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NEWS 4/14/22 9:37pm

Elon University housing troubles leave students frustrated

By Annemarie Bonner

Residence Life has still not responding to Elon News Network’s numerous requests for comment this morning. This comes after students and parents expressed frustration about the housing selection process for next year.

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NEWS 4/12/22 1:16am

ELN: Elon University Board of Trustees visits campus

By Baylor Rodman and Ellis Chandler

Tonight on Elon Local News, our Chloe Franklin and Jenna Manderioli sit down live with Elon University's dance team to talk about their historic win, hear from University Physician Ginette Archinal as spring sickness spreads across campus and look into student frustration with study abroad registration.  

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NEWS 4/12/22 1:12am

ELN: Nearly 50 days into Russia's invasion of Ukraine

By Haley Phelps

Tonight on Elon Local News, our Chloe Franklin and Jenna Manderioli sit down live with Elon University's dance team to talk about their historic win, hear from University Physician Ginette Archinal as spring sickness spreads across campus and look into student frustration with study abroad registration.  

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NEWS 4/12/22 1:11am

ELN: Elon University physician provides advice for spring sicknesses

By Jenna Manderioli

Tonight on Elon Local News, our Chloe Franklin and Jenna Manderioli sit down live with Elon University's dance team to talk about their historic win, hear from University Physician Ginette Archinal as spring sickness spreads across campus and look into student frustration with study abroad registration.  

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NEWS 4/12/22 1:07am

ELN: New process for Elon University Winter Term program sign-ups

By Britt Mobley

Tonight on Elon Local News, our Chloe Franklin and Jenna Manderioli sit down live with Elon University's dance team to talk about their historic win, hear from University Physician Ginette Archinal as spring sickness spreads across campus and look into student frustration with study abroad registration.  

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NEWS 4/11/22 2:31pm

Elon University to host William Ferris for the 2022 James P. Elder Lecture series

By Caroline Mitchell

Ferris is a professor of history emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a former chairman of the National Endowment for Humanities. He will speak about his book “I AM A MAN: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1960-1970,” which is a collection of civil rights photographs and short essays. 

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NEWS 4/11/22 2:22pm

Senior baccalaureate ceremony redesigned to celebrate diversity

By Caroline Mitchell

The Senior Baccalaureate will be followed by the senior celebration on Wednesday, May 18, in Rhodes Stadium. Families can join members of the graduating class at Commencement Week events on Thursday, May 19, and Friday, May 20. 

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NEWS 4/9/22 2:44pm

Four-match winning streak for Elon University women’s tennis team ended by James Madison

By Jacob Kisamore

Elon is now 1-2 this season against Colonial Athletic Association opponents. The team continues its season on April 13 with a road match against the University of North Carolina Greensboro. The match will begin at 2:30 p.m.  

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NEWS 4/7/22 3:55pm

ELNM: Elon University student shares 'positive' quarantine experience

By Ellis Chandler

Today on ELN Morning, Ashlyn DeLoughy and Baylor Rodman sat down live with Dean of Students Jana Lynn Patterson to celebrate her final day as Student Government Association advisor. Plus, with 48 students in quarantine, one talked about her 'positive' experience at home, and why she thinks that this go around is better.   

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NEWS 4/7/22 3:24pm

ELNM: Elon University Dean of Students Jana Lynn Patterson reflects on 19 years advising Student Government Association

By Baylor Rodman and Ashlyn DeLoughy

Today on ELN Morning,  Ashlyn DeLoughy and Baylor Rodman sat down live with Dean of Students Jana Lynn Patterson to celebrate her final day as Student Government Association advisor, reflect on her 19 years and what she'll now do with her Thursday nights. 

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NEWS 4/7/22 3:11pm

Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first Black woman to serve on Supreme Court

By Ryan Kupperman

Jackson is Biden’s first Supreme Court nominee and is only the sixth woman to serve on the Supreme Court. She will be sworn in once Justice Stephen Breyer retires this summer. 

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NEWS 4/7/22 11:15am

NC animal shelter extends rescue efforts to Ukraine

By Nyah Phengsitthy

When Galyna Karpenski saw her home country of Ukraine quickly become torn apart because of the war, she knew she had to do something — not necessarily focusing on humans, but rather, the animals.

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NEWS 4/7/22 7:42am

Elon University Hillel pushes to represent growing Jewish community on academic calendar

By Ryan Kupperman

With Elon’s Jewish community in mind, senior Lindsay Rosenzweig, co-president of Elon Hillel, said Hillel is pushing for Elon to add Yom Kippur as a day off to the academic calendar. Rosenzweig said that Elon’s consistently growing Jewish population is also grounds for addressing this change now, compared to in previous years.

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NEWS 4/6/22 8:28am

Local retirement community contributes aid to Ukraine

By Nyah Phengsitthy

Residents at The Village at Brookwood have spent the past few weeks clearing their closets and filling suitcases. The Burlington retirement community has been collecting items to add to North Carolina’s aid and donations to Ukraine and neighboring European countries. 

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NEWS 4/6/22 6:56am

Current Elon University students frustrated over allocation of scholarship funds

By Sophie Rosenthal

Students returning for the 2022-23 academic year will pay a sticker price for tuition and fees that is 9% higher than what they paid this year. For some, the new total puts Elon’s cost beyond their current means. 

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NEWS 4/5/22 9:31pm

ELN: Ants cause malfunctions on downtown Elon train tracks

By Elon News Network

Tonight on Elon Local News: Our Naomi Washington and Annemarie Bonner have more on the repairs to the downtown Elon train tracks, the dance team's journey to the NDA national competition and a preview of the incoming class of 2026.

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NEWS 4/5/22 11:22am

A look into Elon University’s accepted student demographics

By Erin Martin

This year the university received 17,492 applications and offered enrollment to 12,836. This is the second largest application pool in university history, according to Zaiser. The university received 17,834 for the 2021-22 school year. 

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NEWS 4/5/22 10:31am

Holocaust survivor shares his story with Elon University community

By Jenna Manderioli

Over 150 people gathered in McKinnon Hall to hear the story of 80-year-old Holocaust survivor Nathan Spiewak, who is one of the last of his generation.

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NEWS 4/5/22 12:00am

Elon Speaker Series event rescheduled

By Caroline Mitchell

The rescheduled event will take place in the Whitley Auditorium, where admission is $15 or free of charge with an Elon ID.  

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NEWS 4/4/22 10:32pm

ELN: Day 40 of Russia's war on Ukraine, Zelenskyy makes statement at Grammy Awards

By Elon News Network

Tonight on Elon Local News: Our Naomi Washington and Annemarie Bonner have more on the repairs to the downtown Elon train tracks, the dance team's journey to the NDA national competition and a preview of the incoming class of 2026.

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