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NEWS 12/9/15 3:15pm

Immigration in Alamance County creates divides and support systems

By malfini

It's a quick and simple transaction for most people. You hand your ID to the bank teller and deposit your paycheck but for Drucila Perez, this simple transaction stirred up enough fear to bring her to tears. "I showed my expired my driver's license and the teller told me 'Why are you driving with an expired driver's license?' so I just put my head down and started to cry," she said. More than two thousand miles from home and without legal authorization to be there, Drucila feared her time in the United States was coming to an end. [youtube=https://youtu.be/4mHhbAlJKjo&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] Chiapas is the southernmost state in Mexico and home to the largest indigenous population in the country.

NEWS 12/9/15 12:52pm

Islamophobia in America

By Gary Grumbach

Islamophobia. It's one of the hottest topics in society today. Some say it is spiraling out of control. With more than 50 occurrences of American Islamophobia since the terrorist attacks in Paris, France according to The Huffington Post, the topic is being discussed- and for good reason. A recent YouGov/Huffington Post poll shows that more than 50% of Americans view Muslims "Somewhat" or "Very" unfavorably.

NEWS 12/8/15 5:17pm

Late Night at McEwen to stay

By Bryan Anderson

Elon Dining has dispelled rumors of Late Night at McEwen shutting down after a petition circulated on social media this week suggesting that its future was in question.

NEWS 12/8/15 4:11pm

Upcoming lectures in honor of Elon student killed by domestic violence

By BWivagg

In July of 2011, incoming Elon freshman Lauren Dunne Astley was killed by her boyfriend in an act of domestic violence just weeks before beginning her time at Elon. Now, almost five years after the tragedy, the Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial Fund, a nonprofit founded by Astley's parents, will support the Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial Lecture Series at campus in the upcoming months. The lecture series is being coordinated by faculty in Elon's Women's, Gender, and Sexualities Studies program which has partnered with the Office of the Provost, the School of Communications, and the Gender and LGBTQIA Center. The series will begin Winter Term and will last through Spring Semester with multiple lectures that will be free and open to the public. The first lecture will take place on January 11 in the Lakeside Meeting Rooms at 5 p.m.

NEWS 12/7/15 12:44am

Katerina Diaz '16 remembered at 'Gathering of Friends'

By Bryan Anderson

As 15 students filed into Numen Lumen’s Sacred Space Sunday night, a brief moment of sadness swept through the room. But as they shared memories of Katerina Diaz, a former ’16 Elon University student who recently died from lingering health complications, they could not help but smile.

NEWS 12/6/15 1:48pm

Former class of 2016 member dies

By Tommy Hamzik

A former Elon University student who would've been graduating with this year's senior class has died, according to an email from Chaplain Jan Fuller. In the email, sent Sunday afternoon to the class of 2016, Fuller said the university has learned of Katerina Diaz's death. Diaz spent a year at Elon before transferring because of medical issues, according to the email. There will be a Gathering of Friends at 7 p.m.

NEWS 12/6/15 1:47pm

Former class of 2016 member dies

By Gary Grumbach

\0x200BA former Elon University student who would have graduated with this year's senior class has died, according to an email from Chaplain Jan Fuller. In the email, sent Sunday afternoon to the class of 2016, Fuller said the university has learned of Katerina Diaz's death. Diaz spent a year at Elon before transferring because of medical issues, according to the email. There will be a Gathering of Friends at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Sacred Space of the Numen Lumen Pavilion. This story is being jointly reported by The Pendulum and Elon Local News.

SPORTS 12/4/15 9:38pm

Late burst of layups leads men's basketball past FIU

By Alex Simon

The Elon University men’s basketball team rode the coattails of a 10-0 run by junior guard/forward Christian Hairston out of the final media timeout to defeat Florida International University 77-71 Friday night in Miami. Hairston made five layups in a two-minute, 23-second span to turn a six-point deficit into a four-point lead for Elon.

NEWS 12/3/15 5:10pm

Boot envy

By Emma Braun

As long as you can boast each of these styles, boot envy doesn't stand a chance.

NEWS 12/3/15 3:44pm

Painting the way through Elon

By Stephanie Hays

Hannah Fernandes-Martin has always had a passion for art. And while she has always had a flair for all things artistic, when she first arrived at Elon, she planned on being an English major.

NEWS 12/3/15 3:28pm

An Apology from Elon Local News

By elonlocalnews

On Tuesday night, Elon Local News was set to premiere "The Threads of Burlington," an all encompassing, student look at the city of Burlington, N.C., and the people who call it home. We at Elon Local News realize we failed our audience.

NEWS 12/3/15 1:23pm

Brad Moore - 2015-12-03 13:23:46

 

Hello, We were told the other night that we would be emailed a link to be able to wath "The Threads of Burlington" but I have not received anything.

NEWS 12/2/15 5:00pm

​Rankings, realities and varied experiences

By Leena Dahal and Lindsey Lanquist

Before Elon University students broke for Thanksgiving, they received an email from President Leo Lambert condemning several reports of homophobic slurs directed at members of the community. “It is understandable that this type of incident makes members of the LGBTQIA communities feel unsafe and unwelcome,” Lambert wrote in the email, “despite the good work of hundreds of people to support and value Elon’s LGBTQIA students and colleagues.” According to Leigh-Anne Royster, director of inclusive community well-being at Elon, the slurs Lambert referred to were directed at Elon students, and authorities have not been able to identify all perpetrators. All reported incidents were investigated by the police when possible and responded to through the Student Life Emergency Response system and/or the ongoing Bias and Harassment Response system.

SPORTS 12/2/15 2:00pm

Keeping the soccer dream alive

By Jordan Spritzer

Elon University men’s soccer freshman midfielder Bill Beresford was in the 18-man match day roster for Chesterfield Football Club against Peterborough United Football Club in a League One contest on Boxing Day 2014 – the British equivalent of playing football on Thanksgiving. “I warmed up and to be fair, I actually thought I was going to come on and make my debut,” Beresford said. “I was gutted it didn’t end up that way.” Chesterfield were cruising in the match winning 3-0 against Peterborough and Beresford could sense it was his time. “There was 20 minutes to go and we had a really good chance, we should have scored but one of the lads put it over the bar,” he said. “They ended up going down the other end and scoring.”

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Student research discovers suspected cause of plant disease

During his freshman year, now-senior Billy Impagliazzo took two classes taught by biology professor Antonio Izzo. When he got to Elon, Impagliazzo said he knew he wanted to take part in research projects. In his sophomore year, Impagliazzo went to Izzo to discuss research opportunities he had in his lab. Izzo said he believed Impagliazzo would conduct research for only a semester, but almost three years later, Impagliazzo has identified the main microbe infecting the blue curls plant and has presented his research on SURF Day. 

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Elon student digs into Burlington’s past after historic hotel demolition

The Rockefeller Integrated Hotel stood on Burlington’s Maple Avenue before being demolished a few weeks ago. Created by McBride “Mack” Thompson, a prominent African American entrepreneur in the Jim Crow South, the hotel was both his home and a place for Black travelers to stay somewhere safe. A single box of papers was recovered from the demolition site by a neighbor. Marshall Sears, a sophomore researching African American entrepreneurship in Petersburg, digitizes documents including those found in the demolition, as a part of his undergraduate research.

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