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SPORTS 4/13/16 10:30am

Giving it all, giving it back

By Hannah Silvers

When making her college decision, junior catcher Emily Roper knew she was going to be a student-athlete. “My dad was a big athlete growing up, and with my brothers being college athletes, I understood the process,” she said. “When it came to me it wasn’t a, ‘Are you going to play in college?’ It was a, ‘Where are you going to play in college?’” She found her way to Elon, where she has so played in 143 of the Phoenix’s 145 games since she’s stepped on campus. This season, Roper is batting .333 with five doubles, five home runs and 29 RBI. With numbers like that, it might be tempting to let them define her. But Roper’s career at Elon — and her path to the softball program — is far more three-dimensional than a stat sheet could capture.

NEWS 4/13/16 9:20am

Beta bolsters in popularity

By Madison Demmitt

Elon University welcomed its newest fraternity to campus this spring, Beta Theta Pi. With this addition, Elon now has eight Interfraternity Council chapters. The new Beta Theta Pi chapter, more commonly known as Beta, has a total of 90 members from all four class years.

NEWS 4/13/16 8:52am

Study abroad safety concerns emerge

By Michael Somerby

U.S. college students are more than twice as likely to die on their own campus than while studying abroad, according to a study conducted by The Forum on Education Abroad. The study reported 13.5 students out of every 100,000 die abroad each year.

NEWS 4/13/16 8:48am

Islamophobia still exists among some

By Michael Somerby

Within an hour of the March 22 Brussels attacks, #StopIslam started trending on Twitter. The trend reflected a larger societal issue in which innocent Muslims are targeted for the actions of a radicalized minority.

NEWS 4/13/16 8:00am

Former athlete researches challenges of leaving Division I team

By Alexandra Schonfeld

Mikayla Shaw came to Elon as Division I athlete, but after quitting the team last year she has found a way to bring her personal experience as a former athlete into research that could help in the transition from student athlete to simply student. After her two years on the Elon Varsity Women’s soccer team, Shaw chose to leave the team.

NEWS 4/13/16 8:00am

Orchestra takes on ‘Marimbavibe,’ classical music

By Ally Feinsot

With both contemporary and classical music coming from the strings, the Elon Orchestra will perform its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 in McCrary Theatre. Directed by Thomas Erdmann, professor of music, the orchestra consists of Elon University students of all grades and majors as well as community members outside of campus.

NEWS 4/13/16 8:00am

Biking for awareness, building for charity

By Miranda Siwak

Starting May 21, junior Cody Hoyt will start a summer journey across the United States on a bicycle, taking several days off to help build affordable housing.  Prior to joining the Bike & Build program, Hoyt had never worn bike shorts— until training began.

NEWS 4/12/16 8:13pm

Bob Woodward to be Fall 2016 Convocation Speaker

By chartshorn

Elon has named the 2016 fall convocation speaker to be journalist Bob Woodward. Woodward is the current Washington Post associate editor and a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. He may be best known for his investigative reporting on the Watergate scandal in the early 70s with his partner Carl Bernstein as well as his coverage of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Woodward has co-authored 18 books, 12 of which have been best sellers.

NEWS 4/12/16 6:00pm

Alumnus creates first documentary on legally blind ultra-marathoner

By Courtney Campbell

One hundred eighty three miles in under 60 hours. This was the requirement Jason Romero, a legally blind ultra-marathoner, had to meet for the Puerto Rico 150+ race. This was also the premise for Elon University alumnus ’12 Taylor Shain’s first documentary “Running Vision,” a 45-minute movie focusing on overcoming challenges and never giving up — both on the racecourse and in life. Shain found the story when he met Romero working part time in a running store in Colorado.

NEWS 4/12/16 1:40pm

Growing with the garden

By Courtney Campbell

Sitting inside the greenhouse next to McMichael, Alyssa Adler flips though her textbook, doing homework and warming up from the cold February day outside.

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SPORTS 04/25/2026 8:08pm
Beyond the Athlete conference highlights mental health in sports

Students and community members gathered in McKinnon Hall for the first-ever Beyond the Athlete Conference. Leaders in sport spoke about the challenges that Black or African American and allied community members, identifying as women, face during and after their athletic career.

SPORTS 04/25/2026 12:25pm
Rising defensive mind joins Elon football coaching staff

Elon has hired experienced defensive coach Jalen Hairston to lead its secondary. Hairston comes to Elon after many years of success in Division II football. He joins the Phoenix coaching staff after spending the past two seasons as the defensive backs coach for the University of Maine. While there, he also served as the safeties coach and defensive passing game coordinator for the Black Bears. Before he was a coach, Hairston played three seasons with the University of Charleston from 2015-2018.

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