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NEWS 4/16/15 2:46pm

Doctor's Orders: Economic diversity: Who needs it?

By Frankie Campisano

Doctor's Orders is a weekly satirical column in which two unprofessional, definitely fake doctors offer up prescriptions for their Phoenix patients. Elon University got dragged through the mud by traditional media this past week when education news and analysis website The Hechinger Report revealed that, apparently, Elon isn’t economically diverse, and The Times News — our hometown newspaper — picked up the story.  Burned on our own turf?  Stabbed in the back?

NEWS 4/16/15 2:44pm

Learning from the mistakes of Rolling Stone

By Tanza Loudenback

If you’re a journalist, a college student, a professor, a college administrator, or any participating member of society, you’ve probably heard about the epic misstep made by Rolling Stone’s editorial team in the reporting of a University of Virginia campus gang rape. “A Rape on Campus” was published in November 2014, and within weeks major news outlets like The Washington Post were seriously and publicly questioning the validity of Rolling Stone’s reporting.

NEWS 4/16/15 10:17am

Clinton, Rubio announce run for president in 2016

By Caroline Fernandez

In recent weeks, political figures from both sides of the aisle have come forward and announced their campaigns to run for president in the 2016 elections. Clinton runs for second time Stating what was expected for months and confirming the beliefs of pundits everywhere, Hillary Clinton announced Sunday she will seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2016. Clinton posted a video announcement to her campaign website Sunday.

NEWS 4/15/15 8:13pm

Hilary Corna dares Elon students to reach beyond limits, achieve more

By Tommy Hamzik

Hilary Corna ’07 told everyone in the room to stand up, and asked for a student to come forward. Then she and the student gave the audience a series of dares including telling interesting facts, performing jumping jacks and doing the hokey pokey. Corna, an speaker and author, preached the importance of going out on a limb to achieve goals to Elon University students Wednesday evening at LaRose Digital Theater in a speech sponsored by the Love School of Business and the International Business Club.

NEWS 4/15/15 6:22pm

The ‘mother of Moseley,’ Drema Holder

By Matt Mallian

Drema Holder has just one son, but during any given semester, that number balloons to more than two-dozen. For the past six years, Holder has worked part-time in the Moseley Center at Elon University as a program assistant alongside two full-timers and watching over nearly 30 student workers. These students are Holder’s self-proclaimed “all-time joy,” and the relationship she has deveolped with them has given her the title of “the mother of Moseley Center.” “I still feel like I’m raising children,” she said. It’s a tight-knit group inside the Moseley Center that’s made up of Holder, Michael Williams, director of campus center operations, Henry Walling, assistant director, a graduate assistant and 27 student workers.

NEWS 4/14/15 4:56pm

Students seek action during Sexual Assault Awareness Month

By mstutz

According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The NSVRC states the one in five women and one in sixteen men are sexually assaulted during college, even though a majority of both never report the assault. Students and organizations around Elon's campus are taking part throughout the month to educate, raise money and awareness. Here's a list of events happening around campus from April 13-20: April 13-The Clothesline Project: Taking place at Speaker's Corner, The Clothesline Project is an opportunity for students to hang t-shirts with various messages and decorations to raise awareness for sexual assault and to support survivors. April 14-Supporting Survivors Whiteboard Campaign: Taking place at College Coffee on Tuesday Morning, the campaign encourages people to write why they support survivors of sexual assault. April 14-Banner Making for Take Back the Night: 4:30-8:30 p.m.

NEWS 4/14/15 1:42am

Help U Store It comes to Elon, an alternative storage method for summer

By cbudd

Finding a place to store belongings for three months over the summer can be tough. That's why Elon junior Sean Barry co-founded Help U Store It with his three brothers. "What the idea of the company is, you are going to pack up your stuff in our boxes and we will pick it up from your dorm we'll store it for the summer in our storage facilities and then we will redeliver it to your new dorm come 3 months after the summer," Barry said. Barry and his brothers started the company four years ago in Pennsylvania and provided the service to various schools in the area.

NEWS 4/14/15 1:28am

Railroad Crossings Unsafe and Illegal

By malfini

Unless you're hearing the whistle of the train as it passes through the railroad tracks running alongside Trollinger Avenue, it is easy to forget that the tracks are more than an obstacle between main campus and south campus.

NEWS 4/13/15 3:55am

Elon baseball loses rubber game 8-3 at College of Charleston

By Bryan Anderson

A critical error and five-run bottom of the sixth inning led the College of Charleston Cougars baseball team to an 8-3 win against the Elon University Phoenix on Sunday. After handing the Cougars their first loss in the Colonial Athletic Association on Saturday, the Phoenix found itself in an early three-run deficit. Elon senior Lucas Bakker had a rough start to the game by allowing a walk, a double and a single to the top of the order in the bottom of the first inning to put the Phoenix in a quick 1-0 hole.

NEWS 4/13/15 2:50am

Softball has high hopes for rest of year after beating Delaware

By Robert Nanna

Having improved its record to 25-13 (7-5 Colonial Athletic Association) after an important series win against the University of Delaware Blue Hens, the Elon University softball team has high hopes for the remainder of the season. “I am very pleased with the growth of our team at this point,” head coach Kathy Bocock said, “This team has matured through the season by helping each other through adversity with lots of schedule changes.” Elon currently sits in third place in the CAA but has had its share of obstacles in the process of climbing the leaderboard. Inclement weather forced the Phoenix to reschedule several games, often at inconvenient times.

NEWS 4/12/15 11:21pm

Elonthon raises more than $180,000 FTK

By Diana Stancy

More than 1,400 students — approximately 25 percent of Elon University’s student body — participated in the 12th annual Elonthon dance marathon, raising $180,068.58 for Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center. “This number represents more than just a number.  It represents hope, and it represents Elon, and it represents the kind culture that we’re trying to cultivate here of selflessness and philanthropy,” said Elonthon’s Executive Director Kaylyn Weller when the total was revealed.

NEWS 4/12/15 10:32pm

Health Watch: Allergy Tips

By cbohle

Trees budding, flowers blooming, and grass thriving on Elon's campus might make things beautiful, but there's one drawback: pollen.

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LIFESTYLE 12/16/2025 10:30am
Grief, loss support group provides comfort for Elon faculty, staff

Elon University associate chaplain Rev. Julie Tonnesen said loss and grief are universal emotions, but found that they can be difficult for faculty and staff to process while continuing their usual routines. “Even when we show up to work, that doesn’t mean that we get to put the rest of our lives on the back burner,” Tonnesen said. “Our grief comes with us. It’s not something we can just keep on a shelf at home.” In collaboration with Counseling Services, the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, began offering a monthly group for faculty and staff to support those affected by loss. 

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‘Hemos olvidado la conversación’: el VIH/SIDA todavía afecta al Sur a medida que disminuye la conciencia

45 años después de los primeros casos de VIH/SIDA reportados en Estados Unidos, la lucha contra esta enfermedad está lejos de terminar, especialmente en el sur del país. Según los datos más recientes de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, el sur representó el 52% de todos los diagnósticos de VIH en Estados Unidos en 2023. "Sabemos que el VIH/SIDA ha afectado de manera desproporcionada a las personas de color y a las personas LGBTQ+ de color en este país", afirmó Jeff Bennett, profesor de estudios de comunicación en la Universidad de Vanderbilt. "Hay muchas personas que viven en zonas rurales, existe desconfianza hacia los profesionales de la salud y persiste el estigma social".

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