Lifestyle

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LIFESTYLE 10/2/22 1:16pm

Elon students, families enjoy late night activities during Family Weekend

By Anjolina Fantaroni

Though Family Weekend started out with some rough weather due to Hurricane Ian, a number of Elon University students and their families still came together to enjoy a relaxed night at the Moseley Center Oct. 1.

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LIFESTYLE 10/1/22 8:55pm

Rockapella show sets the stage during Elon Family Weekend

By Annemarie Bonner

Lillian Argabrite, an Elon University freshman, and her younger sister Caroline sat in the front row at the first show of the annual Rockapella concert tonight in Alumni Gym.

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LIFESTYLE 10/1/22 3:36pm

Parents, students attend indoor Phoenix Fan Fest

By Avery Sloan

Kristy Eriksson, parent of Elon freshman Sara Morrison, said after driving from Baltimore to campus last night through tropical storm conditions, she was excited for the beginning of Family Weekend events this morning.

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LIFESTYLE 9/29/22 9:00pm

Elon Community Church hosts weekly Farmers Market

By Miranda Ferrante and Noah Goldstein

Every Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. from May to November, the Elon Community Church holds a farmers market in its parking lot. 

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LIFESTYLE 9/29/22 2:47pm

Dancing in the Landscape to be available via recorded video

By Miranda Ferrante

The annual site-specific concert “Dancing in the Landscape” was canceled alongside some other Family Weekend events as a result of tropical storm Ian. 

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LIFESTYLE 9/29/22 12:48pm

From Costa Rica to Elon: Sylvia Muñoz’s journey

By Miranda Ferrante

Nearly 4,000 miles away from Elon University is a place Sylvia Muñoz calls home — Costa Rica. But after more than two decades of service to the university, she has found another meaning of the word within the campus community. 

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LIFESTYLE 9/28/22 1:01pm

Elon Dining hosts Food Truck Frenzy

By Elon News Network

The Student Union Board partnered with Elon Dining, hosting 11 food trucks in the Koury Parking lot for the Food Truck Frenzy on Wednesday. 

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LIFESTYLE 9/27/22 11:25pm

“Factfulness” co-author charges Elon University students to stay curious

By Grace Stetler

The 2022-23 common reading is “Factfulness: 10 Reasons We’re Wrong About the World- and Why Things are Better Than You Think,” written by Hans Rosling and co-authored by his son, Ola Rosling, and Ola’s wife, Anna Rosling Rönnlund. Rönnlund gave a virtual presentation Sept. 27 to the community, as she is based in Sweden. 

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LIFESTYLE 9/27/22 12:49pm

ELON WATCHES: Barbarian

By Tucker Price

Elon Watches is a column that reviews films and TV shows.

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LIFESTYLE 9/25/22 7:04pm

Alamance Arts hosts second annual Hispanic Heritage festival

By Sarah T. Moore

Alamance Arts hosted its second annual Hispanic Heritage Month festival Sept. 25 in downtown Graham, by the Children’s Museum of Alamance County. The event featured over 25 vendors, ranging from artists, community organizations, businesses and food trucks. 

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LIFESTYLE 9/24/22 9:49am

Elon debuts university’s first show choir club

By Betsy Schlehuber

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. 

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LIFESTYLE 9/23/22 10:04pm

Phoenix 4th Friday brings business to downtown Burlington

By Annemarie Bonner

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. 

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LIFESTYLE 9/23/22 7:15pm

Elon community, GLC celebrate Bisexual Awareness Week on campus

By Kiran Matthews

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. 

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LIFESTYLE 9/23/22 1:50pm

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

By Abigail Hobbs

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.

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LIFESTYLE 9/23/22 9:13am

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

By Kyra O'Connor

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.” 

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LIFESTYLE 9/22/22 11:59am

Elon University represents on Broadway

By Sarah T. Moore

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. 

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LIFESTYLE 9/21/22 4:16pm

Graham gardener helps fight local food insecurity

By Ellis Chandler

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. 

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LIFESTYLE 9/18/22 6:41pm

Dog Day Mixer welcomes students, furry friends

By Haley Phelps and Lucy Samuels

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. 

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LIFESTYLE 9/17/22 9:45pm

Elon professor, dance majors perform at National Dance Day GSO

By Sarah T. Moore

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.

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LIFESTYLE 9/17/22 8:00pm

Tailgate kicks off Elon football home opener

By Ellis Chandler

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. 

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