Letters to the Editor

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OPINIONS 5/7/21 11:10am

OPINION: Popping the Elon Bubble

By Lauren Kottcamp

A hallmark of our university has always been to create global citizens. It is why I, and so many of us, chose to attend Elon University in the first place.

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NEWS 5/7/21 8:32am

A Taxing Divide

By Mackenzie Wilkes

While most municipalities fund their operations with a healthy mixture of sales taxes and property taxes, college towns such as the town of Elon often must rely much more heavily on sales tax revenue since their largest property owner — the university — is tax exempt.

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NEWS 5/6/21 11:30pm

SGA holds final business meeting of the 2020-21 academic year

By Graysen Shirley

At the last Student Government Association business meeting of the academic year on Thursday night, SGA discussed the renewal and extension of the menstrual product pilot program, the organization’s stance on the North Carolina House Bill 2 and the creation of a student art exhibit in Moseley Center.

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NEWS 5/6/21 9:03am

SGA Acorn Fund supports student business on campus

By Andrew Zagari

This year, the Acorn Fund awarded nine student-run businesses a total of $9,000. The fund received 14 applications from students in the Martha & Spencer Love School of Business, the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Communications. 

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SPORTS 5/5/21 11:28pm

Elon women’s lacrosse bounced from CAA quarterfinals

By Jacob Kisamore

Elon women’s lacrosse, now 9-4, is out of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament after losing to the No. 5 seed Towson University Tigers, now 11-7, in the quarterfinals. The Phoenix, seeded No. 4, fell behind early and were unable to mount a rally against the Tigers, who controlled the game throughout. 

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NEWS 5/5/21 10:58pm

At semiweekly Occupy Graham demonstration, three people arrested

By Kyra O'Connor

Nearly 30 demonstrators from the Occupy Graham group gathered on Wednesday, May 5 for the group’s semi weekly protest, and three demonstrators were arrested.

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OPINIONS 5/5/21 5:33pm

OPINION: Australians have ended mass killings, so why can’t Americans?

By Alysha Camm

April 2021 saw a surge of mass shootings across the United States — 52, to be exact — though that number comprises only 30% of the 178 total mass shootings that have occurred in 2021 thus far. 

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NEWS 5/5/21 2:16pm

‘Unlearn’ grapples with racism in Alamance County

By Nyah Phengsitthy

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder by a white police officer last May, Toni Autry used her social media platforms to create the film “Unlearn: The Consequences of Racism.” In partnership with co-director Martin Buchanan and producer Alex Klein, the film aims to capture the fight for racial justice in Alamance County through interviews with county residents and activists.

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LIFESTYLE 5/5/21 11:47am

JoyRide Equestrian program promotes confidence in kids

By Miranda Ferrante

Elon University senior Katie Zinke’s first love was horses. Now, an after-school horseback riding program for low-income students in Burlington has turned into her passion project.

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SPORTS 5/4/21 6:43pm

No rest for women’s track and field after CAA championship win

By Caleigh Lawlor

The women’s track and field team is on a high after the team’s 17.5-point victory at the Colonial Athletic Association championship win this past weekend. The championship win, the Phoenix’s third of the past seven seasons, will now give some members of the team the opportunity to continue into the postseason. 

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NEWS 5/4/21 3:01pm

Ready & Resilient committee offers recommendations for summer, fall 2021

By Kyra O'Connor

The Ready & Resilient committee released recommendations for the summer and fall of 2021, looking to ease many COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and to return to in-person classes following the traditional academic calendar.  

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LIFESTYLE 5/4/21 12:49pm

Elon alumni and family transform 150-year-old farm into wedding venue

By Olivia Roederer

Murchison Farm has been in the Cockerham family since 1876. Located in pastoral Alamance County, the farm holds the beloved memories of the Cockerham's. Robin Murchison-Cockerham and her family decided to turn Sytz Rickert’s wish of being married on the farm into a reality, marking the start of the family's journey to transform the farm into the wedding venue it is today: Hayfield at Murchison Farm. 

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SPORTS 5/4/21 9:27am

Elon women’s lacrosse looks ahead to CAA tournament

By Jacob Kisamore

With the regular season now complete, the Elon women’s lacrosse team is turning its attention to this week’s Colonial Athletic Association Women’s Lacrosse tournament. The Phoenix are the No. 4 seed in the CAA Tournament and will play No. 5 seed Towson University on Wednesday, May 5 in the quarterfinals.

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NEWS 5/3/21 3:21pm

Faculty and staff volunteers reflect on their experience administering COVID-19 tests throughout the pandemic

By Kyra O'Connor

Throughout the 2020-21 academic year, 150 volunteers have staffed the COVID-19 testing site in Alumni Gym. Faculty and staff were able to sign up in January for a four-hour slot each week to administer tests or check students in. 

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LIFESTYLE 5/3/21 11:04am

‘It’s like a family’: Personal care businesses maintain connection with clients, despite pandemic

By Mackenzie Wilkes

Now, masks, plastic dividers and plexiglass separate Tracey Milton from her figurative family, her clients. Milton is the owner and a stylist at A New Look Hair Salon, which has been serving Burlington and the surrounding area for over 20 years.

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SPORTS 5/3/21 8:45am

Transferring during a pandemic

By Jacob Kisamore

Transfer athletes face challenges in their transitions to new schools since the COVID-19 pandemic began, including adjusting to a new home, classes, people and a physically distanced, masked environment. 

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NEWS 5/2/21 10:35pm

Town of Elon hopes to see growth from North Carolina Census gains

By Kyra O'Connor

Data from the 2020 Census determined that North Carolina gained 9.5% more residents from 2010 to 2020 and a 14th seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. While the national data is available, redistricting data will not be available until August, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.  

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LIFESTYLE 4/30/21 4:46pm

Q&A with an Elon arborist

By Graysen Shirley

Arborists like Wendy Williams and Cameron Holmes are helping to protect and preserve plant and tree life on campus, especially after former president Leo Lambert designated Elon as a botanical garden in 2004. Williams and Holmes both hope their knowledge and upkeep of Elon’s plant life will help oak trees and other plants to continue to provide a canopy of greenery on campus for many years to come. 

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NEWS 4/30/21 2:31pm

Elon University announces new mask policy, in line with CDC guidelines

By Nyah Phengsitthy

Elon University announced a new outdoor mask policy effective immediately, Friday, April 30. According to an email from Jeff Stein, the chair of Ready & Resilient Committee, Elon has altered its face covering policy in line with new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and state of North Carolina. 

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NEWS 4/30/21 1:22am

Elon faculty and staff host virtual discussion about police brutality, justice

By William Wood

Six Elon University faculty and staff members hosted a discussion via Zoom on April 28 titled “A Divided America: A conversation on race, policing and justice.”  

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