News

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NEWS 3/3/19 8:00am

Campus Voice: Supporting the Elon Faculty Union: In words and actions

By Lindsey Jordan

Students from all across campus are uniting with faculty because we are inspired by their commitment to making Elon better by standing up for the rights of faculty, who for far too long have been hurt by the university’s policies.

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SPORTS 3/2/19 9:37pm

Elon softball splits doubleheader with Oakland, La Salle

By Caitlin Rundle

Elon University hosted Lafayette College, Oakland University and La Salle University this weekend in the Elon Softball Phoenix Invitational. Friday's game against Lafayette got rained out, and on Saturday, the Phoenix (8-6-1) lost to the Oakland Grizzlies (4-6) and beat the La Salle Explorers (0-4).

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NEWS 3/2/19 8:00am

Burlington mayor facilitates community as new owner of Persnickety Books

By Lilly Blomquist

Burlington Mayor Ian Baltutis and his wife, Dr. Kristina Baltutis, purchased Persnickety Books on Feb. 12 in hopes of fostering a sense of community within the walls of the used bookstore and in the wider Burlington community.

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NEWS 3/1/19 3:34pm

Loretta Lynch shares lessons she learned in Greensboro to Elon students

By Christian Galvano , Noah Wilpon and Emery Eisner

Former Attorney General of the United States Loretta Lynch spoke at the Elon University Law School as part of the Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series on Thursday night. Lynch, born less than two miles from where the speech was held, tailored her speech directly to the city which she said made her into the woman she is today.

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LIFESTYLE 3/1/19 8:00am

African Diaspora LLC offers a space for individuals to express themselves

By Emery Eisner

The lights in Irazu Coffee are low. An empty microphone stand waits patiently beside a speaker as a tangle of cords lay across the stage.

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NEWS 3/1/19 8:00am

Agreeing to Disagree: The proposal to create community ministries on campus

By Hannah Massen

In June 2019, Elon University’s religious student organizations will have the option to convert to community ministry status, trading SGA funding for the freedom to enforce their own criteria — regardless of university policy.

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LIFESTYLE 2/28/19 8:00am

Elon Watches: Turner Theatre packs weekend with films designed to toy with audiences' every emotion

By Maria Barreto

This weekend, Turner Theatre packs weekend with films designed to toy with audiences' every emotion.

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NEWS 2/28/19 8:00am

Warren to Book: stop partnership with Wells Fargo

By Mackenzie Wilkes

Warren, a congresswoman from Massachusetts and Democratic presidential candidate, wrote a letter to President Connie Book and 31 other university presidents in January addressing one common theme: Wells Fargo. 

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NEWS 2/27/19 11:04pm

Nate Jones and Jack Johnson face off in SGA's presidential election

By Mackenzie Wilkes and Maggie Brown

SGA announced candidates running for office. Jack Johnson and Nate Jones are running for student body Executive President. Running unopposed for student body Vice President is Louisa Sholar. Amanda Yaffa is running for student body treasurer, and Julia Field will be running for student body secretary.

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NEWS 2/27/19 9:12pm

Elon names 2019 Top 10 Under 10 award recipients

By Maeve Ashbrook

The 2019 Top 10 Under 10 Alumni Award recipients were announced Feb. 22 by the Office of Alumni Engagement and the Young Alumni Council. These 10 individuals will be honored in an on-campus ceremony April 13.

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NEWS 2/27/19 8:00am

As crisis at home intensifies, Venezuelan students watch from afar

By Alex Hager

Thousands of miles from Elon, a nation is in crisis. Millions of Venezuelans have left their country in a mass exodus, fleeing a plummeting quality of life. While thousands hike across land borders every day, seeking refuge from food and medicine shortages and street violence, others have departed for the United States, and some of them have ended up here in Elon University.

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SPORTS 2/27/19 7:00am

Reflecting on four Elon men's basketball seniors

By Jack Haley

The four seniors on the 2018-2019 roster have contributed nearly 4,000 points, 700 assists and 1,700 rebounds over the course of their careers. While those numbers have been the backbone of the Phoenix teams they have played on, things have not always come easy these past four years.

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NEWS 2/25/19 7:36am

Connie Book ready to tackle upcoming challenges as she closes year one as president

By Emmanuel Morgan

Spring semester presents new priorities for Book as she concludes her first year of president, which was filled with many obstacles.

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NEWS 2/24/19 7:06pm

Elon hosts first 'Diaper Dash' at men's basketball game

By Rachel Ellis

Eleven-month-old Owen Pursley is the winner of the first "Elon Diaper Dash," hosted at halftime during Elon University's men's basketball game against the College of Charleston on Saturday, Feb. 23.

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SPORTS 2/24/19 5:53pm

Elon keeps score close but fails to topple Towson Tigers

By Alex Reynolds

Elon women’s basketball (8-17, 3-11 in CAA) fell to No. 3 Towson University (17-9, 11-4 in CAA) 59-50 in a back-and-forth physical matchup.

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SPORTS 2/24/19 12:13pm

Elon Phoenix falls to Charleston Cougars in the final home game of the year

By Jon Sarver Jr.

Elon University men's basketball fell to the College of Charleston Cougars 84-74 on Senior Night Saturday, Feb. 23, in the final home game of the team's inaugural season at Schar Center.

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SPORTS 2/24/19 8:00am

Women's lacrosse season preview

By Alex Reynolds

Elon University women’s lacrosse looks to have a turn-around season in 2019 after going 4-11 last year. 

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SPORTS 2/23/19 2:17pm

Phoenix fail to match CAA-leading James Madison Dukes

By Alex Reynolds

Elon University women’s basketball (8-16, 3-10 in CAA) fell hard to the CAA-leading James Madison University Dukes (21-4, 13-1) 74-46 in Schar Center.

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LIFESTYLE 2/23/19 8:00am

A 'SAGA' 400 years in the making

By Leila Jackson

Every year, Elon University presents a dance concert celebrating Black History Month.

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NEWS 2/22/19 10:11pm

Apple COO Jeff Williams shares advice with the Elon community

By Aaron Byington

Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams, father of a member of Elon University's Class of 2019, visited the Great Hall in Global Commons at 11 a.m. this morning to talk about his role as COO of Apple and give advice about career decisions to Elon students.

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