Letters to the Editor

NEWS 9/29/16 4:16pm

Journalism legend Bob Woodward discusses political topics at Fall Convocation

By Emmanuel Morgan

“All the President’s Men,” a book and movie documenting Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Bob Woodward’s and Carl Bernstein's investigation of the Watergate scandal, has been nominated for Academy Awards and hailed internationally by critics. But for Woodward, the movie helped him win something else in the 1970s, too. “During that era, I could get a date on the telephone with almost anyone,” Woodward said, chuckling. “And then I would show up at the door, and the date would look, and then I would see disappointment.”

LIFESTYLE 9/29/16 8:53am

Dancers to perform first show of the season

By Deirdre Kronschnabel

Throughout the week, students have been stretching on stairs and doing pirouettes on the sidewalks of Global Neighborhood. Turing the heads of onlookers, they've actually gotten a sneak peek of "Dancing in the Landscape," a performing arts production that will utilize the sites of campus on Oct. 1 at noon in Love Terrance. 

NEWS 9/27/16 6:23pm

SMART program hopes to expand on social climate recommendations

By Emmanuel Morgan

Jamie Butler and Jazmine Langley had different experiences with mentorship, but that common thread has connected them going forward at Elon University. Butler, assistant director of the Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Education (CREDE) said she didn’t have a specific mentor in high school or college and was forced to navigate varying challenges without reassuring guidance.

NEWS 9/27/16 6:06pm

"Do you know who Bob Woodward is?"

By Hannah Silvers

This Thursday, Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward will deliver the 2016 Fall Convocation address, titled “The race for the White House in 2016: Bob Woodward’s Critical History from Nixon to Obama,” at 3:30 p.m.

SPORTS 9/27/16 5:30pm

Football pulls off historic upset at #8 William & Mary

By Alex Simon

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — When freshman defensive back Daniel Reed-Bennett’s interception sealed the win for the Elon University football team at the College of William and Mary Saturday night, junior defensive lineman Dondre Howell couldn’t contain his pride. “On that last play of the game, I threw my hands and I almost cried,” Howell said.

LIFESTYLE 9/27/16 5:00pm

1st year, 1st audition, 1st musical

By Lucia Jervis

The Department of Performing Arts will be presenting the musical “Parade” in November. All of the Musical Theatre students, including first-year students, already auditioned and some of them got cast for the musical.  The audition for “Parade” was the first-year students’ first audition.

NEWS 9/27/16 12:38pm

Council on Civic Engagement panel hopes to bring racial discussion to Elon

By Avik Bhargave

The Council on Civic Engagement's sponsored a paneled discussion, "Columbus, Tulsa, and Charlotte: What's Next?" in McBride  Associated Professor of Psychology Buffie Longmire-Avital moderated the event, and spoke about her experiences as a mother of two black children and growing up in the Unites States as a black woman.  During the discussion, audience members asked questions to the panel which was composed of academics from different areas of expertise from all over campus.  One of these panelists, David Baker, is a visiting Fullbright Scholar and Senior Lecturer in Criminology from Coventry University in the United Kingdom.

NEWS 9/27/16 12:23pm

Debate watch party draws hundreds to Moseley

By Tommy Hamzik

Around 250 people attended the presidential debate watch party in Moseley hosted by Elon Votes! and the Center for Leadership. Students and faculty enjoyed ice cream, played debate bingo and listened as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump debated for the first time. The watch party, which showed the debate on a large screen in the student center, is the first of a number of election-related events throughout the semester put on by Elon Votes!

LIFESTYLE 9/27/16 7:58am

Baritone singer Cory Schtanz performs at Elon

By Miranda Siwak

An evening of music, focusing on a variety of classical genres including opera, oratorio and musical theater, by baritone singer Cory Schtanz and pianist Brian Osborn, will help expose audiences to a different type of classical music at a vocal recital, September 27 at 7:30 p.m.

NEWS 9/26/16 8:13pm

Lambert, administration support students in Black Lives Matter march

By Tommy Hamzik

Within a day of junior Kaelyn Green and Black Student Union announcing they would hold a Black Lives Matter march on campus, Elon University President Leo Lambert chimed in on the issue at hand. In an email to students and faculty, Lambert commended the work of the BSU for organizing the march and encouraged all to attend. Students listened.

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SPORTS 02/07/2026 4:59pm
Turnovers, 3-pointers lead to third straight loss for Elon

The Elon University men’s basketball team lost 82-77 to Drexel University in what is now their fifth loss in the last six games. Elon never led and now falls to a 5-7 record in the Coastal Athletic Association. Drexel, who entered the game last in conference scoring, put up 82 points in front of an energetic crowd that saw a season high 2,021 people in attendance.

NEWS 02/07/2026 1:47pm
Elon University sees registration for Scholarship Weekend increase

Elon University’s Scholarship Weekend is expected to see 1,143 applicants on campus, with 130 interviewing virtually, for the Fellows programs, Accelerated programs and the 3+1 Dual Degree program. According to Vice President for Enrollment Greg Zaiser, registration is approximately 30% higher than last year.

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