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NEWS 11/5/12 3:14pm

Elon’s emergency response plan excludes social media to maintain message control

By Michael Bodley

From one-third of staff succumbing to bird flu to an active shooter on campus, Elon University has a plan to address emergency situations of all kinds. Although Elon has not adopted social media into its emergency plan, Chris Fulkerson, Elon’s chief information officer, is still confident in the university’s system. According to a recent USA Today article, many schools are implementing social media – mainly Twitter and Facebook – into their emergency response plans.

NEWS 11/5/12 3:12pm

NC deadlocked, but donations to presidential candidates flowing freely

By Kassondra Cloos

Time’s running out, but the cam- paigns for President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney have not stopped fighting for their shares of electoral votes in the swing states. North Carolina is one of the battle- ground states that’s been pegged as “lean- ing Republican,” but there’s no way to tell which way the state will actual- ly vote until tomorrow, Election Day. If campaign donations were any indica- tion, Obama would take the state by a land- slide, as he raised more than $1.1 million here in September alone, while Romney pulled in less than $500,000.

NEWS 11/5/12 2:35pm

ELN: Pat McCrory Interview

By bmcgovern

ELN requested interviews with all of the candidates on the Alamance County Ballot. Brennan McGovern and Rachel Southmayd interviewed Former Charlotte Mayor and current Gubernatorial Candidate Pat McCrory after his rally in Smithfield with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

NEWS 11/5/12 2:16pm

ELN: John Tedesco Interview

By kfinneran

ELN requested interviews with all of the candidates on the Alamance County Ballot. Kelly Finneran sat down with John Tedesco, a candidate for North Carolina State Superintendent.

NEWS 11/5/12 2:09pm

ELN: June Atkinson Interview

By ehalperin

ELN requested interviews with all of the candidates on the Alamance County Ballot. Eric Halperin sat down with June Atkinson, a candidate for North Carolina State Superintendent.

NEWS 11/5/12 8:19am

ELN Digital Short: Vote in a Box

By kmoulton

This ELN Digital Short will air during our election show on November 6. Vote in a Box is a parody sketch of Saturday Night Live's "D**K in a Box." Katie Moulton and Molly Carey rap about the importance of voting. [div class="alignleft"] [/div] Also starring Matt Lee, Peter Walpole, Camille Smith, and Alex Rose Directed, Produced, Filmed, and Edited by Patterson Huggins Special thanks to Emily Haring, Meg Plummer, and Joe Bruno

NEWS 11/3/12 6:16pm

Football falls to Citadel after crawling back from big deficit

By The Pendulum Sports Desk

The Elon University football team lost 38-24 to The Citadel Saturday afternoon. The loss puts the Phoenix at 3-6 overall and 1-5 in the Southern Conference, guaranteeing Elon with a losing season both overall and in-conference. The Citadel running back Darien Robinson led the Bulldogs on a big rushing day as they put up 366 total rushing yards.

NEWS 11/3/12 11:20am

Simply brothers: Hamiltons cherish special exhibition opportunity

By Zachary Horner

The first and only (so far) time Ferrum College Panthers Phoenix senior guard Marshall Hamilton and Elon University sophomore guard Austin Hamilton faced off against each other in a team environment was at a basketball camp when the former was ten years old and the latter was eight. Marshall’s team won, and Austin cried. “His team beat my team in the championship,” Austin said.

NEWS 11/3/12 10:19am

Men's soccer preps for SoCon Tournament, face Davidson Saturday

By Kyle Maher

After completing one of the most successful regular seasons in program history, the Elon University men’s soccer team looks to continue to re-write the school’s history books with a deep run in the upcoming Southern Conference tournament. The Phoenix won a team-record 12 games under head coach Darren Powell, including four over nationally-ranked opponents.

NEWS 11/3/12 1:21am

Eagles end Elon’s season in double overtime of SoCon tournament

By Andrew Wilson

“It just wasn’t meant to be,” Elon University women’s soccer head coach Chris Neal said following Friday’s double overtime loss to Georgia Southern University in the semifinals of the Southern Conference tournament. Freshman forward Emily Hirano gave the eighth-seeded Eagles the victory in the 102nd minute on a header from six yards out. “They created a two versus one with (junior midfielder) Kimmie Krauss on the left side,” Neal said.

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NEWS 02/23/2026 5:28pm
Elon University enrollment drops below 6,000 for first time since 2018

Elon University’s undergraduate enrollment has dipped below 6,000 students for the first time since spring 2018, according to the Spring Registrar’s Report released Feb. 23. This decrease comes after an 11.6% drop in enrollment for the class of 2029. Part of this pattern can be attributed to the “demographic cliff,” the decreasing supply of college students from a falling national birth rate that began in 2007. The total undergraduate enrollment of 5,974 is a decrease from the 6,226 students the university reported in the spring of 2025. It’s also roughly 200 fewer students than the 6,191 reported in fall 2025. Though overall student numbers dropped, there was also an increase of 523 seniors, compared to the fall report.

NEWS 02/23/2026 1:55pm
Mebane City Council to expand offices, parking for staff

The Mebane City Council purchased a dentist's office and parking lot for $325,000 in a unanimous vote. The property is located across from the City Hall. North Carolina requires local governments to keep a minimum reserve — called a fund balance — equal to 8% of their annual general expenses.

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