Lifestyle

The story behind the jumps and turns

The velvet red curtain opens to reveal an empty black stage. There’s complete silence. A few seconds pass and a light beams from above on to a single dancer draped in royal blue, with mysterious fog lingering in the background. Abby Corrigan lifts her head and stares into the audience. This is Echoes. 

LLCs draw on connections to create stronger communities

Living and Learning Communities make an impact on students, leading them to return

Students race for suicide prevention

Alpha Kappa Psi hosts first 5K for suicide prevention and awareness

Elon reflects on majority and non-majority relationships

“I understand that Elon has been working on increasing diversity on campus trying to triple international students. However, Elon as a whole has a lot more work to do before it can accommodate such an increase within a group that requires more to adjust than majority students,” Kamal said.

Taking small steps toward health at Zetas Have Heart Walkathon

Building to success: Elon’s national physique competitor

Elon University sophomore Michael Lombard is not your everyday student athlete. He doesn't just count his caloric intake, watch his nutrition, keep track of his protein and lift heavy weights to stay in shape or play a sport, he is preparing to compete and show off his razor-cut physique in a World Natural Bodybuilding Federation (WNBF) competition in May. 

Skid's celebrates 15 years at Elon

This year, Skid's will celebrate its 15th anniversary at Elon. Glenda Robertson has been a server at Skid's since the restaurant opened on February 22, 2003. 

Black Panther sparks conversation about representation

Marvel Studios’ Black Panther has broken a plethora of box office records, and Elon students have shown out to the Alamance Crossing Stadium 16 to witness and make their own judgments on the movie.

Elon Eats: Mediterranean cuisine and culture comes to Elon

Walking into Mediterranean Deli, Bakery and Catering in Park Place can be a little overwhelming. Here are some tried-and-true suggestions

Ubuntu: Black History Month concert unites community and culture

On Feb. 26, the Black History Month dance concert will take place in McCrary at 7:30 p.m. The concert features Elon students who study dance or went to Ghana over winter term. The show will exhibit West African dances, rhythms and costumes. 

Ripple Conference: healing our world through interfaith and social justice

Ripple Conference inspires and sparks dialogue between interfaith students

Campus Rec holds third annual "Love Your Body" week

Campus Rec staff closes out Love Your Body week with some music and dance.

Caribbean Island Hurricane Relief Benefit concert Friday at Danieley PARC

Kellcee Batchelor, senior, organized a $5 benefit concert happening this Friday at Danieley PARC. It features seven Elon artists and will have multicultural catering. All proceeds will go to International Relief Teams, the Community Foundation for the Virgin Islands and Unidos por Puerto Rico to help those whose homes in the Caribbean were damaged by the hurricanes last fall. 

An Elon junior's drive to aid first-generation immigrant students through research

Duncan’s research is focused on examining the deportation threat on Hispanic immigrant college students and examining how that threat affects their mental health and coping mechanisms. 

Elon community to celebrate women's strength on Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day is typically celebrated with chocolate, heart-shaped candies, and letters from loved ones. But, one group on campus is celebrating Valentine’s Day by raising awareness to sexual violence. 

Elon University Performing Arts production, 'Baby' tells an unusual college story

Though “Baby” takes place on a college campus, the storyline is not one typical of college life. This musical tells the story of three couples’ unexpected pregnancies. 

Empowering untapped genders in the workforce

Mary Morison, the assistant dean of campus life, believes that there are all kinds of people in this world, and there is something you can learn from all of them. She believes that we should look to people of different ages, backgrounds, and identities to inspire change- no one is off the table. 

Feel Better Burlington offers free yoga to first responders

Every Saturday from 12 to 1 a unique group gathers in this hot yoga studio in downtown Burlington to sweat out the stress of the week. This group faces a particularly unique set of challenges and stresses through their weeks. Everyone in the room is, or is married to, a first responder. 

Sumi Yu '15 rises to a new role on NBC’s latest drama “Rise”

Sumi Yu '15 plays a recurring role on NBC's new drama Rise – a role she never saw herself playing.

Smashing the scale: Elon community comes together with a message of self-love

A strong message of self-love was shared Tuesday, Jan. 16 at the "Southern Smash" events. The message was so strong, in fact, that it literally broke weighing scales into pieces.