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From Congress to Elon's campus

Former Congressmen Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Glenn English (D-OK) visited Elon University Monday night as part of the Congress to Campus program. The visit, organized by the Stennis Center for Public Leadership and the nonprofit Former Members of Congress, was fashioned to engage with future leaders to provide a sense of what Congress is like as well as educate students on U.S. political institutions while at the same time encourage those to pursue careers in public service.

President Book names Provost Search Committee

Holocaust survivor Hank Brodt shares his story with the Elon community

Students, faculty and the surrounding community gathered in Elon University's LaRose Theatre on Wednesday, Feb. 13, to hear Holocaust survivor Hank Brodt share his story of survival from his time inside not one, but five Nazi concentration camps.

Religious leaders express support for the movement to unionize

In support of non-tenure-track faculty, religious leaders from Durham handed President Connie Book and Provost Steven House a letter expressing the urgency to unionize. 

SGA launches pilot program for free menstrual products

In partnership with Elon Feminists for Equality, Change and Transformation, Elon University SGA has launched a pilot program that will provide free menstrual products in select bathrooms across campus.

Immigrant activist group hosts rally against local ICE raids

Siembra NC heard of at least six people in Burlington that were taken yesterday. Elon News Network has contacted ICE but could not independently confirm any detentions at this time. 

SGA Town Hall discusses inclusion, Title IX changes

SGA held its first town hall meeting of the new year in Moseley Center on Thursday. Executive President Kenneth Brown opened up a discussion about inclusivity, and how sexual assaults are handled on college campuses. 

Sorority Recruitment leaves Elon freshman inspired to help others find a community

While most of the 658 women participating in spring recruitment last week ended up in a Greek organization, others are feeling left in the dark. One student is trying to create a community for those who were dropped from recruitment.

Steven House issues an update on petition to unionize

Provost Steven House updated Elon University on a petition previously filed by the Service Employees International Union, Workers United Southern Region (SEIU) on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. In the petition, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) demanded that the university hold a vote among adjunct, limited-term and visiting faculty members on the subject of forming a labor union at Elon.

Two arrested for over 400 grams of cocaine in Burlington

Jose Manuel Plantillas-Crespo and Luis Alfredo Plantillas-Crespo were arrested and charged on Wednesday for trafficking cocaine, and conspiring to traffic cocaine, according to an Alamance County Sheriff's office press release.

Second provost candidate speaks at Elon

Aswani Volety is the second provost candidate to speak at an open event at Elon University.  On Thursday afternoon, Volety — who is currently a marine biology professor and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington — addressed members of the community in upstairs Lakeside about his qualifications and experience in higher education. He answered how he will leverage opportunities here at Elon to approach challenges that higher education faces in the 21st century.  

Nation Labor Relations Board officer recommends overruling university objection to new union

On Monday, May 13, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) officer made the recommendation to the NLRB Regional Officer to overrule an objection filed by Elon University against the Service Employees International Union, Workers United Southern Region (SEIU)-backed push for non-tenure-track faculty members to unionize at Elon. The university and SEIU will have one week to respond to the recommendation. 

Hudson speaks at first provost candidate presentation

On Thursday afternoon, Elizabeth Hudson addressed a crowded McKinnon Hall filled with staff, faculty answering how she would leverage opportunities here at Elon to approach challenges that higher education faces in the 21st century.

Failing to report ethnicity on arrest forms is a problem for Latino Americans, research shows

Lucia Jervis, a senior at Elon University from Ecuador, said she never thought of herself as White until she came to Elon. But when she was filling out basic paper to apply to college in the United States, she had to place herself into a category.

Graham couple wanted for sex trafficking found in Virginia

Police are investigating a case of sex trafficking and kidnapping in Graham. 

CHEAT SHEET: Everything you need to know about Brexit

Brexit, the term for the “British Exit,” refers to the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) that was voted on June 23, 2016. Safia Swimelar, associate professor of political science and policy studies, discusses the implications of the U.K.’s decision to leave the EU.

NC law would require rideshares to have an illuminated sign

The illuminated sign on a car showing an Uber or Lyft driver arriving is thought to make ride-sharing services safer, according to John Bell, house majority leader of the North Carolina General Assembly. He is sponsoring a law that would require ride-sharing cars to have a “consistent and distinctive illuminated sign.”

Elon Community Garden hosts 11th annual Strawberry Festival

The Elon University community is invited to enjoy free strawberry treats and plants for sale at the 11th annual Elon Community Garden Strawberry Festival from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3, at the Elon Community Garden located behind the Sklut Hillel Center.

SGA fall 2019 candidates will not be allowed to hang posters, flyers

The fall 2019 elections will now be paperless, according to legislation passed by SGA Thursday, May 2. 

Yom Hashoa shines awareness on anti-semitism

Students, faculty, and staff gathered around the Moseley Center on Wednesday to read the names of those who died during the Holocaust in honor of Yom Hashoah.