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SPORTS 3/31/14 11:24pm

Spring practices begin for Skrosky, Elon football team

By jbiegel

The Rich Skrosky era began Monday afternoon as players and coaches of the Elon football team began spring practice at Tucker Field. Since taking the job in December 2013, Skrosky made it his mission to rebuild and revitalize a football program that has won a total of 10 games over the last three seasons. "I think the enthusiasm level and the running around and the effort was pretty good today," Skrosky said. One of those players who showed a lot of enthusiasm was red-shirt junior quarterback, Mike Quinn. "With every team comes some jitters you have to get out in the first practice," Quinn said.

NEWS 3/31/14 9:19pm

Millenials and Online Privacy: A Long-Awaited Love Story

By Chris Mench

Our generation has come of age in a time where personal privacy is a rarity.  We are the first generation that has lived much of our lives online, and any of us would guess that—no matter what our privacy settings are—most of our Tweets and Facebook posts are readily available to anyone who is determined to see them.

NEWS 3/31/14 4:15pm

NASCAR's oldest track brings back old memories

By Tommy Hamzik

When I was in grade school, my family and I would visit my grandparents’ house every Sunday afternoon. While my siblings and I scarfed down bags of Lay’s Potato Chips (always a perk of being at my grandparents’ house) we had one of two things on the television: The National Football League, or NASCAR. Why NASCAR?

NEWS 3/31/14 10:51am

Men's golf places fifth at Furman Intercollegiate

By Matt Krause

Behind a final round 71 from senior John Somers, the Elon University men’s golf team placed fifth out of 18 teams at the Furman Intercollegiate March 28-30 in Greenville, S.C. The Phoenix finished with a final score of 881, 17 strokes over par at the Furman University Golf Course.

NEWS 3/29/14 4:55pm

Phoenix pounded by Paladins in series opener

By Kyle Maher

The Elon University softball team was soundly beaten by Furman University, 9-0 in five innings, in the series opener at Hunt Softball Park. The Paladins struck first in the top of the second, with senior starter Lauren Collier pounding a 3-2 pitch from Phoenix junior starter Chelsea White over the fence in straightaway center to give the Paladins an early 1-0 lead. After holding the Phoenix scoreless in the bottom of the second, the Paladins added two runs in the top of the third. Junior second baseman Taylor Jenkins drove in Furman’s second run with a single to left and junior third baseman Natalie Clemmons, the next batter, singled to stretch the Paladins lead to 3-0. In the top of the fourth, freshman designated player Elise Smith tripled down the right field line to make it 4-0, and junior left fielder Ambree Muller pounded a two-run home run to right to add two more. An inning later, the Paladins stretched their lead to 9-0 on a solo home run to center from Clemmons and a single up the middle from senior center fielder Nikki Legg. The game was then called after the Phoenix was again held scoreless in the bottom of the fifth. White (7-6) was saddled with the loss, going all five innings and giving up nine runs on 13 hits, walking two and striking out one. Elon will conclude its series against the Paladins with a doubleheader on Sunday, March 30.  The first game will begin at noon and the second game will be played 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first.

NEWS 3/27/14 10:24pm

Elon softball suffers second straight loss to ACC team

By Kyle Maher

The Elon University softball team suffered a second straight lopsided loss to an Atlantic Coast Conference foe, this time the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 13-1 in six innings March 27 at Hunt Softball Park. As North Carolina State University did on Wednesday, the Tar Heels jumped on the Phoenix early. With the bases loaded in the top of the second, Tar Heels sophomore center fielder Aquilla Mateen chopped a ground ball toward short that she beat out for an infield single, scoring the first Tar Heels run.

NEWS 3/27/14 10:53am

Phoenix comeback nullified in extra innings

By Matt Krause

The bats were silent for the Elon University baseball team on Wednesday night, March 26 at Latham Park — for the first eight innings. In the ninth, redshirt freshman catcher Chris Hall hit a game-tying home run to knot the low-scoring affair with Wake Forest University at 2-2.

NEWS 3/26/14 7:23pm

NC State plates eight in first inning, rolls Elon

By Kyle Maher

The Elon University softball team was on the wrong side of a 13-5 loss to North Carolina State University in a midweek nonconference game March 26 in Raleigh, N.C. The Wolfpack jumped on the Phoenix immediately, scoring eight runs in the bottom of the first to effectively put the game out of reach early. The onslaught began with junior shortstop Renada Davis’ solo home run over the left field wall.

NEWS 3/26/14 1:33am

Johnston named SoCon Player of the Week

By Matt Mallian

For the second straight week, an Elon University women’s tennis player has been named Southern Conference Player of the Week.  This week’s honor went to senior Jordan Johnston, who went 3-1 during matches played March 17-23. Johnston went 2-0 in singles play during the week, starting with a three-set victory over Ansley Speaks of Furman University in Elon’s 4-3 loss to the Paladins March 21.  Speaks took the first set by a narrow 7-6 margin, but Johnston stormed back to take the second and third sets, as well as the match, 6-7, 6-0, 6-2. Johnston once again showed this resiliency March 22 against Wofford College.

NEWS 3/25/14 9:12pm

Elon shuts out Georgia Southern for eighth straight win

By Jordan Spritzer

The Elon University men’s tennis team completed its second straight shutout with a 7-0 win over the Georgia Southern University Eagles. The Phoenix got off to a fast start, winning all three doubles matches.  Junior Brian Kowalski and sophomore Robert Lindgren got things going with an 8-5 win at No.

NEWS 3/25/14 10:31am

University Historian compiles, celebrates Elon's past in new book

By mstutz

As Elon continues to celebrate its 125th anniversary, one member of the Elon community is celebrating this year for another reason. George Troxler, a professor emeritus of history, has worked at Elon University for more than 40 years and currently serves as the university historian. After three years of research and writing, Troxler recently published a book entitled "From a Grove of Oaks: The Story of Elon University." The book recounts Elon's history from its founding to the present day. Troxler hopes his book will be more than just a coffee table read. "I'm hoping that the people who are going to read it, primarily Elon alumni and people that are associated with the school," Troxler said.

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Elon to adopt new learning management system following fall review of Moodle platform

Students logging into their courses next academic year may notice a shift in how assignments, grades and course materials are organized as Elon transitions from Moodle, its old learning management system, to Canvas by Instructure, its new one. The decision followed a campuswide evaluation of Moodle that included surveys and open forums, according to Teaching and Learning Technologies Senior Director Kelly Reimer.

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Elon Votes sponsors State of the Union watch party

Around 15 students gathered in Moseley Center on Feb. 24 for the State of the Union watch party, hosted by Elon Votes. The broadcast was President Trump’s first State of the Union of his second term and lasted a record 108 minutes, according to AP News. The previous record for the longest presidential address to Congress was 100 minutes and was set by Trump last year.

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