Letters to the Editor

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SPORTS 12/30/18 4:00pm

Elon beats JMU 68-65 for its last game of 2018

By Anton L. Delgado

Elon University men’s basketball team secured its first Colonial Athletic Association win against the James Madison University Dukes. The Phoenix defeated the Dukes 68-65 in Schar Center in the teams last game of 2018.

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NEWS 12/27/18 6:49pm

Four-car accident in Elon yields two deaths

By Maeve Ashbrook

On Sunday, Dec. 23, a fatal, four-vehicle crash unfolded on University Drive. 

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NEWS 12/23/18 4:45pm

Town of Elon names new police chief

By Jack Norcross

The Town of Elon has named a new police chief.

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NEWS 12/21/18 12:51pm

Former employee files for an appeal following court loss to Elon

By Anton L. Delgado

Former custodian Teofilo Matias has filed for an appeal following his civil court case loss to Elon University on Nov. 26. According to the original lawsuit filed in May 2017, Matias was employed by Elon for 17 years as a custodian before being fired in February 2016 following a sexual harassment investigation. 

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SPORTS 12/20/18 8:38pm

Football welcomes in new recruiting class

By Christian Galvano

In Tony Trisciani's first official week as the new head coach of Elon University football, he has helped seal the deal with 11 future student-athletes. These players have all signed their National Letters of Intent to play in the 2019-2020 season. Five of the 11 are from North Carolina.

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SPORTS 12/17/18 8:45am

Tony Trisciani takes over as new football head coach

By Jack Haley

Elon University football has named defensive coordinator Tony Trisciani as the new head coach. This announcement follows the resignation of Curt Cignetti on Friday afternoon. Trisciani joined the Phoenix under Cignetti in 2017.

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SPORTS 12/15/18 2:47pm

Elon football players react to Cignetti's departure

By Jack Haley

On Twitter, Elon University football players are speaking on former head coach Curt Cignetti's decision to fly the Phoenix' nest to coach the James Madison University Dukes.

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SPORTS 12/14/18 5:50pm

Curt Cignetti resigns as football head coach

By Jack Haley

Curt Cignetti has resigned as the head coach for Elon University football and has signed on as the new head coach for in-conference rival James Madison University.

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NEWS 12/14/18 5:19pm

Molly Offstein's family files lawsuit against Elon University

By Jack Norcross and Maggie Brown

The family of Molly Offstein, the Elon University cross country runner who was struck by a car March 6, 2017, has filed a lawsuit against the University.  

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NEWS 12/11/18 12:00am

How labor laws would affect a union at Elon

By Anton L. Delgado

Elon Faculty Forward’s hope to begin the voting process for the formation of its union on Dec. 11 has been dashed because of snow storms and legal disputes with Elon University administration.

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NEWS 12/10/18 8:00am

BENSON: Be mindful this holiday season

By Hannah Benson

Capitalism will fight for you to sell your soul to materialism this time of year, but a cute new outfit can’t move someone the way that compassion and generosity can. 

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NEWS 12/9/18 1:58pm

Airline rebooking policies as winter storm blows through the Triad

By Jack Norcross

In case of weather-related travel worries, here's a list of airline policies for the next few wintery days.

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NEWS 12/9/18 12:20pm

Main campus to be closed Monday

By Brian Rea

All undergraduate exams will be postponed due to a winter storm advisory released by the National Weather Service. 

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NEWS 12/9/18 8:00am

Campus Voice: Where are Elon’s Writing Center consultants of color?

By Ashley Billie

There is still an absence of students of color in many of Elon’s spaces: one in particular being the Center for Writing Excellence.

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LIFESTYLE 12/9/18 12:29am

Lighting up the season: Graham light show collects thousands in donations

By Meagan Lynn

Take a drive 20 minutes down the road from Elon into Graham, and you’ll find one family who spends all year getting ready for Christmas — no, not Mr. and Ms. Claus. The McMasters at 750 North Marye Drive are holding their annual Christmas light show.

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SPORTS 12/8/18 2:44pm

Men's basketball loses third straight

By Caitlin Rundle

Elon University men’s basketball (3-7) fell just short against the University of North Carolina at Greensboro 75-74 behind Spartan Francis Alonso's last-minute heroics.

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NEWS 12/8/18 8:00am

Black study abroad participation stalls as minority numbers increase overall

By Christina Elias

Between the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 academic years, the numbers of Elon University’s non-white students studying abroad increased from 9 to 17.3 percent. Despite those gains, black participation went up less than 1 percent — from 3 to 3.3 percent of all undergraduates studying abroad — though from 2015 to 2018, the percentage of black students at Elon increased by more than 8 percent.

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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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