Letters to the Editor

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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.

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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.

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LIFESTYLE 9/13/16 3:48pm

Elon alumni shine on Broadway

By Alyssa Potter

When Drew Redington, Matt Meigs and Gerald Caesar took the stage on Broadway this fall, they remembered how Elon’s music theatre program prepared them for their career debut.

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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.

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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.

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NEWS 9/12/16 7:32pm

Late Elon senior remembered as gracious, good-hearted

By Tommy Hamzik

The only sound inside Numen Lumen Pavilion came from sniffles and tears, as hundreds of students gathered Sunday amid palpable shock, confusion and grief that hung in the silence.

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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 9/12/16 9:51am

Furry friends comfort homesick students

By Alexandra Schonfeld

On Sunday September 11th, The Elon Community Church hosted their sixth annual Dog-Day Mixer on the Church’s front lawn.

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NEWS 9/11/16 5:22pm

Elon remembers 9/11

By Paige Pauroso

The Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life held a 9/11 Interfaith Service Sunday to honor those who died during the September 11 terrorist attacks 15 years ago. The service started with music and multi-faith prayers and reflections led by Muslim Life coordinator Imam Shane Atkinson, Reverend Adam Shoemaker of Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter, Associate Chaplan of Protestant Life Reverend Dr. Joel Harter and Associate Chaplin of Jewish Life Rabbi Meir Goldstein.

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SPORTS 9/11/16 11:18am

Volleyball wins Elon Phoenix Classic, extends win streak to six

By Bryan Anderson

It took very little time for the Elon University volleyball team to assert its dominance in Saturday night’s Elon Phoenix Classic finale. Led by terrific defense from sophomore outside hitter Kam Terry and relentless offensive attacks from a host of players, Elon defeated Gardner-Webb University 3-1 (25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 25-15).

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SPORTS 9/11/16 10:59am

Football falters at Charlotte after first quarter success

By Alex Simon

CHARLOTTE — A near-perfect first quarter was followed by three quarters of underwhelming play for the Elon University football team, as the Phoenix lost to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 47-14 Saturday night in Charlotte. Elon led 7-0 after a quarter thanks to four three-and-outs and a 12-play, 99-yard drive.

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NEWS 9/10/16 5:11pm

McCrory says NC Chamber of Commerce helped write HB2

By Bryan Anderson

Gov. Pat McCrory said the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce helped write two of the four parts of House Bill 2.

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NEWS 9/10/16 12:58pm

Elon hopes to have 75 percent of students to live on campus within next 5 years

By Tyler Patchen

With the expansion of Elon University's campus underway, there has been a massive push by the administration to have upperclassmen more connected to Elon’s Campus.

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NEWS 9/10/16 11:03am

Found unresponsive, Elon senior dead at 22

By Tommy Hamzik

Derek Winton, a 22-year-old senior, died early Saturday morning at Alamance Regional Medical Center, according to a release from the Town of Elon Police Department.

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SPORTS 9/10/16 9:30am

Volleyball sweeps Friday doubleheader, wins 4th straight

By Bryan Anderson

Despite early defensive troubles and difficulties closing out sets, Elon University’s volleyball team defeated Wofford College Friday night in a five-set thriller (19-25, 25-16, 27-25, 21-25, 15-10).

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NEWS 9/9/16 4:17pm

LISTEN: Student Union Board holds Lip Sync Battle

By Alex Hager

The Student Union Board held its first ever Lip Sync Battle in Lakeside Dining Hall on Thursday night.

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NEWS 9/9/16 12:36am

LEVY: Addressing tensions as a growing college is important, necessary

By Cassidy Levy

On Monday Sept. 29, Provost and Executive Vice President Steven House spoke to a group of campus organization leaders about the past and future of Elon University. He mentioned the tension between Elon’s growing size and its “heart and soul” of a smart, liberal arts college.

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NEWS 9/9/16 12:36am

MANDERICO: White people cannot experience racism

By Nikki Manderico

Most of us are familiar with the idea of “reverse racism.” This concept is evident in the Supreme Court case Fisher v.

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LIFESTYLE 9/8/16 11:23pm

Students to create plays in 24 hours

By Courtney Campbell

At 7:30 p.m. Friday, six teams of writers will begin to write their own play. At 7:30 p.m. Saturday night, these plays will be performed to an audience in Whitely. Put on by Elon University’s chapter of Alpha Psi Omega (APO), the national theater honors society, 24 Hour Plays gives six different teams of writers, directors and actors exactly 24 hours to create a play. According to Doug Del Pizzo, the president of APO, at 7:30 all members will come in for a meeting and at 8:30 the writing teams will be given a genre ranging from mockumentary to action adventure and a cast size to write for.

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LIFESTYLE 9/8/16 11:13pm

Coffee, Cookies, and Community Come to the Truitt Center

By Megan Jurnak

Elon students of all years lounge cross-legged next to each other on bean bag chairs, snacking on fruit, biscotti and homemade cookies. What may seem like an afternoon at Irazu is, in reality, the first Sacred Sounds Coffee House.

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