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NEWS 2/21/13 8:21am

Elon may redefine MOOCs for classroom use

By Corinne James

MOOCs, or massive online open courses, have a future at Elon University. It is expected that Elon will redefine the MOOC to supplement, not replace, courses, according to Chris Fulkerson, assistant vice president for technology. MOOCs are increasing in popularity worldwide as thousands of students enroll in courses through online sites such as Coursera, Udacity, and edX. The courses are free of charge to anyone who signs up, and most do not carry course credit at traditional universities.

NEWS 2/21/13 1:25am

Women's basketball slips by Wofford late

By Jordan Spritzer

Junior guard Kelsey Harris hit the game-winning jump shot with 47 seconds remaining to put the Phoenix up by a point that gave the Elon University women’s basketball team a thrilling 62-58 victory Wednesday night, Feb.

NEWS 2/20/13 7:50pm

SGA Election Results

By Katherine Blunt

Executive Results: President: Welsford Bishopric Vice President: Joeseph Incorvia Treasurer: Richmond Rosati Secretary: Runoff between Sarah Paille-Jansa and Lauren Reiman Senior Class Results President: Connor O’Donnell Junior Class Results: Vice President: Alexandra Shahade Senator: Jennifer Lauterbach Yashvi Patel Sophomore Class Results: President: Alexandre Bohannon Vice President: Ruth Robinson Secretary: Natasha Schettini Senator: Margot Shoemaker Conor Janda Council Members Hunter Phillips Ashley Gherlone Caroline Forsey Samantha Murray Jennifer McRobert Pamela Gutermuth

NEWS 2/20/13 6:18pm

Faculty question the concept of an art kit in exhibition

By Jessica Petrocchi

There are not many places at Elon University where somebody can find a description of Hiroshima through scrapbooking and braille, political figure puppets and an artistic examination of shaving an ingrown hair. This year, the department of art and art history’s Faculty Biennial exhibition surrounded the idea of an art kit.

NEWS 2/20/13 1:21pm

Elon alum makes Broadway debut in ‘Newsies’

By Meghan Mahoney

As he grew up, Adam Kaplan’s parents told him, “Go through life with no regrets. Go for your dream.” That’s exactly what he did. Kaplan grew up in an artistic community in Westport, Conn., where, at 6 years old, his dad took him to see “West Side Story” at the local high school.

NEWS 2/20/13 1:16pm

Coming home: Softball opens 2013 in new stadium

By Matt Krause

Quick! Where is East Field? Chances are good that readers of this article have no idea. The answer, for those curious, is behind East Gym and the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center near the Academic Pavilion. That venue was the home of Elon University softball for 35 seasons, dating back beyond the “fastpitch era” of Phoenix softball.

NEWS 2/19/13 6:02pm

Syria Close To Home

By jbowden4

Professor Haya Ajjan and her family are from Syria, and after two years of fighting, her family is still broken. "His family was waiting for him one night, and he did not come back.

NEWS 2/19/13 5:32pm

In Her Shoes

By nabdulahi

Elon University has 19 academic buildings and 5200 students. I sought out an experiment to prove that everyone has a story to tell. By aiming with a dart at a map of Elon University, I was out to tell a story of a person at random.

NEWS 2/19/13 9:53am

Constitutional amendments up for vote in SGA election

By Katherine Blunt

Last semester was largely unprecedented for Elon University’s Student Government Association. The Chick-fil-A controversy that erupted on campus prompted an ad hoc committee to draft several amendments to the organization’s constitution, some of which will appear on SGA election ballots this week.

NEWS 2/18/13 7:11pm

Arrests made in Elon armed robbery case

By Michael Bodley

The Elon Police Department today arrested two men connected with the recent armed robbery of an Elon University student on Trollinger Street near the Trollinger Apartment complex. The Elon Police Department took into custody James Alexander “Junior” Long Booker, 21, and Cory Ledon Wilson, 19.

NEWS 2/18/13 6:11pm

Arrests Made in Gunpoint Robbery

By ekantlehner

Today, two men were arrested for robbing an Elon student at gunpoint on February 1st. James Long Booker of Gibsonville and Cory Wilson of Burlington were placed under arrest by the Elon Police Department in connection to a robbery and the use of a stolen debit card.

NEWS 2/18/13 5:38pm

The Wild Party

By jfrazier8

Violence, sex and substance abuse took center stage in McCrary Theatre this weekend. The Performing Arts Department just wrapped up its run of Andrew Lippa's "The Wild Party." In the musical set in the 1920s, a showgirl named Queenie is in an abusive relationship with a performer named Burrs.

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Students receive E-alert warning of assault

Students received an E-Alert around 4 a.m. April 5, informing them of an assault earlier that night in the Mill Point neighborhood and urging anyone with information to contact campus police.

NEWS 04/05/2026 9:34am
Elon University, Go Baby Go modify cars for children with mobility challenges

Elon University’s Innovation Hall was filled with the high-pitched hums of electric motors and the sounds of childhood play April 4. The noises came from the first Go Baby Go program at Elon, where the community takes standard electric toy cars and adapts them for children who cannot traditionally operate one. 

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