Letters to the Editor

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SPORTS 10/20/21 12:28pm

Changing the game: name, image, likeness

By Caitlin Rundle

When student athletes across America returned to school for a new season this year, a new interim policy was put into place. Finalizing that policy, the NCAA declared that college student-athletes could finally profit off of their name, image and likeness. 

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NEWS 10/20/21 10:01am

White House announces plans to vaccinate children against COVID-19

By Graysen Shirley

About 28 million children, including those in Alamance County and in the surrounding areas, will be eligible for vaccinations against COVID-19 once there is authorization of the vaccine for children.

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LIFESTYLE 10/19/21 11:09am

Elon University Classics Club works to understand diversity in classics

By Clara Watkins

Often when people think of the classics, they think of Greco-Roman society and the elitism of reading, writing, language and art. Elon’s classics club, however, is trying to change this.

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NEWS 10/18/21 11:03am

Meet the candidates running in the town of Elon elections

By Graysen Shirley

Voting is set to take place on Nov. 2 and both early and by-mail voting will be accepted. Students, faculty and staff who are registered to vote in the town of Elon are eligible to vote in the election. 

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LIFESTYLE 10/18/21 9:33am

Love & Valor connects through melodies

By Graysen Shirley

Jesse Fox, lead vocalist of Love & Valor, grew up listening to the tunes of James Taylor, Jim Croce and Billy Joel in his parents’ home. These melodies and seeing his father play guitar are what inspired him to pursue his own music career. 

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SPORTS 10/17/21 8:32pm

Elon University volleyball beats UNC Wilmington for third straight win

By Liam Stephens

The Phoenix hopes to continue its winning streak with two matches against the Northeastern Huskies on Oct. 23 and 24.  

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LIFESTYLE 10/16/21 4:56pm

Prepping your vehicle for a long road trip

By Annemarie Bonner

For the first time since 2019, many students will be headed out of town for fall break. In order to make it to their destination safely, there are a few important things to keep in mind, according to owner of Wilson Tire Pros and Automotive, Steven Moss.  

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NEWS 10/15/21 5:49pm

Legends of the past and future: carving a spot in history

By Emery Eisner

More than 100 years ago now, Spanish appeared in Elon University's academic catalogue as a foreign language option, alongside older-standing options such as German and Latin. Several levels of the language were offered, but they were all taught by a man the catalogue called "Mr. Rivera." 

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NEWS 10/15/21 5:48pm

Leyendas del pasado y del futuro: tallando un lugar en la historia

By Emery Eisner

Hace más de 100 años, el español apareció en el catálogo académico de la Universidad de Elon como una opción de lengua extranjera, junto con opciones más antiguas como el alemán y el latín. Se ofrecieron varios niveles del lenguaje, pero todos fueron enseñados por un hombre llamado "Sr. Rivera."

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NEWS 10/15/21 5:40pm

Identificándose como hispano o latinx

By Nyah Phengsitthy

La sensación de estar limitada a una identidad siempre estuvo presente para Cici Salazar a medida que crecía. Marcando casillas en cualquier aplicación que preguntara sobre la raza y la etnia, la primera pregunta que siempre tuvo que responder fue: ¿Eres hispano/latino? Pero esos dos términos no fueron suficientes para describir las culturas y orígenes reales no sólo para ella, sino también para otros miembros Hispanos y Latinxs.

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NEWS 10/15/21 5:39pm

Identifying as Hispanic or Latinx

By Nyah Phengsitthy

Checking off boxes in any application that asked about race and ethnicity, the first question junior Cici Salazar always had to answer was ‘are you Hispanic/Latino?’ But those two terms weren’t enough to describe the actual cultures and backgrounds for not only her, but for others who either identified as Hispanic or and Latinx.

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SPORTS 10/15/21 1:16pm

Elon cross country completes regular season at NCAA Pre-Nationals meet

By Jacob Kisamore

Both teams are now set to begin the postseason, beginning with the CAA Championships on Oct. 30. Northeastern University will host the event in Boston.

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NEWS 10/13/21 12:51am

Jonathan Katz urges Elon community, nation to learn from history

By Ryan Kupperman

As part of the Liberal Arts Forum initiative, author and journalist Jonathan Katz spoke at Elon University on Oct. 11 regarding the consequences of what he referred to as the imperialist mindset and the danger of a desensitized nation.  

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SPORTS 10/12/21 7:08pm

Elon University men’s golf wins Phoenix Invitational

By Jacob Kisamore

The Phoenix will next compete at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate on Oct. 16 and 17. North Carolina State University will host the event, which will take place at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course in Raleigh.

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NEWS 10/12/21 1:01pm

Students react to second year of university’s flu vaccine mandate

By Naomi Washington

For the second year in a row, Elon will require students to get the flu shot. With two recent vaccine mandates for students at the university, some students want the flu vaccine to be voluntary and a personal choice. 

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NEWS 10/11/21 9:48pm

Historical refugee city preps for Afghan arrivals amid the recent crisis

By Jess Baker

Church World Service is one of nine nonprofit organizations contracted by the United States government to provide free aid to refugees and immigrants in need like the Afghan refugees.

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SPORTS 10/11/21 7:11pm

Pedro Rabadan prepares for his first year of normalcy

By Caitlin Rundle

As the only international student on Elon University’s men’s golf team last year, sophomore Pedro Rabadan moved almost 4,000 miles across the world, having to adjust to both American culture as well as life during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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LIFESTYLE 10/11/21 6:55pm

Elon University yoga club brings relaxation to campus

By Julia Diemand

The yoga club meets in the Numen Lumen Sacred Space every Monday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mats and blocks are provided and a teacher is present — either from the community or a student who is a certified yoga instructor.

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NEWS 10/11/21 12:59pm

COVID-19 cluster identified within Elon business fraternity

By Nyah Phengsitthy

Elon University identified a COVID-19 cluster from 15 positive cases among members of the Alpha Kappa Psi co-ed business fraternity over the past week. The cluster comes from the 43 students who participated in an off-campus trip over the weekend on Oct. 1 through 3.

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NEWS 10/11/21 9:17am

Grappling with grief

By Kyra O'Connor

Elon University students, faculty and staff reflect on support, experience following community tragedies.

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