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NEWS 1/21/15 7:02pm

Team play, depth leading to Elon victories

By Robert Nanna

The transition from the Southern Conference to the Colonial Athletic Association has not yet proven too difficult a challenge for the Elon University women’s basketball team. After a semifinal loss to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the Southern Conference Tournament last season, the Phoenix knew it would need to prove itself moving into the Colonial Athletic Association.

NEWS 1/21/15 1:22pm

Doctor's Orders: Post-study abroad stress syndrome

By Frankie Campisano

Doctor's Orders is a weekly satirical column in which two unprofessional, definitely fake doctors offer up prescriptions for their Phoenix patients.  Okay, so you’ve used some of that extra $12 million your parents had lying around and spent a semester abroad.

NEWS 1/21/15 11:43am

Column: CAA hoops process taking time, but that's just fine

By Tommy Hamzik

With a cyclonic ending still on his mind, Elon University men’s basketball coach Matt Matheny chose to start his press conference by talking about the Colonial Athletic Association. Elon had just been handed its third straight loss in the CAA, a 75-72 defeat to James Madison University in which senior guard Austin Hamilton’s 3-pointer missed right before the final buzzer. Instead of talking about that play, Matheny focused on the conference, in which it’s clear Elon is still adjusting.

NEWS 1/20/15 7:54pm

iMedia Sampler garners unexpected interest

By Bryan Anderson

Amanda Sturgill, associate professor of communications, developed an iMedia Sampler to provide School of Communications graduates with up-to-date information about how media industry practices has changed since they’ve graduated. Sturgill anticipated that a few dozen students would register for the massive open online course (MOOC) but quickly realized that Elon student engagement continues after graduation. “I was kind of expecting maybe 30 people would enroll,” Sturgill said.

NEWS 1/19/15 10:52pm

Texas professor visits Elon for MLK Speaker Series

By Diana Stancy

Robert Jensen, professor at the University of Texas and author of “The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism and White Privilege,” visited Elon University Monday to lead “Addressing Institutionalized Racism.” The on-campus workshop in Alamance Building was part of the Martin Luther King, Jr.

NEWS 1/19/15 9:18pm

Administration cites green initiative in emailing Dean's list certificates

By Paul LeBlanc

While students at Elon University have become accustomed to rapid changes on an expanding campus, many were surprised after receiving their President’s List and Dean’s List certificates for the 2014 fall semester via email instead of the traditional printed ones. Although some students across campus have called the maneuver a way to cut costs, University Registrar Dr. Rodney Parks says the move was more concerned with saving the other kind of green. “We mainly changed it to support our green initiatives of being a paperless environment,” Parks said.

SPORTS 1/18/15 4:51pm

Strong second half propels Elon over Towson

By dmaclaury

A strong second half propelled the Elon University Women's Basketball team to a 58-43 win over the visiting Towson Tigers on Sunday afternoon. With the victory, Elon is now 4-2 in Colonial Athletic Association play, and 11-6 overall.

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NEWS 12/17/2025 3:18pm
North Carolinians rate public schools poorly in new Elon Poll

As K-12 students across North Carolina prepare for their winter break, the Elon University Poll released poll data on Dec. 17 finding that most North Carolinians gave mediocre or poor grades to public schools across the state. “The states have always had deep authority on education, but there has been more federal involvement in various years,” Director of the Elon University Poll Jason Husser said. “So we thought, well, this is the time for us to really look in depth about what do people think about North Carolina schools.”

LIFESTYLE 12/16/2025 10:30am
Grief, loss support group provides comfort for Elon faculty, staff

Elon University associate chaplain Rev. Julie Tonnesen said loss and grief are universal emotions, but found that they can be difficult for faculty and staff to process while continuing their usual routines. “Even when we show up to work, that doesn’t mean that we get to put the rest of our lives on the back burner,” Tonnesen said. “Our grief comes with us. It’s not something we can just keep on a shelf at home.” In collaboration with Counseling Services, the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, began offering a monthly group for faculty and staff to support those affected by loss. 

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