All undergraduate Elon students chose to come here for one common goal: a college bachelor’s degree.
Itzel Polo Mendieta, a 22-year-old immigration advocate, spoke to an audience of mostly Elon University students about her work with The Other DREAMERs, a group of young Mexican migrants who have been deported from the United States.
Faculty from 22 different institutions of higher education gathered at Elon University for the inaugural North Carolina Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Network Conference The Oct.
Elon University men's basketball senior forward Roger Dugas has been suspended for the "first semester," according to head coach Matt Matheny. "Roger will not play the entire first semester," Matheny said Friday.
Elon University head football coach Jason Swepson said Rhodes Stadium, the home of the Phoenix, “felt like a coffin” during last Saturday’s 31-17 loss to Furman University, a loss that knocked Elon out of any shot of playoff contention. “We just didn’t create our own energy,” Swepson said after the lackluster performance against the Paladins.
It’s a phrased termed by Elon University men’s soccer coach Darren Powell about the Southern Conference tournament in November: “Three days in November.” The women’s soccer team, behind the second goal of the season from senior midfielder Jaclyn Wood, knocked off the fourth seeded Appalachian State Mountaineers on Sunday, Oct.
Elon University men’s basketball freshman center Tony Sabato and freshman guard Tanner Samson, the team’s first-years with scholarships, are still adjusting to life away from the comforts of home while also being thrust into the demanding world of Division I athletics. It’s an adjustment Sabato admitted has been difficult, in different capacities. “Making sure you eat right (and getting) to bed on time (have been difficult),” Sabato said.
For senior Jamie Albright, a serious illness led to promising research opportunities. A medical emergency in her teenage years led to a lifelong passion, and the relationship continues to flourish. “I became very ill and, as a result, had half of my left lung removed,” she said.
Lee Steele says he’s lucky to be alive. After narrowly escaping death many times in his 56 years, he describes himself as a cat that has lost half of its nine lives. Some view Steele’s appreciation for life as ironic, seeing as his life revolves around the dead.
There are many things involved in basketball beyond just playing the game. There’s workouts and conditioning drills to be set up, travel arrangements to be made, keeping an accurate recruiting and alumni database, overseeing student managers, maintaining equipment and much more. One man, Monty Sanders, is the glue behind the Elon University men’s basketball team, doing all of this and more. Sanders played basketball for Elon from 2007-2009 and was a captain in his senior season.
After 120 minutes of hard-fought soccer, the Elon University men’s soccer team was unable to put the ball in the back of the net, ending the game with a scoreless draw against the defensive-minded Duke University Blue Devils, a strong team from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Phoenix came into the game riding a three game winning streak, including a win over fellow ACC foe Wake Forest University; the fourth ranked team the Phoenix has beaten this season. This game, however, was a game with a different style of play against a defensive-minded Duke team, a back line that goalkeeper Nathan Dean believes is one of the best in the nation. “They showed today how strong they can be in the back,” Dean said.
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Matt Matheny, Elon University men’s basketball head coach grabbed the microphone before the small assembled crowd at the Phoenix Preview, a pair of scrimmages featuring both Phoenix basketball teams, and took center court, calling all to attention. He began by introducing Charlotte Smith, the women’s head coach, as the “best” women’s coach in the country.
Senior forward Kelsey Evans’ name is found 17 times in the Elon University women’s basketball program record books.
Elon senior guard Josh Bonney graduated from college in May, but he’s still around after redshirting his junior year in the classroom.
For a while in middle school, she wanted to be a marine biologist and ride killer whales, or an interior designer like those in the Sims computer game.
Melissa Martlock, now a sophomore, inherited the role of both teacher and student during last Winter Term when she taught a crochet class as part of the Burst the Bubble program. The Burst the Bubble program is returning to Elon University, providing students with the chance to teach a course during Winter Term. Burst the Bubble programs are relaxed, free and student-led, according to Evan Heiser, assistant to the vice president of student life.
Elon University’s School of Law’s first annual Pro Bono Week presents students and Greensboro community members opportunities to meet professionals who provide free legal work to the community. The American Bar Association developed the program several years ago as a time to celebrate different professions in the field, according to Alexis Martinez, assistant dean of Student Affairs. Pro Bono week is celebrated nationally. “The week highlights different ways of social justice around Greensboro and around the country and also identifies gaps in legal terms,” Martinez said.
