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NEWS 2/26/13 2:06am

Ford, Elon top Appalachian State for first time in eight tries

By Jordan Spritzer

Five days before the Elon University women’s basketball team will honor its seniors in their final home game of 2013, they and the rest of the Phoenix accomplished something they haven’t been able to do since prior to the class of 2013 arriving on campus: Win against Appalachian State University. “We played really well tonight,” senior guard Ali Ford said of Elon’s monumental 75-58 victory against the visiting Mountaineers.

NEWS 2/25/13 5:17pm

Baseball takes two in Caravelle Resort Baseball Tournament

By Andrew Wilson

On a rainy weekend in Myrtle Beach, S.C., the Elon University baseball team played a lot of waiting games. Due to predicted rains throughout the weekend, the tournament, hosted by Coastal Carolina University, was moved up a day to allow the first scheduled games to be played without having to worry about making the games up later in the weekend.

NEWS 2/25/13 4:53pm

Men's basketball upended by Chattanooga

By Tyler Ash

Two nights after clinching its second North Division title in school history, the Elon University men’s basketball team lost a hard fought battle to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 72-68, at the McKenzie Arena on Sunday, Feb.

NEWS 2/25/13 11:41am

85th Annual Academy Awards balance humor, sophistication

By Rebecca Iannucci

There's just something about the Oscars. Once a year, there is a three-hour-long snapshot in time -- okay, three and a half, though I can't even be mad about host Seth MacFarlane's 17-minute opening this year -- during which the moviegoing public unites for one cause: critiquing films they most likely haven't even seen yet.

NEWS 2/24/13 9:23pm

Bill legalizing medical marijuana surfaces in NC General Assembly

By Michael Papich

Note: By the time this article ran, the NC General Assembly gave the legislation an "unfavorable report." This means that similar legislation will be marked as being "unfavorable" and this will be made known to the representatives by the clerk and allows them the opportunity to vote to accept the report and kill the bill.

NEWS 2/24/13 1:41pm

Privacy Check: Social media changes highlight importance of terms and conditions

By Lauryl Fischer

When Instagram released a new privacy policy last December that suggested the company would sell users’ photos to advertisers without any compensation to the user, Elon University freshman Aurora Albi-Mercier was worried. “I think not knowing if my personal photos, that I really only share with my close friends, were being shared with the rest of the world without my permission or compensation would have made me feel uncomfortable,” said Albi-Mercier.  “Had they instated that policy, I would have felt pressured to take my pictures down and delete my account.” Albi-Mercier is not the only one.  After Instagram announced the policy change, more than half of its 16.7 million users deleted their accounts.

NEWS 2/23/13 1:24pm

Review: Music theater program invites campus to ‘The Wild Party’

 

The Center for the Arts at Elon University was teeming with activity on Valentine’s Day. Parents, students, faculty and other community members came to see the Department of Performing Arts’ latest production – Andrew Lippa’s “The Wild Party.” As the house music faded and the spotlights came on, a silence swept across the audience.

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NEWS 02/23/2026 10:36pm
Elon Town Council approves Elon University tax amendment, ordinances, resolutions

Elon Town Council discussed a tax amendment, approved its audit contract, and passed an ordinance for its purchase of property at 112 Orange Dr. The agenda for the meeting stated the property was at 112 Orange St., but this is incorrect. Elon Mayor Emily Sharpe wasn’t present for the meeting. Mayor pro tempore Monti Allison presided over the meeting Feb. 23. 

NEWS 02/23/2026 5:28pm
Elon University enrollment drops below 6,000 for first time since 2018

Elon University’s undergraduate enrollment has dipped below 6,000 students for the first time since spring 2018, according to the Spring Registrar’s Report released Feb. 23. This decrease comes after an 11.6% drop in enrollment for the class of 2029. Part of this pattern can be attributed to the “demographic cliff,” the decreasing supply of college students from a falling national birth rate that began in 2007. The total undergraduate enrollment of 5,974 is a decrease from the 6,226 students the university reported in the spring of 2025. It’s also roughly 200 fewer students than the 6,191 reported in fall 2025. Though overall student numbers dropped, there was also an increase of 523 seniors, compared to the fall report.

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