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NEWS 9/4/12 2:00pm

Women's volleyball moves forward following tough loss to Alabama

By Hannah Delacourt

This past weekend, the Elon University women’s volleyball team hosted the Elon Phoenix Classic tournament, which included Gardner-Webb University, North Carolina Central University and the University of Alabama Crimson Tide. Elon started off strong in the tournament, winning its first two matches in three games against Gardner-Webb and NC Central. But in the final match of the tournament, the Phoenix faced the powerhouse the Alabama Crimson Tide. With the advantage of being able to watch Alabama play, head coach Mary Tendler said the team knew what Alabama was going to do.

NEWS 9/3/12 11:24pm

DNC: Young Delegates

By nchadwick

Nicole Chadwick caught up with one of the youngest delegates at the DNC: 22-year-old David de la Fuente. [div class="alignleft"] [/div]

NEWS 9/3/12 10:27pm

DNC: Elon Poll Results

By ehalperin

Eric Halperin reports on the Elon Poll results and he sat down with Charlie Cook to discuss the findings. [div class="alignleft"] [/div]

NEWS 9/3/12 9:54pm

Recapping Elon-UNC: I was dead wrong

By Zachary Horner

So, obviously, my prognosticating skills are not up to par. I predicted that the Elon football team would defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels 28-27 last Saturday. I thought that Elon’s offensive skill and sharp defensive abilities would overwhelm the Tar Heels, who were fresh into a new system. Well, by the midway point of the second quarter, I found out exactly

NEWS 9/3/12 5:31pm

Injuries marring Elon women’s soccer early on

By Andrew Wilson

It’s been a slow start to the 2012 season for the Elon women’s soccer team. After battling to a draw on opening night against the University of Cincinnati, the Phoenix have been victorious just once by tallying a win with a 4-0 defeat of Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va.

NEWS 9/3/12 11:34am

Wolfpack too tough for Phoenix to handle

By Andrew Wilson

The Elon University women’s soccer team made the short trip over to Raleigh, N.C., on Sunday afternoon to take on ACC foe North Carolina State and fell to the Wolfpack by a final of 3-0, dropping to 1-3-1 on the young season. “We competed and put a lot of effort out there today,” Elon sophomore goalkeeper Kate Murphy said.

NEWS 9/3/12 10:01am

CNN features Elon professor's insight into religion and politics

By Ethan Smith

A constant interest led Jeffrey Pugh, a professor of religious studies at Elon University, through college at Wesley Theological Seminary, to a master’s and doctorate degree from Drew University, to teaching at Elon and most recently, to being interviewed by CNN. “It was really a random thing,” Pugh said.

NEWS 9/3/12 9:58am

New dean and university librarian aims to expand functionality of Belk Library

By Melissa Kansky

The first week of class inspires the library with a new energy, but the new dean and university librarian envisions a library that reaches beyond the brick walls and delves into Elon University's campus life. "One thing we are emphasizing is outreach of the library throughout the campus community," said Joan Ruelle, who assumed the position June 1. Ruelle aims to establish partnerships with organizations throughout the campus community in order to enhance the library's activity in the Elon community, she said. "I expect it to really happen because she's bringing in new, fresh ideas and she has lots of ideas that most everyone would be on board with," said Terry Buckley, assistant to the dean in Belk Library.

NEWS 9/2/12 10:45pm

SGA Freshman Speeches

By adamora

Freshman President: Alexandre Bohannon Chris Johnston John Cameron Crowder Matthew McCann Taylor DeBlock Freshman Vice President: Brandon Anderson Madison Tamblyn Ruth Robinson TJ Mullen Will Dawkins Freshman Senator: Ashleigh McGrath Cash Armstrong Chris Holden Conor Janda John Mathewson Lauren Eckstrom Margot Shoemaker

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NEWS 04/09/2026 10:59pm
Dystopia to hope: New York Times columnist urges a shift in public mindset

Dystopian worlds have defined modern culture, through survival dramas like Squid Game to zombie-filled television shows. Some of today’s most popular stories imagine societies collapsed and filled with distrust and scarcity. Negative narratives have set themselves in everyday life. The same outlook appears in public opinion, according to New York Times journalist and best selling author Frank Bruni. Bruni delivered the James P. Elder Lecture on April 9 in Whitley Auditorium at Elon University. He talked about how pessimism has shaped Americans’ views of the country and their role within it, themes all relevant in his book “The Age of Grievance.”

NEWS 04/09/2026 6:43pm
Arrest made in connection to April 5 assault in Mill Point neighborhood

Elon University officials announced April 9 that a suspect has been arrested in connection with the April 5 assault in the Mill Point neighborhood, according to a campuswide email.Vice President for Student Life Jon Dooley wrote in the email that an individual, who is not affiliated with the university, was taken into custody with assistance from the Gibsonville Police Department. 

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