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NEWS 9/11/16 5:22pm

Elon remembers 9/11

The Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life held a 9/11 Interfaith Service Sunday to honor those who died during the September 11 terrorist attacks 15 years ago. The service started with music and multi-faith prayers and reflections led by Muslim Life coordinator Imam Shane Atkinson, Reverend Adam Shoemaker of Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter, Associate Chaplan of Protestant Life Reverend Dr. Joel Harter and Associate Chaplin of Jewish Life Rabbi Meir Goldstein.


SPORTS 9/11/16 11:18am

Volleyball wins Elon Phoenix Classic, extends win streak to six

It took very little time for the Elon University volleyball team to assert its dominance in Saturday night’s Elon Phoenix Classic finale. Led by terrific defense from sophomore outside hitter Kam Terry and relentless offensive attacks from a host of players, Elon defeated Gardner-Webb University 3-1 (25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 25-15).


SPORTS 9/11/16 10:59am

Football falters at Charlotte after first quarter success

CHARLOTTE — A near-perfect first quarter was followed by three quarters of underwhelming play for the Elon University football team, as the Phoenix lost to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 47-14 Saturday night in Charlotte. Elon led 7-0 after a quarter thanks to four three-and-outs and a 12-play, 99-yard drive.


LIFESTYLE 9/8/16 11:23pm

Students to create plays in 24 hours

At 7:30 p.m. Friday, six teams of writers will begin to write their own play. At 7:30 p.m. Saturday night, these plays will be performed to an audience in Whitely. Put on by Elon University’s chapter of Alpha Psi Omega (APO), the national theater honors society, 24 Hour Plays gives six different teams of writers, directors and actors exactly 24 hours to create a play. According to Doug Del Pizzo, the president of APO, at 7:30 all members will come in for a meeting and at 8:30 the writing teams will be given a genre ranging from mockumentary to action adventure and a cast size to write for.


NEWS 9/7/16 7:43pm

Donald Trump campaigns in Greenville

GREENVILLE, NC-- "You think Hillary gets crowds like this?" former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani asked the crowd at the Greenville Convention Center on Tuesday, where Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump touched upon many issues including national security, immigration, and Hillary Clinton's email scandal. "We will never fix our rigged system by relying on the people who rigged it in the first place," Trump said.



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