Hurricane Florence Coverage

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NEWS 5/10/15 7:18pm

Elon Dining: A year in review with manager Pulkitt Vigg

By Morgan Smith

As Elon University’s dining program winds down its first year under Aramark’s first new manager in 22 years, the staff continues to look to diversify options, such as planned additions of Starbucks and Einstein Bagels slated to open next fall. A focus on theme dinners and special events had differentiated Aramark’s resident district manager Pulkitt Vigg — who started at Elon in July 2014 — time at Aramark from his predecessor’s.

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SPORTS 5/10/15 5:32pm

Baseball comeback falls short against Delaware on Senior Day

By Bryan Anderson

Pitching struggles dealt the Elon University baseball team an 11-9 loss today on Senior Day. A plethora of offense kept Elon in the game, but the Phoenix could not overcome a five-run deficit going into the bottom of the ninth. From the beginning of the game, it was clear senior starter Jake Stalzer was in for a tough outing.

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SPORTS 5/10/15 1:04am

Late surge by Delaware hands Elon baseball team 10-4 loss

By Bryan Anderson

A disappointing sixth inning for senior starter Lucas Bakker led the Elon University baseball team to a 10-4 loss to the University of Delaware. After recording the first out of the top of the sixth, Bakker allowed a single, two walks and two doubles to give the Blue Hens a 6-3 lead. Bakker surrendered six earned runs on 10 hits, three walks and two wild pitches across five and third innings of work.

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NEWS 5/9/15 10:09pm

Memories remain at demolished Elon First Baptist Church

By Max Garland

Brick by brick, members of the Elon First Baptist Church collected 68 years of memories on a Saturday morning. The original Elon First Baptist Church building on Trollinger Avenue was demolished April 18.

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SPORTS 5/9/15 12:52am

Baseball takes series opener against Delaware

By Bryan Anderson

A six-run second inning propelled the Elon University baseball team to an 8-3 win Friday against the University of Delaware. The Phoenix offense dominated in the second frame with five consecutive hitters reaching base.

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NEWS 5/8/15 5:07pm

Elon working to monitor the number of transfer out students

By Tanza Loudenback

Dozens of students transfer to Elon University each year, but there’s no certainty they’ll finish their college career here. Elon’s first-year student retention rate increased this academic year to 91 percent from 90 percent over the last four years.

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NEWS 5/8/15 2:58pm

Elon's bar scene shifts, again

By Morgan Smith

Tony’s Pubs-N-Subs began vying for a piece of Elon’s shifting bar scene, forcing its competitors have move away from the nightlife, preferring to set themselves apart in a different fashion. West End Terrace’s new ownership has positioned its business as more of a restaurant and less of a bar.

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NEWS 5/8/15 1:34pm

Seniors collect rhythm in final dance thesis

By Lea SIlverman

Four years of dance comes to close from May 7-9 with XVcollective, a collaborating dance group, senior thesis concert. The dancers perform original choreography and design created by senior dance performance and choreography.

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NEWS 5/8/15 12:00pm

‘A Little Song and Dance’ wind ensemble collaboration

By Caroline Perry

Adam Kehl, director of Elon University’s wind ensemble Phoenix Winds, has long had a dream of collaborating with the dance program.

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SPORTS 5/8/15 2:29am

Softball season ends with 13-2 loss to JMU

By Alex Simon

When facing two win-or-go-home games at the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament Thursday, the Elon University softball team won the first 8-6 against Towson University. But James Madison University sent Elon home in the second game, ending the season for the Phoenix by a count of 13-2. In the second game, the Dukes scored eight runs in the second inning and five runs in the third, facing four different Elon pitchers in the two innings. Junior Kayla Caruso started the game inthe circle for Elon but left the game with two outs in the second after giving up four runs.

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NEWS 5/7/15 5:31pm

Tony's Pub-N-Subs issued overcrowding citation

By malfini

The Alamance County Fire Marshal issued a citation to Tony's Pub-N-Subs at 415 W. Haggard Ave for "overcrowding or admittance of any person beyond the approved capacity of a building" on Friday May 1st. The total fine for the citation was $40,500.

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NEWS 5/7/15 4:14pm

Update: Conversation about Starbucks in Elon Continues

By srussell10

Updated 4:15 p.m. Friday May 8, 2015 Rod Salazar, owner of Irazu Coffee, said he was also concerned about changes to the downtown area.

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NEWS 5/7/15 2:00pm

Garden manager passes on responsibilities to take on the farm

By Courtney Campbell

Far from the heart of Elon University lies Loy Farm, an environmental center and recently added solar farm.

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NEWS 5/7/15 1:02pm

Doctor's Orders: Prescribing the ultimate End-of-year Bucket list

By Lauryl Fischer and Frankie Campisano

Doctor's Orders is a weekly satirical column in which two unprofessional, definitely fake doctors offer up prescriptions for their Phoenix patients.  With only a few more days of class left, we’re staring down the barrel of the end of the year.

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NEWS 5/7/15 12:59pm

Counseling services: free and worth a visit

By Katy Canada

From a young age, we’re told that people around the world have larger problems than we do.

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NEWS 5/7/15 11:56am

Campus sustainability slowed by growth

By Katherine Blunt

Though Elon University’s environmental initiatives have earned it praise from a number of its stakeholders, its rapid expansion has encroached on some of its sustainability objectives and challenged it to find ways to reduce emissions as the campus expands and enrollment rises. Between 2008 — the baseline year for carbon emission  measurements — and 2014, Elon added about 670,000 square feet and about 850 students to its campus.

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NEWS 5/7/15 11:30am

Increasing tennis fan involvement

By Jordan Spritzer

Sports fanatics support their favorite teams by cheering them on loudly. Tennis is different. There’s a sense of decorum.

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NEWS 5/7/15 7:00am

Trainers play vital role in athletic success

By Alex Simon

Because of NCAA rules and regulations, coaches can only spend a certain amount of time with their players, but there is no restriction on the amount of time players can spend with the training staff. “The two people who spend the most time with a student-athlete on campus are the athletic trainer and the strength coach,” said Eric Storsved, director of athletic training services.

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NEWS 5/6/15 6:24pm

‘Beyond the Sky’ explores mysteries of space

By Ally Feinsot

The mysteries of space have inspired Elon University’s Elon Music Ambassadors’ (EMA) spring concert “Beyond the Sky,” which will be performed 7:30 p.m.

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NEWS 5/6/15 6:10pm

2015 Lumen Scholars announced: 15 rising juniors join prestigious scholarship program

By Lauren Phillips

MaryClaire Schulz called her mother in tears on a recent Thursday afternoon. Her mother assumed Schulz had bad news, but the opposite was true: Schulz was calling to tell her mother she had just been awarded the Lumen Prize. “She said, ‘Stop crying, you should be happy,’” Schulz said.

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