The Edge

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NEWS 5/8/13 4:54pm

Belk Library employee puts sweet spin on Wednesday nights with 'Late Night Panera'

By Claire Esparros

It’s almost guaranteed that students in Elon University’s Belk Library are not going to be chipper, talkative or generally excited after midnight.

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NEWS 5/8/13 1:18pm

Samford eliminates Elon from SoCon tournament, ends season

By Matt Krause

Having already been dominated twice by Samford University sophomore pitcher Shelby Scott, the Elon University softball team knew it had a tough task ahead on Wednesday May 8.

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NEWS 5/8/13 1:16pm

Spring game offers glimpse into football position battles

By Matt Krause

Spring practice has been a time of change and exploration for the Elon University football team. New players have stepped up to fill the Phoenix’s starting roles and head coach Jason Swepson has been able to see progress.

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NEWS 5/7/13 11:58pm

Elon walks off over North Carolina A&T

By Matt Krause

No Mike Kennedy, no problem. The Elon University head baseball coach missed Tuesday night's game against North Carolina A&T State University due to an ejection last week, but the Phoenix still managed to pull out an 8-7 win over the visiting Aggies. The win did not come easy for Elon.

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NEWS 5/7/13 8:56pm

ELN Year in Review 2013

By bmezerski

[column size="1-2" width:220px] "ELN Year in Review 2013" recapped all the best moments from Elon Local News during the 2012-2013 academic year.

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NEWS 5/7/13 8:40pm

SGA constitutional amendments expand Senate's power

By Katherine Blunt

The Student Government Association at Elon University recently amended its constitution and bylaws to afford more power to the Senate, increase the efficiency of the organizational council and correct structural and grammatical discrepancies.

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NEWS 5/7/13 5:14pm

Changes coming to Greek Accreditation

By jhyland3

To be recognized by Greek life at Elon, fraternities and sororities need to go through a new accreditation process. According to the Office of Greek Life, the program will evaluate organizations on three different performance levels: baseline, maroon or gold.

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NEWS 5/6/13 5:06pm

Power outage hits Elon

By jbruno

Several buildings on Elon's campus lost power at approximately 2:30 p.m as a result of power outages in Alamance County. Duke Energy told ELN there were two power outages in Alamance County that affected 2200 customers. Most buildings at Elon affected by the outages were west of North O' Kelly Ave., the Francis Center, the Danieley Center and South Campus, according to an email from Dean of Student Life Smith Jackson. Dr. Jackson said there isn't a timetable for the restoration of power.

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NEWS 5/6/13 4:24pm

Elon baseball splits final road series with Appalachian State

By Andrew Wilson

For the final time in the 2013 regular season, the Elon University baseball team went on the road, this time to Appalachian State University in Boone to take on the Mountaineers. While Sunday’s rubber match of the series was rained out, the Phoenix split the first two games of the series with Appalachian State in dropping game one 9-1 but escaping game two with a 10-8 victory behind five perfect inning from senior starting pitcher Kyle Webb. Scoreless through the first three and a half inning Friday in game one, the Mountaineers broke through in the bottom of the fourth against senior starting pitcher Spencer Medick when freshman second baseman Dillon Dobson grounded out to second base with the bases loaded. Appalachian State got another run in the fifth inning when senior outfielder Will Callaway hit a sacrifice fly to right field. Trailing 2-0, the wheels came off and the Mountaineers chased Medick from the game with a seven run sixth inning.

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NEWS 5/5/13 11:00pm

Elon softball gains momentum, sweeps Chattanooga

By Matt Krause

It was just another day at the office for junior center fielder Carleigh Nester. With her Elon University softball team tied against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the eighth inning on Sunday May 5, Nester launched a walk-off sacrifice fly to give the Phoenix a 4-3 extra-inning win over the Lady Mocs. The win capped off a three game sweep, the first Southern Conference sweep of the year for Elon.

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NEWS 5/5/13 1:00pm

From Beatnik to Scholar: Michael Strickland’s hitchhiking past makes him a living part of his course 'The Beat Generation'

By Chris McKenzie

The first day of a “Beat Generation” literature class, Strickland walked in fitting the bill for what kind of teacher one would envision teaching the course.

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NEWS 5/4/13 3:43pm

Senate may pass tax on Internet sales

By Corinne James

Tax-free online shopping may be at risk under a bill currently under consideration by the United States Senate.

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NEWS 5/4/13 3:17pm

Defense shows strides in Elon spring game

By Andrew Wilson

The scoring system of the annual spring game was complex, but the end result had more on the line than just improvement for the Elon University football team.

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NEWS 5/3/13 7:29pm

SGA Senate Recap: May 2

By Katherine Blunt

At Thursday night’s SGA Senate meeting, Rodney Parks, registrar and assistant professor, informed the Senate about several changes in the transcript acquisition process.

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NEWS 5/3/13 5:27pm

Board of Elections undergoes changeover before investigation of illicit donations

By Michael Papich

As the North Carolina State Board of Elections prepared to investigate allegedly illicit donations to members of the North Carolina General Assembly and Governor Pat McCrory, McCrory replaced all five members of the board.

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NEWS 5/3/13 4:27pm

Can we stop talking about Chick-fil-A now?

By Laura Lee Sturm

People are tired of this conversation. We started talking about Chick-fil-A on Elon University’s campus before the 2012-2013 school year even started.

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NEWS 5/3/13 4:15pm

A resolution on foreign languages at Elon University, approved by members of Eta NC, Phi Beta Kappa, March 12, 2013

By Letters to the Editor

by Glenda Crawford For the past three years, members of Phi Beta Kappa at Elon University have observed with deep concern the fact that national Phi Beta Kappa foreign language requirements disqualify many top students otherwise eligible for membership.  The national requirements state: Stipulation 3: Candidates shall have demonstrated, by successful work in high school or college, or in the two together, a knowledge of a second or non-native language at least minimally appropriate for a liberal education.

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NEWS 5/3/13 12:53pm

Elon Electric Ensemble offers new musical opportunity for students

By Meghan Mahoney

Henry Longfellow, a 19th-century American poet, once called music “the universal language of mankind.” Music has the ability to bring people together and unite them through their love for music.

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NEWS 5/3/13 12:17pm

A need for weed? Gauging Elon's marijuana culture proves challenging

By Mary Kate Brogan

Marijuana. Weed. Ganja. Cannabis. Pot. Doesn’t matter what you call it, it’s a hot-button issue in American culture right now, especially with the full legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington since the last election and marijuana legislation in Congress in several more states.

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NEWS 5/3/13 11:34am

Campus panel debates gun violence

By ekantlehner

[column size="1-2" width:220px] Those gathered in McKinnon Hall on Wednesday night for the gun violence forum were silent as Megan Squire, an associate professor of computing science, spoke about her personal experiences with violence. "Everyday I live with the reality that there is a person living in my community who has acted violently towards me in the past and could do so again.

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