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SPORTS 4/16/16 9:29pm

Football finishes 2nd of 3 spring scrimmages Saturday morning

By Alex Simon

The defense shone bright at the Elon University football team’s second scrimmage of the spring Saturday morning, stepping up with two interceptions and a dozen tackles for losses. “The biggest thing with the defense today was the big plays, the negative plays,” said head coach Rich Skrosky.

SPORTS 4/16/16 2:41pm

Guba's walk-off caps off 4-run, 2-out rally to beat Towson

By Jordan Spritzer

Senior Brett Guba went from zero to hero. After striking out while representing the tying run in the bottom of the 8th, Guba capped off a 4-run ninth inning with a walk-off, 2-RBI single in the Elon University baseball team’s 9-8 victory over Towson University April 15 in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play. “I just had to buckle down and battle, try to get a ball in play and give us a chance,” Guba said.

NEWS 4/15/16 9:38am

Do not allow fall classes to ruin your spring

By Jessica Rapfogel

            Besides the few who truly mastered the four-year plan in Elon 101, April is known for more than just its showers. It’s one of the few times of the year when we log into OnTrack and actually look at “Degree Audit.” We grab a notebook and jot down the next courses to take and what sections and teachers are being offered.

NEWS 4/15/16 9:35am

The power of intentional kindness

By Courtney Campbell

Almost every day I wear a piece of ceramic jewelry around my neck: a yellow flower with the inscription “Be Kind.” It reminds me of the power of intentional kindness, which is one of the driving motivational factors in my daily life.

NEWS 4/13/16 10:55pm

Safe spaces, gun control at height of Elon Politics Forum debate

By Tommy Hamzik

There wasn't any name-calling or personal attacks, but rather spirited, educational discussion at the Elon Political Debate hosted by the Elon Politics Forum on Wednesday night. College Democrats, College Republicans and Young Americans for Liberty sparred over issues such as safe spaces on college campuses, the Second Amendment and even the nomination process for the open Supreme Court seat. Two representatives from each organization debated topics like climate change and United States' involvement in international affairs while also answering audience questions in a packed McBride Gathering Space at Numen Lumen Pavilion.  The question of safe spaces on college campuses, which has drawn national attention especially after protests at the University of Missouri in the fall, started off the debate. Both Young Americans for Liberty and College Republicans questioned safe spaces' infringement on free speech, while College Democrats advocated for their benefits. "The most interesting thing about safe spaces is how unsafe they make people feel who aren't a part of them," said senior Trevor Schramn of College Republicans. Junior Matt Snow of Young Americans for Liberty said the current generation of college students is changing, specifically their psychology and their physical brain structure, "due to the unability to cope with the real world." He worried about changing language and words' meaning to make people feel more welcome. "The problem with safe spaces is they work to take away free speech and prevent us from dealing with life how it is," Snow said.

SPORTS 4/13/16 10:31pm

Elon baseball smothered by No. 12 NC State 23-3

By Alex Hager

The Elon University baseball team played host to the nationally-ranked North Carolina State Wolfpack on Tuesday night, and the Phoenix seemed to have their fate sealed early, falling 23 to three. “You gotta have a quick memory when you play baseball.” said Elon freshman shortstop Ryne Ogren, “That was a kick in the teeth.” The Wolfpack delivered an onslaught of scoring in the game’s opening frame, sending 11 batters to the plate in a seven-run first inning. The scoring didn’t stop there.

NEWS 4/13/16 6:46pm

Local transplant recipient pushes for organ donation

By afeather

A little more than a year ago Craig Edwards was within weeks of dying. He had been diagnosed with liver cirrhosis, and was severely in need of a transplant. "Last February I was given two to three weeks to live if I didn't find a donor," Edwards said. With time running out, the father of three turned to social media to help look for a donor. "The only way that I was going to live was to receive a directed donor transplant, which is very very rare, but it's the only hope that I had at that point," Edwards said.

SPORTS 4/13/16 10:30am

Giving it all, giving it back

By Hannah Silvers

When making her college decision, junior catcher Emily Roper knew she was going to be a student-athlete. “My dad was a big athlete growing up, and with my brothers being college athletes, I understood the process,” she said. “When it came to me it wasn’t a, ‘Are you going to play in college?’ It was a, ‘Where are you going to play in college?’” She found her way to Elon, where she has so played in 143 of the Phoenix’s 145 games since she’s stepped on campus. This season, Roper is batting .333 with five doubles, five home runs and 29 RBI. With numbers like that, it might be tempting to let them define her. But Roper’s career at Elon — and her path to the softball program — is far more three-dimensional than a stat sheet could capture.

NEWS 4/13/16 9:20am

Beta bolsters in popularity

By Madison Demmitt

Elon University welcomed its newest fraternity to campus this spring, Beta Theta Pi. With this addition, Elon now has eight Interfraternity Council chapters. The new Beta Theta Pi chapter, more commonly known as Beta, has a total of 90 members from all four class years.

NEWS 4/13/16 8:52am

Study abroad safety concerns emerge

By Michael Somerby

U.S. college students are more than twice as likely to die on their own campus than while studying abroad, according to a study conducted by The Forum on Education Abroad. The study reported 13.5 students out of every 100,000 die abroad each year.

NEWS 4/13/16 8:48am

Islamophobia still exists among some

By Michael Somerby

Within an hour of the March 22 Brussels attacks, #StopIslam started trending on Twitter. The trend reflected a larger societal issue in which innocent Muslims are targeted for the actions of a radicalized minority.

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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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