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NEWS 3/18/14 2:34pm

Iowa products carrying Elon baseball

By Tommy Hamzik

Of everything that has helped the Elon University baseball team to a 13-7 start, the Hawkeye State must be the most beneficial. Two junior college transfers from the state of Iowa, juniors Lucas Bakker and Jake Stalzer, have combined for six wins and have now won the last four Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week honors.

NEWS 3/18/14 11:32am

NCAA Tournament: Jordan Spritzer's bracket

By Jordan Spritzer

I find that every year the brackets become harder and harder to predict.  I find this year to be particularly difficult because many of the teams I like have been drawn against each other while the teams I don’t like seem to have easier paths to Dallas. The first of the teams I don’t like is Kansas.  Obviously, Kansas will miss Joel Embiid, but the Jayhawks should cruise through the opening weekend of the tournament.  I’ve picked New Mexico to take on Kansas in the round of 32, but the Lobos don’t have a quality win that gives me any belief they can pull off the upset.  New Mexico lost to Kansas by 17 points already this year on a neutral court, and the Lobos have also lost to fellow tournament teams UMass, New Mexico State and San Diego State.  Kansas should make it to the regional finals after beating Syracuse, who is in a similar situation. Syracuse’s best basketball is behind it but I think the Orange can squeak by Western Michigan and Ohio State.  Syracuse’s 2-3 zone will do enough to disrupt a poor shooting Buckeyes team, but will lose to Kansas in the elite 8.  Top-seeded Florida will have difficult matchups at the top of the bracket, but Pittsburgh and UCLA are just too inconsistent to have an extended March run.  There’s something to be said about Florida’s long winning streak and guard play is always important in March.  Scottie Wilbekin has been phenomenal for the Gators thus far and will lead them to another Final Four. In the East, I like Michigan State to advance to the Final Four, defeating Iowa State in the regional final.  St.

NEWS 3/18/14 11:28am

Men's soccer competes with USL opponent

By Patrick Everett

Whether or not it was ready, Rudd Field played host to some intriguing preseason matchups for the Elon University men’s soccer team this past Saturday, March 15. The Southern Conference champions rolled out to face the Wilmington Hammerheads and the Raleigh Amateurs squad.

NEWS 3/18/14 9:22am

Hillel hosts a Purim holiday bagel brunch

By avogelsang

A typical bagel brunch turned into a holiday celebration at the Hillel House this Sunday, March 16. Students of many different religious denominations gathered at the cultural event to celebrate the Jewish holiday, Purim. "Purim is like the Jewish Halloween or Mardi-Gras.

NEWS 3/17/14 8:30pm

Millennials detached from politics, religion, study finds

By Simone Jasper

Millennials, the term coined for the emerging youth generation between the ages of 18-33 in 2014, are detached from political parties and organized religion, according to the results from a Pew Research Center study. The study, released March 7, also found Millennials are more connected to social networks and other technologies than past generations. The study was based on a survey of 1,821 adults, including 617 Millennials, and was conducted in Febuary.

NEWS 3/17/14 8:00pm

NC debates keeping financial incentives for movies, TV shows shot in state

By Michael Papich

As more and more high-profile movies and television shows are starting to be filmed in North Carolina, the General Assembly is considering making the state’s financial incentives for producers permanent. The incentives, which started in 2005, give film and television crews a 25 percent refund on expenses and can even pay back crews more than they pay in state taxes.

NEWS 3/17/14 5:54pm

Cleanup in process after snow, ice damage Elon

By Morgan Abate

As the remnants of snow and ice from the last two storms disappear from campus, Physical Plant continues its work to clean up debris. While Physical Plant workers cleared sidewalks and brick walkways, Tarheel Tree Services helped remove the 100-year-old oak tree that toppled onto Henry Belk Pavilion. Even though the storm is over, Elon University has long-term consequences to face. Clearing the brick pathways and trees On March 12, all major debris had been removed from trees and from student walkways according to Robert Buchholz, director of Physical Plant. Buchholz said the focus last week had been on the sidewalks and paths between the buildings, but there is more work to be done. "Trees that have white, broken limbs need to be removed.

NEWS 3/17/14 11:12am

Will offseason moves pay off for New York Giants?

By Kyle Maher

It was no secret that New York Giants General Manager Jerry Reese had his work cut out for him in reinventing a team that had just struggled to a 7-9 season and had an aging, underachieving roster. On defense, the Giants were an inconsistent, below average unit that ranked eighth worst in yards allowed and gave up nearly 24 points a game.

NEWS 3/17/14 12:13am

Women's tennis stumbles at Wake Forest

By Matt Mallian

Since joining the Division I ranks, the Elon University women’s tennis team has only beaten one Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) team — Wake Forest University.  That win came last season, a narrow 4-3 triumph over the Demon Deacons.  But Elon was not as lucky in this year’s matchup, as Wake Forest topped the Phoenix, 6-1, at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center March 16. The Phoenix started doubles play with a win on court No.

NEWS 3/16/14 10:47pm

Samuel Moyn, "How did the Holocaust and Human Rights Intersect (and was it a good thing)?"

By cbohle

James Bryce Professor of European Legal History at Columbia University, Samuel Moyn, spoke Thursday evening in the McBride Gathering Space at the Numen Lumen Pavilion. The room was filled with many students and faculty who came to hear Moyn speak about how human rights have changed since the Holocaust and how these changes have affected the United States' national welfare. Moyn's story conveyed the ideas of ObamaCare following the British ideals of a welfare state and how human rights should result in the decolonization of peoples. "We worry about the state doing too much and not providing freedoms," Moyn said.

NEWS 3/16/14 4:58pm

Elon golf wins first team title since 2010

By Matt Krause

Sophomore Emily Brooks shot an opening-round 69 and the Elon University women’s golf team never looked back en route to winning its first team title since 2010 at the JMU/Eagle Landing Invitational in Orange Park, Fla. The Phoenix finished +11 with a combined score of 892 for the three-day event, shooting combined rounds of 293, 300 and 299.

NEWS 3/16/14 4:49pm

Women's lacrosse falls at Campbell

By Matt Krause

In the final game of a three-game road swing, the Elon University women’s lacrosse team was defeated by Campbell University 11-8 March 15 in Buies Creek, N.C. The contest was mostly a game of runs — Campbell used a 7-0 run in the first half to take control of the game, though Elon would answer with a 4-0 run of its own. The host Camels scored first when sophomore attack Erica Hitch found the back of the net at the 16:56 mark in the first half.

NEWS 3/16/14 4:41pm

Elon wins pair of weekend matches

By Jordan Spritzer

The Elon University men’s tennis team has won a season-high six straight matches with wins over Winthrop University and Radford University this weekend. On Sunday, March 16, the Phoenix took care of Radford 4-2 at the Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center in Greensboro.  The teams went straight into singles action after deciding to forgo the doubles portion of the match. Junior Jordan Kaufman fell at No.

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NC Republican senators contend for top job after senate leader’s primary loss

With North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger conceding his primary against Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, the political structure of North Carolina has been flipped on its head and several Republican senators are putting their names up for consideration to be the next Senate leader. The Senate leader is often seen as the most powerful position in North Carolina state government and Berger has exerted great influence over his 26 years in the senate and his 15 years as the leader of the Republican senate caucus.

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Elon University announces 2026 Lumen Scholar winners

Fifteen students have been granted $20,000 to support their mentored research and projects for the next two years after the Lumen Advisory Committee announced Elon University’s 2026 Lumen Scholar winners. Director of the Lumen Prize Michael Carignan said the committee had to make very difficult decisions because there were many strong proposals submitted this year.

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