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NEWS 10/5/16 8:52am

EDITORIAL: Have thoughts about free speech at Elon? Come discuss!

 

Some researchers are saying free speech is suppressed on college campuses — an April 2016 Gallup survey that surveyed more than 3,000 college students in the nation revealed that 54 percent of students believe, “the climate on [their] campus prevents some people from saying what they believe because others might find it offensive.”  Others are saying that colleges are just becoming more inclusive — the Wall Street Journal reported on a survey of 800 college students that found 51 percent, “favored speech codes.”  But what are you saying?

NEWS 10/5/16 8:52am

NTIM: Unknowns, uncertainties and the undecided voter

By Stephanie Ntim

It is an intimidating challenge to be a young voter in this election. When I was in high school, I used to dread going to AP government because our political system seemed too complex and unpredictable. Today, I am 19 and have come to terms with the reality that I cannot be an apathetic citizen — I should vote this year. My experiences at Elon have increased my political consciousness.

NEWS 10/5/16 8:50am

LEVY: Recognize Christian Privilege

By Cassidy Levy

This week marks the High Holidays and the start of the year 5777 of the Jewish calendar. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur offer Jewish people an opportunity for introspection, contemplation and recommitting themselves to doing better in the coming year.

NEWS 10/5/16 6:30am

Examining voter registration at Elon

By Bryan Anderson

Registering to vote can be a complicated process at Elon University. Forty-nine different states are represented on campus, with 75 percent of the student population coming from out of state, according to the university’s most recent Registrar’s Report.

NEWS 10/4/16 5:26pm

Kathleen Parker responds to petition, advocates for free speech

By Tommy Hamzik

Kathleen Parker regrets if her writing was misinterpreted in a way that suggests she advocates for victim-blaming in rape cases, but questioned the motives of those who organized a petition that sought to bar her from speaking at Elon University. Parker, the most widely syndicated columnist in the U.S., was on campus Tuesday to deliver the Baird Pulitzer Prize Lecture, months after a petition was sent to the administration calling Parker "dangerous" and a "rape apologist." 

NEWS 10/4/16 2:32pm

SEIDEL: Visual transcripts are not a full indicator of the Elon experience

By Jane Seidel

On a typical Monday, I leave my apartment at 8 a.m. and don’t return until about midnight. During that time, I go to class, I work as a barista, I work in the newsroom, I sometimes eat, and I try to do homework.  My visual transcript remains blank through all of this.  The purpose of the visual transcript is to capture and validate student’s co-curricular experience.

SPORTS 10/4/16 2:00pm

SIMON: Football suffers 'humiliating' defeat

By Alex Simon

Sophomore quarterback Daniel Thompson didn’t want to look at the stats after the Elon University football team’s game Saturday afternoon against Villanova University. And frankly, I can’t blame him. Not after the Phoenix was blown out by the Wildcats 42-7, a 35-point loss that felt like much more.

NEWS 10/4/16 12:31pm

Latest Elon Poll shows Clinton edging Trump, stark divide over protests and police treatment of blacks

By Emmanuel Morgan

The latest Elon University Poll released Tuesday shows Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton edging Republican nominee Donald Trump by nearly six percentage points in North Carolina, while Democrat Roy Cooper is edging Republican Pat McCrory 48 percent to 44 percent in the governor’s race. The poll also asked potential voters about the treatments of African-Americans by police in light of the recent protests in Charlotte over the killing of Keith Lamont Scott last month.

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NEWS 04/05/2026 10:40am
Students receive E-alert warning of assault

Students received an E-Alert around 4 a.m. April 5, informing them of an assault earlier that night in the Mill Point neighborhood and urging anyone with information to contact campus police.

NEWS 04/05/2026 9:34am
Elon University, Go Baby Go modify cars for children with mobility challenges

Elon University’s Innovation Hall was filled with the high-pitched hums of electric motors and the sounds of childhood play April 4. The noises came from the first Go Baby Go program at Elon, where the community takes standard electric toy cars and adapts them for children who cannot traditionally operate one. 

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