News

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NEWS 2/27/20 11:06am

Onto the next budget

By Molly Healy

The campaign for Student Government Association officially began Monday, Feb. 24. The candidates running for executive treasurer are juniors Claire Babey and Andrew Ciampa.

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NEWS 2/26/20 5:49pm

Voters set to decide potential local tax increase

By Kieran Ungemach

The March 3 primary ballot for Alamance County will have a referendum to establish a quarter-cent sales tax on the county, while also reducing property taxes for local taxpayers. 

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NEWS 2/26/20 11:48am

Elodia Castillo speaks about the struggles of indigenous communities

By Sam Hess

Elodia Castillo visited Elon University Feb. 25 for her speaker tour La Lucha Sigue, or “The Struggle Continues,”  to talk about the struggles of indigenous Mayan communities being erased in Guatemala, and their efforts to reclaim the land and ancestral practices that were once theirs. 

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NEWS 2/26/20 9:06am

Showdown for the senate

By Kyra O'Connor

With student government elections fast approaching, candidates are gearing up for the campaign. The race for executive vice president will be between juniors Jonathan Stettler and Robert Cain.

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NEWS 2/26/20 7:57am

Casting your vote for the SGA elections

By Mackenzie Wilkes

There are 32 open positions on the ballot for the Student Government Association election, including president, vice president, secretary and treasurer for the executive board; the senior, junior and sophomore class councils; and the academic councils. 

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NEWS 2/25/20 9:40pm

Presidential candidates battle for the top spot in Elon's SGA

By Emery Eisner

Juniors Brandon Veal and Robbie Miley are running for Student Government Association executive president this election season. While they both currently represent the class of 2021 as president and vice president, neither of them won their first SGA campaigns their freshmen year. 

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NEWS 2/25/20 5:34pm

Elon professor in Florence calls program suspension 'heartbreaking'

By Alex Roat and Mackenzie Wilkes

Elon University suspended its abroad program in Florence, Italy after an outbreak of the COVID-19 — known as the coronavirus — in the Lombardy region. There are 21 students and one faculty member who will be returning to the United States.

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NEWS 2/24/20 1:51pm

Elon's three-day Ripple Conference sparked interfaith discussions

By Emerson Wells

Elon’s University's student-organized Ripple Conference kicked off the weekend on Friday, Feb. 21. This year’s theme of “Interfaith in the Real World: Cultivating Community Cooperation” focused on the “practical applications of interfaith.” 

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NEWS 2/24/20 12:02am

SGA passes revised treasurer manual in a special session

By Mackenzie Wilkes

The Student Government Association held a special session business meeting on Sunday, Feb. 23 after the normal meeting was canceled on Thursday due to snow. Three bills were addressed and passed at the meeting.

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NEWS 2/21/20 8:54am

Student applications open for SGA’s future Finance Board

By Emery Eisner

The Student Government Association Finance Board — the committee that allocates funding to student organizations — has seven open positions for the next academic year. 

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NEWS 2/20/20 6:26pm

Snow storm cancels Thursday afternoon classes

By Kyra O'Connor

Thursday afternoon classes were canceled, following an email from Jon Dooley, vice president of student life, that announced the closing of Elon University’s main campus.

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NEWS 2/19/20 8:49am

Elon University's 2030 Strategic Plan

By Kyra O'Connor , Lauren Singles , Elliott Rivette and Madalyn Howard

After eighteen months of planning and contributions from thousands of Elon community members, Boldly Elon, the 2030 strategic plan, was formally released to the public on Feb. 11. 

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NEWS 2/18/20 11:12am

Burlington police plan to launch new app

By Christian Galvano

This year, the Burlington Police Department says they’re releasing a new application to make that relationship with the community even stronger.

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NEWS 2/17/20 9:22pm

Candidates for Alamance County Commissioners speak out against county ICE program at democratic debate

By Liam Collins

The issue was brought up at the democratic debate for Alamance County Commissioner hosted by Young Democrats of Alamance County and LGBT Democrats of Alamance County.

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NEWS 2/16/20 2:55pm

The push for bail reform in Alamance County

By Kieran Ungemach

Alamance and surrounding counties have been debating bail reform for the last 20 years, and Caldwell — who’s running on a bail and criminal justice reform platform — is one of the many advocates who have been through the criminal justice system and now uses their second chance to push for a change in policies for the system they use to be in.

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NEWS 2/15/20 10:36am

New movie studio opens jobs for students

By Kyra O'Connor

For 78 years, Copland Fabrics and Industries provided Americans not only with curtains, bedspreads and linings but also with something meaningful — their livelihoods.

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NEWS 2/14/20 1:32pm

ENN Radio Feb. 14, 2020

By Mackenzie Wilkes

ENN Radio is back! In this week's episode, Grace Morris and Lauren Singles talk about the coronavirus's impact on Elon. Ashley Moran explains early voting for in the North Carolina primary as Baylor Rodman tells us what presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg had to say in his visit to the state. Softball season has started and Caitlin Rundle breaks down how the team is faring. 

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NEWS 2/14/20 1:06pm

Suspect in Pinedale Drive shooting surrenders to police

By Grace Morris

The suspect in the shooting of Maureen Chafatelli and the killing of Nickolas Johnson at 206 Pinedale Drive last week has been arrested. Barry Campbell surrendered himself to the Elon Police Department yesterday evening, almost 10 days after the shooting.

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NEWS 2/14/20 10:07am

Holocaust survivors share their stories with the Elon community

By Hannah Massen

Holocaust Survivors Robert and Agnes Heller visited Elon last night to share their stories of love, loss and survival on an auspicious day for Robert: Feb. 13 marked the 75 year anniversary of being reunited with his mother and sister in 1945 after years of hardship.

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NEWS 2/14/20 9:14am

Elon suspends semester programs in China

By Lauren Singles

Elon University’s Spring 2020 program in Beijing has been suspended due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. 

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