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NEWS 9/2/24 9:22am

Student Issues Forum aims to provide safe space for discussion at Elon University

By Avery Sloan

One of the reasons Ella Kucera, vice president of communications for Elon’s student government, said SGA is prioritizing election events and campus climate this semester is to help make sure all students feel safe. This Thursday, Sept. 5 as one of the first election events in the school year, SGA is cosponsoring a student issues forum with Elon News Network. This event, and others in the series, were planned by an Elon ad hoc committee co-chaired by Naeemah Clark, associate provost for inclusive excellence, and Jon Dooley, vice president for student life.

NEWS 9/1/24 8:30pm

Elon BSU cookout welcomes students back to campus

By Charlotte Pfabe

Energy and music filled Phi Beta Commons on Aug. 31 as Elon’s Black Student Union kicked off the school year with its annual cookout. According to junior and BSU President Maleah Proctor, events like the cookout help strengthen community connections and closeness for Black students on campus. BSU Athletic Liaison Haleigh said being a part of BSU empowers students to advocate for themselves — especially for students of color at a predominantly white institution. BSU will host a vision board event on Wednesday, Sep. 4 in Moseley 215.

NEWS 9/1/24 3:51pm

Teach for Alamance Graduate Program welcomes newest class

By Audrey Geib

As Elon students return to class, six recent Elon graduates prepare to lead classrooms of their own — here in the Alamance-Burlington School System. Class of 2024 graduates Julia Kearney, Meghan Malone and Malaina Carter are among the six recent Elon graduates in the newest class of the Teach for Alamance program who join the collection of Elon alumni teaching in Alamance County. Beginning with the graduating class of 2023, Teach for Alamance is offered to Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education graduates who hope to enroll in Elon’s Master of Education in Innovation program. 

NEWS 8/30/24 1:16pm

EcoVillage opens 6 days later than scheduled

By Avery Sloan

Sophomore Kai Baker said he signed up to live in the EcoVillage Living Learning Community this year as an environmental and sustainability studies major excited to live with like-minded people. Baker did not plan to be living out of a suitcase in Danieley for the first week of classes while the EcoVillage houses are still being finished. The houses were supposed to be done by the beginning of the 2024-25 school year, with students originally moving in Aug. 10, Baker said. The 11 students registered to move into EcoVillage homes are temporarily living in different places on campus.

NEWS 8/30/24 12:32pm

Elon launches AI alumni network program, ElonGPT

By Avery Sloan

When asked what services they want from their alma mater, Elon alumni overwhelmingly said they don’t need anything — but want to give back to current students. Kendra Haskins, senior director of Alumni Engagement, said Elon is launching a new AI program Sept. 16 to help students connect to Elon alumni. The Student Professional Development Center in partnership with Alumni Engagement is using a platform called Protopia, which is made for AI alumni engagement. The company is headquartered in Raleigh but works with schools internationally.

NEWS 8/29/24 9:14am

Elon University installs naloxone stations as part of opioid harm reduction initiative

By Avery Sloan

This semester, naloxone boxes were placed around campus in each residential hall across campus. Narcan, the brand name for the drug naloxone, was placed in what’s called one boxes as a preventative measure in case any student overdoses from fentanyl or opioids. But, in the last 10 years there have been two suspected situations where naloxone was used — one off campus, one on campus — Joe LeMire, chief of Campus Police, said. Naloxone is a life saving drug that blocks the effects of opiates on the brain and restores breathing.

NEWS 8/28/24 10:20am

Interning Elon senior pushes community engagement

By Arti Jain

An internship for the town of Elon may not be the most obvious choice for Elon University senior Kai Whiteside, who is pursuing an English major with a focus in creative writing. But that’s exactly what he did this summer. Whiteside pursued the internship opportunity because of his previous experience with the town of Elon. In 2022, Whiteside and a group of Elon University students went before the town council to petition for the creation of a skate park. Since, they’ve received preliminary funding and hope to open the park in 2026.

NEWS 8/27/24 4:13pm

Elon Poll shows voter concern over fair, accurate election

By Abigail Hobbs

Less than half of North Carolina voters said they have confidence that the national vote count will be fair and accurate in the 2024 election, as found by a poll conducted by Elon Poll in partnership with The Charlotte Observer, The News & Observer and The Durham Herald-Sun. This is a major decrease from the 2020 poll, where 69% of voters were confident in the election process. Jason Husser, director of the Elon Poll, said the lack of confidence in the integrity of elections is a new phenomenon.

