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NEWS 5/5/14 6:53pm

Elon Poll shows Tillis in lead ahead of primaries

By Michael Papich

With primaries for the Senate and House this week, the April 2014 Elon University Poll shows North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis maintaining his lead for the Republican Senate nomination with more than 60 percent of respondents now recognizing his name. In February, the Elon Poll showed that only 38 percent of voters recognized Tillis’ name.

NEWS 5/5/14 5:51pm

Elon professor dismissed after sexual messages

By cdavis46

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZURMSVQjww&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] Students and professors often have close mentoring relationships, and it's not uncommon to hear about professors giving out their phone numbers.

NEWS 5/5/14 11:26am

Losses put Elon in tough spot for SoCon seeding

By Tommy Hamzik

A skid that has now become seven losses in nine games has driven the term “crunch time” to a whole new level for the Elon University baseball team. The ladder of those losses, a 7-5 shortcoming to Davidson College May 4, illustrated how tough the stretch has been for Elon. “It’s frustrating,” junior left fielder Casey Jones said.

NEWS 5/5/14 11:01am

'Active City Streets' strolls through downtown Burlington

By ppauroso

Burlington community members and Elon students came together this weekend to promote active living. "Active City Streets" is an event to promote a life of exercise and nutritional eating. Some of the featured events were Zumba, karate demonstrations, unicycling, hula hooping, yoga classes and even a performance from Elon's Finest. But that wasn't all that was there. They also had healthy-food trucks and a farmers market with produce, flowers and foods locally grown and produced. There were 12 Elon organizations present for the event and dozens more volunteers with the Kernodle Center. The successful event fostered a lot of community development. Elon senior Mat Goldberg, who worked at the event, said why it's important for Elon students to come to Burlington events like this one. "I think we talk a lot about how Elon is the place where we belong, recognizing that Elon is our home.

NEWS 5/3/14 11:36pm

Spartans down Phoenix in doubleheader

By Kyle Maher

The Elon University softball team was swept by local rival University of North Carolina at Greensboro 10-2 and 10-8 in the first two games of a three-game set May 3 at UNCG Softball Park in Greensboro in what is the Phoenix’s last series before postseason play begins next week. In the first game, the Spartans used a dominant performance in the circle by senior starter Raeanne Hanks and hot bats from all nine starters to trounce the Phoenix 10-2. The Spartans began their offensive onslaught in the bottom of the first with four runs.

NEWS 5/3/14 7:24pm

Elon baseball splits first two games against Davidson

By Tommy Hamzik

After getting swept by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and having its midweek game against Coastal Carolina University canceled because of weather, the Elon University baseball team took a step forward Friday night before regressing once again Saturday. Going up against the Southern Conference’s best in Davidson College, the Phoenix won the series opener 8-5 before falling 9-2 on Saturday. “You are what you repeatedly do,” Elon head coach Mike Kennedy said.

NEWS 5/3/14 12:23pm

Elon falls to Detroit in A-Sun Semifinals

By Kate Murphy

The second-seeded Elon University women’s lacrosse team finished out its season May 2 with a 15-11 loss to third-seeded University of Detroit Mercy in the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun Tournament. The Phoenix put up a fight, taking the advantage in shots 29-23, putting 27 on net, but Titans goalie Lexie McCormick came up with 16 saves to keep the Phoenix attack out of the back of the net.

NEWS 5/1/14 7:11pm

Lost dog embraced by Elon students passes away

By Caroline Fernandez

Khaleesi, a black Labrador mix who crossed paths with students across campus, passed away Friday, April 25. Khaleesi had been loose for more than a month since escaping from its owners, two Elon University juniors. After escaping, Khaleesi was seen everywhere on campus from the Oaks and Greek courts to Danieley Center. Khaleesi especially impacted Danieley Center residents, leading people to dub her the “Danieley Dog.” The owners made multiple attempts to look for the dog.

NEWS 4/30/14 11:47pm

Women's lacrosse seeks A-Sun Conference Championship

By Kate Murphy

Coming off a winning record and claiming the No. 2 seed in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament, the Elon University women’s lacrosse team is on the hunt for a conference tournament title that would send them to the NCAA tournament.  “Anyone is beatable on any day, and the beauty of tournaments is that sometimes it’s not the No.

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45 años después de los primeros casos de VIH/SIDA reportados en Estados Unidos, la lucha contra esta enfermedad está lejos de terminar, especialmente en el sur del país. Según los datos más recientes de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, el sur representó el 52% de todos los diagnósticos de VIH en Estados Unidos en 2023. "Sabemos que el VIH/SIDA ha afectado de manera desproporcionada a las personas de color y a las personas LGBTQ+ de color en este país", afirmó Jeff Bennett, profesor de estudios de comunicación en la Universidad de Vanderbilt. "Hay muchas personas que viven en zonas rurales, existe desconfianza hacia los profesionales de la salud y persiste el estigma social".

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