Letters to the Editor

EDITORIAL: Involvement shouldn’t come at the expense of health

 Student involvement is an important aspect of education, but it shouldn’t detract from students’ mental and physical health.

RYAN: If your feminism isn't intersectional, it isn't helpful

Last week on International Women’s Day, I was so happy to see many of my peers and family members posting photos and statuses on social media celebrating the women in their lives. But most conversations stopped after praising the women they know.

Wi-Fi restored after two hour disruption due to construction

Elon University's internet crashed on Wednesday afternoon due to construction on the new McEwen Dining Hall. 

The story behind the jumps and turns

The velvet red curtain opens to reveal an empty black stage. There’s complete silence. A few seconds pass and a light beams from above on to a single dancer draped in royal blue, with mysterious fog lingering in the background. Abby Corrigan lifts her head and stares into the audience. This is Echoes. 

Elon students participate in National School Walkout

Elon students, faculty and staff joined schools across the nation and stood in silence as part of the National School Walkout. 

Catholicism at Elon continues to grow

According to the 2018 Spring Registrar’s Report, Keller is one of 1786 Catholic students on campus — making it the largest Christian denomination at Elon. Catholicism has been the largest religion denomination on campus since at least Spring 2007 — which is the oldest Registrar's Report on Elon's website. 

Town of Elon allows university to display news ticker outside communications school

The Town of Elon Board of Alderman voted tonight to allow Elon University to display the school of communications ticker facing the downtown of Elon. 

What Elon would look like with Amazon’s second headquarters in the Triangle

In January, Amazon included the Raleigh, NC metropolitan area on their list of 20 finalists for the location of the company’s second headquarters. At least 238 various locations across North America submitted applications to Amazon, according to a report by USA Today.

Back on top: Phoenix dancing again

Punching a ticket to the Big Dance is the goal of every Division I college basketball team at the start of the year. Elon University is no different. After coming off its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament last year, the fate of this year’s team was uncertain. Replacing half the squad with freshmen, there was no telling if this would be a make or break year. 

Elon to face N.C. State in 1st round of NCAA Tournament

Nerves ran high for some as the Elon University women’s basketball team waited to see where they will be playing the first round of the NCAA Tournament.  But not head coach Charlotte Smith. “I was pretty relaxed,” she said. “[The show] eventually get to us, so I was pretty calm.” Waiting until the final region was revealed, the No.13-ranked Phoenix faces No. 4 North Carolina State University at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, March 16 in Raleigh. 

Snow falls at Elon Monday

Elon punches back-to-back tickets to NCAA Tournament

PHILADELPHIA – The Elon University women's basketball team is going dancing for the second straight year. The No. 3-seeded Elon team knocked off No. 1 Drexel University in the title game of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament 57-45 to claim its second CAA title in a row.

Rising Phoenix Weekend

533 potential students gathered in the Great Hall of Global Commons to wrap-up day one of Rising Phoenix Weekend with ice cream and human bingo. 

Phoenix defends its way into second-straight CAA title game

PHILADELPHIA – What looked like a totally different team from yesterday, the Elon University women’s basketball team came out red hot against the James Madison University Dukes in the Colonial Athletic Association semifinals matchup, cruising to a 76-53 victory.

Grow vs. Green

The square footage of Elon’s campus has increased by 47.4 percent just from 2008 to 2017. And there are no signs of the growth, or energy consumption, slowing down.

President Book attends SGA budget meeting

President Book attended her first SGA meeting last night, addressing student and staff concerns on campus. At the meeting, she listened to student concerns about social life, mental health and diversity. 

Senior leadership propels Elon into semifinals of the CAA Tournament

PHILADELPHIA – With 13 points and 10 rebounds, senior captain Malaya Johnson led the Phoenix squad to victory in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament quarterfinals, capturing the team’s 11th-straight win.  The Elon University women’s basketball team, ranked No. 3 in the tournament, made easy work of the College of William & Mary, defeating the No. 6 Tribe 67-50. 

Elon Poll survey asks 'What North Carolina Teachers Think about Guns in Schools'

Elon Poll released today that a large majority of K-12 teachers in North Carolina think teachers should not be armed in schools.

LLCs draw on connections to create stronger communities

Living and Learning Communities make an impact on students, leading them to return

How the Parkland shooting is changing the way Elon trains future teachers

Within the final minutes of her high school senior English class, Elon University senior and student teacher Annaliese Jaffe noticed her students’ attention drifting to the incessant buzzing of their phones.