Hurricane Florence Coverage

VICKI BRADLEY - 2015-05-21 12:36:24

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Lynch hits walk-off, Elon wins first CAA Tournament game 7-6

With two outs and runners on second and third in the bottom of the ninth, junior Danny Lynch approached the batter's box with the Elon University baseball team trailing 6-5.

Death of an Elon Faculty Member

Luke Dyer - 2015-05-20 13:30:22

Hello, my name is Luke Dyer. I'm a rising sophomore at Elon University. The Elon Local News team has done a fantastic job bringing up to date news to the people of Elon, and I would be honored to work for ELN.

Car Crash at Elon Animal Hospital

Alexandra Swallow, 21, of Portland, Maine was charged with DWI and damage to real property after crashing into the Elon Animal Hospital on S.

Unaccompanied minors seek new homes and lives in NC

In the desert, they stopped to ask for water. Instead, they got detained. The 17-year-old Honduran girl and her 10-month-old daughter are two of 68,000 children who have crossed the border into the United States alone, fleeing a region rife with violence. The young mother and daughter were ushered into a crowded “cooler,” a shelter at the border, where they stayed for 15 days before being transported to a different shelter in Arizona. “They treated us bad,” the Honduran teenager said.

Found at fault of sex offense, Elon football player still started

UPDATED: May 19, 10:38 p.m. An Elon University football player found responsible for a sexual offense last spring by the Office of Student Conduct still started every game last season. Though junior Adrian Jabril McClendon, then 19, was charged by the state in March 2014 for sexual battery and false imprisonment, a spokesman for the team said this week he had no knowledge of the incident. Smith Jackson, vice president for student life, released a statement Monday night saying the athletic department knew of the situation and handled it promptly. “Federal student privacy laws prevent the university from discussing details of specific student conduct cases,” Jackson said.

Starbucks on hold for Elon after opposition

ORIGINAL STORY: Starbucks announced for downtown Elon, controversy brews Following widespread grassroots opposition against Elon University's plans to bring a Starbucks to campus in the fall, the school is taking a step back, saying it needs more time to develop a "more comprehensive" plan for the area's future. Starbucks will not be coming to campus for at least a year, and perhaps longer, according to E-Net on Thursday.

Changes No Longer Brewing in Downtown Elon

Elon University is delaying all plans for changes in the dining venue in the historic neighborhood and Downtown Elon, according to Gerald Whittington, senior vice president for business, finance and technology. Previous plans to move a Starbucks into Acorn Coffee Shop's location, and to move Acorn to Varsity Sports Grill in Downstairs McEwen Dining Hall have been put on hold for at least a year.

New Construction on Elon's Campus

Summer is around the corner for Elon students as the end of the 2015 school year approaches, but that means that work is just beginning for the university's construction.

How to gain access to your admissions records

After being accepted to Elon University, many students get wrapped up in celebration and don’t consider why there were accepted.

Elon rallies for respect and racial equality

A conversation on race, bias and privilege started Tuesday and those in the dialogue hope it will last throughout the years. "We need to get involved.

Baseball drops regular season finale 7-0 to ECU

The Elon University baseball team has a formidable offense. But for just the second time all season, the Phoenix failed to score a single run, losing 7-0 Tuesday against East Carolina University. Although the Pirates blanked the Phoenix on the scoreboard, the Phoenix had its share of opportunities.

Sexual assault at Elon: Perspectives and a personal experience

Since first publishing this story, Dean of Students, Dr. Smith Jackson, released a statement informing that when the university learned of the incident involving McClendon, he was suspended from the Elon University football team for the remainder of the 2014 Spring season.

Elon custodian shares his story

Fifty-two-year old Thadeous Carr is the floor tech and custodian for the Global Neighborhood Commons and though he says his life is squeaky clean now, it hasn't always been that way. "I went from being unemployed for about a year and a half, to Elon rescuing me from the pits of despair," said Carr. When Carr lost his job as a mental health therapist in 2012, he says four letters saved him. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIxPF9siMHU&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] "My world was rescued by E-L-O-N," said Carr. While his job is cleaning the floors, his hobby is talking. "I've got a couple of set mantras that I ask them," said Carr.

Four-year-old steps up to the bat for Elon baseball

The Elon University baseball team welcomed a new face to the dugout Sunday afternoon before finishing out its weekend series versus Delaware.

Aedan Kiernan - 2015-05-11 10:59:24

Hi I was wondering if you might be able to help me with something. Along with a client of mine called Aford Awards we have made a series of infographic on Premier League club history and trophy histories and I thought this might be something you'd be interested in using on your website. http://www.afordawards.co.uk/blog/post/2014/11/06/Tottenham-Hotspur-Club-History-Football-Trophies.aspx http://www.afordawards.co.uk/blog/post/2014/04/22/Man-Utd-Football-Trophies-1908-2014.aspx http://www.afordawards.co.uk/blog/post/2014/01/08/Chelsea-Football-Club-Trophy-Timeline.aspx http://www.afordawards.co.uk/blog/post/2013/12/18/The-History-of-Liverpool-Football-Trophies.aspx I think you'll agree these infographic make for good reading and are really interesting to both supports of the clubs, and football fans in general.

Tyler Hilton rocks the lawn

Tyler Hilton appeared as the musical guest at the annual Rock the Lawn concert sponsored by the Student Union Board. Former One Tree Hill star, Hilton, played Chris Keller in the popular TV show.

Athletes Reflect on Elon's Inaugural Season in the CAA

On May 23, 2013, Elon's President, Leo Lambert, announced that the university would be moving their athletics department to the Colonial Athletics Association.

Solar panels expected to pay for themselves

By the end of May, the 9,900 photovoltaic panels that now occupy 10 acres of Loy Farm will officially be generating power into a grid that connects to the railroad tracks by Williamson Avenue. The project, which broke ground in early March, is estimated to produce 4,500 megawatts of electricity annually–enough to power 415 homes–according to Robert Buchholz, Elon University’s associate vice president for facilities management and director of Physical Plant.