Reverend Doctor William Barber II isn’t concerned with being successful — instead, he grapples with a different question. “The question in life I grapple with the most isn’t how I can be successful,” Barber said.
Since freshman year, walking into my house for the first time for a weekend visit or break has always been one of my favorite parts of coming home.
Actors, make up and a crowd are just some of the ingredients for putting on a good show. But this Saturday the performers at an annual production at the Holly Hill Mall weren't as lively as usual.
The annual "Dark in the Park" Halloween Carnival took place last Saturday, Oct. 26, at City Park in Burlington, N.C. Event Coordinator Mary Faucette said she was expecting about 3,000 people. Many people came to enjoy the inflatables, haunted train ride, costume contest, carousel, fireworks show, and more. While the crowds piled in with their Halloween spirit to enjoy these attractions, Greensboro resident Amy Nichols said it was more about meeting new people and spending time with her son, Mac, who came dressed as a werewolf. "We've had a great time looking at everyone's costumes.
Students packed Fat Frogg on Oct. 24 for a night of laughs that benefitted St. Judes Children's Hospital. Elon's very own group of stand-up comedians, including Michelle Leibel, Meredith Sullivan, Sergio Ingato, Jack Adkins and Grace Baldridge, told jokes, performed impressions and pumped up the crowd throughout the night. Senior Grace Baldridge, one of the comedians, said this performance was extra special for her because it was her last at Elon, since she is graduating in December. "I've loved kind of building some sort of Elon standup community that I hope will carry on after I leave," Baldridge said.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Two residents of Elon N.C. support one another through their battle. "I stayed on the chemotherapy machine for 4 hours and 45 minutes," Mae Jayce Cousin said.
Students who ride the West End Route on Elon's BioBus might be wondering why they're seeing a familiar face less often.
Major League Baseball umpire Jim Joyce ruled Boston Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks obstructed St.
Bella is Elon junior Nick Cook's four-year-old sister. Bella Elder was born with Down Syndrome, has had open-heart surgery before turning 5 months old, and was diagnosed with Leukemia. In her honor, Cook put together a Buddy Walk team called Bella's Buddies for three years now.
Two suspects were arrested this weekend after breaking in to an Elon home. According to the Elon Police Department, the two homeowners of 114 Elm Crest Drive in Elon returned home after dinner to Trey Kincaid Boggs, 20, of Gibsonville, and Stormy Lee Lundy, 17, of Elon, robbing their home. Lundy ran out of the house, while the homeowners subdued Boggs and called the police.
Elon University's first musical of the year, Ragtime, packs a strong message for its audience. Although set in 1906, the musical addresses issues still relevant
When Loaves and Fishes, Alamance County's largest food distributor, closed it doors in August, many community members worried where they would get their next meal. Allied Churches, a local food bank, stepped in to help out.
As the final seconds ticked off the clock Sunday, Oct. 27, between the Elon University women's soccer team and Samford University, 31 fouls had been called, five yellow cards had been issued and the two teams finished with a 1-1 draw.
Thirty-three games, 33 losses is history. For Western Carolina University, it’s one game, one win.
For the second straight night, the Elon University volleyball team had to go to five sets to take down a Southern Conference foe after an extended third set slipped through their fingers.
After graduating from Elon University five years ago, Ian Baltutis ’08 never left Burlington. And he’s now trying to unseat incumbent Ronnie Wall as the next mayor of Burlington. Baltutis is new to politics, though not new to the area, and he faces a recognizable candidate with political experience in Wall.
Several diverse academic departments at Elon University are bringing their resources together to bring a multifaceted, self-made and award-winning musician to campus. Dutch-born singer and songwriter Marcel Van Dam will perform a concert of his originally composed French music at 7:30 p.m.
Limelight Records, Elon University’s student-run label, hosted its first listening party in honor of artist and junior Dylan Rockwell’s new, original EP released at Trollinger House Oct.
Diwali, one of the most celebrated Hindu holidays around the world, will get its recognition at Elon University for the second year out in the Numen Lumen Pavilion Nov.
