It is a running joke in my family that I am always the last to know about anything. My parents would typically mention something on Saturday afternoon about a relative coming for brunch on Sunday or the fact that my cousins would be staying the following Monday and would be sleeping in my room, and I would always respond, “Wait, what?
When Elizabeth Greenberg's friend was suddenly diagnosed with thyroid cancer last spring, silk flowers didn’t do the trick. The Elon University sophomore was not allowed to bring live arrangements to the oncology facility where her close friend was receiving treatment.
Dimmed lights, flying sunglasses and a live acoustic rendition of Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” sure doesn't sound like the typical atmosphere at Acorn Coffee Shop. But on Thursday nights throughout the year, the cafe in downtown Elon gets both an aesthetic and acoustic makeover for Open Mic Night. Created by Acorn employee Eddie Talley and manager Max Akhlaghi in the fall of 2011, Open Mic Nights provide students an opportunity to perform for their peers while bringing activity and an increased sense of community to the coffee shop. Although only four of the 10 acts scheduled to perform showed up, the Open Mic Night Feb.
The Elon women’s tennis team can look to a pair of second-year players as the push behind its 8-2 record halfway through the 2012 season. Sophomore doubles tandem Frida Jansaker and Jordan Johnston are currently ranked 43rd in the nation among doubles, making history as the first Elon girls and the only members of the Southern Conference to be nationally recognized. Women’s tennis head coach Elizabeth Anderson attributes the turnaround to the hard work and development of her young players, as well as their teamwork. “They have really good chemistry, get along really well and they’ve always been friends off the court,” Anderson said.
Even before she stepped on the court, she was a member of the team. Becoming a manager just made it official. After stumbling on a sign in Moseley announcing a search for more basketball managers, senior Allie Solender described her shock as pure excitement. [quote]I wish I could support every team.
Track and field finishes fifth at SoCon Indoor Champinonships The Elon track and field team placed fifth at the Southern Conference Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala., Feb.
Once a semester, the chime of glass and a few spoken words ring in the sacred age for college students.
The brain-damaged kitten from Washington, D.C. that couldn’t walk straight probably never expected to become the name of an aspiring Elon University student disc jockey. Sophomore Jay Cutler, also known as mash-up artist DJ Tippy Kat, saw this kitten in an alumnus’ apartment while at a club swim team meet in D.C.
The dance department at Elon University may be small, but during the past four years, it has fostered a second family for its students.
Spring break is 18 days away. Homework is piling up as teachers prepare for a week of no classes (ugh!). With all the work, it may be difficult to find time to exercise and focus on eating healthy, but if you put in a little extra work now, you will be grateful when your favorite jean shorts and bikini from last summer fit just as well as they did last summer (if not better!) this spring break. Take advantage of the following Campus Recreation programs this spring to have fun while shaping up for a much needed spring break! Swim To Florida- Swimming strengthens your core, arms and legs, and is one of the best cardio workouts, as the average swimmer burns around 500 cal/hour.
Picking out the typical Elon student in a crowd based on their style isn’t exactly tricky — the brown Hunter boots and green Barbour jacket don’t exactly bring the word "diversity" to mind.
Whether students voted in the recent Student Government Association election was largely determined by whether they heard directly from the candidates and how much significance they felt their vote would have. SGA election gave students a chance to exercise their right to vote and allowed them to have a decision about which of their peers will represent the student body.
Palpable tension filled the room in Moseley Center as the results of the run-off elections for executive president and vice president were on the brink of release.
Mark Speir, a former recruiting director and assistant coach at Elon University, was hired as the head football coach at Western Carolina University in December, returning to the school where he was a coach from 1991-1996.
Applause thundered in McCrary Theater Feb. 23 as correspondent and foreign analyst Robin Wright delivered a discourse on the continued relevancy of the Arab Spring and the forces that drive the ongoing transformation of the Middle East. “The most important series of events in the early 21st century are the epic convulsions across the Islamic world,” Wright said.
While voting for candidates in the recent Student Government Association elections, many Elon students noticed some substantial vacancies in the ballot.
Roger Sneed described himself as a very angry undergraduate. “I kept encountering these sometimes catastrophic collisions with race and religion and sexuality,” he said in regards to multiple life experiences, especially those during his years in college. Sneed, who teaches religion at Furman University, spoke in Belk Library Feb.
Limelight Records, Elon University’s student record label, has booked up-and-coming rapper Ryshon Jones to perform at College Street Tap House March 2.
As part of an attempt to expand Elon University’s study away domestic programs, Elon will be offering a full semester program in Los Angeles beginning in spring 2013. More than 70 percent of Elon students study abroad during the course of their four years, according to Elon’s admissions website, but few students have taken part in a semester-long domestic program.
A group of Elon University students in the International Business Club interested in working abroad have helped organize the school’s first international career conference.
