Letters to the Editor

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NEWS 9/19/12 11:27am

Seeing Himself Through His Music

By jackermann

Freshman Shane Dittmar has a passion for singing and playing piano, and he has also been blind since birth. The 18-year-old singer and piano-player was born with "Leber's Congenital Amaurosis," a disease that left both him and his twin brother blind since they were born. "We were born blind, mostly blind, not completely blind," Dittmar said. Growing up his eyesight never changed, and neither did his love for music.

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NEWS 9/19/12 4:51am

Revamped SUB box office program reels in success

By Rebecca Wickel

Outings to the movie theater don’t always fit into the average college student’s budget. But with its Movie Run program, Elon University’s Student Union Board has been helping to offset the cost of a night at Carousel Cinemas in Alamance Crossing since 2005. Previously, students could purchase $5 tickets from 5-6 p.m.

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NEWS 9/18/12 9:53pm

ALE Mythbusters: What you need to know

By elonlocalnews

Police were out in full force this weekend. And with them? Alcohol Law Enforcement, or ALE. ALE is a state-wide branch of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety.

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NEWS 9/18/12 8:57pm

Presidential campaigns should be dictated by fact-checkers

By Ashley Fahey

Politicians have a reputation for either manipulating the truth or leaving out important details in order to better their image to American voters.

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NEWS 9/18/12 8:56pm

Thomas helps men’s soccer get back to full strength following knee injury

By Kyle Maher

Chris Thomas, a senior forward on the Elon University men’s soccer team, had 10 goals last season.

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NEWS 9/18/12 8:56pm

Elon women’s soccer team hosts game in support of Go4theGoal

By Andrew Wilson

It all started on the morning of May 15, 2006. Richard Stefanacci was diagnosed with a form of pediatric cancer called Ewing’s Sarcoma.

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NEWS 9/18/12 8:56pm

Campus political groups revise agendas in time for election season

By Melissa Kansky

The College Democrats and College Republicans advocate for opposing candidates, but the Elon University chapters still share one common goal. “We want discussion,” said junior Patrick Brown, president of the College Republicans.

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NEWS 9/18/12 8:56pm

Outnumbered: Language barrier in Barcelona

By Victoria Dolan

My journey to Barcelona was uneventful.  I packed everything I needed, didn’t forget my contacts and made both of my flights with time to spare. But one image stuck in my mind. As I was going through security in the Boston airport, I noticed an older man and his son directly in line directly behind me.

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NEWS 9/18/12 8:55pm

Analysis: Recapping West Virginia State-Elon

By Andrew Wilson

It’s been three different kinds of opponents in three games this season for the Phoenix. A clearly superior opponent in North Carolina, a clearly inferior opponent in West Virginia State, and an opponent hovering somewhere around Elon’s level in North Carolina Central. Elon did what they had to do this weekend, easily dispatching West Virginia State University in the team’s final non-conference game of the season before embarking on what could be called murderers row of the Southern Conference over the next three weeks. This week, Elon opens conference play in Statesboro, Ga.

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NEWS 9/18/12 8:55pm

Spectrum proposes resolution to remove Chick-fil-A from campus

By Katherine Blunt

On SGA Executive Vice President Connor O’Donnell’s desk, there sits a resolution. Drafted and submitted by Spectrum, Elon University’s queer-straight alliance, it opposes Chick-fil-A’s presence on campus and asserts the need for its removal.

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NEWS 9/18/12 8:54pm

Elon welcomes higher number of transfer students

By Kristen Olsen

The community atmosphere at Elon University prompted sophomore Laurel Weibe to uprot from Chicago and relocate to a smaller town in North Carolina. While Weibe said she loved the big city, she felt Loyola Chicago University lacked a sense of community and personal relationships with the professors. “Classes were not engaging,” she said.

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NEWS 9/18/12 8:53pm

National Convention internships experience major political events

By Rachel Southmayd

While many Elon University students were getting settled into the routine of a new school year, others were hundreds of miles away, adjusting to the rhythm of the national conventions.

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NEWS 9/18/12 8:52pm

Reality TV program follows Burlington officers in search for local woman

By Adriana Miano

A missing person report concerning a Burlington resident attracted the attention of a reality television series this season. This fall, interested viewers can watch as the Burlington Police Department investigates the disappearance of a local woman on an episode of “Find Our Missing” on TV One, a cable channel based in Silver Spring. The show will follow Staff Sgt.

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NEWS 9/18/12 8:52pm

Intern program introduces students to careers in higher education

By Kristen Olsen

Eight Elon University students were accepted into the Executive Intern Program this year after undergoing an application process headed by SGA Executive President Darien Flowers and President Leo Lambert.

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NEWS 9/18/12 8:52pm

Elon expands Village Project, Kernodle Center to downtown Burlington

By Katherine Blunt

Elon University extended its reach into downtown Burlington with the purchase of a building at 217 E.

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NEWS 9/18/12 8:51pm

Loy Farm will become Environmental Education Center

By Ethan Smith

The Loy Farm property by the Magnolia Cemetery of Elon will be converted into a restored meadow this fall and will be renamed the Elon Environmental Education Center.

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NEWS 9/18/12 8:51pm

Analysis: Phoenix finish non-conference on a positive note

By Andrew Wilson

Overall, it was a very positive weekend for the Elon University women’s soccer team. The Phoenix battled the High Point Panthers to a 1-1 draw on Friday night, then beat Francis Marion at home on Sunday afternoon on junior forward Simi Dhaliwal’s third goal of the season.

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SPORTS 9/18/12 7:42pm

September 17 Sports

By jdaffner

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NEWS 9/18/12 7:34pm

Shenanigans in Carolina

By scowans

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NEWS 9/18/12 7:29pm

Elon's Latina Community Broaden Their Experience On Campus

By nabdulahi

Hispanic students count for four percent of the student population at Elon University. Some were born in the United States and others come from countries like El Savador, Costa Rica and Panama. For these students, communication is more than just words.

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