Hurricane Florence Coverage

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SPORTS 11/1/19 8:57pm

PREVIEW: Elon hosts the College of William and Mary for Homecoming

By Jack Haley

The Elon University football team has not found the same success this season as they did last year. Despite that, the team sits at .500 (4-4) and has a winning record in the Colonial Athletic Association. The Phoenix will look to improve its marks when the College of William and Mary comes into town for homecoming weekend on Nov. 2. 

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LIFESTYLE 11/1/19 3:32pm

Campus-wide events promote student engagement

By Lily Blake

Elon aims to build community by hosting daily events that bring the entire campus together whether that be a cheese tasting in the Global Neighborhood or a campus-wide game of capture the flag. 

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SPORTS 11/1/19 11:48am

Elon women's soccer makes first trip to the playoffs

By Alex Reynolds

Though Elon University women’s soccer team has spent five years in the Colonial Athletic Association, the Phoenix has not had a champion come from the soccer pitch. This is the first year the door is open.

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OPINIONS 11/1/19 9:36am

HAWTHORNE: Addressing hate crimes on and off college campuses

By Hana Hawthorne

As a biracial college student who has experienced incidents of hate, I constantly ask what it will take for the school to take hate seriously. 

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NEWS 11/1/19 8:12am

ENN Radio Nov. 1, 2019

By Mackenzie Wilkes

On this week's episode of ENN Radio there's an update on the mumps and Kyra O'Connor explains how vaccination exemptions work at Elon University. Grace Morris describes what the active shooter drill in Alamance County was like and how town of Elon police and university police performed during the drill.

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NEWS 10/31/19 8:48pm

Car stuck on tracks at intersection of W Trollinger Ave. and N Williamson Ave.

By Alex Roat and Jack Norcross

A grey Toyota Prius got stuck on the train tracks between W Trollinger Ave. and N Williamson Ave. on Oct. 31. Town of Elon Police and Fire departments responded to the scene. Traffic was held and directed to use two other crossing points, one Ball Park Ave. and Church Street and another at W Trollinger Ave. and S Oak Ave.

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NEWS 10/31/19 4:16pm

Tornado watch in effect until 11 p.m. for Elon

By Jack Haley

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for 27 central North Carolina counties including Alamance County. The NWS also issued a hazardous weather outlook for the same area. Both are in effect until 11 p.m. Thursday night.

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NEWS 10/31/19 12:48pm

Elon’s new freshman social initiative comes to a close

By Leila Wilhelm

A new feature of the freshman experience this year is the Well Connected Initiative, which is run by the Division of Student Life, a committee within the Office of Student Involvement.

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SPORTS 10/31/19 12:28pm

Men's basketball needs overtime to take down IUP in final exhibition

By BreShawn Holley

Elon University men’s basketball battled hard in their final exhibition game, before the regular season begins. The Phoenix hosted Indiana University of Pennsylvania at the Schar Center on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The Phoenix beat the Hawks 79-71 in overtime.

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NEWS 10/31/19 11:38am

CHEAT SHEET: Trudeau reelected as Canadian prime minister

By Jack Haley

Justin Trudeau was re-elected to a second term as Canada’s prime minister after his Liberal party won the most seats in the House of Commons with 157 of 338 seats.

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LIFESTYLE 10/31/19 8:10am

Students get the chance to dine with president Book

By Kyra O'Connor

Many students look forward to one of the hallmarks of the Elon experience: meeting President Connie Book. Now six more students can say they have done just that.

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LIFESTYLE 10/30/19 2:55pm

Elon and Burlington prep for Halloween

By Molly Healy

Halloween is one of the many events that bring the university and local community together. This year, events like Haunted Harper and Loy Village trick or treating aim to include the kids of Elon with the students. On Thursday, Mill Point will also be giving out candy to Halloween-goers.  

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LIFESTYLE 10/30/19 11:26am

Elon students to perform 'Damn Yankees'

By Miranda Ferrante

Producing a play can be daunting, but for some Elon University students, it’s a collaborative and creative process where the final product makes those behind the production proud and joyful. “Damn Yankees” is based on the novel “The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant” by Douglass Wallop. 

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NEWS 10/30/19 7:36am

Understanding vaccination exemptions at Elon

By Kyra O'Connor

Elon University complies with North Carolina’s vaccine protocols, which give students vaccine exemptions for medical or religious reasons while still attending school.

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NEWS 10/30/19 2:31am

Introducing Elon's 2019 Homecoming Court

By Hannah Massen

Elon University’s 2019 homecoming Court is comprised of 10 seniors — nine women and one man — who have been nominated to represent their organizations, class and university as a whole. Each candidate is running for the title of homecoming royal to support their chosen philanthropy.

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NEWS 10/29/19 3:16pm

Pinpointing the opioid epidemic: mother of overdose victim wants to make sure no parent feels her pain

By Liam Collins

A year and a half ago Robin Jordan found out her daughter had died of an opioid overdose. Now police in Alamance County are using computer software to help combat the problem. 

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NEWS 10/28/19 8:29pm

Periclean Scholars class of 2022 share one common characteristic

By Maeve Ashbrook

The Periclean Scholars program is a three-year experience offered by Elon for a cohort of selected students. Each cohort works with a foreign country of choice on a long-term service project. Students can apply their freshman year for the program, and the newest cohort, the class of 2022, looks a bit different from other years.

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NEWS 10/28/19 8:21pm

Elon Board of Aldermen candidates on goals, town-gown relations

By Mackenzie Wilkes

Residents will be voting for three Board of Aldermen members in the upcoming municipal general election on Nov. 5. Vying for votes is incumbent Alderman Mark Greene, and candidates Monti Allison, Quinn Ray, Kyle Wills and Michael Woods.

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NEWS 10/28/19 7:50pm

Elon University historian George Troxler has died

By Jack Haley

Elon University historian and professor emeritus George Troxler died on Sunday, Oct. 27 at the age of 77. A service will be held at Elon Community Church on Friday, Nov. 1 at 3 p.m.

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SPORTS 10/27/19 7:12pm

Women's soccer falls in final game before playoffs

By Carter Horan

The Elon University Phoenix (11-5-2) were defeated by the Northeastern Huskies (8-9-1) 4-0 Sunday afternoon at Rudd Field.

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