach on the eastern side of the Hawaiian island O’ahu, not far from Honolulu, where Kayla Agae’s mother used to tell her and her sisters not to go past a certain marker. Near that beach is the United States Marine Corps base where Agae’s mom, Suzanne, and dad, Papaevalu, worked from 1997 to 2003. Much farther away is Okinawa, Japan, where Agae was born, Las Vegas, where her family moved after their time in Hawaii, and Elon University, where she’s a sophomore outside hitter on the volleyball team.