Lifestyle

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LIFESTYLE 11/16/21 4:43pm

“Sensory Overload” is Elon University’s first site-specific theatrical performance

By Jess Baker

“Sensory Overload” is one of Elon’s first site-specific productions. There have been several dance performances in the past that have been site-specific, but this is considered by writer and director sophomore Matthew Bobzien to be the first within the performing arts department on the theatre side.

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LIFESTYLE 11/15/21 10:18pm

Net Impact joins Elon University's campus to improve sustainability

By Abigail Hobbs

Joining Elon University this year, Net Impact plans to educate students on how they can make a difference in sustainability through leadership. According to Christy Benson, adviser and professor of business law, the skills learned in this organization will reflect on their jobs later in life. 

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LIFESTYLE 11/10/21 11:42am

Tech week at Elon University takes toll on dancer’s body, mental health

By Samantha Sussman

This year, dancers will be able to perform maskless, but audience members will be required to wear masks during the performance. Social distancing regulations have been put in place requiring six feet between dancers and the front row of the audience, with the audience wearing masks during performances. 

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LIFESTYLE 11/10/21 12:14am

Elon University did not 'throw away its shot' to bring Broadway hit Hamilton to campus

By Haley Phelps

Broadway’s hit show Hamilton is making its way to Elon University’s musical theater program this week. Associate choreographer of the original Broadway show Hamilton, Stephanie Klemons, will visit campus to teach a choreography master class for seniors. 

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LIFESTYLE 11/8/21 8:00am

Empanada carting business turned successful Gibsonville storefront

By Olivia Roederer

While Ines Bakery has provided the couple with a form of new income, pride and satisfaction, it has ultimately resulted in a sense of community. Selling cakes and empanada’s has formed new friendships and lasting memories.  

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LIFESTYLE 11/3/21 8:13am

Undergraduate research creativity, increase in Elon University performing arts department

By Samantha Sussman

Any student at Elon can participate in undergraduate research. In the performing arts, the research can be seen in the form of a paper, production, piece of art or any other medium. 

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LIFESTYLE 11/2/21 3:42pm

Redefining identity in Elon University’s department of performing arts

By Miranda Ferrante

While the idea of being attached to an identity is tied to her self-worth, junior Lauren Jacobbe said she noticed she wasn’t the only one who felt this way when she entered the performing arts department at Elon University.

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LIFESTYLE 11/2/21 8:48am

Elon University’s Spectrum strives to heighten inclusion and pride on campus

By Alexa Morrissey

When junior Lucas Leveillee attended his first Spectrum meeting, he wasn’t sure what to expect. Coming from a high school that lacked a similar space, Leveillee found a safe space in Elon’s queer-straight student alliance club: Spectrum.

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LIFESTYLE 11/1/21 12:38pm

Balancing the act

By Nyah Phengsitthy

Teaching and dancing have always been the goal for adjunct faculty members Kate Shugar and Jiwon Ha, but doing that as an adjunct at Elon also comes with setbacks. 

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LIFESTYLE 11/1/21 7:51am

From page to pilot

By Emery Eisner

Alumna Lauren Memery '21 cried when she finally got to see her characters come to life on film last year. After months of refining and research, Memery watched as her screenplay, “They Told Us We Were Girls,” went from the page to a television pilot. This, she said, would have not been possible without the support she found in NewWorks, a drama and theatre studies-based club at Elon.  

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LIFESTYLE 10/31/21 12:09pm

Nutritional benefits of pumpkin

By Ava Giradi

Changing leaves, crisp air and pumpkins. As the season turns in the months of October and November, so do the aisles of the grocery store — now lined with everything from pumpkin bread to pumpkin shaped cookies.  

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LIFESTYLE 10/30/21 1:22pm

Trending Halloween costumes this year

By Juliana Kuhno

This weekend marks the peak of “spooky season,” for Elon University students like sophomore Riley Otis, who said she is excited to experience a more normal Halloween after the social hiatus that was in place on campus this time last year.  

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LIFESTYLE 10/29/21 5:03pm

Fall musical reimagines Broadway classic

By Ellis Chandler

The Elon University performing arts department is presenting its fall musical — “42nd Street” — beginning Oct. 29 and running through Oct. 31. This weekend’s performances consist of two evening shows at 7:30 p.m. and a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for the general public or free for students with your Phoenix Card.

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LIFESTYLE 10/29/21 1:30pm

Burlington pumpkin patch sees ‘growing’ success

By Naomi Washington

Over 25,000 pumpkins were harvested for the fall season at Sophia’s Pumpkin Patch, a family-run business just eight minutes from Elon University’s campus in Burlington.  

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LIFESTYLE 10/28/21 3:24pm

Station at Mill Point to host Trick-or-Treat community event

By Graceanne Gaudiello

The Station at Mill Point welcomes university students, faculty, and local families on Oct. 31 for its Mill Point trick-or-treat.

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LIFESTYLE 10/27/21 2:07pm

Elon small business owner faces supply chain disruptions

By Ashlyn DeLoughy

Across the globe, massive COVID-19 related supply chain disruptions are occurring with the container market, shipping routes, ports, trucking lines and warehouses.

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LIFESTYLE 10/27/21 9:57am

Live theater returns to Elon University

By Caitlin McAuliffe

Online auditions, masked rehearsals, show cancellations and virtual performances. While the traditional theater experience was modified by the COVID-19 pandemic, this academic year, live performances are making a comeback at Elon University. 

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LIFESTYLE 10/26/21 12:54am

Nail salons nearby Elon University, booking tips

By Ava Giradi

Five local nail salons share how they got their start and continue to make themselves available to the university community.

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LIFESTYLE 10/25/21 11:46am

Dance research collaborates with multifaith scholars program at Elon University

By Nyah Phengsitthy

Senior Emily Wilbourne will present her research on Thursday, Oct. 28, at the Tradition & Innovation in Korean Dance event, sharing the richness and depth of Korean dance both then and now, in addition to highlighting adjunct instructor in performing arts Jiwon Ha. Ha, who is from Busan, South Korea, virtually guided Wilbourne while she studied there in both the fall and the summer.  

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LIFESTYLE 10/23/21 7:42pm

Fall Pride at Elon University

By Samantha Sussman

Elon University’s Gender and LGBTQIA Center held a Fall Pride event this Friday, Oct. 22 at the Phi Beta Kappa Commons from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event had games, tie-dye, GLC information and a safe environment to meet new people.  

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