Lifestyle

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LIFESTYLE 10/28/20 3:26pm

Initiative builds bridge between religion, sexual identity

By Quinn Corrigan

The Gender and LGBTQIA Center and Truitt Center created the Spirit and Pride Initiative, a program that strives to create a bridge between gender and sexual identity and religion. In its first year on campus, this initiative has already started to get positive feedback. 

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LIFESTYLE 10/27/20 10:40am

Life@Elon continues to push virtual learning

By Quinn Corrigan

For a decade, Life@Elon has been helping senior citizens in the Elon community continue their education. Although they can’t meet in their usual home of Johnston Hall because of the coronavirus pandemic, Life@Elon is still promoting their mission of lifelong learning online.

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LIFESTYLE 10/27/20 9:50am

Vote for Best of 2021

By Elon News Network

It's time for Elon News Network's Best of 2021 edition. In our survey, vote for your favorite things and places in and around Elon.

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LIFESTYLE 10/26/20 5:28pm

Local couple opening smoothie bar in Elon amid coronavirus pandemic

By Brian Rea

Jenipher and Jerry Smith, of Whitsett, are co-owners of Deep Roots, a smoothie bar that they hope to open in Elon this December. The couple said they began their own wellness journey and wanted to bring a healthy quick-service option to the area.

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LIFESTYLE 10/23/20 3:58pm

Elon singing groups find ways adjust to pandemic

By Graysen Shirley

With the onset of the pandemic, Elon choir and a cappella groups are now adapting to new rules and regulations put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In accordance with the new regulations, singers now wear masks, practice virtually or at socially distanced rehearsals and are shifting their focus from large concerts to making new recorded music.

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LIFESTYLE 10/21/20 11:26am

Elon STEM students highlight Black contributions to the field

By Jinger Callwood

In light of the racial tensions and disparities occurring in the United States, Elon students from the physics, biology, chemistry, exercise science and the engineering clubs started the STEM for Black Lives Matter club. The new club emerged on campus in July to promote diversity and advocate against racial disparities in the STEM communities.

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LIFESTYLE 10/20/20 12:04pm

Sixth annual Alamance Pride goes virtual

By Becca Chase

Every October since 2015, Alamance Pride, a nonprofit that serves the LGBTQIA community, has held an annual Pride festival in downtown Burlington, but this year’s sixth annual event was held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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LIFESTYLE 10/20/20 9:58am

Quarantine's impact on mental health

By Anna Terry

Students who test positive for COVID-19 or are in close contact with a positive case are required to quarantine. These students are in isolation to contain the spread of the virus. But as a result of their solitude, their mental health can face negative effects.   

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LIFESTYLE 10/19/20 10:30am

Elon students start podcast on gender, sexuality

By Graysen Shirley

Junior Mac Lengyel and other students at Elon University’s Gender and LGBTQIA Center recently started the podcast SexualiTEA. The podcast focuses on discussing the intricacies of gender and sexuality along with sharing the stories of Elon students, faculty, staff and alumni.

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LIFESTYLE 10/17/20 1:20pm

Elon student honored for song about social justice

By Christine Guido

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Foundation awarded Elon junior Eliza Spear the 2020 Jay Gorney Award along with co-writers Lindsay Gitter and Rachael Williams for their song “If I Don’t Try.” The award is given to a songwriting team or songwriter, who is not affiliated with a label, for their original work and is handed out based on the song’s social implications, according to the ASCAP Foundation. 

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LIFESTYLE 10/13/20 11:16am

A look at Elon's devoted beekeeper

By Jakob Reuter

Elon University senior Megan Noor is in search of a new caretaker for the bees she’s helped manage the last three years. Noor, who spent the spring taking care of bees, has been interested in bees ever since she joined took a class with the Alamance County Beekeepers Association her freshman year. 

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LIFESTYLE 10/8/20 9:33am

The Moment: Dual pandemics inspire Black performing arts students

By Anna Terry and Whitney McDonnell

Senior Kamal Lado has always envisioned creating a space for Black students to showcase their artwork, but they never thought such an event would be realized within their four years at Elon University. However, the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement following the killing of George Floyd this summer spurred Kamal to ensure their vision came to life.

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LIFESTYLE 10/7/20 4:06pm

Elon's Student Union Board adapts to coronavirus pandemic

By Sophie Rosenthal

Elon’s Student Union Board has organized free weekend activities for the student body since 1984. But when the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way that people can safely interact with one another, SUB had to alter their event planning for the fall 2020 semester. 

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LIFESTYLE 10/6/20 12:11pm

Elon Engineers pioneer STEM in the Piedmont

By Jinger Callwood

Elon Engineers, a small group of students with a passion for engineering, is an organization that is pioneering projects and working alongside faculty to develop Science, Technology, Engineering and Math programs at Elon.

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LIFESTYLE 10/3/20 2:13pm

Sisters set out to create a sustainable style

By Anna Terry

In June 2019, Brigette Hedvat '20 launched UENVI with her sister, Adrienne Hedvat, who is now a senior at Elon University. UENVI is a sustainable lifestyle company that makes an array of one-of-a-kind pieces ranging from t-shirts to swimwear. 

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LIFESTYLE 9/28/20 2:10pm

DJ ecuatoriano comparte sus raíces en Elon

By Graysen Shirley

Si bien la música ha formado una gran parte de la cultura de Kevin Alvarado, las raíces de su familia en Ecuador también han tenido un efecto en la persona quien es hoy en día. Durante su infancia, Alvarado pasó un verano con sus abuelos en Cuenca, donde pudo sumergirse en la cultura de sus padres.

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LIFESTYLE 9/28/20 2:10pm

Ecuadorian DJ shares roots at Elon

By Graysen Shirley

While music has been a large part of Kevin Alvarado’s culture, his family’s roots in Ecuador also have impacted cultivating the person he is today. During his childhood, Alvarado spent a summer with his grandparents in Cuenca, where he was able to immerse himself in the culture of his parents. 

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LIFESTYLE 9/27/20 11:50am

Students get involved through From the Flames Challenge

By Cailey Cetani

The From the Flames Challenge includes a semester-long scavenger hunt and other unconventional competitions. According to Schmiederer, it was created to help bring the community together and to encourage students to get to know Elon on a deeper level. The “quirky” scavenger hunt, found on their new Instagram page, encourages students to get to know Elon on a deeper level, while having fun solving clues for challenges. 

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LIFESTYLE 9/24/20 2:08pm

Student artists continue to showcase work online and on campus

By Abby Goretsky

Even during a global pandemic, the Student-Made Store continues to expand. The store has grown its online presence by developing audiences on social media and building up their website. Artists for the store sell their art at on-campus events and now also come from schools beyond Elon.

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LIFESTYLE 9/16/20 12:29am

El Centro kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month

By Madalyn Howard

Hispanic Heritage Month is officially observed from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, beginning on the anniversary of independence for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Mexico and Chile also celebrate their independence on Sept. 16 and Sept.18, respectively.

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