Editorials

NEWS 1/31/14 10:27pm

Wildcats, Orange leading college basketball landscape

By Kyle Maher

As the college basketball season enters February, three teams have remained unbeaten and have established themselves as part of the best in the country: the University of Arizona, Syracuse University and Wichita State University. Of those three, the Orange and the Wildcats have the best chance to remain undefeated and cut down the nets in Arlington, Texas in April.

NEWS 1/31/14 1:41pm

Big Ten at the top? Wisconsin, Ohio State not helping case

By Matt Mallian

There is no doubt that the Big Ten Conference is one of the most elite basketball conferences in the nation.

SPORTS 1/31/14 1:22am

New lineup and aggressive play helps Elon top WCU

By afeather

After sticking with the same starting lineup for the first 21 games, a reenergized Elon University Men's Basketball team switched it up for the first time all season and left Alumni Gym with a 74-60 victory over Western Carolina on Thursday, Jan.

NEWS 1/30/14 10:37pm

Lineup change, attacking mentality leads Elon to win

By Tommy Hamzik

For the first time in 21 games this season, Elon University coach Matt Matheny decided to start a different lineup of five players. But, it was more than just subbing senior guard Jack Isenbarger and junior guard Kevin Blake into the lineup that helped the Phoenix snap a three-game losing skid and beat Western Carolina University, 74-60, at home. Elon worked to attack more offensively and defensively while putting down their heads and focusing, avenging a 74-62 loss at Western Carolina from Jan.

NEWS 1/30/14 4:55pm

Colonnades residents expand their global palates at residence life event

By Simone Jasper

Colonnades residents sampled food and experienced traditions from over a dozen countries at Wednesday night’s “Walk around the World.” At the event, residents braved the cold to visit themed common rooms on the floors of each Colonnades building. At the event, students ate Belgian waffles, drank Turkish coffee, received Brazilian somba dance lessons and learned facts about the Philippines. Attendees received Phoenix Passports, which were stamped at each floor.

NEWS 1/30/14 4:19pm

America's worsening race relations subject of diversity series speech

By Michael Papich

As part of the Diversity speaker series, Columbia law professor and columnist at The Nation magazine Patricia Williams told the audience gathered Jan.

NEWS 1/30/14 4:02pm

Supreme Court abortion case could impact NC

By Michael Papich

40 years after the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Roe v. Wade, questions surrounding abortion found themselves at the court once again. The case in question, McCullen v.

NEWS 1/30/14 3:41pm

Flu death toll rises to 44 in North Carolina

By Stephanie Lamm

As of Monday Jan. 27, 44 North Carolinians have died from the flu. State health officials have declared N.C.’s flu outbreak an epidemic.

NEWS 1/30/14 11:21am

McDermott stands alone among college basketball's best

By Tommy Hamzik

The best player in college basketball doesn’t fit the mold of a typical star. He wasn’t a McDonald’s All-American coming out of high school.

NEWS 1/29/14 5:14pm

Phoenix eyes revenge as Catamounts come to town

By Matt Krause

Where did the season go? All of a sudden, there are only ten games left in the Elon University men’s basketball season and the Phoenix sits at 10-11, 3-3 in Southern Conference play. For a team projected to win the Southern Conference, there is still significant work to be done.

NEWS 1/29/14 4:19pm

Poverty forum raises awareness of impoverishment issues in Elon, nation

By Jonathan Black

On Monday night, Elon University hosted a public forum in McKinnon Hall on the issue of poverty in the United States, North Carolina and Alamance County.

NEWS 1/28/14 10:27pm

Olympic preview: Speed Skating

By Matt Krause

It’s that time of the week again. That’s right, time for our Pendulum Sports Winter Olympic preview.

NEWS 1/28/14 6:56pm

Student loans, tuition payments plague graduating seniors

By mrosales

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYoxv4_pboQ&w=560&h=315] Going to college isn't getting any cheaper.

NEWS 1/28/14 3:02pm

Garnett and Pierce make their return to Boston

By Freddy Suppes

From 2007-2013, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce were the faces of the Boston Celtics, leading the organization to its 17th NBA Championship in the 2008 season.

NEWS 1/27/14 10:32pm

Players hope to impress with dreams of Brazil

By Jordan Spritzer

The January transfer window is often looked at as a way for clubs to get a much needed boost going into the second half of the season. But, in many cases players are the ones who take advantage of the “silly season” the most. With the World Cup approaching in June, players are desperate to prove that they deserve a spot on a plane to Brazil.

SPORTS 1/27/14 10:09pm

Elon women's track runs despite chilly weather

By malfini

When 20-degree weather strikes, most people prefer to stay inside. But five days a week, the Elon women's track team is out running regardless of the weather. To senior Allyson Oram, a member of the track team for four years, this commitment to training is nothing out of the ordinary. "I've done workouts in the pouring rain," she said. Three days a week, the team runs six to eight miles, and they spend the other two days working out on the track.

NEWS 1/27/14 9:18pm

Elon students debate after Obama comments on marijuana

By cdavis46

President Obama made headlines this week for talking about his past experiences with marijuana. In an interview with The New Yorker, Obama confessed to smoking marijuana when he was younger and said it was like smoking cigarettes.

NEWS 1/27/14 7:58pm

Environmental testing reveals contents of Elon's lakes

By mbrogan

This time in 2012, students were splashing in Lake Mary Nell for North Area Council and Residence Life Association's Polar Bear Plunge. While this tradition ended two years ago, one lake-related tradition remains: environmental testing.

NEWS 1/27/14 6:46pm

Mebane teacher raises her 'Voice' in national singing competition

By mroberts15@elon.edu

Televised singing competitions turn ordinary people into stars every year. Woodlawn Middle School teacher Linnea Bethany Coon never thought her love for singing would take her places. "It's one of those things that you dream about but you just are like, 'No, that kind of stuff just doesn't happen to everyday people like me.'" Coon said. That's what Coon thought before she sent in her application to be a contestant on NBC's "The Voice." When her best friend insisted she audition, Coon thought it was just a joke.

NEWS 1/27/14 5:17pm

Mall shooting in Maryland leaves students in shock

By imazzola

Shoppers have returned to The Mall in Columbia today, after a gunman open fired in the Howard County, Md.

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NEWS 04/14/2026 2:44pm

Town of Elon holds community meeting over proposed changes to RV policy

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NEWS 04/14/2026 11:10am

Burlington man charged with 20 additional charges of solicitation, sexual exploitation of a minor

A Burlington man, who worked at The Oak House coffee shop in downtown Elon as an assistant manager as of March 2026, has been charged with 10 additional charges of solicitation of a child by a computer and dissemination to a minor under 16 years of age, alongside 10 charges of sexual exploitation of a minor after initially being arrested March 5. The dissemination charges date back to November 2025.

NEWS 04/14/2026 9:36am