Editorials

NEWS 12/2/15 8:00am

Be better than fair-weather fans

 

People go to every game ... only if the team is winning. The stands are packed ... only if it’s a game against a team from a big school. Carloads of students show up to cheer on their team ... only if it’s a tournament game. Sound familiar?

NEWS 12/2/15 8:00am

Make WT '16 more than diverse

 

The university is sticking to its commitment to promoting on-campus diversity by nearly forcing students to attend these events, so it’s also up to the students to both take advantage of the opportunity and recognize the efforts Elon administration is making. The kinds of opportunities offered, though, limit what students can do and learn.

NEWS 12/1/15 12:05pm

Beyond The Image: The struggle for positive body image amongst college women

By scowans

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkvZqhzaz0g&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] Fifty-eight percent of college women feel pressure to be a certain weight, according to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders. Maddie Donner, a junior at Elon University, said it can be difficult being a woman on Elon's campus. "You walk across campus and you see 10 people you know and every single one is better looking than the next," Donner said.

NEWS 12/1/15 11:48am

'Who am I to know these things?'

By Lauren Phillips

There’s a very real phenomenon called imposter syndrome, coined in 1978 by U.S. psychologists Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes. According to the New York Times, for them it meant a feeling of falseness “in people who believe that they are not intelligent, capable or creative despite evidence of high achievement.” For me, it means constantly fearing that I’m not as intelligent as my grades and test scores say.

NEWS 12/1/15 9:44am

I challenge you to tell your truth

 

Fifteen years ago, my family moved from Caracas, Venezuela, to Cary, North Carolina. I am now 18 and have spent the entirety of my life navigating my way between two different cultures.

NEWS 11/30/15 5:02pm

Globetrotters at a young age

By Diana Stancy and Michelle Alfini

Few high school students move halfway across the world and start a new life in a foreign country, but this was reality for Elon University senior Ingrid Frahm. Frahm’s father accepted a job in Switzerland and uprooted the family from their Texas home. Though the family originally planned on living in Switzerland for two years, their stay was extended for another two years.

NEWS 11/29/15 9:35pm

Gov. McCrory names upcoming week for winter weather preparedness

By BWivagg

In preparation of this upcoming winter, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has declared this upcoming week as Winter Weather Preparedness. Throughout the week of November 29 through December 5, McCrory encourages residents to update their emergency supply kits and review their emergency plans within their homes. According to a press release from McCrory's Office of Communications, North Carolina's Piedmont averages six to 12 winter events each year consisting of various amounts of snow, sleet, or freezing rain. The press release describes North Carolina's winter as "unpredictable," according to a quote by Public Safety Secretary Frank L.

SPORTS 11/24/15 11:20am

Men's soccer eliminated in second round of NCAA Tournament

By Jack Hartmann and Alex Simon

The Elon University men's soccer team lost to Clemson University 5-2 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday. The defeat ends the season for the team, who finished with a 14-6-1 record. The Tigers were led by senior forward T.J. Casner, who scored a goal in each half. His second goal gave Clemson its first 3-goal lead of the match. Elon responded immediately thanks to freshman forward Jaiden Fortune, who scored less than one minute after Casner’s second goal.

NEWS 11/20/15 11:57pm

North Carolina's food insecurity problem

 

For Alamance County resident Stephanie Jones, Thanksgiving means more than just a meal. It means spending the extra $20 to feed her two children the Thanksgiving feast they dream of. It means making the traditional turkey and ham. And it means spending her food stamps on a one-meal splurge instead of spreading them out to cover several meals as she normally would.

NEWS 11/20/15 11:41pm

North Carolina's food insecurity problem

 

North Carolina, like most of the United States, produces and imports more than enough food to feed its residents, at least in theory. But thousands go hungry each day, relying on a food-insecure system glued together with SNAP benefits, co-op startups and old-fashioned soup kitchens.

NEWS 11/20/15 12:41am

North Carolina's food insecurity problem

 

Confidently stepping through the wooden archway, Donna Poe walks through rows and rows of green. Her eyes light up with pride as she describes the kale, asparagus, eggplant, carrots and potatoes that line the pathways but these vegetables aren’t just hers. They belong to the entire community.

NEWS 11/20/15 12:31am

North Carolina's food insecurity problem

 

When Loaves and Fishes, the largest food pantry in Alamance County, closed abruptly in August of 2013, 7,000 people faced losing access to the food they needed to sustain themselves. That’s when Allied Churches stepped in to fill the void.

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LIFESTYLE 04/20/2026 12:37pm
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.

NEWS 04/20/2026 8:49am
NC state legislature yet to set state budget

North Carolina is still the only state without a budget. The current state funding is using budget numbers from 2023, the last time a budget was passed. The state passes a biennial budget which appropriates funds for two years.

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