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NEWS 3/2/13 10:56pm

Elon and Furman go twelve again

By Kyle Maher

One grueling extra-inning game between the Elon University baseball team and conference rival Furman University wasn’t enough, as the Phoenix and Paladins played another exciting, back-and-forth marathon of a game just a day later on Saturday, March 2.

NEWS 3/2/13 10:23pm

Elon sends off seniors in style against Davidson

By Jordan Spritzer

On a cold, dreary afternoon outside Alumni Gym, smiles shined bright inside both before and after the Elon University women’s basketball team's 72-56 home season finale and senior day win against the Davidson College Wildcats. “A great team effort and just excited to get the win,” said Elon head coach Charlotte Smith. Prior to the game, Elon's five seniors, Ali Ford, Kesley Evans, Shon Redmond, Lei Lei Hariston and Arayael Brander, were honored for their time sporting the maroon and gold.

NEWS 3/1/13 7:52pm

Elon's best six point loss ever?

By Andrew Wilson

By now, you’ve heard the Elon University men’s basketball team lost on Wednesday, Feb. 27 to the Davidson College Wildcats in a tight game before a sold out, rowdy Alumni Gym. That’s old news.

NEWS 2/28/13 11:58pm

Religious studies professor connects music, spirituality

By Lauryl Fischer

The room was packed Feb. 25 as L.D. Russell, a religious studies professor at Elon University, delivered a presentation on the relationship between music and spirituality and how both give meaning to human lives. Russell explained how both music and religion provide comfort, community and identity for many young people. “Music is a quiet revolution among young people, and you’re creating new spiritualties,” Russell said. Just as religions have subcultures, so do music communities, according to Russell.

NEWS 2/28/13 12:44pm

Drones kill innocents daily

By Tom Neas

Imagine that armed combat drones circled Elon as a regular occurrence.  There would be a constant buzzing in your ears, eventually joined by a sudden whoosh, punctuated by a deafening explosion.  This is what daily life is like in Yemen, Pakistan and Somalia.  We are not at war with any of these countries, yet we rain death upon them from the sky with uncaring, unfeeling machines whose operators sit in offices far away, detached from the carnage. According to Sen.

NEWS 2/27/13 8:04pm

Non-traditional Greek recruitment in full swing at end of February

By Mary Kate Brogan

While the spring recruitment period for many students is finished for this year, several sororities and fraternities on campus have yet to begin recruitment. These non-traditional and budding Greek organizations all have recruitment on the horizon and are hoping to gain new members within the next few weeks. The newest of these organizations is Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT), a new fraternity with Jewish ties whose commitment ceremony Feb.

NEWS 2/27/13 6:55pm

Model UN credits No. 22 national ranking to strong focus, debate skill

By Megan Cummins

Few college students can say their opinions regarding global security crises and policies are heard loud and clear, not to mention actually considered as possible solutions. But for Elon University’s Model United Nations team, comprised of five executive board members and nearly 70 participating students, their thoughtfully researched proposals and positions at various Model UN conferences throughout the fall season led them to be ranked as No.

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NEWS 12/17/2025 3:18pm
North Carolinians rate public schools poorly in new Elon Poll

As K-12 students across North Carolina prepare for their winter break, the Elon University Poll released poll data on Dec. 17 finding that most North Carolinians gave mediocre or poor grades to public schools across the state. “The states have always had deep authority on education, but there has been more federal involvement in various years,” Director of the Elon University Poll Jason Husser said. “So we thought, well, this is the time for us to really look in depth about what do people think about North Carolina schools.”

LIFESTYLE 12/16/2025 10:30am
Grief, loss support group provides comfort for Elon faculty, staff

Elon University associate chaplain Rev. Julie Tonnesen said loss and grief are universal emotions, but found that they can be difficult for faculty and staff to process while continuing their usual routines. “Even when we show up to work, that doesn’t mean that we get to put the rest of our lives on the back burner,” Tonnesen said. “Our grief comes with us. It’s not something we can just keep on a shelf at home.” In collaboration with Counseling Services, the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, began offering a monthly group for faculty and staff to support those affected by loss. 

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