Lifestyle

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LIFESTYLE 5/3/26 12:45pm

Alamance County Rescue Unit celebrates 70 years of service

By Alexander Siegel

2026 marks 70 years of service for the Alamance County Rescue Unit. Founded in 1955, the unit is the primary and rescue provider for Alamance County and its municipalities. 

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LIFESTYLE 5/2/26 4:12pm

Elon Odyssey seniors honored at celebration ahead of graduation

By Kathan Gandhi

At Elon University, the journey for senior Odyssey scholars came full circle May 2. Elon’s Odyssey Program — which offers scholarships and expanded opportunities to high-achieving Elon students with high financial need — hosted its annual senior celebration in LaRose Student Commons. 

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LIFESTYLE 5/1/26 9:31pm

Elon Community Garden hosts annual Strawberry Festival

By Alannah Klingsporn

Elon Community Garden hosted its annual Strawberry Festival on May 1. Students and community members were able to enjoy lemonade, ice cream and live music and more activities. Students and attendees were able to adopt a plant, a tradition for the festival, and also got to enjoy balloon flowers, a strawberry hunt and painting tote bags. Later in the festival attendees got to sit down and enjoy live music.

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LIFESTYLE 5/1/26 2:00pm

Limitless showcase brings hip-hop, R&B, community to Elon stage

By Katrina Holtz

Student performers took the stage April 30 at College Street Tap House as Limitless, Elon University’s hip-hop and R&B organization, hosted its 7th showcase. The event featured a lineup of student and local artists, combining rap, R&B and alternative sounds in what organizers describe as both a performance and a platform for creative growth.

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LIFESTYLE 4/30/26 11:12pm

Elon students stargaze to unwind, reconnect with nature

By Lily Mosbacher

Elon University’s semesterly Stargazing for Mental Health event brought together the Astronomy Club, the Office of Sustainability and campus neighborhoods to create a space centered on reflection in the outdoors. 

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LIFESTYLE 4/30/26 10:21am

CrossRoads organizes Denim Day dinner, fashion show

By Kate Gray

On April 29, over 200 attendees filled the Ramada Inn Convention Center for CrossRoads’ annual Denim Day dinner and fashion show. The event was primarily a fundraiser for CrossRoads Sexual Assault Response & Resource Center, with sponsors, raffles and on-site donations encouraged, but it also served to unite the Alamance area around sexual assault prevention.

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LIFESTYLE 4/29/26 11:39pm

Maker Takeover showcases student projects, inventions

By Abigail Hines

Over 40 projects were displayed in the Moseley Center for the annual Maker Takeover, hosted by the Maker Hub on April 29. From motorized phoenix wings to 3D printed drones, attendees roamed through table displays to see unique pieces made by Elon students. 

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LIFESTYLE 4/26/26 10:34pm

Chabad Elon marks rare Torah dedication with community celebration

By Elissa Leka

A Torah scroll mascot and music greeted community members as Chabad Elon celebrated the dedication of two Sifrei Torah scrolls April 26. Outside, tables were set up for younger children to participate in arts and crafts activities while Elon University students and adults listened to opening remarks by Rabbi Mendy Minkowitz.

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LIFESTYLE 4/23/26 11:05pm

Celebration, education meet at Elon’s Earth Fest, Party For the Planet

By Kathan Gandhi

Students packed the Global Neighborhood concourse for sushi, sliders and a chance to pet Pearl — a cow that has quietly become a staple of Elon University’s Earth Week. The Office of Sustainability and Elon Dining partnered to host two annual events, Party for the Planet and Earth Fest, bringing students together to celebrate nature while highlighting campus sustainability initiatives.

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LIFESTYLE 4/23/26 7:46pm

‘First Daughter Suite’ creates historical fantasia for audiences

By Megan Walsh

From one scene to the next everyday arguments bleed into turning a first lady into a duck and killing someone with a doll. Audiences will explore the inner lives of the first ladies and daughters of United States presidents in Elon University’s production of “First Daughter Suite.” The musical, written by Michael John Lachuisa, will be performed in Roberts Studio Theatre from May 1 to 3. 

