It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly a month since Elon University students junior Taylor Zisholtz and freshman Lucy Smith-Williams surprised Acorn Coffee Shop worker Kathryn Thompson with the opportunity to take her family to Disney World.
Letter to the editor regarding Peter Ustach.
Residence Life sent out an email earlier today on how to prevent mold in mildew in resident halls on campus.
Thanksgiving break has been extended at Elon University this school year, classes are off for a full week instead of three days.
It comes at no surprise that Elon University’s fraternity and sorority community is at a crossroads.
After an eventful day in the part, two teenage boys find a rift in their friendship when the power dynamic in their relationship shifts.
We’ve compiled a list of do’s and don’ts this Halloween so you can be a Hallowinner and not a Halloweenie.
Without a clear maternal figure or older sister to turn to, I did what any reasonable adolescent would: I turned to the pages of a teen magazine. Seventeen.
As a competitive player in the “No-Shave November” since I started taking part in my high school’s competition, I view Halloween less as a terror and more as the day my legs begin to grow ... well ... hairier.
On Monday afternoon three Elon University community members made their debut on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Acorn Coffee Shop employee Kathryn Thompson, junior Taylor Zisholtz and freshman Lucy Smith-Williams all sat down with DeGeneres to explain how they changed each other’s lives “This is a beautiful story,” DeGeneres said when they sat down. Their story began when Thompson asked Zisholtz and Smith-Williams where they were from on a quiet Friday night at Acorn. “When Lucy announced that she was from Florida, her face just lit up and she was ecstatic,” Zisholtz said on The Ellen DeGeneres show. It had been Thompson’s lifelong dream to bring her grandchildren to Disney World, she said. “That was my dream, but I just make it pay day to pay day,” Thompson said as she fought back tears. DeGeneres quickly handed her tissues to dry her eyes. After hearing Thompson’s wish, the two students started a GoFundMe page. People from many different places donated to the page including current Elon students, alumni and people who never attended Elon at all. Donation amounts spanned from just $5 to $1000, to every amount in between. Both DeGeneres and the audience were amazed by the two students’ ability to fundraise over $10,000 to get Thompson to Disney World. Their original goal was to raise $6,500. “There’s a lot of bad out there, and look what you did by meeting someone you didn’t know, helping her make her dream come true,” DeGeneres said. “So thank you for doing that.” In a surprise, the photo company Shutterfly matched Zisholtz and Smith-Williams’ fundraising and gave Thompson another $10,000 on the show. Both Zisholtz and Smith-Williams embraced Thompson as smiled in disbelief.
Elon is all about getting out of your comfort zone and starting to experience new adventures.
The Elon University women's soccer team took 16 shots Sunday afternoon but did not find the back of the net, falling to Towson University 1-0 and getting eliminated from Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament contention.
It turns out that man's best friend can do more than play fetch and roll over. The ability to read can determine a great deal about the immediate and long term future of a child's life. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WhfUXYmP_M&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] According to a survey by the U.S.
“Superego” by Disclosure is that song you can’t seem to stop playing. You know the one. It’s catchy, it’s sassy and it will probably be stuck in your head all week long.
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The TickleMyRibs parking lot was packed over the weekend when the owners raised money for Little Pink Houses for Hope.
Elon University registrar Rodney Parks is making big changes in gender identification on campus. Parks has tried to make it easier for transgender students to get their diploma changed to their preferred pronoun.
When it comes to motorcycle racing, there's nobody "badder" than grudge racers. "We the baddest motorcycles on the planet baby, we just pretty much the fastest of the fast," Rasheed Clark, the promoter for the Kings of Grudge said.
Junior Ben Bridges is recovering from injuries sustained in a serious pedestrian accident in Peru, where he's studying abroad for the semester.
A few years ago in Las Vegas, the election results for city council members ended in a tie — causing the winner to be decided by drawing cards. Kenneth Fernandez, assistant professor of political science at Elon University and director of the Elon University Poll, remembers this rare occurrence from his prior teaching stint at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
