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NEWS 4/7/16 10:00am

Free speech protests at Emory demonstrate necessity of civil conversation

By Tim Melton

It’s been an interesting couple weeks for Emory University. After chalk messages supporting Republican frontrunner Donald Trump appeared on various walkways of the Atlanta university, a number of conservative students responded with anti-Trump protests, believing the messages represented a legitimate threat to their safety and to the state of inclusivity at their campus.

NEWS 4/7/16 9:36am

Upgrade your breakfast with avocado

By Kate Sieber

Best known for their breakout role role in guacamole, avocados have taken the world by storm. With over 100 different varieties, there is a variety of avocado everyone is sure to love. 

NEWS 4/6/16 6:30pm

Student balances performing in Georgia

By meaglin

Elon student James Tiernan is a member of Sweetbay, a professional band based in Georgia. Tiernan is balancing being a full-time student, and finding time to commit to his band. James Tiernan has been playing music since he was eight, but now he balances being a student, with being the bassist of Sweetbay. All the band mates are from just outside of Atlanta and had an unexpected first performance at a charity event. "We just got on stage and he called out songs and we played them but we vibe so well together that you know we were like we need to keep playing together," Tiernan said. Tiernan has dedicated his life to music, and can play over five instruments, including the violin bass and guitar.

NEWS 4/6/16 10:53am

PBS 'NewsHour' anchor advises importance of humanities

By ktracy4

Poetry and journalism. Not two topics often linked together, but Jeffrey Brown, co-anchor and senior correspondent for the PBS nightly news program "NewsHour," incorporated the two when talking to an audience in Whitley Auditorium Tuesday evening. The speech, "Politics and Poetry: One Reporter's Notebook," was part of the 11th annual James P.

NEWS 4/6/16 7:07am

Area addresses local homelessness, hunger

By Micah Spoerndle

The ability to attend Elon University or any college in general is a privilege, but what truly highlights this privilege is the prevalence of homelessness and food insecurity surrounding campus. Feeding America’s 2015 research showed that 16.7 percent of Alamance County’s population is food-insecure.

NEWS 4/5/16 9:19pm

No time for the gym? No excuses

By Tyler Grimsley

As college students, we are all busy all of the time. It is hard to find time to go to the gym for an hour every day when we have hours of homework and multiple meetings every night, on top of the hours of classes we have during the day.

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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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