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NEWS 9/16/20 5:13pm

Possible May semester for study abroad proposed

By Raf Pico

Elon University announced the creation of another term for the 2020-2021 academic year, where students who missed out on winter term experiences could take them at a later date.

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NEWS 9/16/20 11:36am

Elon English professor’s experience in quarantine

By Ashlyn DeLoughy

Senior Lecturer in English Paula Patch had been teaching all of her classes in-person. She had plans for students to learn remotely, but never thought she would have to use them herself. Patch said she thought she might get COVID-19 from being on campus, but never thought the virus would be brought into her home.

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NEWS 9/14/20 6:05pm

27 students have or are facing conduct charges for hosting gatherings

By Mackenzie Wilkes

27 students have faced or are in the process of facing conduct charges for hosting mass gatherings as of Sept. 12, according to Vice President for Student Life Jon Dooley, representing an increase of 20 students since Aug. 25. Students who are charged with hosting gatherings larger than what is allowed by the university and town of Elon are suspended from campus.

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NEWS 9/14/20 4:02pm

Mask study gives insights into low-cost way to test effectiveness of masks

By Grace Terry

David Grass, a research assistant at Duke University, is one of seven researchers who were involved and who created this device. The group’s goal was to create a low-cost way to test the effectiveness of different face coverings. 

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NEWS 9/14/20 7:45am

Elon University ranks No.88 overall on the U.S. News and World Report 2021 list of best national universities

By Grace Terry

Elon University ranks No. 88 among national universities and No. 55 among private universities on the U.S. News and World Report 2021 list of best national universities. This ranking is down four spots both overall and for private universities from the 2020 list, when Elon ranked No. 84 and No. 51 一 Elon’s first year of eligibility for the list.

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NEWS 9/11/20 2:18pm

Elon Dining worker returns to work after suspension

By Margaret Faust

Elon students aren’t the only ones getting suspended for violating coronavirus restrictions. Elon Dining employee Amanda Parrish was suspended last weekend for taking off her mask during her shift. 

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NEWS 9/9/20 10:35pm

Eric Trump speaks at a President Trump campaign event in High Point

By Christian Galvano

Eric Trump — the son of President Donald Trump — spoke to supporters of the president’s reelection campaign at a horse stable in High Point Wednesday. Eric Trump claimed the incompetence of the Democratic Party will ultimately lead to the reelection of his father.

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NEWS 9/9/20 3:09pm

In suicide prevention month, Elon club baseball player reflects on depression, growth

By Brian Rea

September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness to the issue. One student is working to bring awareness to mental health issues.

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NEWS 9/9/20 9:12am

A look inside Elon University's quarantine spaces

By Miranda Ferrante

Elon University sophomore Bella Roy said she had to go into quarantine after an individual she had been in close contact with tested positive for COVID-19. Roy had a negative test result, but still had to undergo a two-week quarantine. The two-week quarantine period for close contacts are the guidance and directives of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the Alamance County Health Department.

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NEWS 9/8/20 9:25am

Elon University randomly selects hundreds of students, faculty and staff each week for COVID-19 testing

By Grace Terry

Currently, the random COVID-19 testing for students is being conducted every Wednesday in Alumni Gym while testing for faculty and staff is being done through mail-in tests. Students receive instructions on how to sign-up for a time and more information about what to expect in the email from Stein.

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NEWS 9/7/20 9:10am

Faculty motion regarding postmaster general passes

By Kyra O'Connor

Elon University professors voted in favor of a motion asking Postmaster General and Board of Trustee member Louis DeJoy to commit to improving the service provided by the United States Postal Service and absolve his personal conflict of interests or step down as trustee to the university at the Sept. 4 faculty meeting.

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NEWS 9/5/20 10:59pm

March in Greensboro honors Marcus Smith almost two years after his death

By Grace Terry

On Saturday Sept. 5, protesters marched through the streets of Greensboro in honor of the  upcoming anniversary of the Black man’s death. The event was called the March for Marcus and was put on WHOA: Working Class & Houseless Organizing Alliance — a group that helps promote change for “the working class, homeless, migrant and other disenfranchised communities,” according to the groups Facebook page. 

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NEWS 9/3/20 9:51pm

COVID-19 desproporcionadamente afecta la comunidad Latino de Alamance County

By Mackenzie Wilkes

Los hispanos son el 61% de los casos de COVID-19 en Alamance County, o 1,731 de los 2,838 casos en el condado, según el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Sociales. Pero de la población total estimada de Alamance County, sólo el 13.1% son hispanos, aún así ellos son la mayor porción de los infectados con el virus.

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NEWS 9/3/20 9:50pm

COVID-19 disproportionately hits Alamance County Latino community

By Mackenzie Wilkes

Hispanic people make up 61% of COVID-19 cases in Alamance County, or 1,731 of the 2,838 cases in the county, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. But of the estimated total population of Alamance County, only 13.1% is Hispanic, yet they make up a large portion of those infected with the virus.

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NEWS 9/3/20 6:21pm

Mass gathering limits in town of Elon to remain same

By Mackenzie Wilkes

Gatherings in the town of Elon will remain capped at 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors, despite Gov. Roy Cooper’s recent executive order lifting some coronavirus restrictions.The town of Elon declared a state of emergency Sept. 3.

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NEWS 9/2/20 4:50pm

Louis DeJoy's journey to postmaster general

By Kyra O'Connor and Emery Eisner

Many people know him as postmaster general. Some know him as a successful businessman or the former CEO of New Breed Logistics. But members of the Elon community know Louis DeJoy as one of the benefactors for Odyssey scholarships, and as a member of the Elon University Board of Trustees since 2007. 

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NEWS 9/2/20 12:56am

Elon students, community stand, sit against racism at university and nationwide

By Miranda Ferrante

Elon’s Black Student Union, which supports black students and promotes awareness of black culture, held a physically distanced gathering to provide students and community members with the opportunity to stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, address police brutality, structural racism, and black lives in America. 

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NEWS 9/1/20 7:22pm

North Carolina to move into Phase 2.5 of reopening this week

By Lauren Singles

North Carolina will be moving to Phase 2.5 beginning on Friday, Sept. 4 at 5 p.m., Gov. Roy Cooper said at a press briefing today. This move will allow for larger gatherings, expanding the number of people allowed indoors to 25 and 50 people outdoors. Playgrounds, museums and aquariums will also open in Phase 2.5 at 50% capacity.

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NEWS 9/1/20 12:12am

Elon University students quarantining at area hotels

By Maeve Ashbrook

Elon University is renting hotel rooms at the Tru by Hilton hotel and Holiday Inn Express in Burlington for students who need to quarantine after contracting or being potentially exposed to the coronavirus, according to the Holiday Inn Express and students staying at Tru hotel.

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NEWS 8/31/20 6:36pm

COVID-19 vaccine trials push ahead at UNC Chapel Hill

By Emery Eisner

UNC is the site of a phase three COVID-19 vaccine trial, meaning the vaccine is now being administered to thousands of people in order to determine its effectiveness. The trial at UNC is led by doctors Cynthia Gay, David Wohl and Joseph Eron in UNC’s division of infectious diseases. 

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