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NEWS 9/6/15 11:48pm

Burlington Downtown Farmer's Market offers more than food

By mstutz

Every Saturday and Wednesday from April to October, farmers and customers at the Burlington Downtown Farmer's Market have the opportunity to see, smell and purchase some unexpected items and services, including: goat milk soap, five-minute massages, and marinade

NEWS 9/6/15 10:26pm

Getting to know Dan Faill: Elon's new Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life

By cbudd

Dan Faill, Elon's new director of Fraternity and Sorority Life and self-proclaimed thirty-four-year-old geek is changing the way Elon students view Greek life, including changing the name to Fraternity and Sorority life. Dan Faill wants people to be able to look past his title and have students see him as just Dan. "I think most of the dance marathon exec or Elonthon exec calls me Dan the man.

NEWS 9/6/15 9:08pm

Benevolence Farm: Re-entry program for incarcerated women

By scowans

Just 17 miles from Elon exists 13 acres of farmland. But unlike the other 8 million acres of farmland in North Carolina, this plot of land hopes to transform the lives of women. "The farm will serve as housing as well as employment for women who are coming out of and returning to the community from prison," said Tanya Jisa, Executive Director of Benevolence Farm. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYvc2JYyIXc&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] Executive Director, Tanya Jisa, founded Benevolence Farm in 2007 after reading an article in the New York Times about the high incarceration numbers in the U.S.

NEWS 9/5/15 6:29pm

'Weird Enough to Work'

By Lea SIlverman

All over campus, students are starting their own clothing companies, creating graphic design freelance work and working with non-profits Some of these students see an issue and instead of accepting it is wrong and ignoring the problem, they attempt to change it.

NEWS 9/5/15 10:23am

Voting rights rally rocks Raleigh

By Hali Tauxe-Stewart

Cries of, “Forward together, not one step back” rang through the streets of downtown Raleigh yesterday, where hundreds gathered for a voting rights rally. The state’s capitol was the terminus of the day’s leg of America's Journey for Justice, an 860-mile march from Selma to Washington, D.C., sponsored by the NAACP and a broad coalition of partner organizations.The marchers are spending 10 days in North Carolina to draw attention to its voting right record. “It’s time to call names,” said state NAACP conference president the Rev. William Barber II. “Tom Tillis pushed through the worst voter suppression in the country.”

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NEWS 04/03/2026 4:55pm
SGA set to appoint VP of Communications, VP of Finance

At Elon University’s Student Government Association, not every leadership role is decided by a student vote. While students recently cast ballots for executive president and vice president, two executive positions, vice president of communications and vice president of finance, are filled through an internal application and interview process.Final appointments will be announced at the first SGA business meeting of the new term on April 9, when newly elected senators will be sworn in and the new executive board will be introduced. Members of SGA say this approach ensures candidates are chosen based on experience and not popularity. 

NEWS 04/03/2026 10:10am
ABSS approves rezoning plan to address overcrowding

The Alamance-Burlington School System Board of Education has approved a rezoning plan aimed at addressing overcrowding across the district. Garrett Elementary, Southern Middle, and Williams High are already over 100% capacity.

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