Editorials

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NEWS 4/7/13 9:38pm

Elon drops first SoCon match to Georgia Southern

By Jordan Spritzer

The Elon men’s tennis team dropped its first conference match of the season after a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to Georgia Southern University on Sunday April 7.

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NEWS 4/7/13 3:42pm

For the fun of the game: College basketball’s March darling

By Andrew Wilson

I am definitely not the first to ask the question: where did this Florida Gulf Coast University team come from? First of all, they severely messed up my bracket.

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NEWS 4/6/13 11:15pm

Phoenix continue roll with road win at Wofford

By Kyle Maher

The Elon University women’s tennis team won its fifth straight match with a 5-2 victory at the Reeves Tennis Center in Spartanburg, S.C.

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NEWS 4/6/13 11:00pm

Men's tennis keeps perfect conference record in tact

By Jordan Spritzer

?The Elon University men’s tennis team won a nail biter over the College of Charleston 4-3 on Saturday afternoon.

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NEWS 4/5/13 8:20pm

Burglary reported on James Toney Drive

By Katherine Blunt

An Elon University student reported a burglary on James Toney Drive last night. The Town of Elon Police are investigating the incident. When the Town of Elon Police arrived on the scene, the student said she heard someone enter her house around 10:30 p.m., according to an email sent by Smith Jackson, vice president and dean of Student Life.

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NEWS 4/5/13 2:15pm

I bought some Frye’s and I don’t know why. Has Elon impacted your style?

By Abby Franklin

The page entitled “Multicultural Elon” housed under the “Admissions” section of Elon University’s flagship website begins with the sentence, “Diversity is honored and welcomed at Elon.

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NEWS 4/4/13 11:27am

When in Florence: Pope Francis makes history

By Kyrstin Wallach

While many Italians have said it was very strange for Pope Benedict XVI to resign, the newly selected Pope Francis has been welcomed with open arms by many Italians. Enrico Cecconi, a professor at Accademia Europea di Firenze, said he understands why the Pope wanted to resign because of his age.

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NEWS 4/3/13 10:54pm

No. 25 N.C. State avenges early season loss, beats Elon 8-6

By Andrew Wilson

Through one inning in Raleigh, shades of the March 5 slugfest between the Elon University baseball team and North Carolina State University showed.

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NEWS 4/3/13 5:03pm

Jeffrey Smythe chosen as new Burlington Chief of Police

By Katherine Blunt

Jeffrey Smythe was selected to succeed Michael Williams as the Burlington Chief of Police today.

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NEWS 4/3/13 8:52am

Manez earns first career win, Elon tops High Point 16-7

By Andrew Wilson

Elon University junior starting pitcher David Whitehead started to show signs of his return to form on Tuesday, April 2 against High Point University.

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NEWS 4/3/13 8:00am

Elon drops two against visiting Longwood

By Matt Krause

Already mired in a funk of losing eight of their last nine games, the Elon University softball team took to the field Tuesday, April 2, to take on the Longwood University Lancers.

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NEWS 4/2/13 7:24pm

Barbara Walters: Nearing the end of an era

By Meghan Mahoney

Rumor on the talk show street is that Barbara Walters will be making her final TV appearance in May 2014.

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NEWS 4/2/13 7:16pm

A case of emo nostalgia: Fall Out Boy back to “Save Rock and Roll”

By Jessica Petrocchi

There are few things in life that I love more than a good, solid comeback. And I don’t mean like Snoop Dogg’s name change to whatever it may be right now.

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NEWS 4/2/13 2:54pm

Sing out live: The pros and cons of live musical performances

By Casey Brown

Many Elon students have returned from spring break and are back on campus for the second half of spring semester: a time of finishing classes and good weather.

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NEWS 4/1/13 9:18pm

Elon may develop solar panel project on Loy Farm property

By Katherine Blunt

Ten acres of the Loy Farm property on South Oak Avenue may soon become home to a 1.66-megawatt solar panel farm, a joint venture of Elon University and Petra Engineering.

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NEWS 3/28/13 10:18pm

College Scorecard leaves room for improvement

By Jonathan Black

In his State of the Union address on Feb. 12, President Barack Obama promised to make the cost of universities across the nation more transparent.

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NEWS 3/27/13 12:45pm

Limelight Records holds contest for hopeful music producers

By Jessica Petrocchi

Limelight Records, Elon University’s student-run record label, opened a contest to university students to produce a song.

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NEWS 3/26/13 3:24pm

Big gulps and big mistakes

By John Bowden

It's been almost two weeks since Sarah Palin stood in front of a crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference and made headlines for insulting Karl Rove, who then made more headlines when he fired right back.

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NEWS 3/24/13 9:58pm

Mill Point Problems

By cdavis46

The Station at Mill Point has been advertised as an upscale apartment complex on a college campus but some students living at the Station say the buildings were not ready to house students on move-in day. "I actually had a person last week, they were putting an eye-hole, like a seeing hole on my door," said Joshua McGee, a resident at Mill Point.

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NEWS 3/24/13 4:03pm

AEJMC nominates Paul Parsons as presidential candidate

By Lauryl Fischer

Paul Parsons, dean of the School of Communications at Elon University, recently received a nomination for president of the Association of Education for Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). The AEJMC is a nonprofit association of educators, students and media professionals in the fields of journalism and communications.

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