Lifestyle

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LIFESTYLE 12/27/21 12:20pm

BEST OF: Brunch

By Caitlin McAuliffe

Best Of is an annual publication by Elon News Network that surveys students, faculty, staff and the general community on their favorite dining, entertainment outlets, academics and more.    

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LIFESTYLE 12/23/21 2:47pm

BEST OF: Study Abroad

By Claire Schoenfeld

Best Of is an annual publication by Elon News Network that surveys students, faculty, staff and the general community on their favorite dining, entertainment outlets, academics and more.   

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LIFESTYLE 12/23/21 11:17am

BEST OF: Tradition

By Ellis Chandler

Best Of is an annual publication by Elon News Network that surveys students, faculty, staff and the general community on their favorite dining, entertainment outlets, academics and more.    

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LIFESTYLE 12/23/21 8:57am

BEST OF: Study Spot

By Olivia Romano

Best Of is an annual publication by Elon News Network that surveys students, faculty, staff and the general community on their favorite dining, entertainment outlets, academics and more.    

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LIFESTYLE 12/20/21 11:53pm

BEST OF: Fountain

By Joseph Navin

Best Of is an annual publication by Elon News Network that surveys students, faculty, staff and the general community on their favorite dining, entertainment outlets, academics and more.   

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LIFESTYLE 12/20/21 11:25pm

BEST OF: Minor

By Nyah Phengsitthy

Best Of is an annual publication by Elon News Network that surveys students, faculty, staff and the general community on their favorite dining, entertainment outlets, academics and more.   

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LIFESTYLE 12/19/21 10:55pm

BEST OF: Apartment

By Miranda Ferrante

Best Of is an annual publication by Elon News Network that surveys students, faculty, staff and the general community on their favorite dining, entertainment outlets, academics and more.  

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LIFESTYLE 12/19/21 10:58am

BEST OF: Major

By Nyah Phengsitthy

Best Of is an annual publication by Elon News Network that surveys students, faculty, staff and the general community on their favorite dining, entertainment outlets, academics and more. 

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LIFESTYLE 12/7/21 12:48pm

Bearpaw Campus Ranger Program is back in action for second year

By Cassidy Schumm

The Bearpaw Campus Ranger program made its way to Elon University’s campus this fall for the second year. From Sept. 27 to Dec. 5, students were given the chance to have a hands-on, paid experience with the Bearpaw Marketing Team.  

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LIFESTYLE 11/16/21 4:43pm

“Sensory Overload” is Elon University’s first site-specific theatrical performance

By Jess Baker

“Sensory Overload” is one of Elon’s first site-specific productions. There have been several dance performances in the past that have been site-specific, but this is considered by writer and director sophomore Matthew Bobzien to be the first within the performing arts department on the theatre side.

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LIFESTYLE 11/15/21 10:18pm

Net Impact joins Elon University's campus to improve sustainability

By Abigail Hobbs

Joining Elon University this year, Net Impact plans to educate students on how they can make a difference in sustainability through leadership. According to Christy Benson, adviser and professor of business law, the skills learned in this organization will reflect on their jobs later in life. 

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LIFESTYLE 11/10/21 11:42am

Tech week at Elon University takes toll on dancer’s body, mental health

By Samantha Sussman

This year, dancers will be able to perform maskless, but audience members will be required to wear masks during the performance. Social distancing regulations have been put in place requiring six feet between dancers and the front row of the audience, with the audience wearing masks during performances. 

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LIFESTYLE 11/10/21 12:14am

Elon University did not 'throw away its shot' to bring Broadway hit Hamilton to campus

By Haley Phelps

Broadway’s hit show Hamilton is making its way to Elon University’s musical theater program this week. Associate choreographer of the original Broadway show Hamilton, Stephanie Klemons, will visit campus to teach a choreography master class for seniors. 

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LIFESTYLE 11/8/21 8:00am

Empanada carting business turned successful Gibsonville storefront

By Olivia Roederer

While Ines Bakery has provided the couple with a form of new income, pride and satisfaction, it has ultimately resulted in a sense of community. Selling cakes and empanada’s has formed new friendships and lasting memories.  

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LIFESTYLE 11/3/21 8:13am

Undergraduate research creativity, increase in Elon University performing arts department

By Samantha Sussman

Any student at Elon can participate in undergraduate research. In the performing arts, the research can be seen in the form of a paper, production, piece of art or any other medium. 

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LIFESTYLE 11/2/21 3:42pm

Redefining identity in Elon University’s department of performing arts

By Miranda Ferrante

While the idea of being attached to an identity is tied to her self-worth, junior Lauren Jacobbe said she noticed she wasn’t the only one who felt this way when she entered the performing arts department at Elon University.

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LIFESTYLE 11/2/21 8:48am

Elon University’s Spectrum strives to heighten inclusion and pride on campus

By Alexa Morrissey

When junior Lucas Leveillee attended his first Spectrum meeting, he wasn’t sure what to expect. Coming from a high school that lacked a similar space, Leveillee found a safe space in Elon’s queer-straight student alliance club: Spectrum.

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LIFESTYLE 11/1/21 12:38pm

Balancing the act

By Nyah Phengsitthy

Teaching and dancing have always been the goal for adjunct faculty members Kate Shugar and Jiwon Ha, but doing that as an adjunct at Elon also comes with setbacks. 

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LIFESTYLE 11/1/21 7:51am

From page to pilot

By Emery Eisner

Alumna Lauren Memery '21 cried when she finally got to see her characters come to life on film last year. After months of refining and research, Memery watched as her screenplay, “They Told Us We Were Girls,” went from the page to a television pilot. This, she said, would have not been possible without the support she found in NewWorks, a drama and theatre studies-based club at Elon.  

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LIFESTYLE 10/31/21 12:09pm

Nutritional benefits of pumpkin

By Ava Girardi

Changing leaves, crisp air and pumpkins. As the season turns in the months of October and November, so do the aisles of the grocery store — now lined with everything from pumpkin bread to pumpkin shaped cookies.  

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