ENN Election Special Edition Roundup
With less than a week left before Election Day, let the Election Special Edition be your guide to the local and national issues, stories, candidates and coverage that matters to you.
With less than a week left before Election Day, let the Election Special Edition be your guide to the local and national issues, stories, candidates and coverage that matters to you.
The Elon University mens basketball team had its first outing of the fall on Tuesday night, trouncing Division III Randolph College 88-43 in an exhibition match in Alumni Gym. The Phoenix shone on both ends of the floor, dominating possession in a game that saw them shoot 53% from the field and 33% from beyond the arc.
The Elon University volleyball team got back on the right track Tuesday night, sweeping North Carolina Central University (25-20, 25-13, 25-17) in a nonconference match at Alumni Gym. “I think this game gave us a lot of confidence going into our last two weekends in conference games," said junior outside hitter Sydney Busa.
An Elon News Network investigation has found that more than half of the polling places in Alamance County could be in violation of federal law.
Nine years ago, Phil Bowers was the vice president of sales for a chemical company. The position was a good one, he said, and he lived a comfortable life.
Although Schar Hall is now officially open for business, anyone walking through the McEwen building will notice that construction within the School of Communications is far from done.
Results from the latest Elon University Poll show competitive races in North Carolina for president and governor that are too close to call.
Sarah Luther is the only junior in Art 380: Professional Practices, but that didn’t stop her from claiming third place in this year’s Student Juried Art Exhibition (SJE). The exhibition hosted its opening reception on October 27 and runs through December 8 in the Isabella Cannon Room, Center for the Arts.
Of the nearly 600,000 students enrolled in degree granting institutions in North Carolina, only two percent of those students studied abroad in the 2013-2014 academic year.
For the second time in as many tries, Elon University cross country sophomore Nick Ciolkowski went to the Colonial Athletic Association championships and emerged victorious, defending his CAA individual title in Newark, Delaware Saturday morning. But Ciolkowski said he preferred this year’s method — a comfortable pace for five kilometers, a burst with around three kilometers to go, and then cruise control to a 13-second victory — over last season’s seven-tenths-of-a-second sprint to the tape. “It felt great — it was a little less stressful than last year,” Ciolkowski said.
The Elon University’s volleyball team held their annual breast cancer awareness match, Pink Match today, Oct. 30, and although they put up a great fight, the team lost to the University of Delaware by a 3-1 (19-25, 25-23, 18-25, 21-25) in Alumni Gym. Pink Match is an event that is important to not only the volleyball team and their families, but to the community of Elon as well.
Elon University senior Marissa Costner is the face of the nationwide campaign for food provider Aramark to change some of its policies. Costner has been working alongside The Humane League, a nonprofit organization that aims to protect farm animals, to invoke a change in Aramark's treatment of animals.
The Elon University men’s soccer team lost its third straight match at Rudd Field Saturday evening to Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) regular season champion Hofstra University 3-1. The match was level at 1-1 heading into the final twenty minutes of play, but the deadlock was broken when Hofstra freshman forward Luke Brown was able to collect a save from Elon redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Matthew Jegier and kick the ball into the goal, giving the Pride the lead.
The Elon University women’s basketball team started its season off on the right foot, winning its lone exhibition game 74-72 over Division II Wingate University Saturday afternoon. Elon was able to storm out of the gates at the beginning of each half, holding a 23-7 advantage in both the first and third quarters.
October has blown past, and the season of autumn has arrived. The time has come for pumpkins, cider and the changing of leaves. On Friday, the Garden Club hosted its annual pumpkin festival, bringing many of Elon’s students together. Everyone enjoyed the festivities, whether it was pumpkin carving, decorating cookies, or playing composting games.
Racist. Islamophobic. Xenophobic. Sexist. Homophobic. Hypocrite. Words like these are often used to describe people like me-people know as conservatives. The truth is not all conservatives are racists, sexists, islamophobes, xenophobes, or homophobes. Sure, there are people like that who consider themselves conservatives, but they don’t reflect a conservative ideal and are by no means justified in their thoughts or actions.
The losing skid continued for the Elon University football team Saturday afternoon as the Phoenix lost its fourth straight game, this one a 27-3 defeat at the State University of New York at Albany in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) game. The Phoenix offense continued its weeklong sputter as the Phoenix only scored three points against the Great Danes.
Elon University’s volleyball team hosted the Towson University Tigers in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) action on Friday night at Alumni Gym, but was unable to defend home court after falling behind by two sets to none, and eventually losing by three sets to one.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, running mate for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, urged North Carolina Republican voters to "come home" to their party.
WINSTON SALEM, N.C.---The crowd of nearly 10,000 roared as Democratic Nominee Hillary Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama rallied together for the first time this afternoon.