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NEWS 2/2/16 12:39pm

Acorn employee spends weekend in Disney

By Courtney Campbell

The long awaited dream vacation has finally happened — Acorn Coffee employee Kathryn Thompson and her family, including her son Jeff, his wife Tonia and their two sons Jeremy and Joshua, made their trip to “the happiest place on Earth” over the Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend.

NEWS 2/1/16 8:34pm

Elon student arrested for Driving While Impaired

By BWivagg

Elon student Grace Gaskin Shealy, 19, was arrested Sunday night after a traffic accident. According to the Town of Elon Police report, police responded to a crash on East Haggard Avenue at 11:38 p.m. Shealy originally fled the scene and was picked up by police in the Loy Neighborhood. Shealy was arrested for driving while impaired and driving after consuming under the age of 21.

NEWS 2/1/16 8:28pm

I dropped, and it's going to be OK

 

Sunday, Jan. 31 concluded the chaotic and tumultuous week that is recruitment. When I first came to Elon, never would I have thought I would be a participant in Greek Life recruitment. But, as I got to know women in various organizations, I realized that all the stereotypes I had established in my mind were wrong. The girls involved in these organizations were nothing like I had seen in “House Bunny” or “Legally Blonde” (although I wouldn’t mind if there were some more people like Elle Woods in the world). Over the past week, I had some of the most amazing conversations with genuinely down-to-earth women on topics ranging from TV shows and the Franco brothers to how different cultures interact and communicate with each other.

SPORTS 1/30/16 9:57pm

Phoenix earns comeback victory at Northeastern

By Tommy Hamzik

Sophomore guard Dmitri Thompson had 19 points and freshman forward Tyler Seibring hit a go-ahead jumper in the lane with a little more than a minute left as the Elon University men's basketball team edged Northeastern University 71-67 on Saturday, Jan.

SPORTS 1/30/16 9:52am

Last-second layup gives women's basketball win at Northeastern

By Alex Simon

Freshman guard/forward Nikki McDonald made a layup with three seconds left to give the Elon University women's basketball team its third straight Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) win, 56-54 over Northeastern University Friday afternoon. McDonald's layup was assisted by sophomore guard Shay Burnett, who picked up her fifth double-double of the season with 17 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.

SPORTS 1/30/16 9:26am

Men's basketball edged by Hofstra, 66-64

By Wesley Share

The Elon University men's basketball continued its Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference skid, falling to Hofstra University 66-64 Thursday evening. The loss was Elon's third straight and fifth in six contests, as the Phoenix tumbles down the standings to eighth place, touting a 3-6 record in conference play thus far.

NEWS 1/28/16 9:07pm

International students encounter obstacles in assimilating at Elon

By Micah Spoerndle

Elon University is ranked No. 1 for its study abroad program by the International Educational Institute and is one of the top 10 most globally-minded universities according to the Christian Science Monitor. But even with 50 countries represented at Elon, it is common for students to confine themselves in their existingsocial circles, preventing a globally integrated environment.

NEWS 1/26/16 1:29pm

Engage in service during Winter Term

 

For many, Winter Term is a time of leisure. Students are only in class for three hours a day, most organizations are not holding meetings, and in general, free time is excessive.  Instead of using this time to catch up on shows on Netflix or taking three naps a day, use this invaluable free time to learn more about your peers, your community, and yourself by engaging in service.  High involvement in service learning and community engagement is something Elon University has always strived for.

NEWS 1/26/16 1:28pm

Studying abroad wasn't the best time of my life

By Janat Bashir

I know what you’re thinking. If, after four months in a beautiful and foreign continent, these are my overarching sentiments, then I clearly did the whole study-abroad thing wrong or I didn’t try hard enough.  It took me a long time to come to terms with the fact that I wasn’t having “the best time of my life” during an experience many college kids would describe as “the best times of their lives.” I experienced a lot of mental anguish simply over the fact that I wasn’t enjoying myself the way I hoped I would or the way I saw others enjoying themselves.

NEWS 1/26/16 12:23pm

Pam Wertheim - 2016-01-26 12:23:05

 

Recently, Kopper Top Life Learning center recieved money's raised by a volunteer student from Elon University. This has been a one man show, with the help of one steady volunteer.

NEWS 1/23/16 11:23pm

Veering off path, Elon assesses offense after loss to James Madison

By Tommy Hamzik

Holding his head in his hands, rubbing his eyes at times, sophomore guard Dmitri Thompson seemed at a loss for words as he tried to describe Saturday night’s 82-64 loss to James Madison University in Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball. There was the blooming first half where the Elon University men’s basketball team shot 60.7 percent from the field and 69.2 percent from 3-point range. But there also was the 25 percent clip — and the dim 6.3 percent (1 of 16) performance from long distance — in the second half.

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NEWS 12/17/2025 3:18pm
North Carolinians rate public schools poorly in new Elon Poll

As K-12 students across North Carolina prepare for their winter break, the Elon University Poll released poll data on Dec. 17 finding that most North Carolinians gave mediocre or poor grades to public schools across the state. “The states have always had deep authority on education, but there has been more federal involvement in various years,” Director of the Elon University Poll Jason Husser said. “So we thought, well, this is the time for us to really look in depth about what do people think about North Carolina schools.”

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. 

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