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LIFESTYLE 4/22/26 9:51pm

Earth Week Keynote Speaker discusses global weirding

By Emma Luckman

In 2024, Shell, a corporation responsible for roughly 2% of all global emissions, posted a poll on social media asking what the public was willing to do to reduce their carbon footprint. Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy, did not let the post slide, she said during her Earth Week keynote at Elon University in McKinnon Hall on April 22.

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LIFESTYLE 4/22/26 3:44pm

Fighting stereotypes: junior finds ways to expand opportunities within stage combat

By Charlotte Pfabe

Elon junior Aubrey Kocsis wants to fight the patriarchy, literally. A Lumen Scholar winner, Kocsis first became familiar with stage combat when she travelled to Oxford, England in high school to attend a Shakespeare Summer Intensive. She learned so much about what she calls the “illusion of violence,” but also left the program feeling discouraged. 

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LIFESTYLE 4/22/26 12:14pm

Teaching Fellow studies alternative teaching methods

By Megan Walsh

After stepping foot in a local elementary school’s garden, Elon senior Grace Rasmussen said that’s when she realized learning could be full of joy, and she knew she wanted to provide that for her future students. Rasmussen, an Elon University Teaching Fellow, is now conducting two national surveys exploring how schools incorporate outdoor and progressive education practices.

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LIFESTYLE 4/20/26 8:37pm

Student research discovers suspected cause of plant disease

By Trista Panagakos

During his freshman year, now-senior Billy Impagliazzo took two classes taught by biology professor Antonio Izzo. When he got to Elon, Impagliazzo said he knew he wanted to take part in research projects. In his sophomore year, Impagliazzo went to Izzo to discuss research opportunities he had in his lab. Izzo said he believed Impagliazzo would conduct research for only a semester, but almost three years later, Impagliazzo has identified the main microbe infecting the blue curls plant and has presented his research on SURF Day. 

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LIFESTYLE 4/20/26 12:37pm

Elon student digs into Burlington’s past after historic hotel demolition

By Elissa Leka

The Rockefeller Integrated Hotel stood on Burlington’s Maple Avenue before being demolished a few weeks ago. Created by McBride “Mack” Thompson, a prominent African American entrepreneur in the Jim Crow South, the hotel was both his home and a place for Black travelers to stay somewhere safe. A single box of papers was recovered from the demolition site by a neighbor. Marshall Sears, a sophomore researching African American entrepreneurship in Petersburg, digitizes documents including those found in the demolition, as a part of his undergraduate research.

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LIFESTYLE 4/19/26 2:03pm

Main Street Vinyl celebrates Record Store Day

By Norah Wolf

Whether they were crate-digging for something rare or just soaking in the vibe, attendees lined the street bright and early for some fun. Burlington record store, Main Street Vinyl, participated in celebrating Record Store Day on Saturday, April 18th. Inspired by the nationally recognized day, the record store offered limited edition albums only available in independent record stores, as opposed to mainstream ‘box’ stores. 

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LIFESTYLE 4/16/26 9:43pm

BROldly Elon Art Crawl promotes healthy masculinity, student work

By Anjolina Fantaroni

Four white walls covered in art pieces were placed in the Snow Family Grand Atrium on April 16, along with hanging poems and handmade rings. The rings, placed near the stairwell to upstairs Schar Hall, were made by Elon sophomore Noah Elliot. His ringwork displayed materials such as moissanite, Australian opal and synthetic rubies. 

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LIFESTYLE 4/16/26 1:41pm

Undergraduate research can enrich, shape academic journeys

By Anjolina Fantaroni

Aoife Judge ’24 wants to become a doctor. After getting her undergraduate degree in biochemistry, Judge is currently studying at New York Medical College for her master’s degree.

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LIFESTYLE 4/16/26 11:04am

Elon student tackles toxic water

By Mia Torres

Every day, millions of Americans drink water laced with chemicals that never fully leave the environment. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” these compounds are linked to cancer and other serious health risks. They are nearly impossible to remove with conventional water treatment methods.

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LIFESTYLE 4/12/26 9:40am

Elon University dances for a cause

By Emma Luckman

Elon University’s Alumni Gym was transformed into a sea of energy April 11 as the community gathered for the 2026 Elonthon. The six-hour dance marathon, one of Elon’s many philanthropic events, brought students together to raise over $47,000 for Duke Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network, a nonprofit organization that raises funds for children's hospitals in the U.S. and Canada.

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