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NEWS 2/25/15 1:55pm

Elon registration process to switch to 24/7 model

By Michael Bodley

Drop/add — at least as current Elon University students know it — will soon be a thing of the past. Beginning with the 2015 summer/fall registration period, the university’s registration process will switch to a 24/7 model in which students’ schedules can be swapped anytime. It’s a move that has been in the works to minimize the impact of administrative red tape on student scheduling, according to Elon’s Registrar Rodney Parks.

NEWS 2/25/15 10:57am

Phoenix football prepares for offseason

By Robert Nanna

It is often said that winning comes in the offseason for many sports teams. It is the time that players build bonds with teammates and coaches and the previous seasons’ glories and failures are washed away and the team gets a clean slate. For the Elon University football team, the offseason is a time to improve in ways that are not accessible during the season. “Being here a year now, the players are more comfortable with the schemes in all three phases of the game,” said head coach Rich Skrosky.

NEWS 2/24/15 10:38am

Repairs underway on South Campus burst pipe

By Michael Bodley

Cleanup is underway in the aftermath of a frozen pipe that burst in the attic of the neuroscience lab on South Campus last week, adding another item to Physical Plant's mounting weather-related to-do list. The lab, located in the Psychology and Human Services building, sustained extensive damage Feb.

NEWS 2/23/15 9:03pm

Oscars 'Little Red Riding Hood' identified as an Elon student

By Michael Bodley

STORY UPDATED 2/23/15 at 9:04 P.M. Dubbed "Little Red Riding Hood" by the media, the mysterious hooded figure prowling the red carpet at the Oscars Sunday night has been identified as Alyssa Shiller, an Elon University sophomore spending the semester in Los Angeles with the Elon in LA program.  After Shiller successfully photo-bombed star-studded attendees, including acclaimed actress Reese Witherspoon, and drew snickers from the crowd, the Internet buzzed with questions of who she was and why she was there.

NEWS 2/23/15 4:13pm

Heart health starts now for college students

By mstutz

February is known in commercial America as a time for hearts, love, Valentine's, lots of red and, of course, lots of sweet treats. However for the medical community, February is Heart Month, a time to encourage Americans to take care of their hearts, regardless of their age or background. According to the Centers for Disease Control, heart disease is the number one cause of death for both men and women in America. For college students, like sophomore Nick Zimmerman, 20, taking care of the heart is an every day battle. Zimmerman said he has supraventricular tachycardia, a heart condition that cause abnormal heart rhythms. "Basically most people have one electrical path around their heart so it just goes around both chambers.

NEWS 2/23/15 11:38am

Anonymous website gives Greek life a rating

By Elizabeth Bilka

Kasey Sullivan, the former head of Panhellenic Recruitment, said the website Greek Rank has become a sounding board for individuals to express their dislike towards Greek life. "I think that is just another form of cyberbullying" she said. Current chair of Panhellenic Recruitment, Courtney Sola, agreed. "None of the comments that are made really speak to the values of any organization and it doesn't speak to their sisterhood," she said. The website allows anyone to anonymously rank Greek organizations based on six qualities: looks, popularity, classiness, involvement, social life, and brotherhood for fraternities and sisterhood for sororities. "Looks, popularity, that is just not important when joining a sisterhood.

NEWS 2/23/15 9:46am

Elon sweeps Citrus Classic in Orlando

By Robert Nanna

After the Phoenix Opening Tournament that was scheduled last week, but due to inclement weather was rescheduled, the Elon University softball team traveled to Orlando, Florida to compete in the Citrus Classic.

SPORTS 2/22/15 8:48pm

Phoenix schedule for week of February 22

By bek

Winter weather set back several games and contest last week for Elon athletic programs. Here is what is happening on campus this week: On Wednesday, the baseball team returns to Latham Park with a 4 p.m.

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NEWS 03/28/2026 9:26pm
Crowds gather across North Carolina for third nationwide “No Kings” protests

RALEIGH, N.C. — Thousands of people assembled around the North Carolina State Capitol Building at 1 p.m. on March 28 for the third nationwide “No Kings” protest.According to the No Kings website, there were more than 3,000 planned protests nationwide, with 79 in North Carolina alone.The demonstration was primarily organized by progressive advocacy groups Indivisible and the 50501 movement. They previously held the Hands Off protest in April 2025, and two No Kings protests in June and October 2025.

OPINIONS 03/27/2026 9:35pm
OPINION: Elon’s choice of infamous consulting groups challenge the morality of its education

The haste of Elon Day’s fundraising is over. Now is an important time to reexamine what it means to be a university using our financial ties. It seems we haven’t talked about the consulting half of the picture. The Elon-Queens merger also brought Elon University to consult with ethically dubious consulting firms, including the consulting firm that did infamous financial mapping used in a proposal to turn the bombed-out Gaza strip into a resort.

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