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NEWS 4/12/23 6:45pm

Shannon Bream of FOX News discusses combination of law, journalism

By Annemarie Bonner

FOX News anchor and legal correspondent Shannon Bream is at Elon University’s School of Law in Greensboro on April 12. She met with students and alumni to provide her insight on being both a journalist and an attorney. Elon News Network sat down with Bream to discuss her role in covering some of the nation’s landmark court cases, from Obergefell v. Hodges to Roe v. Wade. She is the third and final speaker for Elon Law’s Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series.

NEWS 4/7/23 4:29pm

Extra Enforcement: Elon University sees more parking regulation across campus

By Nyah Phengsitthy

The sun is still rising as Kim Farmer begins roaming the streets of Elon University in his security car. As students, faculty and staff roll into their parking spots around campus for the day, Farmer makes sure that everyone is following campus parking rules. As a university traffic officer, Farmer mainly drives around the south side of campus, checking  faculty parking along East Lebanon Avenue, Historic Neighborhood lots and other areas when needed.

NEWS 4/7/23 2:38pm

Elon University Moseley Student Center closes sections due to flooding

By Anjolina Fantaroni

A rusted pipe in the second floor universal bathroom of the Moseley Student Center caused chaos Thursday afternoon when water flooded out of the bathroom. The water flooded the bathroom and upstairs hallway including inside the Center for Leadership office for about fifteen minutes until maintenance could shut the pipe off. The water came down from the second floor onto the first through the elevator, which is now out of use. Moseley Student Center released a statement that if anyone needs the elevator, front desk workers will call a provided number to start the elevator.

NEWS 4/7/23 1:48pm

Elon University requires health insurance information before class registration

By Ryan Kupperman

Students who have not yet opted out or enrolled in Elon's new Student Blue health insurance plan will be prevented from registering for their fall 2023 classes until they have completed the health agreement form. This form acknowledges that students should either upload their current information or be automatically enrolled in Student Blue. Flags will begin going up on OnTrack accounts and students have until tuition bills are sent July 1 to waive out or pay the insurance bill cost.

NEWS 4/6/23 8:36am

Elon University professor, Iraqi native wants to return home

By Margaret Faust

A car bomb exploded in Baghdad, Iraq — targeting a government official. Elon professor of communication design Ahmed Fadaam could see the smoke from his front door. He grabbed his camera and drove through his neighborhood, following the smoke. When he arrived at the scene of the explosion, he remembered seeing dead bodies everywhere. This was 20 years ago, but Fadaam remembers the details clearly. Fadaam was a photojournalist for the news organization Agence France-Presse and went to work, taking photos of the explosion. Seeing him with a camera, the Iraqi soldiers grew skeptical of Fadaam. 

NEWS 3/30/23 10:10pm

Former President Donald Trump indicted March 30

By Avery Sloan

A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict former President Donald Trump March 30. The charges are for paying hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels in his 2016 campaign, the first time a former president of the U.S. has been indicted. The felony indictment was filed under seal by the Manhattan district attorney and Trump has not been arrested yet and the specific charges have not been announced yet. 

NEWS 3/28/23 7:37pm

President Joe Biden visits Durham, kicks off ‘Investing in America’ tour

By Mason Willett and Joseph Navin

U.S. President Joe Biden kicked off his “Investing in America” tour with a visit to the Tar Heel State Tuesday, highlighting multiple pieces of legislation related to the tour’s  agenda. These include the Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the American Rescue Plan. The White House is using the tour to highlight Biden’s domestic agenda of growing the economy from the “bottom up.” 

NEWS 3/28/23 3:29pm

CNN Chief Medical Correspondent to speak at Elon University

By Kyra O'Connor

Gupta, a multiple Emmy-Award-winning chief medical correspondent for CNN, will deliver the 2023 Baird Lecture on Tuesday March 28 at 7 p.m. in Alumni Gym. The lecture is a part of Elon University’s Speaker Series, presented by WUNC North Carolina Public Radio, “Living Well in a Changing World.”  

NEWS 3/24/23 10:23am

Elon Dining struggles with staffing shortages

By Miranda Ferrante

Elon University is one of many institutions nationwide facing labor shortages in its dining halls. These shortages result in a build up of dishes, delays in mobile orders and more work for employees. One dining worker, Kevin Taylor, has worked under Aramark Corporation since August 2004. Taylor, a dishwasher in Lakeside Dining Hall, has seen the staffing shortages lead to piles of dishes in the hallways of Lakeside’s kitchen. 

NEWS 3/22/23 3:29pm

Elon University hosts Iraq War panel 20 years after invasion

By Margaret Faust

When the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001, Ahmed Abdullah Al Fadaam, Elon University professor of communication design, lived with his wife and two children in Baghdad. He suspected Iraq would be next. Then in 2003, a mortar shell — an explosive weapon — fell in their neighbor’s yard, making his prediction a reality. 

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