Before Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak revolutionized the world of personal computing with the Apple II in 1977, he was a self-described introverted geek, social loner and college dropout.
The “Family Weekend Folly” is in the rearview mirror. For the Elon University football team, the focus is now on Southern Conference play.
The Elon University volleyball team was competitive in each set Wednesday, Oct. 2 against the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the Phoenix fell to the Spartans 3-1 (25-22, 25-20, 17-25, 25-19). Elon competed in each set, tying it at 20-all in the first set and tying it at 19-all in the second and third sets.
At age 11, Janet Fuller sits in a dark hallway surrounded by her family. Although they haven’t seen actual daylight the entire summer, Fuller knows it is dreadfully hot outside.
Elon University doesn’t do anything particularly special to celebrate its birthday. There are no celebratory maroon and gold cakes or lavish parties hosted by President Leo Lambert, and the university has never treated itself for its birthday. But this year is different.
In the old days, teens would begin their way into the working world by serving as an apprentice to a master of the trade he desired to pursue. In schools across America, kids have older students or teachers act as mentors and advisers, helping them become accustomed to new things or to assist in shaping their futures. It doesn’t exactly work that way in the dog-eat-dog world of professional football.
Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak, will be speaking at Elon University's Fall Convocation ceremony this afternoon, to encourage students' creativity and promote innovation.
Sophomore Amanda Beland was hit by a drunk driver on Friday, Sept. 27. According to a police report, Beland will also be facing charges. She is being charged as a pedestrian failing to yield to the right to all vehicles and underage drinking. Beland was crossing West Haggard Avenue in an area where there was no cross walk, when the accident happened. She is still in the hospital recovering. Stay tuned to elonlocalnews.com for more updates on this story.
Elon Men's Tennis player Cam Silverman is no stranger to success. In his first three years at Elon, Silverman has performed exceptionally well and may graduate as the best player to play Men's Tennis at Elon.
“The world has become an idolator of this god called money.” Pope Francis spoke these words a week ago, in an off-script speech to 20,000 out-of-work, increasingly desperate men and women in Sardinia, off the coast of Italy.
For two hours and 10 minutes, the Elon University volleyball team was the underdog versus Radford University Sept.
This past week I was perusing potential summer internships when I ran across a question on an application that caused quite a lengthy pause: “Who is your hero?” A list of plausible options swarmed into my head: Meryl Streep, Hillary Clinton and Sadie, my dog, to name a few.
What would look like an old, abandoned building to anyone else became art for Elon University senior art major Noelle Casimo. Casimo is one of three winners in the Park Pictures billboard project, sponsored by the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh.
You won't find Burlington police officers eating donuts. Especially when, in two years, they will have to pass a mandatory fitness test to keep their jobs. "We're gonna make sure that police officers are professional not only in their investigations but also professional when it comes to having to use their bodies to do their jobs," the department's training officer Graham Sappington said. BPD offers a gym facility in house, a free membership to the YMCA, a nutrition guide and peer mentor opportunities to improve health and fitness. To pass the test, officers have to run 200 yards, run through a fifty pound door, do 40 push-ups and 40 sit-ups, drag two people from cars to safety and remember street names throughout the test. Officer Sappington says right now, not everyone on the force can pass the test, but in two years when the test is mandatory, they will be. [div class="aligncenter"][/div]
From an early age, people are taught that smoking cigarettes can lead to many health issues. "Cigarettes are bad for you, straight up.
The Elon University men’s soccer team defeated Campbell University 1-0 in a game not unlike most of the Phoenix’s seven previous wins Tuesday Oct.
More than 72 percent of Elon students study abroad at least once during their college experience.
With the digital age dominating the way college students stay in touch, effective networking over email becomes increasingly important. When reaching out to potential employers, whether as a follow up or a first-time contact, there are a few essential parameters to keep in mind. First, start your email off strong with a subject line that will grab the recipient's attention.
Each year Elon welcomes many families to campus on family weekend. This year more than 1,000 families registered for the event. Students and their visiting family members/friends attended a variety of events over the weekend.
This week town leaders had three meetings with Elon residents to discuss bringing some changes to the downtown area. Town leaders asked residents how they would feel about expanding downtown, southwest of Campus Technology and Local Yogurt. Members of the Board of Aldermen and others met with local business owners and property owners asking how they would change downtown Elon. In order to make any changes the town would have to buy and level student houses, town houses, and anything else sitting on the eight blocks of land they want to add to downtown Elon. The groups discussed possibly adding shops, restaurants and even a pharmacy.
