Editorials

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NEWS 7/8/13 12:15am

The Summer Swing: Snakes and Stephen King

By Michael Bodley

In some capacity, I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. I penned my first story in the first grade, a thriller featuring two snakes duking it out over a tasty fly at the top of a “really big rock.” (Spoiler alert: The fly makes a last-second escape.) I’ve filled the time since with sporadic journal entries, essays — some for school, some not — personal memoirs and a couple of dreadful attempts at poetry.

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NEWS 7/4/13 10:28am

Alexis Gray's trial postponed until September

By Katherine Blunt

Alexis Gray’s trial, which was scheduled for July 3, will be handled by District Attorney Pat Nadolski on Sept.

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NEWS 7/1/13 3:53pm

Elon Town Manager Passes Away

By rgreene5

Elon's town manager of 23 years, Mike Dula, died Sunday June 30. He was 63-years-old and battled cancer for several months, according to the Burlington Times-News. Dula supervised projects including Elon University's construction and the Town of Elon housing expansion.

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NEWS 6/27/13 11:13am

The Summer Swing: Reality behind the radio

By Michael Papich

At my internship this summer, I’ve moved from doing the majority of my journalistic writing with a newspaper mentality to a radio mentality.

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NEWS 6/26/13 3:38pm

I pledge allegiance to the (rainbow) flag

By Jonathan Black

Aaron Sorkin, eat your heart out. Sorkin is the creator and principal writer of “The Newsroom,” an HBO drama set in a fictionalized broadcast station that covers real events like the death of Osama bin Laden.

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NEWS 6/24/13 2:49am

Ivan Ballard - 2013-06-24 02:49:49

 

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NEWS 6/15/13 6:59pm

Home Invasion at Gun Point

By rgreene5

Police responded to a gunpoint home invasion robbery at 4 a.m. Saturday on the 200 block of Neal Street. Elon Town Police are searching for two suspects.

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NEWS 6/14/13 9:05pm

House Bill 142 makes private university police records public

By Michael Bodley

A bill allowing the public access to records kept by campus police departments at private and nonprofit universities was signed into law by Gov.

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NEWS 6/13/13 9:52am

Private School Police Bill Signed by Gov. McCrory

By jbowden4

A bill that makes police records at private universities available to the public was signed by Governor Pat McCrory on Wednesday. The bill, NC H142, stems from a lawsuit filed against Elon University by Nick Ochsner, an Elon alumnus and former reporter for our newscast. Elon Campus Police and other North Carolina private college police agencies are now required to disclose narrative descriptions of details surrounding arrests as well as 911 calls when requested. Ochsner sued the university after being denied a complete incident report from Elon Campus Safety and Police regarding the arrest of an Elon student.

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NEWS 6/6/13 12:20am

Stella Fair - 2013-06-06 00:20:29

 

It's a fact: more people find out about your business on Facebook or Twitter than on search engines.

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NEWS 6/2/13 7:33pm

Matt Allen - 2013-06-02 19:33:34

 

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NEWS 5/30/13 2:18pm

Softball team reflects on record-setting season

By Matt Krause

A new stadium opened. Records fell. Upsets occurred. Legends were made and awards were won. The 2013 Elon University softball season had a bit of everything as second-year head coach Kathy Bocock led the team to a 21-31 record, 8-15 in Southern Conference play.

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NEWS 5/30/13 1:59pm

Archie Karpeh looks to shine in Europe following graduation

By Edith Veremu

When Archie Karpeh started playing soccer as a child in his native country of Liberia, he hadn’t envisioned the large role the sport would play later in his life.

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NEWS 5/30/13 1:34pm

Bill Morningstar retires after 41 years at Elon

By Andrew Wilson

The Class of 2013 has been at Elon University for four years. Bill Morningstar’s time at the school, both as a student and athletic coach, nearly multiplies that number by 11. To put in perspective how long Morningstar has been a part of the Elon landscape, he arrived on the campus of what was then Elon College in 1960, three years after Earl Danieley assumed the president’s office. While Morningstar graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1964, graduation day for the Class of 2013 will mark another graduation in its own right for the 41-year coach. Officially announcing his retirement from the men’s golf program in December, Morningstar leaves a legacy decorated with more than just accolades and records on the links. Elon College — round No.

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NEWS 5/30/13 12:27pm

Having "no faith" in college

By jpuckett

This year Elon opened a brand new Numen Lumen multi faith pavilion on campus. But what about students who would say they have no faith? "At times I've said I'm agnostic or I'm atheist, but atheist kinda has the connotation with it.

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NEWS 5/30/13 12:16pm

Ben Redding cast in Broadway tour of ‘West Side Story’

By Meghan Mahoney

Now that graduation day has come and gone, the Elon University Class of 2013 is preparing for its next steps.

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NEWS 5/30/13 11:50am

Animal Captivity class takes first steps toward building better human, non-human relationships

By Kyra Gemberling

One of Elon University’s top goals is turning students into global citizens. But in a world where humans represent a small percentage of total life on this planet, where do non-humans fall into this plan? Students in Martin Fowler’s upper-level philosophy class “Animal Captivity: Zoos, Sanctuaries and Asylums” have been delving into this question since the class was first taught in Spring 2012 — and they may have recently found an answer. It all started when senior Thomas Berry, a philosophy major who took Animal Captivity in Spring 2012, came up with the initial concept of developing a place on Elon’s campus where humans and animals can coexist symbiotically. “Thomas had thought about this as a Leadership Fellow for a legacy project,” said Fowler, lecturer in philosophy.

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NEWS 5/30/13 11:13am

Kristen Conroy follows unconventional career path in Kenya in hopes of finding direction

By Katy Canada

Like many college seniors, Kristen Conroy is unsure what career path she’ll take after graduation. Her international studies and environmental & ecological science double major has opened the doors to countless possibilities.

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NEWS 5/29/13 9:25pm

From the field to the front office: Corruption in Chinese football

By Noah Manneville

BEIJING — Last February, the South China Morning Post released a report written by Raymond Li that the Chinese government had convicted more than 50 individuals for corruption on football related issues.

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NEWS 5/29/13 9:14pm

5 things about Elon you weren’t sold on, but you'll miss when you're gone

By The Pendulum

We’re all guilty of it. There are things about Elon University we’ve groaned about for four years, but looking back, we actually had it pretty good.

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