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NEWS 10/22/15 4:32pm

Debbie Henning - 2015-10-22 16:32:44

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SPORTS 10/22/15 2:00pm

Football grinding to get ground game going

Heading into last Saturday’s matchup against Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponent James Madison University, the Elon University football team had picked up just 454 yards on the ground on 183 rushing attempts, good for a measly 2.5 yards per carry. With a rushing offense ranked 119 of 123 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) teams, head coach Rich Skrosky said to this week that getting the ground game going was a top priority for the team going forward. Even after the Dukes ran over Elon to the tune of a 51-0 shellacking, Skrosky was still able to find some positives to pull from Elon’s ground attack.


NEWS 10/22/15 11:24am

Survive rainy days in style

Waking up on a rainy day can seem daunting — gray skies and gloomy moods make getting dressed nothing but drab. Turn your wardrobe woes around by taking a few of these go-to rainy day ideas.


NEWS 10/22/15 10:13am

A state fair to remember

Once a year, folks from all walks of life find themselves waking in the middle of the night to an inexplicable autumnal energy flowing across time and space, telling them the time has come. The annual people-watching state championship, otherwise known as the North Carolina State Fair, has arrived.


SPORTS 10/22/15 10:00am

What's in a set piece?

It’s a pretty common occurrence in a soccer match. Someone might get fouled, or the ball might get kicked out of bounds, resulting in a corner kick.


NEWS 10/22/15 9:13am

REAch Wounded Warrior Veterans Program

Since the Iraq War, which began in 2003, the Wounded Warrior Project said, there have been over 48,000 service men and women physically injured in combat. "They need to be recognized from all that they have been through and that's where we come in," Director of REAch's Wounded Warrior Veterans Program and President of the non-profit organization, Resource Exchange Association, Bud Shepherd said. But Shepherd isn't talking about helping just anybody. "Right now we're only working with the Purple Hearters," Shepherd said. REA allows people in the Alamance County community living below the poverty line to buy food and household supplies at reduced prices.


NEWS 10/22/15 9:06am

Sparkle Cat Rescue saves abandoned cats

Sparkle Cat Rescue was founded in November in 2014 with the goal to help the "forgotten felines" through fostering and adoption. Stephanie Grantham, president and co-founder of the organization, said that since starting the non-profit organization less than a year ago, they have saved approximately 130 cats. "There were a lot of people in our community actually that pushed us to do a rescue," said Grantham.


NEWS 10/21/15 3:35pm

Co-owner of Pandora's Pies, The Fat Frogg Arrested

UPDATED: Aug. 4, 2016 The Alamance County District Attorney dismissed a breaking and entering charge against the co-owner of Pandora's Pies and The Fat Frogg Bar and Grill. Peter Ustach, 29, was charged in October, but the case was thrown out soon after.


NEWS 10/21/15 2:11pm

Be more than 'practical'

As someone who teaches courses within the arts and sciences, specifically in the Department of Religious Studies, I often hear students say some variation of the following: “I love my courses in religious studies (insert any other arts and humanities field here), but I need to take a major that will get me a job after college.”


SPORTS 10/21/15 2:00pm

Junior point guard climbing back to full strength

It was Dec. 20 when Elon University men’s basketball sophomore guard Luke Eddy tumbled to the ground of the Greensboro Coliseum with a torn ACL in his right knee. Now, with the start of a new season just a month away, Eddy is finally getting ready to play again. “The rehab process was really long,” Eddy said.


NEWS 10/21/15 1:48pm

Reporting Tool to respond to acts of racial bias on campus

At last night’s “Fireside Chat,” a group of students, faculty and staff met in the Great Hall to discuss, dissect and acknowledge the 29 reports of bias, discrimination and harassment received by the Office Inclusive Climate and Well-Being in the Winter and Spring of 2015.


SPORTS 10/21/15 10:44am

Volleyball sweeps North Carolina A&T

The Elon University Phoenix volleyball team won its second game in a row Tuesday. The Phoenix swept the North Carolina A&T State University Aggies 3-0 (25-8, 25-20, 25-13). The win comes after Elon's first in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play- the Phoenix defeated the College of William and Mary Tribe on Saturday. "Our offense keeps getting better and better," said head coach Mary Tendler.


NEWS 10/21/15 8:00am

Students swap leisure for service learning

For many Elon University students, fall break is a time to go home, visit friends at other schools or stay on campus to catch up on sleep and binge watch a series on Netflix. But for some students, break is an opportunity for an adventure through service learning and community engagement. The Alternative Breaks Program through Elon’s Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement takes students to places they might never go otherwise — and always for a good cause.


NEWS 10/21/15 8:00am

All debates are worth watching

Republican and Democrat events, ideologies and politicians receive polarized treatment here, and it detracts from everyone’s awareness of the political climate as we approach the 2016 presidential elections.


NEWS 10/21/15 12:16am

Beta Theta Pi fraternity seeks to impact Elon Greek culture

Tuesday Beta Theta Pi fraternity made their pitch to Elon staff, Greek students and members of the community that the men of Beta should be the newest greek organization on campus. The new Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, Dan Faill, announced, that there would be a new Interfraternity Council organization coming to campus and now the choice is down between two fraternities: Theta Chi and Beta Theta Pi. Members of Theta Chi made their expansion presentation Monday night. For Beta Theta Pi, the tone was more focused on changing the overall Greek culture and providing opportunities for all kinds of young men on campus, especially those who might have never have considered joining a fraternity. Beta Theta Pi was founded by a group of men at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1839.



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