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NEWS 3/14/12 5:28pm

Local craftsman builds hobby from love of bluebirds

By Audrey Horwitz

Sixty-nine-year-old O.T. Bailey has a charming southern drawl, a gracious smile and a passion for bluebirds. “I’ve fallen in love with bluebirds,” Bailey said. The retired counselor started making bluebird houses in 2004 after his former secretary gave him one as a present. “I never get sick of making them,” Bailed said.

NEWS 3/14/12 5:27pm

Campus voices blend together for 9th annual Acappallooza

By Dan Quackenbush

The audience’s screams of delight rang clear up to the rafters of Whitley Auditorium Saturday night, as Elon University’s a cappella community joined forces with other local and distant groups to put on Elon’s ninth annual Acappallooza event. This year’s Acappallooza theme, VOICESONLY, remained ever-present as each group performed arrangements of multiple genres of music, using only the power of their voices to carry the tune. Hosted by Sweet Signatures, Elon’s only all-female ensemble, Acappallooza is an annual event on campus — one that strives to bring together Elon’s a cappella community while reaching out to other university groups to come perform as well. Junior Connor Stirland, president of Elon’s all-male a cappella group, Rip_Chord, said he believes students find Acappallooza appealing because it offers a refreshing change of pace from the style of music they normally hear. “I think that a cappella is particularly big at Elon right now because we sing songs that people wouldn’t necessarily hear on a day-to-day basis,” Stirland said.

NEWS 3/14/12 5:26pm

Flight of the Phoenix cha-chas its way to nationals

By Lindsay Kimble

Elon University’s Flight of the Phoenix ballroom dance competition team will soon showcase its rhythm on the dance floor on its first-ever trip to the National DanceSport Championships. Team members will be competing in bronze smooth events, consisting of the waltz and foxtrot, as well as bronze rhythm events, consisting of the cha-cha and rumba. Freshman Caroline Medley, who has been ballroom dancing for eight years, is one of the team members in the first delegation Elon has ever sent to the national competition. “This is the first year that couples on our team are going to nationals because of scheduling conflicts in the past,” said sophomore Claire Mauro, publicist for Club Dance.

NEWS 3/14/12 5:25pm

Conference communicates efforts toward water conservation

By Brittany Lloyd-Jones

Although the human population reproduces, water supply does not, making some  students feel it is necessary to turn their attention to water conservation. Elon’s efforts in water conservation were discussed at a national conference, held by The American Waterworks Association and the Elon University Center for Environmental Studies, which investigated innovative water reuse programs. “It’s important for Elon students to care and know about this because it’s our generation that’s going to have to deal with it,” said sophomore Pat Howell, who attended the conference with his Humans and Nature class.

NEWS 3/14/12 5:24pm

The future is sweet: Yogurt profit share chips in for college tuition

By Zachary Horner

For freshman Yasmine Arrington, chocolate chips and scholarships have something in common. That's why she chose to host a profit share at Local Yogurt to raise money for ScholarCHIPS, an organization she founded two years ago. “ScholarCHIPS is a non-profit organization that raises college dollars for high school graduates who have incarcerated parents, who would like to continue their education (and) go to college,” she said. Arrington said holding the profit share at Local Yogurt was an obvious choice. “People love yogurt,” she said.

NEWS 3/14/12 5:23pm

SGA conference attendance brings student voice into national dialogue

By Melissa Kansky

Their job is to represent the student body. Immersing themselves in a national dialogue adds Elon University’s voice to the equation. “I think it gives us a stronger voice as a leader on campus because we are supposed to be the voice of the students,” said Sam Warren, Student Government Association executive president.

NEWS 3/14/12 5:21pm

Elon's not afraid of the dark

By Melissa Kansky

Learning and living have cultivated an inextricable link. For sophomore Emily Forinash, information extracted from environmental studies is apparent in her behavior and efforts throughout POWERless competition. “My major is environmental studies, and I’ve realized that the stuff I’ve been exposed to are along the lines of environmental duties,” Forinash said.

NEWS 3/14/12 5:19pm

Handmade art cooperative seeks artists, provides insights for future

By Ethan Smith

Artists often put countless hours of effort into their craft, only to discover the space they need to share what they have created doesn’t exist. Elon University’s new handmade art cooperative seeks to solve that issue by providing artists in the Burlington community and on Elon’s campus with a space to sell their work. “We want to pop the infamous Elon bubble,” said sophomore Mat Goldberg, co-founder of the co-op.

NEWS 3/14/12 5:18pm

Basketball season review: New bench boss sees promising future for women

By Adam Lawson

Charlotte Smith wasn’t quite sure what to expect with her first head coaching gig. After Karen Barefoot left to take a job at Old Dominion, Dave Blank, Elon University Director of Athletics called upon the former Tar Heel to be the next head coach of the Phoenix. Smith took over the team in July, shortly before the team went on its European tour the following month. “With me having that European tour, it helped prepare me a lot,” Smith said.

NEWS 3/14/12 5:17pm

Budget increase provides funding for new domestic, international initiatives

By Grace Elkus

The Isabella Cannon International Centre will implement new domestic and international initiatives in 2013 with additional funds provided by the 2012-2013 budget increase.  A new Office of Domestic Programs is currently in the works, and an Honors Fellows Winter Term study abroad course to Turkey will begin January 2013. The new Office of Domestic Programs will serve as a support system for current domestic programs in place and will aid students who find their own opportunities to study domestically, according to Woody Pelton, director of the Isabella Cannon Centre.

NEWS 3/14/12 5:16pm

Battle of the Bands gives voice to campus musicians

By Stephanie Butzer

Many will enter, few will win. For the student musicians who competed in the Student Union Board’s Battle of the Bands Friday night, that mantra could not have been more applicable. A number of bands duked it out for a chance to play SUB's Rock the Lawn 2012 event, a one-day outdoor concert held in April featuring student performers from all corners of Elon’s campus.

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LIFESTYLE 12/14/2025 11:03am
‘Hemos olvidado la conversación’: el VIH/SIDA todavía afecta al Sur a medida que disminuye la conciencia

45 años después de los primeros casos de VIH/SIDA reportados en Estados Unidos, la lucha contra esta enfermedad está lejos de terminar, especialmente en el sur del país. Según los datos más recientes de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, el sur representó el 52% de todos los diagnósticos de VIH en Estados Unidos en 2023. "Sabemos que el VIH/SIDA ha afectado de manera desproporcionada a las personas de color y a las personas LGBTQ+ de color en este país", afirmó Jeff Bennett, profesor de estudios de comunicación en la Universidad de Vanderbilt. "Hay muchas personas que viven en zonas rurales, existe desconfianza hacia los profesionales de la salud y persiste el estigma social".

LIFESTYLE 12/14/2025 11:03am
‘We've forgotten about the conversation’: HIV/AIDS still hits the South as awareness fades

45 years after the first reported cases of HIV/AIDS in the U.S., the fight against this disease is far from over, especially in the South. According to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the South accounted for 52% of all HIV diagnoses in the U.S. in 2023. "We know that HIV/AIDS has had a disproportionate effect on people of color or queer people of color in this country," Professor of communication studies at Vanderbilt University Jeff Bennett said. "You have many people living in rural areas. You might have distrust of medical providers, you have the social stigma.”

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