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NEWS 8/30/13 10:31am

Renegade Productions: Filling the void for theatrical experimentation

By Dalton Cox

Renegade Productions, an up-and-coming organization at Elon University, is a student-managed platform that offers an outlet for undergraduates to produce, design and perform any variety of performance pieces. The organization began with provisional status from the Student Government Association in 2011, when Class of 2013 Elon alumnus and BFA Acting major Logan Sutton recognized the need for a means by which students could develop independently sourced theatrical material. “Before my time at Elon, Renegade Productions existed but only as a name that was haphazardly tagged onto non-departmental, student-led productions,” Sutton said.

NEWS 8/28/13 4:37pm

Graham Man Arrested on Strangulation Charges

By jbruno

An Alamance County man is accused of punching, biting and choking a female Elon student in the Station at Mill Point, according to police reports. Elon Campus Police arrested Patrick Ian Rose, 33, of Graham, on August 20 at 2:05 a.m.

NEWS 8/27/13 11:30pm

Mold On Campus

By rgreene5

While some students were greeted by orientation leaders this weekend, others were greeted by an unwelcome guest in their homes. Mold was found in some areas on campus from the Danieley Center to Mill Point. Physical Plant was on call during new student move in to deal with any problems in student's rooms, including signs of mold. Director of Physical Plant, Robert Buchholz, said that North Carolina's recent wet weather might be the cause. "The humidity is very high and you can start mildew and some mold growth that's not hazardous," Buchholz said.

NEWS 8/27/13 11:25pm

Global Village Construction Update

By srussell10

Although construction on the Global Village continues, buildings four and five are completed. These buildings are currently housing learning communities such as the International Learning-Living community and the Spanish Learning-Living community. Regular dormitories are also located in these building and will house mostly first year students.

NEWS 8/27/13 11:13pm

Is Elon The Most Beautiful College Campus?

By jbruno

If you've been on Facebook lately, odds are you saw an article by thebestcolleges.org listing Elon as the most beautiful college campus. The list ranks Elon above Kenyon College, Sewanee: The University of the South and Pepperdine University. Elon has been at the top of the list since 2011. "Everyone was so excited Elon was the number one most beautiful campus," Associate Professor of Computing Sciences, Dr. Megan Squire said.

NEWS 8/27/13 9:27pm

Elon Businesses Closing

By cshegda

"We didn't have enough local business to stay open," Chris Russell owner of Town Table and College Street Taphouse, said. Both businesses closed their doors over the summer for economic reasons, even though they were hotspots just outside of Elon's campus. Though it wasn't the summer that closed the restaurant and bar, it did not help Russell.

NEWS 8/27/13 4:47pm

'Little Princes' selected as 2013 common reading

By Kyra Gemberling

If Elon University’s incoming students are adventure lovers, this year’s selection for the common reading assignment — “Little Princes”  by Conor Grennan — is sure to please. But this book isn’t just another action-packed thriller.

NEWS 8/27/13 4:43pm

Faculty, staff aim for higher student success with new initiatives

By Stephanie Butzer

Students will bring in their own excitement for Elon University’s 2013–2014 school year, but the faculty and staff are pushing for new and better strategies to ensure students are more successful and satisfied than ever before. Academic and student aid departments have been organizing fresh measures to introduce in the fall semester.

NEWS 8/27/13 4:02pm

Departments of Music, Performing Arts look to engage students

By Dalton Cox

Boasting one of the Princeton Review’s Top 15 college theater programs, Elon University has scheduled its fall cultural calendar, which offers numerous events within the fields of music and the performing arts. Within the Department of Music, there are more than 80 planned performances featuring faculty, guest artists and 16 different student ensembles.

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LIFESTYLE 03/24/2026 6:21pm
‘I feel like I had been pulled out of my life’: Elon University student returns to campus after battling sepsis

Elon University junior Jackson Weber was wrestling with a friend when he tore his ACL in Nov. 2023, an injury that completely changed what he thought his college career would be like. When Weber entered Elon University, students could find him on the football field and basketball courts stunting for the Elon cheerleading team. The first time he tore his ACL in his sophomore year, he had decided to just take Winter Term off. Going into Spring Term, he expected to make a full recovery.

SPORTS 03/23/2026 7:17pm
Record-breaking Elon University track star reflects on collegiate career

As Elon University’s women’s track and field team continues its season, redshirt junior Katie Blount is leaning on consistency, community and mental toughness while continuing to add to her record-breaking resume. She has been named the All-Coastal Athletic Association outdoor runner in 2023 and 2024 as well as breaking Elon University’s 5k and 6k records this year in cross country. Blount said it being a college athlete is about drive. She said she thinks if an athlete commits and puts their mind to it then they can excel in any sport.

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