Lifestyle

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LIFESTYLE 2/19/26 11:49am

Elon’s spring dance concert explores different cultures, experiences in ‘Roots and Horizons’

By Karsyn Vann

Hope, despair, community and resilience are just some of the themes explored in Elon University’s spring dance concert titled “Roots and Horizons.” Directed by assistant professor of dance, Keshia Gee, the concert will feature works from six choreographers, including Elon faculty and guest artists.

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LIFESTYLE 2/18/26 11:06am

Elon University Belk Library hosts African American Literature Read-In

By Elissa Leka

Students gathered at Elon University’s Belk Library on Feb. 17 to share poetry and prose with the Elon community —turning literature into an opportunity for expression during Black History Month. The event opened with a reading from assistant professor of English Dan Burns, who shared an excerpt from “The Nickel Boys”. He chose the book knowing that he was about to head over to Global Neighbourhood for a film screening of the movie adaptation. 

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LIFESTYLE 2/17/26 2:45pm

Local Black-owned businesses promote relationships, fill needs in community

By Abby Gravely

When clients visit Crown Slayer Salon in downtown Gibsonville, they go for more than just the hairstyles. Owner and stylist Bonita Garner works to provide everyone who sits down in her chair an outlet to talk, ask for advice or just connect. Together they form a relationship that is more than just stylist and client, but one of openness and mutual trust. 

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LIFESTYLE 2/16/26 5:54pm

Elon alum details the experiences of fatherhood in children's book ‘We Love you ForAva!’

By Trista Panagakos

For Jeffrey and Corddarryl Williamson-Rose, adoption was an option they were considering months before their wedding. They debated other ways to grow their family, but after getting married in September 2022, they began the adoption process. The Williamson-Roses’ adoption journey began with a home study, a procedure where a social worker ensures the parents hoping to adopt are fit to care for and provide for a child. 

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LIFESTYLE 2/15/26 6:30pm

Elon University Truitt Center hosts Ripple Interfaith Conference for 10th year

By Alannah Klingsporn

The Elon University Truitt Center hosted its annual weekend-long Ripple Interfaith conference from Feb.13 to Feb. 15 in Numen Lumen, where students and visitors from other colleges, such as Queens University of Charlotte and Texas Christian University, were able to participate in various activities, such as an art project and attend breakout sessions happening around Elon University’s campus. 

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LIFESTYLE 2/15/26 1:58pm

Mother, daughter continue family legacy in Delta Sigma Theta, Incorporated

By Anjolina Fantaroni

Cameko Proctor did not always know whether her daughter, Elon senior Maleah Proctor, would join Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. For both women, Maleah’s membership was more than crossing into a Divine Nine organization. It was a family legacy, passed down through generations.

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LIFESTYLE 2/14/26 6:11pm

Courses on Black history at Elon University broaden students’ perspectives

By Abigail Hines

In just three weeks in January, Elon professor of sociology Raj Ghoshal takes his students through 500 years of history, focusing on the Black freedom struggle. Ghoshal said his course, SOC 3300: The Long Civil Rights Movement, helps students recognize the longevity of the fight for civil rights. 

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LIFESTYLE 2/14/26 8:02am

Delta Sigma Theta, Omega Psi Phi Incorporated host Spread the Love

By Alannah Klingsporn

Elon’s Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated hosted their Spread the Love event Feb. 13, where students made and decorated chocolate-covered strawberries and created cards and bracelets for teddy bears.

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LIFESTYLE 2/13/26 6:17pm

Elon University leadership fellows connect to history during Disarming Injustice course

By Alice Morrissey

Each year, the sophomore cohort for the Elon Isabella Cannon Leadership Fellows takes a trip to Alabama during the Winter Term, visiting places with deep American history and relevance, including landmarks of the Civil Rights Movement such as the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the Equal Justice Initiative Legacy Museum and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. 

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LIFESTYLE 2/13/26 10:17am

La memoria de las víctimas de linchamientos en el condado de Alamance permanece viva mientras una coalición educa a la comunidad

By Miles Hayford

La Alamance County Community Remembrance Coalition trabaja para educar a la comunidad local sobre las tres víctimas documentadas de linchamientos en el condado de Alamance: Wyatt Outlaw, William Puryear y John Jeffries. Loy Campbell, integrante de la coalición, dijo que entender cómo llegamos hasta aquí es esencial para encontrar una forma de vivir en una sociedad libre del terror racial.

