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NEWS 1/17/22 4:29pm

Campus to have delayed opening Jan. 18

By Ryan Kupperman

Elon’s campus will delay opening until 12 p.m. tomorrow, Jan. 18, according to an email from Vice President for Student Life Jon Dooley, because of the freezing weather conditions expected overnight on Jan. 17.

NEWS 1/12/22 12:58am

BD Wong visits Elon University

By Avery Sloan

Tony Award-winning actor BD Wong shared his experiences as both an Asian American and gay man for Elon University’s speaker series on Jan. 11. Wong served as the Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative address speaker. 

NEWS 1/11/22 9:27pm

Elon university faces challenges of new variant

By Kyra O'Connor

Elon University had 87 total active cases among students and 54 among faculty and staff as of Jan. 9, according to the Healthy Elon COVID-19 dashboard. This compares to seven new cases on campus reported in the weekly Healthy Elon update of the semester, Dec. 8, 2021, just one month earlier. 

NEWS 12/27/21 4:12pm

Elon University requires students to receive COVID-19 booster

By Sophie Rosenthal

Elon University will require all students to receive and upload documentation of a COVID-19 booster vaccination by Jan. 31, 2022, or within seven days of being eligible to receive the booster, according to an email from Healthy Elon Committee Chair Jeff Stein. The email recommended that students try to get booster shots before Winter Term classes begin on Jan. 4, 2022. 

NEWS 12/8/21 2:01pm

Elon University students start housing process

By Greta Cunningham

Many students get their off-campus housing passed down to them through organizations or other students, and as the fall semester is coming to an end, students are beginning to look for 2022-23 housing. But this year, some students are struggling to find what’s left of the off-campus housing options. 

NEWS 12/3/21 10:01pm

Memorial service at Elon University honors 'silent teachers'

By Ryan Kupperman

To honor the university’s silent teachers, a memorial service is held at the end of every semester in the spirit of reflecting on all that was accomplished with the help of each donor. The fall 2021 memorial service was held in Numen Lumen on Thursday, Dec. 2 and was open to professors, students and family of the silent teachers to attend. 

NEWS 12/1/21 6:14pm

How local food banks prepared for Thanksgiving holiday

By Abigail Hobbs

Campus Kitchen, an Elon University organization works with students, Elon Dining, Loy Farm and Allied Churches of Alamance County. According to Feeding America, Alamance County had a 13.7% food insecurity rate in 2019, which is how local organizations measure the  lack of consistent access to food.

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LIFESTYLE 03/19/2026 9:12am
Skateboarders work toward approval of skate park

For three hours, skateboarders took to the pavement of Beth Schmidt Park — setting up ramps and rails to get some tricks in on a rainy Sunday. But they are all waiting for one thing: a skate park.It has been years in the making, but chairman of the Elon Skate Coalition Scott Ingalls said they hope to break ground on the skatepark this year — either late summer or early fall. Ingalls said that donations help the skate committee and overall funding of the skatepark.

NEWS 03/18/2026 7:31pm
Leaving for spring break? What to know when traveling

Travelers across the country are standing in longer airport security lines and paying more at the pump. Transportation and Security Administration agents just missed their first paycheck after Congress could not agree on funding related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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