Letters to the Editor

SPORTS 9/19/19 3:00pm

Katrin Hauksdottir begins tenure as women's soccer goalkeeper

By Caitlin Rundle

ears, with new coaches, strategies and players trying to improve the struggling program. This season, one of the changes can be found in who stands between the posts during games— freshman Katrin Hauksdottir, originally from Iceland.

LIFESTYLE 9/19/19 12:00pm

Turner Theatre: capers, magic creatures and churches

By Emily Prins

Admission to Turner Theatre is free to all.

LIFESTYLE 9/19/19 10:00am

'Mamma Mia!' comes to Paramount Theater

By Hannah Massen

While the story is known as a classic family drama, the Burlington Theater Company’s production of “Mamma Mia!” has become a true family affair.

NEWS 9/19/19 12:52am

Kappa Sigma fraternity removed from Elon's campus

By Jack Norcross

Elon University said the fraternity had multiple Elon Honor Code violations including compromising the well-being and academics of new members.

NEWS 9/18/19 7:35pm

Common Reading author visits campus for lectures

By Kyra O'Connor

Alex Wagner is on campus to discuss her debut novel, “Futureface: A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest, and the Secret to Belonging,” which was chosen for the 2023 common reading novel.

NEWS 9/18/19 8:00am

Certified but still controversial, the debate over the legality of Elon Faculty Forward continues

By Anton L. Delgado

By all legal means, there is now an adjunct faculty union on Elon University’s campus. Following nearly a yearlong back-and-forth between the union and the university, the regional National Labor Relations Board certified the unionization of the Faculty Forward movement.

SPORTS 9/18/19 12:30am

Elon men's soccer defeats Appalachian State, redeems Saturday blowout

By Colby Cook

The game marked their first win since the season opener, and avenged the blowout loss suffered at the hands of rival James Madison University on Saturday.

SPORTS 9/18/19 12:23am

Volleyball home win streak snapped by Winthrop

By BreShawn Holley

Elon volleyball (4-6) fell to the Winthrop Eagles (6-3) Tuesday in Schar Center in 3-0. This loss caps the Phoenix undefeated home streak at three games

NEWS 9/17/19 10:06pm

UNC lecturer speaks about HIV research on Elon’s campus

By Amanda Gibson

Visiting professor from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Angela Kashuba’s lecture summarized her research in the HIV field in McCrary Theatre on Sept. 17.

NEWS 9/17/19 9:39pm

SGA announces winners for the 2019 first-year elections

By Hannah Nelson

While the winners have only been on campus for a few weeks, they knew that running for office was something important they wanted to do.

SPORTS 9/17/19 6:33pm

Volleyball returns home after the longest away stretch in Elon CAA history

By Alex Reynolds

Elon Volleyball spent the first two weeks of their 2019 season on the road and since their return to Schar Center the team has won three straight.

NEWS 9/17/19 5:09pm

Police investigating reported rape at Mill Point

By Jack Haley

Elon University Police are investigating a reported rape that occurred at the Station at Mill Point on Sept. 1.

LIFESTYLE 9/17/19 8:00am

Drake's: Serving sushi and burgers, with games and good times

By Christian Galvano and David Wells

A “please seat yourself” sign greets you as you walk into a new sports bar in Burlington, which was packed like sardines on one Sunday afternoon.

NEWS 9/16/19 8:19pm

Duke professor talks about ancient revolts, importance of them in the modern context

By Lauren Singles

On Monday, Sept. 16, the Center for the Arts hosted Mary T. Boatwright, a classical studies professor at Duke University to talk about her work regarding first and second century era Jewish revolts against the Roman Empire.

NEWS 9/16/19 8:17pm

University health experts urge students to stop vaping

By Brian Rea

The CDC said there have been 380 confirmed cases of lung illness in the country. And there have been 28 cases in North Carolina alone, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

SPORTS 9/16/19 8:00am

FloSports: New program changes access to Elon

By Ashley Moran

From now on, streaming Elon University sports may come with a price.

NEWS 9/15/19 12:14pm

Elon men’s soccer falls to rival James Madison

By Colby Cook

Elon men's soccer shut out for the third straight game in a 6-0 blowout loss to James Madison University.

NEWS 9/15/19 8:00am

NC MedAssist: Dispensing hope to the hopeless

By Elliott Rivette

CHARLOTTE — Yvonne Lunsford is a North Carolina resident from Cumberland County who suffered a heart attack this January. Recounting the crisis, Lunsford said she woke up with excruciating pain in her chest. Soon after, her arm began to ache all the way to her fingertips.

NEWS 9/15/19 8:00am

Understanding Elon's new degree audit

By Hannah Massen

According to University Registrar Rodney Parks, the new degree audit system will transfer students’ comprehensive four-year graduation plans onto OnTrack.

LIFESTYLE 9/14/19 8:00am

Cooking at Elon made easy

By Livi Lesch

Senior Destiny Frett recalls sitting in front of a television set as a child, studying each cooking program that came on the screen.

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LIFESTYLE 02/05/2026 7:37pm

Paramount Theater’s ‘Topping Out’ Celebration brings signatures, good luck

When residents look up at the top of the new Paramount Theater, they may notice a white steel beam covered in signatures, an American flag and a Christmas tree. The beam marks the theater’s topping-out celebration, a construction milestone that allows community members to sign the beam before it is lifted into place atop the ongoing renovation.

NEWS 02/05/2026 3:21pm

First-year parking lot causes safety concerns

Less than a month after the new first-year parking lot opened by the Francis Center, freshmen are raising concerns about their safety walking to and from the Gateway lot. Elon freshman Andy Bowman works at the Publix grocery store in Burlington, around a ten minute drive from campus. Bowman said that as a manager, he usually gets off of work at 11:15 p.m. After his shift is over, Bowman drives back to campus and then walks from the first-year parking lot back to his dorm in Colonnades — totaling a 30-minute walk. Bowman said that he usually gets back to his dorm at 12:30 a.m.

NEWS 02/04/2026 5:47pm