Lifestyle

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LIFESTYLE 2/27/26 8:10pm

‘Being first’: Elon’s Black Solidarity Conference hosts first keynote panel

By Savannah Hameed

The Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Education hosted the 12th annual Black Solidarity Day Conference where students, faculty and staff, and community members gathered together in McKinnon Hall to discuss topics on allyship, anti-racism, anti-black racism, wellness in Black communities, Blackness in a global context, intersectionality in Black communities and socio-political activism. 

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LIFESTYLE 2/26/26 10:21am

Elon University students find community through faith

By Mia Torres

Through a variety of faith-based organizations, Elon University students are finding ways to remain connected to their beliefs while balancing coursework and extracurricular commitments. The Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life is used by students on campus to explore different religious worldviews and identities.

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LIFESTYLE 2/25/26 10:54pm

El Centro, CREDE host Carnaval celebration in McKinnon Hall

By Liya Rike

Mckinnon Hall was decorated in gold, green and red on Feb. 25 as students came together for Elon’s Carnaval celebration, a festival celebrated across Latin America before Lent begins. The event featured food, crafts and performances from Elon’s drum line and traditional Afro-Brazilian dance.

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LIFESTYLE 2/22/26 3:40pm

Elon's SUB Game night, light turnout, big impact

By Norah Wolf

Elon’s Student Union Board hosted one of its many events this semester offering a variety of games, snacks, drinks and music Feb. 21. Though the turnout was light with around two attendees, the organization aims to build an inclusive, light-hearted space on weekend nights, channeling a place to meet new people, says Tatiana Lorich. 

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LIFESTYLE 2/20/26 3:30pm

Surrounded by sound: “Rent” transforms McCrary Theater with immersive audio

By Charlotte Pfabe

With 10 speakers and an immersive sound setup, audiences heard a different version of McCrary Theatre for Elon University’s Performing Arts production of “Rent”. All four performances of “Rent” were sold out, according to Elon’s Performing Arts website.

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LIFESTYLE 2/20/26 8:30am

Jazz ensemble brings sounds of New Orleans to Elon

By Abby Gravely

McCrary Theatre received a taste of New Orleans with a concert from Tuba Skinny, a seven-piece Jazz ensemble based in Louisiana. The show was full of foot-tapping and spirited, complex solos from each of the different instrumentalists. 

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LIFESTYLE 2/19/26 7:00pm

Elon University students reflect on Black History Month

By Gaby Maldonado

A collection of quotes from Elon University students about what Black History Month means to them.

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LIFESTYLE 2/19/26 3:45pm

NC walking challenges and groups fuel health, wellness

By Monika Jurevicius

For the past 12 years, the Elon faculty/staff walking challenge has provided a space for Elon employees to stay active and create connections around campus. There has been a spring walking challenge for the past two years, with this spring’s theme being “Elon Olympics Walking Challenge: Race for the Gold.” 

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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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