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NEWS 3/12/14 1:48pm

'Like a movie': Elon reflects on roller coaster season

By Matt Krause

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Five months ago, questions surrounded the Elon University women’s basketball team. The Phoenix had to replace 1,000-point scorer Kelsey Evans and 2,000-point scorer Ali Ford. Kelsey Harris was the team’s lone senior and was being thrown into a leadership role. High expectations surrounded all four freshmen.

NEWS 3/12/14 11:12am

Elon's season ends sooner than expected

By Tommy Hamzik

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — In a season with many high hopes, it was a sudden, disappointing end for the Elon University men’s basketball team. Predicted as Southern Conference champions in the preseason, Elon’s season ended far short of that.

NEWS 3/12/14 10:51am

Ramirez earns second Atlantic Sun honor

By Kate Murphy

Elon women’s lacrosse goalie Rachel Ramirez was named the Women’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week in the Atlantic Sun Conference this week. As a freshman playing every minute between the pipes, Ramirez led the Phoenix to three straight wins in the past two weeks with 30 total saves in those games.

NEWS 3/12/14 9:34am

Elon Dance Company prepares for spring show

By Kelsey Higgins

Although it still feels like winter outside, the Elon University Dance Company is hard at work preparing for this year’s spring dance concert, titled “Looking Back to Spring Forward.” The show will run March 13 to 15 in McCrary Theatre.

NEWS 3/12/14 9:26am

Elon's new all-female a cappella group takes stage

By Xanthia Saganis

Every semester, Elon University students flock to auditions to try their hands at a cappella. Group singing without instruments has become increasingly popular, so landing a spot in a group is no easy task. According to sophomore Alexis Paul, hundreds of students audition each semester, but fewer than ten are chosen for each group. Seeing that the demand for a cappella groups drastically outweighed the supply, Paul took it upon herself to create a new group, Shirley Tempos. “There is always a demand for more a cappella groups on campus with the popularity of interest,” Paul said. Paul created the all-female group to give girls a greater opportunity to be involved in a cappella.

NEWS 3/11/14 10:37pm

Mental mistakes fuel Elon loss to Liberty

By Tommy Hamzik

While it wasn’t the prettiest of games, it still says something that perhaps the most intriguing part of it was the aftermath. After a 4-2 loss to Liberty University at Latham Park March 11, Elon University head coach Mike Kennedy spent more than 15 minutes talking to his team in the outfield. Topic discussed included errors, mental mistakes and the team morale. “Our effort wasn’t good,” Kennedy said.

NEWS 3/11/14 10:21pm

Syracuse starter contains Elon

By Kyle Maher

The Syracuse University softball team used the long ball in one big inning and a dominant performance in the circle from freshman starter Sydney O’Hara to hand Elon University a 5-0 loss at Hunt Softball Park March 11. After three scoreless innings, the Orange plated four runs in the top of the fourth inning. With one out, freshman catcher Nicole Lundstrom singled to right, and junior second baseman Julie Wambold drew a walk.

NEWS 3/11/14 10:01pm

Elon tops Gardner-Webb, stretches win streak to seven

By Matt Mallian

The Elon University women’s tennis team stretched its winning streak to seven with a 6-1 dismantling of Gardner-Webb University March 11 at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center. “[The girls] have gone after it in every match,” Elon coach Elizabeth Anderson said.

NEWS 3/11/14 4:09pm

Elon Founders Day kicks off with College Coffee

By Stephanie Lamm

Elon University celebrated its 125th birthday with a special College Coffee to honor Earl Danieley, Fred Young and current university president Leo Lambert. Hundreds of students, faculty and alumni gathered on Phi Beta Kappa Commons to hear student body president Welsford Bishopric speak and share in Elon’s birthday cake. “This Founders’ Day is extra special because of the 125th birthday and the beautiful turnout,” said Dianne Ford, a science librarian at Elon.

NEWS 3/11/14 2:03pm

Elon Day celebration irks freshman due to solicitation link

By ktracy4

Elon Day may aim to celebrate the university's 125th anniversary through reaching out to alumni for donations, but that's not how all students view the day. Freshman Patrick Everett will not participate in Elon Day because he doesn't agree with the administration's decision of combining celebration with solicitation. "You're here to get an education," Everett said.

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NEWS 02/25/2026 5:09pm
Elon to adopt new learning management system following fall review of Moodle platform

Students logging into their courses next academic year may notice a shift in how assignments, grades and course materials are organized as Elon transitions from Moodle, its old learning management system, to Canvas by Instructure, its new one. The decision followed a campuswide evaluation of Moodle that included surveys and open forums, according to Teaching and Learning Technologies Senior Director Kelly Reimer.

NEWS 02/25/2026 1:07pm
Elon Votes sponsors State of the Union watch party

Around 15 students gathered in Moseley Center on Feb. 24 for the State of the Union watch party, hosted by Elon Votes. The broadcast was President Trump’s first State of the Union of his second term and lasted a record 108 minutes, according to AP News. The previous record for the longest presidential address to Congress was 100 minutes and was set by Trump last year.

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