Letters to the Editor

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NEWS 12/8/18 8:00am

BECK: Spread body positivity even when others don't

By Melissa Beck

In today’s society, body image and mental health are increasingly sensitive topics due to how many people openly struggle with it.

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NEWS 12/7/18 6:59pm

Continuing- and lecturing-track faculty no longer represented by union movement

By Anton L. Delgado

WINSTON-SALEM — Elon Faculty Forward will no longer try to represent continuing- and lecturing-track faculty members. An amended petition filed to the National Labor Relations Board on Dec. 6 removed these two positions from the bargaining unit that Service Employees International Union has been trying to get approved.

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NEWS 12/7/18 1:30pm

LIVE UPDATES: Winter storm drops heavy amount of snow at Elon

By Elon News Network

Forecasts have called for at least 10 inches of snow early this week. 

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NEWS 12/7/18 10:23am

SGA stays neutral regarding potential faculty union

By Anton L. Delgado

SGA decides not to take a stance on the Elon Faculty Forward movement to unionize, following Student Ally Chris Adamik's and President Connie Book's presentation regarding the issue on Dec. 6.

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NEWS 12/7/18 9:09am

SGA senate passes new budget allocation model after heated debate

By Maggie Brown and Baylor Rodman

SGA passed a new budget model after a five hour business meeting on Thursday, Dec. 6. Around 40 students came out to the meeting to express their concerns with the budget in an open forum. 

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NEWS 12/7/18 8:00am

Getting to know Elon's Finest: The university's hip-hop dance group

By Hannah Massen

Even with one of their biggest performances of the year just hours away, the members of Elon’s Finest dance team took to the stage to laugh with their friends. Each in matching Adidas track pants and tank tops, the hip-hop dancers began a final run-through, adjusting their angles and spacing before welcoming one of the largest audiences they’ve seen.

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NEWS 12/6/18 11:01pm

New report documents negative experiences for Latinx and Hispanic students

By Brian Rea

A report released this week on Latinx/Hispanic students at Elon University shows most respondents do not feel Elon is welcoming of them and their culture.

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NEWS 12/5/18 4:19pm

CAMPUS VOICES: Thoughts on the SGA proposed budget

By Katherine Mars

The current budget process that SGA uses is from 1999, making it older than many of the students on Elon’s campus. It is time for a change and SGA has been working on one for this upcoming academic year. The potential changes were discussed at a town hall on Thursday, Nov. 29 in downstairs Moseley and the new policy will come to vote at the SGA meeting on Thursday. Dec. 6.

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NEWS 12/5/18 11:28am

Following Book and House, three deans respond to union movement

By Anton L. Delgado

Three deans have released facultywide email statements regarding their stances on the Elon Faculty Forward movement to unionize. This flurry of emails comes in response to statements made by President Connie Book and Provost Steven House earlier this week.

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SPORTS 12/5/18 8:00am

COLUMN: The curious case of Dainan Swoope

By Jack Haley

A nagging ankle injury to one of Men's basketball's anchors has lead to a big decision to be made by the team.

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SPORTS 12/4/18 11:00pm

Phoenix falls to No. 25 Furman

By Jack Haley

Elon University men’s basketball trails the Paladins of Furman University 39-29 at halftime. Elon found a rhythm in the middle of the of the half to get back in the game, but fell silent down the stretch, scoring just two points in the final nearly six minutes.   

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NEWS 12/4/18 1:52pm

President Book responds to Elon Faculty Forward

By Anton L. Delgado

President Connie Book has released an official video announcement addressing the Elon Faculty Forward movement to form a union for non-tenure-track faculty members at Elon University.

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NEWS 12/3/18 11:58pm

Elon community remembers President George H.W. Bush

By Selina Guevara

President Emeritus Leo Lambert reflects on Bush's visit to campus.

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LIFESTYLE 12/3/18 10:25pm

Stories of struggle, reform and new beginnings

By Lucia Jervis

Sustainable Alamance, a rehabilitation center, helps convicted felons work toward a better day for themselves and their families.

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SPORTS 12/2/18 12:52pm

Men's basketball falls to Boston University

By Jack Haley

Despite a hard-fought battle, Elon University men’s basketball (3-5) fell to Boston University 65-58 at Schar Center. Elon and the Terriers went back and forth trading the lead in the second half, but in the end, mental mistakes proved costly, and Elon fell short of a big win for its Saturday matinee.

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NEWS 12/2/18 8:00am

BENSON: Stay motivated in the year of women

By Hannah Benson

Try not to get bogged down by the micro-invalidations of the people you find yourself with at a holiday party. Try to tell yourself that maybe they grew up in a different time where female independence wasn’t celebrated, or if it was, that they didn’t have the courage to grab it by the horns.

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NEWS 12/1/18 8:00am

Cheat Sheet: Climate Assessment affirms concerns regarding global warming

By Alexandra Schonfeld and Victoria Traxler

Last Friday, the U.S. government published the National Climate Assessment supporting the claim that global warming may affect the U.S.' economy, citizens, animal life and agriculture. Janet MacFall, professor and chair of the department of Environmental Studies, explains the report’s implications.

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SPORTS 11/30/18 11:33pm

Women's basketball drops second game of home stand to Marist

By Caitlin Rundle

The Elon Phoenix (2-4) played the Marist Red Foxes (6-1). The first time the Phoenix have ever faced the Red Foxes, they looked to create a true win streak after their win against Chowan, but fell short in the final quarter, losing 57-61. 

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NEWS 11/30/18 8:40pm

Elon University wins discrimination lawsuit from former professor

By Jack Norcross and Grace Morris

Former professor Michael Rodriguez loses his appeal case against Elon University.

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NEWS 11/30/18 1:27pm

Campus Voice: I am...we are...here for you

By Shereen Elgamal

Every semester I start my classes by asking students, most of whom are freshmen, about their goals while attending the course. Then the semester flies by.

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