Editorials

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NEWS 10/26/13 10:00pm

Phoenix blocks Wofford comeback to stay hot at home

By Max Garland

For the second straight night, the Elon University volleyball team had to go to five sets to take down a Southern Conference foe after an extended third set slipped through their fingers.

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NEWS 10/26/13 1:56pm

A familiar face challenges incumbent Ronnie Wall for mayor of Burlington

By Michael Bodley

After graduating from Elon University five years ago, Ian Baltutis ’08 never left Burlington. And he’s now trying to unseat incumbent Ronnie Wall as the next mayor of Burlington. Baltutis is new to politics, though not new to the area, and he faces a recognizable candidate with political experience in Wall.

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NEWS 10/26/13 11:42am

French musician to harmonize many disciplines across Elon campus

By Dalton Cox

Several diverse academic departments at Elon University are bringing their resources together to bring a multifaceted, self-made and award-winning musician to campus. Dutch-born singer and songwriter Marcel Van Dam will perform a concert of his originally composed French music at 7:30 p.m.

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NEWS 10/26/13 11:42am

What's a party without music? Limelight Records holds first listening party for EP

By Jessica Petrocchi

Limelight Records, Elon University’s student-run label, hosted its first listening party in honor of artist and junior Dylan Rockwell’s new, original EP released at Trollinger House Oct.

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NEWS 10/26/13 11:38am

Elon celebrates Hindu festival of lights for a second year

By Jessica Petrocchi

Diwali, one of the most celebrated Hindu holidays around the world, will get its recognition at Elon University for the second year out in the Numen Lumen Pavilion Nov.

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NEWS 10/26/13 11:38am

Show what you know: Choreography classes perform works-in-progress at Choreography Salon

By Kelsey Higgins

It is uncommon for an artist to share his or her work before completion. In an attempt to break this tradition, students of the Choreography I and II classes performed their works-in-progress for the seventh annual Choreography Salon.

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NEWS 10/26/13 11:34am

Elon’s take on BuzzFeed: the new news or new distraction?

By Erin Valentine

It’s the bane of every teacher’s existence. It clutters Facebook homepages. It draws people of all lifestyles in with articles like “10 Peculiar Works of Art Featuring Donald Trump” and “23 Moments of Beyonce Realness.” At Elon University, students appear split on BuzzFeed’s attraction.

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NEWS 10/26/13 10:51am

Elon men’s soccer must regain early season form before tournament play starts

By Kyle Maher

The Elon University men’s soccer team has fallen on hard times in the past few weeks. After going 9-1-1 in their first 11 games, the Phoenix have dropped three of their last four, all of which, it should be pointed out, were on the road.

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NEWS 10/25/13 11:46pm

Elon takes 5-set nail-bitter over Furman

By Max Garland

For the first time since the season-ending loss in the Southern Conference tournament, the Elon University volleyball team took on Furman University with a chip on its shoulder. For three sets, that emotion got the better of the Phoenix.

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NEWS 10/25/13 10:15pm

Phoenix stay in SoCon title hunt with win against Chattanooga

By Andrew Wilson

Sophomore forward Nicole Dennion entered Friday night's match against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga tied with Furman University sophomore forward Stephanie DeVita for the Southern Conference lead.

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NEWS 10/25/13 4:18pm

Phoenix looks for second SoCon win Saturday at Western Carolina

By Matt Krause

We’ve been over the numbers. Western Carolina University has struggled of late.

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NEWS 10/25/13 2:41pm

The frustrating and fascinating ability of Clemson’s Tajh Boyd

By Max Garland

The last game of this week’s slice of NFL-goodness is the Monday Night matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the St.

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SPORTS 10/24/13 2:33pm

Isenbarger Seeks SoCon Title in 2014

By jbiegel

A lot of pressure has been put on the Elon Men's Basketball team for the upcoming 2013-2014 season. With all five starters (Lucas Troutman, Ryley Beaumont, Kevin Blake, Jack Isenbarger, and Sebastian Koch) returning from last year, the expectations are high for a squad which went 21-12 last year. "Last year left a bitter taste in our mouths, not winning the SoCon tournament," Isenbarger said.

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NEWS 10/24/13 12:40pm

Ignited with passion: Fire of the Carolinas' baton twirler credits skills to dedication

By Leena Dahal

Practice makes perfect, as the saying goes. In fact, bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell once said perfection requires spending 10,000 hours honing your skills. If you’ve ever been to an Elon University football game, you have witnessed the skills of junior Kasia Luzynski, otherwise known as “the girl who twirls fire-lit batons” during the Fire of the Carolinas’ performance at half-time. While other toddlers were learning the alphabet, Luzynski was busy making a life-changing decision.

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NEWS 10/24/13 11:57am

Did Jon Lester cheat his way through World Series Game 1?

By Andrew Wilson

Well, well, well. What is this Mr. Jon Lester? Vaseline maybe? Sure, the accusations are coming from a biased source, but there's merit to this given there's visuals and not just text. Tyler Melling, a Class-A pitcher for the St.

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NEWS 10/24/13 6:59am

Inman Groundbreaking Ceremony Marks Beginning of New Construction

By jbowden4

Shovels and dirt. These were

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SPORTS 10/24/13 2:07am

Sit Down or Get Out: Group of Elon Students Removed from Oct.19 Football Game

By jbiegel

Many Elon students were removed from Rhodes Stadium Saturday, Oct. 19, for standing and cheering in the students section during the football game against Chattanooga. According to Elon Athletics, a fan from the general admission section, adjacent to the student section, complained to a volunteer security officer that they could not see due to standing students. Junior Michael Lindsey was one of the students cheering in the student section. "The people in the yellow jackets came down to us at one point and they were telling us we needed to sit down or we were going to get kicked out of the game," he said. Lindsey and his friends ignored the officer and continued to cheer. Thirty minutes later, the officer returned to the student section and informed Lindsey and the other students that their day at the stadium was over. Junior Casey Brown was sitting in the student section a few seats away from Lindsey and was not pleased with how the situation was handled.

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NEWS 10/24/13 1:21am

Construction disrupts parking plan

By elonlocalnews

Students are back on campus following fall break, but they probably noticed some changes to where they are allowed to park. Construction on the new Inman Admissions Center, opening in 2015, reduced the Moseley Center parking lot to 100 spaces reserved strictly for faculty and staff, admissions visitors and campus visitors.

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SPORTS 10/24/13 12:52am

Local group hosts Special Olympics competition

By elonlocalnews

On Saturday, Special Olympics North Carolina's central region held its annual bocce tournament, bringing the event to Burlington for the first time. Groups from all over the state - from Iredell to Stanly, NC -

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NEWS 10/23/13 10:46pm

Pay for play: Ugly football games serve more purpose than entertainment

By Andrew Wilson

In the last two years, the Elon University football team has played Atlantic Coast Conference opponents University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Georgia Tech on opening weeks of the season.

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