Letters to the Editor

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NEWS 12/6/16 10:38pm

Trump to supporters at Fayetteville: ‘Reject the failed approaches of the past’

By Bryan Anderson

President-elect Donald Trump delivered an encore performance Tuesday night of the raucous rallies he brought to North Carolina during the 2016 campaign season.

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LIFESTYLE 12/6/16 10:00pm

International students struggle to get familiar cuisine

By Deirdre Kronschnabel

From over fifty countries, international students contribute to the diversity and global engagement fostered by Elon University. While they each bring different traditions and cultures to campus, they all have at least one interest in common: food.

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LIFESTYLE 12/6/16 7:00pm

"Food brings everyone to the table”

By Leena Dahal

A small bumper sticker of a mason jar pinned on a bulletin board above the desk of Felicia Campa ‘16, reads “First we eat, then we do everything.” Campa, the Campus Kitchen Coodinator at Elon University (CKEU), said she believes the quote by M.F.K Fischer captures her commitment to addressing the issue of hunger in Alamance County.

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LIFESTYLE 12/6/16 4:28pm

Elon Elementary students learn to "Spice It Up”

By Mackenzie Dunn

Moroccan chicken kebabs, couscous, lentil salad and vegetable tagine were items on the menu in Lakeside’s International station last Thursday, but the students who ate them weren’t the normal hungry college bunch.

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LIFESTYLE 12/6/16 3:55pm

Elon farms rest, prepare for winter months

By Courtney Campbell

Every Thursday from April to mid-November, the lawn next to Elon Community Church is filled with a vibrant variety of fresh produce, meats, cheese, pastries and flowers.

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NEWS 12/6/16 3:49pm

Elon community commemorates former president, beloved friend

By Sonya Walker

Alumni gym was filled with love as friends, family, students and staff all gathered to celebrate the life of former Elon president J.

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NEWS 12/6/16 3:35pm

McCrory concedes NC gubernatorial race

By Margaret Malone

Twenty-seven days after the election, on Dec. 5, Roy Cooper was recognized as the NC governor-elect by not only Cooper and his supports, but McCrory and his staff as well.

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NEWS 12/5/16 4:53pm

ABSS examines redistricting plan

By Caroline Fernandez

Walking through the main hallway of Cummings High School, Athletic Director Kyle Pycraft stopped and looked at the trophy cases that lined the path. Indented in two long walls near the entrance are modest wooden shelves with protective glass, where years of county and state championship trophies stand shoulder to shoulder. “Strong and successful athletics are a big part of Cummings’ history and culture,” Pycraft said.

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SPORTS 12/4/16 11:41pm

Men's basketball can't get tying shot off at Georgetown

By Alex Simon

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trailing by three with the clock winding down, senior guard Luke Eddy ran the play exactly how head Elon University men’s basketball coach Matt Matheny wanted. cqjb But he was a half-second late, not able to get sophomore guard Steven Santa Ana the ball in time for a potential game-tying 3-pointer as Elon lost to Georgetown University 77-74 Sunday afternoon in Washington, D.C. “We were definitely going for a three, and we were trying to create — we had a double screen off the other side," Eddy said.

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NEWS 12/3/16 9:13pm

Community celebrates Danieley's life at memorial service

By Tommy Hamzik

About 400 people gathered in Alumni Gym on Saturday afternoon for a memorial service remembering President Emeritus J. Earl Danieley, who died Tuesday at 92. Elon University President Leo Lambert delivered opening remarks, followed by hymns, scripture readings and remembrances.

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NEWS 12/3/16 12:22pm

English Department assistant dies suddenly Thursday evening

By Tommy Hamzik

Pamela Moffitt, program assistant in the English Department, died suddenly Thursday evening, according to an email to English majors from Jean Schwind, chair of the English Department.

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NEWS 12/2/16 9:46am

Festival of Holiday Lights provides celebration of light and life for Elon community

By Michelle Klein

Just days after beloved Elon figure James Earl Danieley died, students, faculty, and alumni gathered on Scott Plaza  to celebrate one of Elon’s most valued traditions.

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SPORTS 12/1/16 11:17am

Danieley leaves lasting impact on Elon's athletic teams

By Alex Simon

Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Business and Operations Kyle Wills ’81 has been at Elon for a long time.

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NEWS 12/1/16 11:16am

Town of Elon Police and Elon University campus police share unique bond

 

The chaos in Columbus, Ohio early Monday morning was a clear reminder to Town of Elon Police Chief Cliff Parker why his staff and the Elon University Police Department rely heavily on each other. In the early stages of the Ohio State University attack that killed one and left seven others hospitalized, both the university and Columbus police departments acted swiftly, throwing away jurisdiction requirements and worked together to solve the problem.

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SPORTS 12/1/16 10:30am

SIMON: Football needs improved results in 2017

By Alex Simon

There’s no sugarcoating the struggles that the Elon University football team had during the four years that seniors, like me, have been here. In total, the Phoenix won just nine of its 46 games — less than 20-percent.

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NEWS 12/1/16 8:10am

'Elon in my blood': Faye Conally matched brother J. Earl Danieley's commitment to university, community

By Courtney Campbell

Faye Conally knows the ins and out of almost every Elon University building like the back of her hand. After following the footsteps of her brother Dr. Emeritus J. Earl Danieley, Conally graduated Elon in 1961 with a degree in secretarial science. “Options for young ladies in those days were so limited that you could be a secretary, a nurse or taking care of children," she said. "I wasn’t ready to settle down, so I took to secretarial science.”

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NEWS 12/1/16 8:00am

Legacy of Danieley's move toward inclusion still felt by black student community

By Emmanuel Morgan

When almost every college looked and acted the same, Elon University President Emeritus J. Earl Danieley dared to be different. During the height of the civil rights movement, in 1963, the first black student was admitted to Elon College under Danieley's presidency. And in the wake of his death, the black community thanks him.

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NEWS 12/1/16 7:30am

Danieley's impact on Elon to be felt for decades

By Tommy Hamzik

His time at Elon spanned more than 75 years, during which he expanded the university, enacted social change and touched the hearts of countless members of the community. In every sense of the word, J.

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NEWS 12/1/16 12:30am

The closest bond: Danieley's commitment to the chemistry classroom remembered by faculty, students

By Alexandra Schonfeld

It wasn't long after graduating from Elon College that J. Early Danieley came right back to the classroom. And between then and spring 2015 when he finally retired from teaching, the chemistry department — and so much more — was forever changed.

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NEWS 12/1/16 12:27am

TIMELINE: J. Earl Danieley through the years at Elon

By Margaret Malone and Sonya Walker

President Emeritus J. Earl Daneiely was a fixture at Elon University for more than 60 years. 

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