News

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NEWS 3/10/20 8:43pm

Friends of freshman John Varney remember him and the lessons they learned from the life he lived

By Liam Collins

The words remembering the life of freshman John Varney filled the otherwise radio-silent room even more than the people inside of it.

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NEWS 3/10/20 8:19pm

Multiple Alternative Spring Break trips canceled in fear of coronavirus

By Kyra O'Connor

Following the growing threat of the coronavirus, the Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement, Elon Outdoors and Catholic Campus Ministry has confirmed the cancellation of all its alternative spring break trips to South Dakota, Costa Rica, Belize and Jamaica.

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NEWS 3/10/20 8:14pm

Process to find next Elon director of Campus Safety and Police coming to a close

By Kyra O'Connor

The police chief search committee is deciding among its final four candidates for the position of director of Campus Safety and Police.

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NEWS 3/10/20 7:25pm

Alamance County Commissioner candidates on education, economic reform

By Lauren Singles

Six candidates will be on the November 3 ballots for Alamance County Commissioner after the March 3 primary election. Out of the six candidates, only three seats are open for election.

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NEWS 3/10/20 3:24pm

North Carolina declares state of emergency in response to coronavirus

By Mackenzie Wilkes

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency in response to five new cases of COVID-19 — also known as the novel coronavirus — bringing the total number of presumed positive cases to seven. The state cannot confirm these cases as positive until they are confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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NEWS 3/9/20 2:38pm

Sweet Signatures hosts ‘decappallooza’ a cappella concert

By Livi Lesch

Student a cappella groups gathered at the Whitley Auditorium on Saturday, March 7 for the annual spring concert hosted by Sweet Signatures.

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NEWS 3/7/20 5:27pm

Elon student John Varney dies after battling extended illness

By Jack Norcross

Elon freshman John Varney died Friday, March 6 after battling osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer.

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NEWS 3/7/20 11:55am

Black Fridays hosts ‘Black Girl Magic’ Panel

By Kyra O'Connor

Black Fridays hosted a panel of five Black women from across campus to speak to the theme ‘Black Girl Magic,’ for International Women’s Day.

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NEWS 3/6/20 10:10am

Elon SGA holds mental health town hall meeting

By Kieran Ungemach

Student Government Association held a mental health town hall in Moseley Center on March 5 to discuss college mental health and some programs at Elon designed to help students cope with the stresses of college.

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NEWS 3/5/20 12:20am

Elon School of Communications hosts panel on media and the culture of shame

By Ellis Chandler

Four panelists sat down with Elon students to discuss the controversial aspects of media culture as well as media law and ethics. The four speakers were: Frank LoMonte, director of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information at the University of Florida, Deborah Dwyer, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill doctoral student, Ryan Tuck, a media consultant and Christal Carmichael, a psychology instructor at North Carolina Central University.

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NEWS 3/4/20 8:08am

Students forced home from abroad due to coronavirus promised reimbursements

By Kyra O'Connor

Following the suspension of Elon University’s study abroad programs in Italy, students returning from Florence are going to be reimbursed. According to the Global Education Center, students will be reimbursed for the flight, program fees and any remaining meal vouchers. 

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NEWS 3/4/20 12:42am

Joe Biden wins North Carolina primary

By Maria Ramirez Uribe

Former Vice President Joe Biden has won 42.99% of the North Carolina primary vote with 99.48% of the precincts reported. Behind Biden is Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) with 24.11% of the vote. 

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NEWS 3/4/20 12:37am

Cooper and Forest are vying to be North Carolina's next governor

By Kyra O'Connor

Incumbent Roy Cooper will face off against Lt. Governor Dan Forest in the general election.

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NEWS 3/3/20 11:37pm

Six candidates for Alamance County Commissioner move on to the general election

By Kieran Ungemach

The Alamance County Commissioner Democratic candidates Kristen Powers, Bob Byrd and Dreama Caldwell along with Republican candidates Bill Lashley, John Paisley Jr. and Pamela Thompson won the primary election and will be on the ticket this general election in November.

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NEWS 3/3/20 11:24pm

Alamance County voters decide against tax increase

By Kieran Ungemach

Alamance County voters decided against increasing the county sales tax by .25%. Voters were 59.40% against the tax while 40.6% were for it.

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NEWS 3/3/20 10:41pm

Dennis Riddell wins Alamance County 64th district

By Jon Sarver Jr.

Riddell will face off against democrat Eric Henry in the general election.

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NEWS 3/3/20 10:17pm

Cunningham and Tillis to face off in the general election

By Emery Eisner

With over 61% of precincts reporting, Elon News Network projects incumbent Thom Tillis as the Republican nominee and former state Senator Cal Cunningham as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. 

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NEWS 3/3/20 9:10pm

Elon SGA elects new representatives for 2020

By Molly Healy

Miley won the election over junior Brandon Veal by 25 votes. According to SGA, 2,250 students voted, and Miley won by a 1.1% margin. Student participation in the election dropped by about 17% from last year, when 2,705 students voted.

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NEWS 3/3/20 8:21pm

LIVE BLOG: Alamance County tax referendum results

By Kieran Ungemach

The Alamance county primary ballot includes a referendum on whether or not to increase the county sales tax from 6.75% to 7%.  If passed, items in the county like groceries and gas would not be affected by the sales tax, but people who spend money at retail shops and food places would bear the tax.

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NEWS 3/3/20 8:20pm

LIVE BLOG: North Carolina governor's race

By Kyra O'Connor

Tonight there are four candidates competing in the race for governor of North Carolina. On the democratic ballot incumbent Roy Cooper is facing off against Ernest Reeves. On the republican ballot, current Lt. Governor Dan Forest is running against state representative Holly Grange.

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