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SPORTS 9/5/21 2:06pm

Elon University club and intramural sports hope for return to normal

By Jacob Kisamore

When Elon University sent students home in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, club and intramural sports came to an abrupt halt. While Elon offered them during the 2020-21 academic year, social restrictions forced a reduction in offerings and protocols. Now, 17 months after the pandemic began, there is hope that club and intramural sports are finally returning to normal. 

SPORTS 9/5/21 9:48am

Elon football falls to Wofford 24-22

By Kole Noble

The full football atmosphere of tailgating and fans in the stands was back at Rhodes Stadium celebrating the inaugural game of the 2021 season and the 20th anniversary of the stadium's opening. The fans roared when the theme of T.I.’s iconic “Bring Em Out” played as the Phoenix made their way onto the field.

SPORTS 9/4/21 7:51pm

Celebrating 20 years at Rhodes Stadium

By Jacob Kisamore

For the first 92 years of Elon University football, the program did not have a stadium on campus to call home.  That all changed in 2001 when Rhodes Stadium opened up, with the opening of an on-campus venue built specifically to host Elon football. 

NEWS 9/2/21 11:47pm

Enrollment and exemptions: complying with Elon University's vaccine mandate

By Nyah Phengsitthy

Vaccine exemptions forms rolled into Dean of Students Jana Lynn Patterson’s email when the university declared a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all students. While the university reached 96% of its undergraduate students fully vaccinated, only 307 vaccine exemptions were approved. There’s an additional number that Elon has reached: zero student disenrollments after the vaccine requirement. 

SPORTS 9/2/21 11:09pm

Elon volleyball falls to Duke

By Alex Reynolds

DURHAM, NC — Elon University’s women’s volleyball team lost to the Duke University Blue Devils in straight sets (20-25, 22-25, 16-25). Despite absorbing much of the Blue Devils attack, the Phoenix was unable to generate enough offense to take a set in Durham. 

NEWS 8/30/21 4:00pm

Benevolence Farm launches tiny house initiative

By Graysen Shirley

In efforts to support formerly incarcerated women and advocate for social justice issues in Alamance County, Kristen Powers joined Benevolence Farm as interim executive director. Now, nearly four years later, she hopes to give back to the residents of Benevolence Farm through launching a tiny house initiative — just one more way to get residents back on their feet.

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LIFESTYLE 12/14/2025 11:03am
‘Hemos olvidado la conversación’: el VIH/SIDA todavía afecta al Sur a medida que disminuye la conciencia

45 años después de los primeros casos de VIH/SIDA reportados en Estados Unidos, la lucha contra esta enfermedad está lejos de terminar, especialmente en el sur del país. Según los datos más recientes de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, el sur representó el 52% de todos los diagnósticos de VIH en Estados Unidos en 2023. "Sabemos que el VIH/SIDA ha afectado de manera desproporcionada a las personas de color y a las personas LGBTQ+ de color en este país", afirmó Jeff Bennett, profesor de estudios de comunicación en la Universidad de Vanderbilt. "Hay muchas personas que viven en zonas rurales, existe desconfianza hacia los profesionales de la salud y persiste el estigma social".

LIFESTYLE 12/14/2025 11:03am
‘We've forgotten about the conversation’: HIV/AIDS still hits the South as awareness fades

45 years after the first reported cases of HIV/AIDS in the U.S., the fight against this disease is far from over, especially in the South. According to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the South accounted for 52% of all HIV diagnoses in the U.S. in 2023. "We know that HIV/AIDS has had a disproportionate effect on people of color or queer people of color in this country," Professor of communication studies at Vanderbilt University Jeff Bennett said. "You have many people living in rural areas. You might have distrust of medical providers, you have the social stigma.”

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