For the Elon University eSports team, setting up matches for its video games has been a hassle since its inception in 2012. “We need a place to play, so right now we rent out [McEwen 207] for practices and games,” said Elon eSports Vice President Tyler LaVecchia, a sophomore.
A shooting at Umpqua Community College in southwestern Oregon Oct. 1 became the most recent and most severe of the more than 40 school shootings that have occurred in the United States in 2015. What happened in Oregon? Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26, opened fire around 10:30 a.m.
The Alamance County Board of Commissioners approved a public transit route from downtown Burlington to downtown Graham and Alamance Community College in its Oct.
Most college students spend their Friday evenings going out and hanging with friends. For members of the Elon softball team, they spent their evening at Allied Churches of Alamance County handing out food to the those in need. Patrons lined up outside the Burlington shelter anxiously awaiting a dinner featuring turkey and cheese sandwiches, salad and various tasty desserts.
Elon University’s Office of Alumni Engagement announced the five winners of its annual Alumni Awards.
Burlington residents are encouraged to bring their dogs to the annual Woofstock Dog Festival. Presented by the Humane Society of Alamance County, the event will be held 11 a.m.
Hurricane Joaquin is expected to hit the Elon area this weekend, with the heaviest rain fall on Sunday night. According to the National Weather Service, there is a Flash Flood Watch from today, October 1 from 8:00 p.m.
An e-waste recycling event will take place Saturday 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Public Works parking lot on E.
University staff members are preparing for this inclement weather and coordinating their efforts with the Town of Elon and county and state emergency response agencies.
A new amendment added to House Bill 318 could quell some of the concerns local law enforcement officers had regarding ID cards. As Elon Local News reported on Monday, the controversial HB 318, the Protect North Carolina Workers Act, is a bill to make stricter rules for employers that are verifying whether or not their employees can legally work in North Carolina.
The day Piper Kerman left prison, the guards brought her down to the processing room from which prisoners came and went, handed her the smallest men’s clothing they had since they did not have any women’s clothing and $28 in gratuity, and led her out the back door.
On Tuesday night, the North Carolina House concurred changes the Senate made to House Bill 318, also known as the Protect North Carolina Workers Act. As of Wednesday, Sept.
If college chemistry departments are typically made up of a large male majority, it doesn’t show at Elon University. Elon already has a strong female presence on campus with a roughly 60-to-40 male-to-female ratio, according to Elon Fact Book trends.
Pope Francis returned to Vatican City Monday after a six-day trip to New York, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia — his first visit to the United States.
The North Carolina Senate voted 41-3 Sept. 24 in favor of a bill that would ban the sale of body parts resulting from an abortion.
Moseley tables, workshop sessions and social media posts coming from The Center for Leadership this week have all echoed the same message: Elon University students striving for change are recognized, valued and encouraged. Their weeklong celebration of leadership — LEADSTRONG Week, an event that previously had more of a global and national focus — is turning its spotlight strictly toward Elon this year with its theme, “Change Agents of Elon.” Purpose and schedule of events Running Sept.
As of 11 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 29, House Bill 318 has been ratified by the N.C. General Assembly and is to be presented to Governor Pat McCrory on Wednesday morning. Short titled, Protect North Carolina Workers Act, the bill aims to make stricter rules for employers that are verifying whether or not their employees can legally work in North Carolina and also includes a section that tightens rules regarding the forms of identification that government and law enforcement officers can accept. That second part is an issue that concerns local law enforcement in Alamance County, who have recently began issuing and accepting alternative ID cards in the area.
North Carolina is one step closer to seeing its first cooperative brewpub. The Burlington Beer Works cooperative announced Sept.
Three percent of all undocumented immigrants in the United States live in North Carolina, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
People flocked to the Oak House this family weekend for open mic night and to escape the torrential downpours.
