Letters to the Editor


NEWS 1/10/12 2:49pm

Hamilton, Isenbarger make power duo at the point for the Phoenix

It’s not often where you have two point guards that can play equal minutes and both produce the way you want them to, especially in the Southern Conference. That’s why freshman guard Austin Hamilton and sophomore guard Jack Isenbarger make a great, albeit surprising, duo for the Phoenix and head coach Matt Matheny. “Austin has been a surprise in some ways,” Matheny said following Elon’s tough loss to Georgia Southern Jan.


NEWS 1/5/12 2:55pm

Preview: Elon vs. Georgia Southern 1/5

After a tough three-game road swing where the Phoenix men’s basketball lost three straight, head coach Matt Matheny brings his young team back into Alumni Gym for the first time since last year. Okay, it has only been 25 days since Elon whomped the Lynchburg Hornets 109-67 on their home court. Then losses to Dartmouth College, No.


NEWS 12/16/11 11:30pm

Preview: Elon Phoenix vs. Dartmouth Big Green 12/17/11

Elon University Phoenix (7-2, 2-0 Southern Conference) @ Dartmouth College Big Green (2-7, 0-0 Ivy League) December 17, 2011 at 12 p.m. Leede Arena, Hanover, New Hampshire Coaches: ELON Matt Matheny (third year), DART Paul Cormier (ninth year) Last Games: ELON vs.


NEWS 12/12/11 4:16pm

Holiday Magic: A Victorian Christmas

Christmas spirit is not just for children this year. The Burlington Parks and Recreation department is bringing a Victorian-themed Christmas festival to the downtown Burlington area. From 6 to 9 p.m Dec.


NEWS 12/11/11 4:06pm

Philosophy class asks: 'What can we know?'

Deep in the woods near Bennett is a 40-foot circle where nothing will grow. According to locals, this spot is the Devil's Tramping Ground, where Satan silently paces, plotting and planning. Senior Brooke Kassner spent a night at this haunted spot to test the validity of myths associated with the Devil's Tramping Ground, along with other students, in 'What Can We Know,' a philosophy course led by Anthony Weston. "The spookiness of this spot is perpetuated by itself," Weston said.


NEWS 12/11/11 4:03pm

Freshman uses personal tragedy to help others

Yasmine Arrington calls herself different and lucky — and she is quite lucky. The freshman strategic communications major from Washington, D.C., is a published poet, recipient of numerous scholarships — including a $25,000 award from the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation and a $30,000 scholarship from The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation — and has traveled abroad to Zambia.


NEWS 12/11/11 3:48pm

Decorating for a cause

Some of the most prominent symbols of holiday celebrations are Christmas lights strung through bushes, trees and around doorways.



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