Hurricane Florence Coverage

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NEWS 9/1/15 11:59pm

Elon Community Connections discusses challenges, solutions to race relations

By Caroline Fernandez

All but a few seats remained as the last audience members trickled into McKinnon Tuesday evening. The diverse audience – ranging from Elon University faculty, staff and students to local community members and high school students – gathered to discuss the heavily discussed topic of race relations.  The conversation, which centered around race relations issues and solutions within education and religion, was moderated by Jason Husser, assistant professor of political science and policy studies, and also included four panelists– Jim Bissett, professor of history, Barrett Brown, NAACP of Alamance County president, Patrice Fields, St.

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NEWS 9/1/15 6:43pm

Ne-Yo is putting a ring on it

By Tatum Pederson

On Monday, we found out that Ne-Yo and his longtime girlfriend, Crystal Renay, are expecting and engaged.

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NEWS 9/1/15 1:36pm

Get into ‘The Elon Scene’

By Ally Feinsot

For many Elon University students, heading to the underdeveloped “downtown Elon” is a monotonous experience with weekly dinners to The Root Trackside or picking up a planner from “All That Jas,” thinking there isn’t much else to do.

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NEWS 9/1/15 1:15pm

How I stopped hating politics

 

I think it’s safe to say that there are few things college students love more than their freedom.

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NEWS 9/1/15 12:03pm

Elon buys 19.5 acres of land for new convocation center

By ppauroso

This list of construction sites on Elon's campus is about to get longer. Elon University recently purchased 19.5 acres of land across the street from Elon's athletic facilities.

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NEWS 9/1/15 11:30am

Elon purchases land for proposed convocation center

By Tommy Hamzik and Michael Bodley

Elon University announced Tuesday it has purchased 19.5 acres of land just west of campus as the preferred site of the proposed convocation center. The land is west of Hunt Softball Park and the adjacent parking lot on North Williamson Avenue. According to a release, the purchase is being funded by a gift from Furman Moseley ‘56 and his wife Susan, for whom the Moseley Center is named after.

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NEWS 9/1/15 10:58am

Elon Votes! pushes students to register for change

By Leena Dahal

After a campus-wide push for voter registration stemming from Sept. 22’s National Voter Registration Day, Elon University propelled itself into the top 25 Turbo Vote schools across the nation Sunday. With 296 students, or 5.2 percent of campus, that registered to vote during the push, groups on campus invested in shaping civic engagement hope to maintain the momentum in the following weeks.

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NEWS 8/31/15 11:50pm

Tree planted in memory of Trent Stetler

By Leena Dahal

Standing in front of more than 40 students gathered outside Danieley K, Jim Stetler recalled the day he dropped off his bright and bubbly son Trent as a freshman student three years ago. “I was bawling my eyes out,” he said.

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NEWS 8/31/15 10:27pm

This just in: females orgasm

By Lauryl Fischer

Hailee Steinfeld's new song is about female pleasure and that's definitely super important. 

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NEWS 8/31/15 10:14pm

Not a ‘Fun Home’ at Duke

By Tim Melton

Allison Bechdel’s “Fun Home” is no stranger to controversy. Since its initial publication in 2006, the graphic memoir has been repeatedly studied, scrutinized and summarily rejected for its unflinching portrayal of harsh subjects.

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SPORTS 8/31/15 6:06pm

Softball announces 8–game fall schedule

By Jordan Spritzer

Elon has four two-games sets with North Carolina schools

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NEWS 8/31/15 6:02pm

Lakeside expands weekend brunch options

By Leena Dahal

Brunch at Elon looks a little different from last year, with Lakeside being the only Dining Hall open for students, but expanded options that include an ice cream bar, an omelet station and even a virgin cocktails. 

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NEWS 8/31/15 5:17pm

Man arrested outside courthouse Monday for Elon home robberies

By Michael Bodley

A Graham man was arrested Monday morning in connection with a string of robberies around Elon and Gibsonville – outside the courthouse in Graham, where he was due for a probation violation. 

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NEWS 8/31/15 12:44pm

Kanye West’s VMA speech is much more than a silly rant

By Lindsey Lanquist

"Imma let you finish” were the four words that altered Kanye West’s career. Watch as they come full circle in Kanye's epic VMA Vanguard Award acceptance speech.

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NEWS 8/31/15 12:18pm

The Acorn Inn and its Elon connection

By malfini

Just a few blocks from campus, the Acorn Inn can boast that it is the only hotel in the town of Elon, but its connection to the community goes deeper than that.

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SPORTS 8/31/15 10:10am

Women's soccer beats Chattanooga 2-0

By Nathan Smith

Siewers scores twice in second half for the win

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SPORTS 8/31/15 9:54am

Men's soccer victorious over St. Mary's

By Jordan Spritzer

Alvarez goal is the decider in second straight shutout

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NEWS 8/30/15 10:48pm

App of the week: Duolingo

By scowans

The language learning tool Duolingo can be used online or on any smartphone or tablet and it's helping people learn languages all over the world. Learning a new language can be intimidating and difficult, but Duolingo makes it easy and fun according to

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NEWS 8/30/15 10:41pm

Tree planting honors Trent Stetler

By cmckoy

A crowd of students gathered outside Danieley K Saturday morning to celebrate the life of Trent Stetler. Several friends and family told stories about Stetler, remembering him as a kind and reliable friend and son.

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SPORTS 8/30/15 10:36pm

Elon Local News takes on SportsFest 2015

By BWivagg

Friday afternoon on South Campus Fields

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