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LIFESTYLE 2/13/26 10:11am

Memory of Alamance County lynching victims lingers as coalition educates community

By Miles Hayford

Alamance County Community Remembrance Coalition member Loy Campbell said that it will be impossible to recover from the Jim Crow era of racial injustice if it's not talked about. Campbell said understanding how we got here is essential for finding a way to live in a society that is free from racial terror.

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LIFESTYLE 2/12/26 9:33pm

Holocaust survivor shares story of hope, life

By Sam Weiss

From Holland to Jamaica, a story of hope and life can span many countries. For Lex Silbiger, that was the trek he and his family took when he was 6 years old. On Feb. 12, Alexander “Lex” Silbiger spoke to Elon University students, staff and community members as part of the Holocaust Remembrance Day Speaker Series. 

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LIFESTYLE 2/12/26 4:15pm

Elon University student musicians share their passions across campus, beyond

By Megan Walsh

For Elon students, Nailah Ware and Xie Atkinson, a love for music began during childhood. Now, both share their music, passion and lived experiences on and off campus. The two artists seek opportunities on and off campus, including in the music production and recording arts department, in on campus clubs such as Limitless and Limelight Records, performing in off-campus shows and releasing music to streaming platforms. 

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LIFESTYLE 2/11/26 9:55pm

Elon University celebrates 100 years of Black history

By Savannah Hameed

Students, faculty, staff and members from the Elon Black Alumni Network gathered together for the Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Education’s Black History Month Kickoff and Black Table Talk event. Around 100 people united together in the McBride Gathering Space, inside the Truitt Center, to discuss the theme for the night, “History In The Making: Roots, Routes, and Resistance.”

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LIFESTYLE 2/9/26 11:13am

Mebane bookstore provides escape for readers

By Miles Hayford

For just over five months, Mebane resident Taylor Collier has worked to create an inclusive space and community for book lovers inside a small corner in Sweet Grace Market in Mebane. Her new bookstore, No Bad Books, has been open since Nov. 1, selling a variety of books alongside hosting events like book clubs and book release parties. 

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LIFESTYLE 2/6/26 9:31pm

Students, faculty celebrate Lunar New Year, lion dance

By Fiona McAllister

Marking the beginning of a new year on the lunar calendar, four Elon organizations and the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life held their annual Lunar New Year celebration. Elon’s McBride Gathering Space came to life with lanterns, interactive games and Asian cuisine.

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LIFESTYLE 2/5/26 10:12pm

EmpowerMENt experience creates space for honest conversations on masculinity

By Kathan Gandhi

The EmpowerMENt experience, hosted in the Belk Library on Feb. 5, offered students more than a discussion — it created a space for reflection, vulnerability and honest dialogue about what positive masculinity looks like in real life.

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LIFESTYLE 2/5/26 7:37pm

Paramount Theater’s ‘Topping Out’ Celebration brings signatures, good luck

By Anjolina Fantaroni

When residents look up at the top of the new Paramount Theater, they may notice a white steel beam covered in signatures, an American flag and a Christmas tree. The beam marks the theater’s topping-out celebration, a construction milestone that allows community members to sign the beam before it is lifted into place atop the ongoing renovation.

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LIFESTYLE 2/4/26 3:49pm

Leslie Jones to perform at Elon Day 2026

By Charlotte Pfabe

Elon senior Khoreen Johnson already knows where she will be on March 5. “In the front row is where I plan to be,” Johnson said. “One thousand percent with the rest of my friend group. We already talked about it.” She wants to be front and center when comedian and former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Leslie Jones performs as this year’s Elon Day comedian. 

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LIFESTYLE 1/28/26 9:43pm

Photo gallery: Elon University sorority bid day 2026

By Elon News Network

Loy Center was filled with enthusiasm as potential new sorority members "ran home" for bid day on Jan. 28. Bid day is the final day of Panhellenic recruitment, also known as rush, when potential new members, or PNMs, are formally invited to join a specific sorority chapter.

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