NEWS 8/27/24 2:52pm

West End Apartments discovers mold

By Fiona McAllister and Ryan Kupperman

Kelly Reis, owner and operator of Blue Kangaroo Packoutz of Greensboro, arrived at West End Apartments on Aug. 27 to clean and clear out an apartment experiencing a mold outbreak. West End Apartments are located just past MaGerk’s Pub on West Lebanon Avenue; the complex is owned by RedStone Property Management and is not affiliated with Elon University. Brandon Sowers, CEO of RedStone Property Management, refuted Reis’ statement — stating that the incident was not caused by the air conditioning being left on all summer, but rather by the system being used incorrectly.

NEWS 8/24/24 1:12pm

Class of 2028 starts Elon journey with Convocation

By Nia Bedard

Caroline Staley’s education has always been rooted in tradition. After attending an all-girls, private school in Philadelphia, she was reminded of her love of tradition when she received her acorn at Elon University’s New Student Convocation on Aug. 24. During convocation, 1,624 freshmen and 75 transfer students took part in their first Elon tradition of receiving their acorns. Elon parent Jill O’Brien said she felt bittersweet about saying goodbye to her daughter,  while others — like parent Carolyn Williams —said the thought of their children being away from them hasn’t sunk in yet.

NEWS 8/23/24 10:09am

Faculty, students celebrate move-in day in Schar Center

By Alexa Citrin

Walking around and greeting families at the Schar Center is Vice President for Student Life Jon Dooley’s favorite part of the move in experience at Elon. The drive-through system, adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic, allows for Dooley to see the the new families — and their excitement — first-hand. — and their excitement — first-hand.

NEWS 8/23/24 8:47am

Elon University welcomes class of 2028

By Avery Sloan

Move-in day, Aug. 23, will begin with students arriving at the Schar Center and then moving into their neighborhoods. The new East Neighborhood Commons is opening and housing 90 students for the first time this semester and is the biggest new feature for move-in this year, said Owen Covington, university spokesperson.

NEWS 8/22/24 10:27pm

Elon University common reading focuses on the climate crisis, system of oppression

By Alexa Citrin

Before coming to campus, incoming freshmen were instructed to read “The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + the Planet,” which focuses on the intersections between systems of oppression and the climate crisis. This is the first time in a decade that the common reading book highlighted environmental issues, according to Paula Patch, chair of the common reading selection committee. “We haven’t had a book that was specifically about sustainability and environmentalism in about a decade, and we wanted to have that as another theme or a major theme,” Patch said.

NEWS 8/20/24 4:38pm

Pro-Palestinian voices demand to be heard at 2024 DNC

By Ryan Kupperman

When Connecticut delegate Esam Boraey brought a “Stop Arming Israel” banner into the first night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, he said he never expected to be met with aggression, shouting and blocking. By raising the banner just as President Joe Biden took the stage, Boraey said his hope was to peacefully and silently deliver his message of calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Within seconds of holding it up, attendees and delegates in front and behind them began grabbing, screaming and blocking the banner before it was ultimately snatched and thrown away.

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SPORTS 01/30/2026 10:59pm
Elon University women’s basketball falls to conference-leading Charleston

In Elon women’s basketball’s 77-69 loss to the College of Charleston Cougars, strategic positioning, discipline and physicality took center stage. The game, which was pushed from a 7 p.m. to 6 p.m. tip-off due to weather, was a rematch from earlier in the season, when Elon fell to Charleston 87-64. Charleston entered the game on a nine-game win streak, undefeated in the Coastal Athletic Association. The team is the best offensive, rebounding and three-point shooting team in the CAA. Head coach Charlotte Smith said she wanted to present the Cougars with a 3-1-1 zone, which she said is unorthodox against a good shooting team.

NEWS 01/30/2026 12:14pm
Elon University to close early Friday ahead of winter storm

Elon University offices will close at 3 p.m. Jan. 30 to allow for preparation time ahead of the upcoming winter storm. Vice President of Student Life Jon Dooley announced the closure in an email Jan. 30 that also outlined changes to campus parking and weekend basketball schedules. 

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