Letters to the Editor

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SPORTS 11/16/16 10:45am

Football keeps Allison at forefront

By Alex Simon

For the Elon University football team, November 11 was more than just a day of practice ahead of its Senior Day game the next day. It had been exactly a year since teammate Demitri Allison died when he fell off of a residential building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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NEWS 11/16/16 8:00am

Elon community attempts to pick up the pieces after divisive Election season

By Emmanuel Morgan

For a tense, reflective moment, Elon University senior Josh O’Neil stared at the Nov. 11 front page of The New York Times, which was plastered with a picture of President-elect Donald Trump shaking hands with President Barack Obama at the White House. It was a picture he never thought he would see.

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NEWS 11/16/16 8:00am

EDITORIAL: In discussions related to the Trump presidency, let students lead

 

Since Donald Trump was announced the 45th president of the United States, professors from all departments — many of whom have no political science expertise — have likely stood in front of students, lesson plan in hand, and considered the question, “Do I address the red elephant in the room?” We think yes, absolutely.

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LIFESTYLE 11/16/16 8:00am

Elon Eats: Bringing the taste of New England

By Alyssa Potter

Calling all Elon New York and New Jersey area transplants: there exists a deli down the street that might just remind you of home.

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LIFESTYLE 11/15/16 7:00pm

​Feisty Fletch: Elon’s own master of social media

By Deirdre Kronschnabel

Last September, sophomore Fletcher Rowe was just starting at Elon University, eager to begin his college life and explore a new campus of endless opportunity.

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NEWS 11/15/16 4:33pm

Millennial spending habits illustrate generational shift

By Christina Elias

When money and college campuses are mentioned in the same breath, often it’s in reference to the long-standing stereotype of the broke college student.

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NEWS 11/15/16 4:27pm

N.C. gubernatorial race still not called

By Bryan Anderson

Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper was in a neck-and-neck gubernatorial race against Republican Gov. Pat McCrory.

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LIFESTYLE 11/15/16 2:34pm

Senior to appear on ‘The Affair’

By Courtney Campbell

While on set for the Showtime television show “The Affair,” senior Nicole Bloom ate more potatoes than she had in her entire life.

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SPORTS 11/14/16 11:46pm

Charlotte edges Elon in high-scoring affair

By Tommy Hamzik

When it came down to crunch time, the Elon University men’s basketball team couldn’t limit the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s freewheeling offense. In a high-scoring, back-and-forth affair, the 49ers outlasted the Phoenix 100-95 in nonconference action Monday night at Alumni Gym despite sophomore guard Steven Santa Ana’s career-high 32 points. Santa Ana’s burst of seven straight points cut Charlotte’s lead to one with 3:30 remaining, but the 49ers responded with a basket by freshman guard Quentin Jackson and a breakaway dunk by freshman forward Najee Garvin that prompted an Elon timeout. After sophomore forward Tyler Seibring missed a corner 3-pointer, junior guard Hudson Price buried a 3 from atop the key to put Charlotte up 96-89, effectively sealing the victory. “Defense was a big emphasis for us this offseason and something we’ve been stressing,” Santa Ana said.

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SPORTS 11/14/16 11:39pm

Defense carries Elon women's basketball to win over Rutgers

By Tommy Hamzik

The gravity of Monday night's victory wasn't lost on junior guard Shay Burnett. The Elon University women's basketball team recorded one of the biggest victories of its Division I era, toppling visiting Rutgers University 66-54 at Alumni Gym. Burnett had 20 points, and senior guard Lauren Brown added 13. "We definitely made history beating Rutgers," Burnett said.

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SPORTS 11/14/16 5:05pm

Elon professor interviewed for 'Religion of Sports' TV show

By Alex Simon

It’s not very common for an Elon University professor to be interviewed for a TV series. But L.D. Russell, senior lecturer of religious studies, thinks he knows how the producers of the new TV documentary series, “Religion of Sports,” found him.

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NEWS 11/13/16 11:57pm

Students give thanks for weeklong break

By Paige Carlin

Thanksgiving is a holiday that encourages people to gather with family and friends and reflect on the things they are thankful for.

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LIFESTYLE 11/13/16 3:27pm

New ESTV Show is on the Track to Success

By Meagan Lynn

“Laugh Tracks” is the fruition of senior Alexis Williams’ vision for a new live sketch-comedy show on Elon Student Television (ESTV). “I have always just been a huge comedy nerd,” Williams said.

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NEWS 11/13/16 1:22pm

CAMPUS VOICES: We need more uncomfortable exposure, not less

By Nicholas Rhyne

I woke up this past Wednesday to the same surprising news as my 300 million fellow Americans: Donald Trump had handily defeated Hillary Clinton in the previous day’s electoral contest.

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NEWS 11/13/16 1:21pm

NTIM: United We Stand, Divided We Fall

By Stephanie Ntim

When the clock strikes midnight, a sense of fear and anticipation is said to erupt.

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NEWS 11/13/16 1:17pm

CAMPUS VOICES: When democracy hurts

By Carlos Andino

Democracy can hurt. Our competitive system forcibly leads to winners and losers. These titles bring an array of emotion, from euphoria to melancholy.

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NEWS 11/13/16 1:09pm

ANDERSON: When hate trumped love

By Bryan Anderson

It was early Thursday morning when I got a news tip about a hateful note written on whiteboard saying “Bye Bye Latinos Hasta La Vista.” Looking through Facebook posts of the image, I sourced the time and location of the message to Tony Crider’s 8 a.m. Global Experience course in Kivette Hall Room 100.

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SPORTS 11/12/16 8:14pm

Football falls flat in blowout loss to last-place Rhode Island

By Alex Simon

The Elon University football team’s season hit a new low Saturday afternoon, as last-place University of Rhode Island blew out the Phoenix 44-14 in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) matchup. It’s a sixth-straight loss for Elon, dropping the Phoenix into a tie for last place and making 2016 Elon’s fourth-straight season with just a single home victory. “Obviously, a really frustrating day in every regard,” said head coach Rich Skrosky.

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SPORTS 11/12/16 5:59pm

Men's basketball beats D3 school to open season

By Alex Simon

It was a 101-68 win for the Elon University men’s basketball team over Division III William Peace University Friday night, but head coach Matt Matheny felt that the Phoenix has a lot to learn going forward. “We wanted to be victorious, and we were,” Matheny said.

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SPORTS 11/12/16 5:40pm

Cross country season ends at NCAA Southeast Regionals

By Alex Simon

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A day that started with a record-breaking performance from senior Kimberly Johansen ended in frustration for sophomore Nick Ciolkowski and the Elon University cross country teams Friday at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships. Johansen ended a sparkling cross country career with a school record time of 20:51.7 in the 6-kilometer race and her second-straight All-Region finish, taking 14th place.

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