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Elon's a cappella groups unite for Speakeasy concert

Rip_Chord, Elon University’s all-male a cappella group, hosted its first Speakeasy concert Jan. 19 at West End Station.

Elon senior welcomes horror lovers to 'The Insanity of Mary Girard'

When Alpha Psi Omega, Elon University’s theatre honor society, began taking suggestions for the annual One Act Festival, senior Sean Liang, the society’s president, submitted Lanie Robertson’s play, “The Insanity of Mary Girard.” The play focuses on a woman’s experiences after her husband commits her to an insane asylum for becoming impregnated with another man’s child.

Wandering through Dublin: 6 things I didn't expect to see

A traveler without observation is a bird without wings. – Moslih Eddin Saadi Hello Everyone! Soon I will have a full account of my first few wonderful days in my Dublin apartment!

Biking, bussing, and braving Bornholm: DIS students take on the rainy season

Beautiful, brazen and blustery Bornholm. The isolated island east of mainland Denmark is known for its vast lavender fields, steep cliffs and its well-known biking paths. The island itself is small but crowded, with nearly 40,000 inhabitants. But Bornholm’s biking paths seem endless, carrying bikers from historic, round churches to quaint harbor towns.

'Cloud Nine' examines gender issues, time shift absurdities

Theater of the absurd took on a new meaning this week, as Fred Rubeck, chair of the Department of Performing Arts at Elon, debuted Caryl Churchill’s 1979 play “Cloud Nine” in the Black Box Theatre. The play, which combined cross-dressing, a time jump and a huge helping of food for thought, presented an opportunity to laugh and ponder what people tend to overlook in their daily lives. Act I, set in British-ruled Africa, introduces Clive, a colonial administrator dedicated to his country, queen and family — a clan with more than its fair share of problems.

Obama promotes equality, optimism at second inauguration

January 21 Newscast

Flu Season at Elon

Flu season has hit Elon and the flu is spreading fast. The flu can spread by physical contact with everyday objects. "The sort of viruses we're talking about with the flu spread by what we call droplet spread," said University Physician Dr. Ginette Archinal. The keyboard you typed on or the lever you turned to grab a paper towel could be contaminated with flu virus. "When you do touch those things you touch your nose, you push your hair back you chew your fingernails you are spreading those droplets to yourself," said Dr. Archinal. There are some easy ways to prevent the flu.

Ceremonial Swearing-In

NC Society of DC Ball

Representative Richard Hudson

Representative George Holding

Representative Virginia Foxx

Kids' Inaugural Ball

Civil War and the Inaugural Parade

Military and the Inaugural Parade

Inauguration Show

Women's hoops keeps rolling, gets revenge against College of Charleston

The Elon University women’s basketball team was on a hot streak, having won five straight Southern Conference contests.

Kids' Inaugural Concert honors children of military families

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A collective scream rose above the rafters of the National Convention Center as Michelle Obama, Jill Biden and their children opened the Kids’ Inaugural Concert Jan.

Tapped Out! students, faculty embrace challenge of dance production

On Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, upbeat and remixed renditions of music history’s most infamous tracks, along with the sound of metal clicking and clacking on a stage floor, filled Elon’s McKinnon Hall. The occasion was Tapped Out!, Elon’s annual dance production showcasing 13 entertaining and rhythmic performances by the Elon Tap Ensemble.