Hurricane Florence Coverage

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NEWS 4/22/15 3:14pm

Elon Law and Vermont Law School announce environmental dual-degree program

By Caroline Fernandez

Elon University School of Law announced Wednesday they will offer a dual-degree program with Vermont School of Law beginning fall 2015. Participants of the two-and-a-half year program will receive both a Juris Doctor degree from Elon Law and a Master of Environmental Law and Policy degree from Vermont Law School, the top-ranked law school for environmental law. “We at Elon Law are delighted to partner with Vermont Law School to equip students to address many of the most pressing challenges facing businesses, governments and international institutions today,” Luke Bierman, dean of Elon Law, said in a statement released by Elon Law School.

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NEWS 4/22/15 2:20pm

Men’s tennis to build from CAA Tournament exit

By Jordan Spritzer

The Elon University men’s tennis team’s season may have ended before it ever started.

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NEWS 4/22/15 2:09pm

Women’s tennis bows out in CAA semifinals

By Jordan Spritzer

The No. 3 Elon University women’s tennis team took an early exit from the Colonial Athletic Association Women’s Tennis Tournament after losing 4-1 in the semifinals to No.

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NEWS 4/22/15 2:04pm

Conversations on diversity sparked through student movement

By Leena Dahal

With a bundle of orange yarn, some popsicle sticks and a whiteboard, a group of Elon University students are vying for attention amidst the hustle and bustle of Moseley to unify campus in support of diversity. Determined to weave differences together to unravel opportunities for discussion about diversity-related issues, 27 students from a course titled HSS 213 Working with Groups and Communities have tailored the movement, “Stringing Us Together.” The initiative, which runs April 20 to April 23, is centered around distributing orange string, a color that symbolizes equality, cultural diversity and harmony.

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NEWS 4/22/15 1:28pm

Seven-run ninth leads baseball team to 11-9 win at UNCG

By Bryan Anderson

Trailing 6-0 in the top of the fifth and 8-4 in the top of the ninth was not an ideal position for the Elon University baseball team to be in Tuesday at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

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NEWS 4/22/15 10:13am

Elon celebrates sustainability initiatives during Earth Week

By Tommy Hamzik

This week, the concerted effort Elon University has made over time in regard to sustainability comes to the forefront during Earth Week, said Jessica Bilecki, education and outreach coordinator in the office of sustainability. “I think it’s hugely important that we have public events to bring attention to what Elon is doing well in terms of sustainability and to highlight areas where we as a campus community can improve,” Bilecki said.

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NEWS 4/21/15 2:00pm

Tough road trip doesn’t deter the Phoenix softball spirit

By Robert Nanna

After a trip to Hempstead, New York, to face Hofstra University in a Colonial Athletic Association matchup, the Elon University softball team has paved part of the tough path to the playoffs for themselves. As the Phoenix stepped onto the diamond for a twin bill April 18, its offense did not.

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NEWS 4/21/15 10:17am

Internationalizing and institutionalizing nonviolence

By Danielle Deavens

Civil rights leader Bernard Lafayette spoke to a crowded room of Elon University students, faculty and staff Monday evening about his experiences coordinating nonviolent protests starting in 1960.

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NEWS 4/21/15 8:00am

Elon women's lacrosse takes positives, looks toward next year

By Kyle Lubinsky

The Elon University women’s lacrosse team has put its second season in the books after a 10-7 loss to Drexel University Sunday.

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NEWS 4/21/15 7:00am

Track and field shines in first home meet in 9 years

By Alex Simon

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Elon University women’s track and field team experienced what it was like to compete where it practiced. The recently renovated Jerry and Jeanne Robertson Track and Field Complex hosted the Phoenix Invitational Saturday, April 18, in which the Phoenix won nine titles. Elon hosted a mix of collegiate teams, non-collegiate track programs and unaffiliated athletes, with men’s and women’s competitions happening in all events.

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NEWS 4/21/15 1:47am

Elon Employees Take Advantage of Tuition Remission

By Zora Stephenson

According to Bill Burpitt, associate dean of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, about 10 percent of the Masters of Business Administration students at Elon University are employees of the university. One of the benefits Elon employees receive is free tuition to any classes offered at Elon, also known as tuition remission. Morgan Oliver, director of basketball operations for women's basketball, has been taking MBA classes for about a month.

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NEWS 4/20/15 6:13pm

Report ranks Elon as one of the least socioeconomically diverse colleges

By malfini

The May 1 deadline for students to enroll at Elon is approaching and many students are making their final decisions regarding whether or not they want to attend the university.

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NEWS 4/20/15 2:07pm

Holi Festival unifies students in cloud of color

By Brett Gubitosi and Leena Dahal

Elon University students trickled in from all corners of the campus clad in old white shirts and gathered in packs around a large blue tarp in Speaker’s Corner.

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NEWS 4/20/15 12:41pm

Women’s lacrosse stifled by Drexel in final game of season

By Kyle Lubinsky

The Elon University women’s lacrosse team lost 10-7 to the Drexel Dragons Sunday. The loss marks the team’s fifth in Colonial Athletic Association play this season and effectively eliminates the Phoenix from advancing into the CAA Tournament. “They did a very good job at detaining our cutters,” said head coach Josh Hexter.

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NEWS 4/20/15 11:05am

Chicago with a Twist

By chartshorn

Senior Ryan Kanfer said he's enjoyed combining the theater department with the School of Communications for his senior thesis.

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NEWS 4/20/15 9:37am

Students from Winter Term program send game-changing gifts

By Leena Dahal

When senior Drew Forte and his classmates visited the Rudy Ramirez Little League during their Winter Term Study Abroad program in the Dominican Republic, three things happened immediately.

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NEWS 4/20/15 12:31am

Elon community runs 5K to raise awareness for H.O.P.E.

By isavenor

Over 230 Elon students, faculty and community members participated in the Run for H.O.P.E 5K on Saturday, April 18 on campus. H.O.P.E., which stands for Health Outreach Program of Elon, is a student-run pro bono clinic that provides those in Alamance County and the surrounding area with free physical therapy treatment.

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SPORTS 4/20/15 12:21am

Greensboro Grasshopper's 'Miss Babe Ruth' set to retire

By Gary Grumbach

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGZlC9Bmtrs[/embed] Baseball is considered to be an American pastime filled with tradition.

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NEWS 4/19/15 11:30pm

EAS hosting inaugural Africa Week

By Tommy Hamzik

Senior Omolayo Ojo saw other college’s African Societies sponsoring a week solely devoted to Africa and knew it was something Elon University needed. After learning from schools like Wake Forest University, Duke University and North Carolina A&T State University, Ojo is finally bringing that type of event to Elon. “It’s finding ways to bring African topics to the forefront of various communities,” Ojo said.

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NEWS 4/19/15 5:26pm

Nine-run eighth hands Elon baseball team 14-4 loss

By Bryan Anderson

Elon University’s baseball squad has had a dominant offense throughout the course of the season. But after scoring 19 combined runs Friday and Saturday to take the first two games of its road series against Towson University, the Phoenix bats became stagnant. As Elon struggled at the plate, they also struggled on the mound.

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