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Elon debuts university’s first show choir club

When sophomore Jordan Kelberg arrived at Elon University last year and met fellow sophomore Holland Cogan, they noticed a lack of a performance groups that fit their niches. 

Elon community, GLC celebrate Bisexual Awareness Week on campus

Elon University’s Gender & LGBTQIA Center celebrated Bisexual Awareness Week from Sept. 16 to Sept. 23, National Day of Bisexual Visibility. Various events were held to promote, respect and spread awareness for the bisexual and other LGBTQIA+ populations on campus and nationwide. 

Phoenix 4th Friday brings business to downtown Burlington

In downtown Burlington’s Historic Depot, there was a bustling scene with live music, a K-9 demonstration and more for the annual Phoenix Fourth Friday event, held in collaboration between the City of Burlington’s Recreation and Parks Department and Burlington Downtown Corporation. 

“Perspectivas” series outlines importance of voting, mentorship, community

Burlington resident Lorena Meza Lara spent her early childhood growing up in Mexico. She played outside until the sun went down and would pick out shapes in the stars. She remembers getting her allowance and walking to the corner store for a raspado, a snow cone with fruit. She walked to and from school everyday.

Gibsonville’s first female-owned tattoo studio leaves its mark

Annie Bella dips the needle in her hand into one of the caps of ink on the table to her left. She drags the needle across Dominic Adame’s skin, adding color to a depiction of Remy from the Disney movie “Ratatouille.” 

Elon University represents on Broadway

Playbill, a national magazine and website for theatergoers, released its 2022 Big 10 list earlier this month, ranking American colleges and universities by the number of current students and alumni who performed on Broadway from Aug. 22, 2021 to May 4, 2022. Elon tallied 17 alumni on Broadway this year, but it was not the university’s first time being featured on Big 10. It received an honorable mention in 2016 and was No. 10 on the list in both 2017 and 2018. 

Graham gardener helps fight local food insecurity

Ashlie Thomas is planting a seed in the Graham community. After moving from South Carolina four years ago, Thomas said she began to realize that diverse food options were limited in Graham compared to surrounding cities like Greensboro, Chapel Hill and Durham. 

Dog Day Mixer welcomes students, furry friends

The Alamance Humane Society brought its own dogs to its annual dog day mixer as a way to educate the Elon community about dog adoption. 

Elon professor, dance majors perform at National Dance Day GSO

Performing arts professor Jiwon Ha danced alongside some Elon University BFA majors in downtown Greensboro for the annual National Dance Day GSO celebration in LeBauer Park.

Tailgate kicks off Elon football home opener

Student organizations and groups such as the Elon University Dance Team, Student Union Board and Black Student Union also all hosted tailgates in the Student Zone located on Bank of America Drive. The next tailgate will be held during Family Weekend before the football game against the University of Richmond on Oct. 1. 

“LGBTQIA Histories and Future of Alamance County” conversation panel takes place at Persnickety Books

The event was hosted by Alamance Pride, Elon University’s Gender & LGBTQIA Center, Elon Women’s Gender, & Sexuality Studies and Elon’s Gender & Sexuality Living Learning Community. Hosted at Persnickety Books, the event featured a presentation from Josh Hollands, Elon University’s Fulbright Scholar, a poetry reading from Founder of Define and Empower Amanda Bennet, and small group discussions. 

After three days, Buddhist monk destroys his own creation in message of impermanence

Geshe Palden Sangpo, a Tibetan Buddhist monk now based in Raleigh, spent over 15 hours in the Numel Lumen Sacred Space this week, intricately moving small grains of sand with specialized tools and creating a four-square-foot Green Tara Sand Mandala.

El Centro kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month in vibrant color

Elon University students, faculty and staff kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15, 2022 on Medallion Plaza. 

Elon University hosts one-man retelling of Emmett Till’s story

Mike Wiley, the North Carolina-based actor and playwright of the one-man show “Dar He: The Story of Emmett Till,” said Till’s story — and the gruesome images of his open casket funeral — were catalysts for many famous civil rights activists of the late 1950s and early ’60s. 

Elon University to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Week was first implemented in 1968 by former U.S. President Lyndon Johnson to celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens with ancestors who came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South American. Twenty years later, the week expanded to a full 30 day period from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.  

Buddhist monk to visit Elon University, construct eighth sand mandala

Tibetan Buddhist monk Geshe Sangpo has returned to Elon University this week to create the eighth sand mandala for the campus community.

Sweet B Cookies to open Holly Hill Mall storefront

Burlington resident Brittany Shaw gives back to the community through what she knows best — baking cookies. She began baking as a way to make money while in nursing school. Now, she owns her own company, Sweet B Cookies. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, she had to close and find another job, but Shaw said as she gets back into business, she never lost sight of her dream. 

Gibsonville groomer opens new realm of ‘pawsibilities’ for residents

Gibsonville resident Jacki King walks through the doors of Prim & Pawper, a Gibsonville dog grooming business, and is greeted by co-owner Josh Tabor, who rings up her total and goes to the back to get King’s Cairn Terrier, Rosie.

Street art blooms in downtown Elon

When public artist Mary Ryan wakes up early in the morning during a project week, she gathers her supplies, puts on her paint-covered shoes and says goodbye to her husband before heading off to paint alone for eight hours — this week, in downtown Elon. 

Elon University senior to compete in triathlon, fundraise for Burlington Animal Services