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NEWS 1/15/14 6:51pm

Obama puts future of electronic innovation in North Carolina's hands

By Michael Bodley

Following a disappointing December that saw job creation fall to a three-year low, President Barack Obama visited North Carolina State University (NCSU) Wednesday to announce a $150 million public-private partnership to fund the future of energy-efficient electronic chips and devices. NCSU will lead a group of six universities and 18 private companies, the Next Generation Power Electronics Institute, in developing smarter and more affordable electronic chips, which run everything from cellphones to industrial motors. “We’ve got to do more today to connect universities like NC State with companies like Vacon to make America the number-one place in the world to create new businesses and new jobs,” Obama said to cheers from the sold-out crowd of 2,000 inside the J.W.

NEWS 1/15/14 5:45pm

Obama, McCrory discuss job creation for graduates at Air Force One

By cprice13

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NEWS 1/14/14 3:08pm

Fall gap semester students arrive on campus

By mbrogan

Most freshmen spend the first day of school moving in and getting settled. But this year, 15 Elon students spent their first day of college in the remote wilderness of Wyoming with Elon's gap semester program. Now, the gap semester students are arriving on campus for the first time after their semester-long adventure, and students like Lizzie Thomson and Michaela Contois are looking back on how much they've bonded as a group. "I think throwing anybody into the wilderness, you don't have a choice other than to become like family," Thomson said. The gap semester program takes Elon students from the National Outdoor Leadership School in Wyoming, across the country to Washington, D.C.

NEWS 1/14/14 12:48pm

Killer instinct driving Stephen Curry in NBA

By Tommy Hamzik

It’s been six years since a scrawny guard from Charlotte, N.C., danced into the hearts of thousands while leading tiny Davidson College to the Elite 8 of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The Wildcats have made the NCAA Tournament twice since then, but have failed to win a game there.

NEWS 1/14/14 12:51am

Students put fitness first as New Year's resolution in 2014

By avogelsang

The clinks and beeps of workout machines are ringing in 2014 at Elon University. Well, at least, they are if you have been going to the gym lately. "Go to the gym or exercise everyday." "Stop drinking soda and play more tennis so I don't get the 'freshman 15.'" "Do more pushups." "Do more yoga." These are only some of the many New Year's resolutions that have been expressed on campus.

NEWS 1/13/14 10:49pm

Phoenix routs Georgia Southern on road

By Jordan Spritzer

The Elon University women’s basketball team picked up a rare road blowout on Monday night with a 68-49 win over the Georgia Southern University Eagles. Senior guard Kelsey Harris led the Phoenix in scoring with 12 points on 4 of 9 shooting, while sophomore guard Jessica Farmer tallied a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, as the team used a steady balance of defense and team scoring to rack up its second conference victory of the season. The two sides exchanged baskets in the early going and after a few minutes neither side had any advantage as the score remained even at five apiece.

NEWS 1/13/14 5:25pm

Cristiano Ronaldo rightfully deserves top honor

By Jordan Spritzer

Cristiano Ronaldo was the best soccer player on the planet and it’s a shame it took an extension of the Ballon d’Or voting deadline to show just how great Ronaldo was. Although the Ballon d’Or is a sort of an odd award since it is voted on based on a player’s performance during the calendar year rather than the most recent season, Ronaldo proved that 2013 belonged to him.

NEWS 1/13/14 4:56pm

A remodeled West End rings in Winter Term

By Meghan Leonard

Students returned from winter break to find that Elon’s signature bar, West End Station, underwent a massive transformation. West End’s new owner Harold Hill bought the bar at the end of the summer with the goal of creating more variety in the Elon community.

NEWS 1/13/14 4:43pm

HOPE strives to localize hunger

By mstutz

While man cannot live on bread alone, the need for food is still necessary to survive. According to the United Census Bureau, 17 percent of Alamance County lives under the poverty line compared to the national average of 15 percent. After serving in food kitchens for years, sophomore Jensen Roll came to North Carolina for school and found two main problems. "One of those was not [having] enough volunteers, and the other was not having enough food to feed everybody there," said Roll. Roll is creating his own Social Entrepreneurship major, and in December of 2012 he envisioned a solution to help solve Alamance County's hunger problem.

NEWS 1/13/14 3:38pm

Duke University professor offers unorthodox solutions for U.S. income gap

By Stephanie Lamm

As a part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. 50th Anniversary Speaker Series, William Darity, Jr. spoke about economic justice Wednesday at Elon.  Darity serves as the chair of the African and African American Studies department at Duke University.  His research focuses on economic inequality. The talk focused on his plan to end unemployment and racially fueled wage discrimination. “The United States is characterized by a long-standing pattern of large structural racial inequality that has deepened further as a result of the economic down-turn,” Darity said. Despite the efforts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the unemployment gap and the racial gap have remained about the same nationwide. The joblessness rate for black male teen high school dropouts is 95 percent, according to Remapping Debate, an advocacy group based in New York. African-Americans with some college education or an associate’s degree earn less than white high school dropouts, on average.

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NEWS 12/17/2025 3:18pm
North Carolinians rate public schools poorly in new Elon Poll

As K-12 students across North Carolina prepare for their winter break, the Elon University Poll released poll data on Dec. 17 finding that most North Carolinians gave mediocre or poor grades to public schools across the state. “The states have always had deep authority on education, but there has been more federal involvement in various years,” Director of the Elon University Poll Jason Husser said. “So we thought, well, this is the time for us to really look in depth about what do people think about North Carolina schools.”

LIFESTYLE 12/16/2025 10:30am
Grief, loss support group provides comfort for Elon faculty, staff

Elon University associate chaplain Rev. Julie Tonnesen said loss and grief are universal emotions, but found that they can be difficult for faculty and staff to process while continuing their usual routines. “Even when we show up to work, that doesn’t mean that we get to put the rest of our lives on the back burner,” Tonnesen said. “Our grief comes with us. It’s not something we can just keep on a shelf at home.” In collaboration with Counseling Services, the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, began offering a monthly group for faculty and staff to support those affected by loss. 

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