Letters to the Editor

NEWS 9/15/16 4:20pm

Parking restrictions ahead as Acorn gets new awning

By Paul LeBlanc

Acorn coffee shop is set to get a new awning this Friday causing four parking spaces along N Williamson Ave next to Elon University and two spaces in front of Acorn to be closed from 5:30am to 9:00pm.  The sidewalk area in front of Acorn will also be closed during the installation of the awning.

SPORTS 9/15/16 1:40pm

As NCAA, ACC pull championship events from state because of HB2, Elon could see impact

By Alex Simon

As North Carolina’s House Bill 2 continues to linger in scrutiny, Elon University may see an impact come to its campus and its state through athletics. This wekk, both the NCAA and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) pulled its neutral-site championship events out of North Carolina this week, with the NCAA pulling four Division I championship events and the ACC pulling all eight of its neutral-site championships. Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) commissioner Joe D’Antonio released a statement Wednesday, saying that the conference is “monitor[ing] all aspects of a conference championship event being held in the state of North Carolina.” “At all CAA championship events our goal is to provide an environment in which our fans, student-athletes, administrators and all people involved in the event are treated fairly and in a non-discriminatory manner,” D’Antonio said.

NEWS 9/14/16 1:50pm

"Can I Kiss You?" sparks conversation about consent

By Megan Garnache

SPARKS Peer Education hosted “Can I Kiss You?,” a discussion about consent headed by speaker and award-winning author Mike Domitrz, Tuesday, Sept. 13 in McKinnon Hall. The event was billed as “a fun-filled look at relationships and consent,” and covered topics ranging from recognizing and stopping sexual assault to how to respond if someone says, “No,” to the question, “Can I kiss you?”

NEWS 9/14/16 11:00am

EDITORIAL: The Presidential Task Force on Social Climate and Out-of-Class Engagement heard from many students

 

In the editorial published on September 7, 2016, Make conversations more accessible to all leaders on campus — not just ‘the most involved,’ the editorial staff addressed the issue of hyper-involved students holding leadership positions in administrative-level forums about change on campus. While we maintain that the administration needs to seek out voices of less involved students, our editorial glazed over facts pertaining to the many steps taken by the Presidential Task Force on Social Climate and Out-of-Class Engagement.

NEWS 9/14/16 10:00am

EDITORIAL: Lean on each other to grieve through Derek's passing

 

It didn’t matter if you knew Derek Winton, the fifth-year senior at Elon who died early Saturday morning. The loss of a community member — less than three weeks into our academic year — is painful for all. And for a campus that often moves too quickly into our own organizational silos, it’s important for all of us to stop, slow down and be there for each other in this time of grieving.

SPORTS 9/13/16 9:00pm

One QB out, next QB up

By Alex Simon

The Elon University football team’s season just started, but an injury has already struck a huge blow to the most important position. Sophomore quarterback Connor Christiansen’s season is over.

NEWS 9/13/16 7:08pm

Runoff for vice president and 2nd consecutive African-American president highlight Class of 2020 SGA elections

By Emmanuel Morgan

Elon University SGA Executive President senior Kyle Porro had to participate in a runoff election to win the presidency last spring, and he said he “feels really bad” for the current Class of 2020 vice presidential candidates — the next 24 hours are going to be “stressful.” Almost 800 votes were cast in the SGA Class of 2020 election, and freshmen Konnor Porro and Xavier Bryant each earned 349 votes for vice president.

SPORTS 9/13/16 7:00pm

Volleyball off to blazing start

By Bryan Anderson

Elon University’s volleyball team (9-2) is off to the best start to a season since 2009 thanks to a stellar performance last weekend at the Elon Phoenix Classic. The Phoenix went a perfect 4-0 in the tournament, outscoring opponents 12-3 in sets to extend its winning streak to six.

NEWS 9/13/16 9:18am

LEVY: Let's talk about email signatures

By Cassidy Levy

The second Wednesday of classes, one of my professors made a comment about how we as students couldn’t possibly be stressing out yet. I thought about all of the meetings filling up my calendar, due dates cluttering my planner and messages filling my inbox. I didn’t know whether I should laugh or cry.

LIFESTYLE 9/13/16 8:33am

Shredding paper to #ShredtheShame

By Miranda Siwak

Senior Zoe Ross-Nash was called No-Ass Ross-Nash throughout her childhood and high school, so she tore up paper and started a movement to fight her and others insecurities. "I’m going to rip that up and just love me for my body and love myself for my body, so goodbye, No-Ass Ross-Nash,” Ross-Nash explains in a January Facebook video as she tears up a piece of paper with her long-held insecurity written on it.

LIFESTYLE 9/12/16 11:24am

Creating a 'House Party'

By Courtney Campbell

Wrapped in blankets, huddled in the lobby of the Performing Arts Center around 3 a.m. Saturday morning, juniors Genny Tankosich and Karolina Bohn put their final edits on their script for The 24 Hour Plays to be handed off to a director in approximately three hours. Their writing process began at 7:30 p.m.

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LIFESTYLE 12/16/2025 10:30am
Grief, loss support group provides comfort for Elon faculty, staff

Elon University associate chaplain Rev. Julie Tonnesen said loss and grief are universal emotions, but found that they can be difficult for faculty and staff to process while continuing their usual routines. “Even when we show up to work, that doesn’t mean that we get to put the rest of our lives on the back burner,” Tonnesen said. “Our grief comes with us. It’s not something we can just keep on a shelf at home.” In collaboration with Counseling Services, the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, began offering a monthly group for faculty and staff to support those affected by loss. 

LIFESTYLE 12/14/2025 11:03am
‘Hemos olvidado la conversación’: el VIH/SIDA todavía afecta al Sur a medida que disminuye la conciencia

45 años después de los primeros casos de VIH/SIDA reportados en Estados Unidos, la lucha contra esta enfermedad está lejos de terminar, especialmente en el sur del país. Según los datos más recientes de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, el sur representó el 52% de todos los diagnósticos de VIH en Estados Unidos en 2023. "Sabemos que el VIH/SIDA ha afectado de manera desproporcionada a las personas de color y a las personas LGBTQ+ de color en este país", afirmó Jeff Bennett, profesor de estudios de comunicación en la Universidad de Vanderbilt. "Hay muchas personas que viven en zonas rurales, existe desconfianza hacia los profesionales de la salud y persiste el estigma social".

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