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NEWS 8/26/12 3:20pm

Set pieces help High Point trip Phoenix

By Zachary Horner

The High Point University Panthers got two goals in two minutes on set pieces. When another Panther goal found the back of the net eight minutes later, Elon University found themselves in a hole they could not climb out of. High Point freshman forward Ben Burdon scored the eventual game-winner from five yards out in the 34th minute, helping the Panthers to a 4-2 victory over the Phoenix in both team’s season-opener. “We certainly didn’t start the way we planned on starting,” Elon coach Darren Powell said.

NEWS 8/26/12 3:19pm

Subte system reopens after strike

By Claire Mauro

BUENOS AIRES – After the longest subte strike in Argentinian history, an unofficial workers union and local leaders reached an agreement earlier this month that would allow for the much anticipated reopening of the subway system the following morning. The scheduled strike, which lasted longer than expected, began after the subway union demanded that the Buenos Aires government increase the workers’ salaries by more than 20 percent. It ended with a provisional agreement with Metrovias, the company that operates the subte, which included “improvements in working conditions, changes in leave entitlements and a re-categorization of wage levels,” according to the union’s press release.

NEWS 8/25/12 1:22pm

Faculty, staff use week before classes to prepare for semester

By Natalie Allison

Just days before students arrive back on campus each year and prepare for the upcoming semester, faculty members gather to make preparations of their own. For more than 15 years, planning week has served as a time for faculty and staff to gather and discuss strategies and new programs for the upcoming semester. “This year, we have several new programs that will begin to reinforce some of the goals in The Elon Commitment,” said Mary Wise, associate vice president of Academic Affairs.

NEWS 8/25/12 1:16pm

New Student Orientation welcomes freshmen to Elon community

By Adriana Miano

As a new class of students begins life at Elon University, the orientation team is working to ensure each of them feels welcome on campus. “The overall goal of orientation is to aid the transition for new students into the Elon community,” said Jill Padfield, orientation head team captain. To accomplish this goal, the orientation team has designed a series of activities to take place during move-in weekend to help incoming freshmen become more comfortable with Elon’s campus, the faculty and one another, according to Padfield. In addition to acclimating new students to Elon University, orientation also serves as an important social experience for incoming freshmen, according to senior Kathryn Knaus, student coordinator for orientation. “If you participate fully in orientation, I would be very surprised to hear that you don’t feel like you have a group of friends afterwards,” Knaus said.

NEWS 8/25/12 12:02pm

'Let the Class of 2016 begin its journey'

By Melissa Kansky

New Student Convocation signals the beginning of another year as the members of the Class of 2016, transfer students and their families gather Under the Oaks at Elon University for the annual welcome ceremony. "This ceremony is one of the most meaningful occasions of the academic year," said President Leo Lambert." Lambert, along with Jan Fuller, university chaplain, Darien Flowers, Student Government Association executive president, Smith Jackson, vice president for student life and dean of students, Steven House, provost and vice president for academic affairs, and faculty members, greeted the most recent addition to the Elon community. The speakers challenged the more than 1,400 students to embrace the opportunities open to them and to seek adventure during the next four years. "If you take advantage of a number of opportunities Elon has to offer, you will lay the foundation for your future," Flowers said. The SGA President recounted walking tours through London that expanded his imagination and fed his curiosity, offering his own experiences as feasible goals.

NEWS 8/24/12 8:37pm

Back to basics: 6 tips for surviving freshman year at Elon

By Dan Quackenbush

Congratulations and welcome to Elon University! As you rush from place to place during this orientation weekend, take a moment to realize the importance of the journey that lies before you and how Elon will be here to support you over the next four years. The excitement on a college cam- pus during orientation is palpable.

NEWS 8/24/12 8:00pm

How to be a kid around North Carolina

By Kate Riley

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Location: Raleigh Cost: Free Travel time: 1 hour Website  This museum is an elementary school field trip — you’ll feel like a kid again with the numerous hands-on activities.

NEWS 8/24/12 7:52pm

Elon Bucket List

By Jeff Stern

How will you spend your next four years on Elon's campus? We offer some potential items for your college bucket list - Elon style. [box] Have your own ideas for what she be on the Elon bucket list?

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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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