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NEWS 9/30/13 10:54pm

Annual ‘Dance in the Landscape’ takes dance majors offstage, into the sun

By Jessica Petrocchi

Elon University underclassman dance majors were lucky for a rare and unconventional reason Sunday — the weather was clear. “Dance in the Landscape,” the annual outdoor dance performance, took place in Pardue Court this year under a blue sky on Family Weekend. Jason Aryeh, assistant professor of performing arts at Elon, directed the show with the help of the assistant director, senior Julie Crothers.

NEWS 9/30/13 9:08pm

Rivera's impact on baseball isn't just on the field

By Andrew Wilson

Nobody does it bigger than the New York Yankees. They have the biggest payroll in Major League Baseball, which stood at $228,995,945 entering the 2013 season, the most World Series championships in the history of the game with 27 and the highest luxury tax year-in and year-out. They also send players out with dazzling celebrations and honors, just like what happened with Mariano Rivera this year. Known as one of the "Core Four" players for years with the Yankees, paired with shortstop Derek Jeter, pitcher Andy Pettitte and retired catcher Jorge Posada, Rivera and Pettitte decided 2013 would be their last hurrah in the league and would retire at the end of the year. Rivera leaves the game as the all-time saves leader, notching 652 saves through 19 seasons with the Yankees.

NEWS 9/30/13 6:44pm

Recent incident reveals underlying, ongoing racial tensions

By Ethan Smith

On the morning of Sept. 17, two female students, one Jewish and one African-American, woke up to a swastika, the acronym “KKK” and a sketch of male genitalia drawn on the whiteboard outside their room. “I’m tired of it,” said senior Immanuel Bryant, one of two founding leaders of Better Together, Elon’s multi-faith learning community.

NEWS 9/30/13 5:19pm

Lakeside Dining Hall Receives Below Average Health Rating

By jbruno

Fresh off an 82 for Colonnades Dining Hall, Elon Dining is taking another blow this week. The newest dining hall on campus, Lakeside Dining Hall, earned a below average score from the Alamance County Health Department after it was inspected on September 25th. Lakeside Dining Hall, which according to the ratings includes the Winter Garden Cafe, was given a final score of 90. Officials from the Alamance County Health Department told ELN that the average score for Alamance County restaurants over the past five years is 97.4. According to the inspection record, several food items had expired and had to be thrown away. The soup well lacked a sneeze guard and the main floor drain in the dish room was backed up during the inspection, leaving standing waste water on floor. Two employees were written up for having long facial hair. Regional District Manager of Aramark, Jeff Gazda, told ELN on the phone Monday that Elon Dining is striving for a higher level of sanitation. According to Gazda, the university wants all dining facilities at a 95 or above.

NEWS 9/30/13 5:15pm

Former Elon Football Player Arrested On Drug Charges

By lcook8

Former Elon Football Defensive Back, Jerrell Armstrong was arrested Tuesday evening for felony possession of marijuana. According to the police report, Armstrong was stopped on East Haggard Avenue last Tuesday night for speeding and a headlamp violation. Elon Athletics told ELN that Armstrong was dismissed from the team on September 16 for violating team rules and he is no longer enrolled at Elon University. The report says Armstrong was "acting nervous and denied consent to search the vehicle." After a K-9 unit was called in, police say they found 29.3 grams of marijuana in the back pocket of the front passenger seat. Armstrong was transported to Alamance County Jail in Graham and is being held on an $800 bond. He is due in court on December 11. [div class="aligncenter"][/div]

NEWS 9/30/13 3:19pm

Optimism still surrounds Elon football's final SoCon slate

By Tommy Hamzik

With a 1-4 record entering a lame duck season of play in the Southern Conference, one would not think that the Elon University football team would have much motivation for the final seven games. But this squad is unique. Head coach Jason Swepson’s team will play solely SoCon games for the rest of the season, the Phoenix’s last season in the league before moving to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in 2014.

NEWS 9/29/13 7:34am

Giants must wake up if they want the playoffs

By Kyle Maher

Let’s get one thing straight: I’m a New York Giants fan. Always have been, always will be. Before coming to Elon, I would watch every game on the same couch in the same room with my father and my recently deceased grandfather.

NEWS 9/28/13 6:15pm

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Hannah Davis, social entrepreneur and Founder & President of BANGS Shoes, will be in Elon Tuesday, October 8th for a stop on her East Coast speaking tour.

NEWS 9/28/13 5:13pm

Pesky Colts are surprising the NFL yet again in 2013

By Max Garland

As usual, the NFL is off to a very confusing start. The Kansas City Chiefs, the worst team by record last year, are undefeated despite the woes of its offensive line, a supposed strength at the start of the season. The Pittsburgh Steelers are looking at a potential clean-house scenario in the offseason, the worst possible scenario for a club that prides itself on stability and constant championship contention. And the Indianapolis Colts, everyone’s favorite candidate for regression in 2013, just blew out the San Francisco 49ers, the defending NFC champions.

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Community funds anti-child exploitation project

As a mother and Vice President of Development for the Invictus Project, Whitney Miller said there was no way she could ignore child exploitation. The Invictus Project is a nonprofit organization that supports the Invictus Task Force — a multiagency uniting Randolph, Alamance, Davidson and Forsyth County Sheriff's Offices with Homeland Security Investigations and the State Bureau of Investigation.

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