Politics

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NEWS 2/24/22 2:28pm

Alamance County’s rising costs reflect larger trends

By Gram Brownlee

Interest rates, gas prices and a high demand for home building. For Tonmoy Islam, professor of economics at Elon University, these are all casualties of the current state of inflation in the United States. Increased gas costs and home prices in Alamance County are following trends throughout the country, and that’s because inflation is more than just a regional issue. 

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NEWS 2/17/22 11:30pm

Elon University SGA passes election packet, establishes judiciary for next term

By Avery Sloan

SGA’s next business meeting will be March 3, and the election packet will open March 1, beginning the election process.  

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NEWS 2/15/22 11:32pm

Town of Elon approves new holiday, decriminalizes land development

By Gram Brownlee

Juneteenth will now be an official holiday in the town of Elon, after a unanimous vote in the Board of Aldermen meeting on Feb. 15. The board also passed a new land development ordinance. 

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NEWS 2/14/22 9:12am

CHEAT SHEET: Elon University political science professor breaks down gerrymandering

By Kyra O'Connor

Elon News Network spoke with Professor of Political Science and Policy Studies Thomas Kerr to explain gerrymandering and how it impacts North Carolina. 

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NEWS 2/10/22 2:02pm

SGA leaders set goals to incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion, promote class and community unity

By Ryan Kupperman

With SGA elections approaching in March, the organization will also prepare for a new student constitution, new SGA bylaws, a new judicial process and a new advisor — once the current SGA advisor, Jana Lynn Patterson, steps down from her role in April.  

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NEWS 2/4/22 12:22am

Elon University Student Government adviser to step down

By Avery Sloan

Following Tuesday’s cabinet session, SGA cabinet members will meet again next Tuesday to vote on changes to the student handbook and there will be no SGA business meeting next week. Instead there will be a financial literacy training next Thursday Feb. 10 open to the student body.

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NEWS 2/1/22 11:43pm

Elon University student government seeks student feedback for student handbook review changes

By Ryan Kupperman

According to Executive President of the Student Government Association Jack Corby, the Office of the Dean of Students will begin reviewing student handbook suggestions for the next academic year on Feb. 14, so SGA will have to submit their suggestions by Feb. 11. 

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NEWS 12/14/21 8:13pm

New town of Elon Mayor Pro Tem Mark Greene sworn in

By Avery Sloan

Current Alderman Mark Greene was sworn in as mayor pro tem on  Dec. 14 at the town of Elon regular session Board of Aldermen meeting where the town approved a pedestrian walkway and new COVID-19 sick leave policy. 

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NEWS 12/7/21 1:09am

New town of Elon mayor, board members sworn in

By Kyra O'Connor

The next board meeting will be Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. The town of Elon town hall will be closed Dec. 23, 24, 27 and 31 in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. 

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NEWS 11/19/21 12:21am

Phoenix Cards to be turned off over break for over 500 students who haven’t submitted flu shot records

By Avery Sloan

During the Nov. 18 Elon University SGA business meeting, members heard an update about flu vaccination rates on campus, the new E-alert system and the updated registration process for the upcoming academic year.

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NEWS 11/11/21 12:07am

President Book says university aims for $15 minimum wage for student employees

By Avery Sloan

Elon’s Student Government hosted a fireside chat event with President Connie Book and Vice President of Student Life Jon Dooley to answer student questions regarding student pay, COVID-19 and green initiatives on campus. 

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NEWS 11/10/21 2:13pm

CHEAT SHEET: New vaccine eligibility effect on professors

By Avery Sloan

Jessica Merricks, assistant professor of biology, discusses how the approval of the Pfizer-BioTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 through 11 is helping professors with young kids feel safer being back in person. 

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NEWS 11/10/21 12:32am

Board of Aldermen discusses issues of paying sewage bills, town accessibility

By Avery Sloan

The Board of Aldermen met for a regular meeting on Nov. 9 to discuss issues of water and sewage bills, as well as projects to help improve accessibility in the town of Elon.

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NEWS 11/5/21 12:36am

Elon University students have one week to submit flu vaccination records before Phoenix card deactivation, disenrollment

By Avery Sloan

SGA members heard the flu vaccination update from Dean of Students Jana Lynn Patterson during a Student Government Association meeting on Thursday, in addition to hearing from Vice President for Strategic Initiatives Jeff Stein, who informed students there would be a clinic on campus after Thanksgiving for students to receive booster shots of the Pfizer-BioTech COVID-19 vaccine. 

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NEWS 11/4/21 6:36pm

RESULTS: Burlington mayoral race

By Graysen Shirley

Jim Butler campaigned against incumbent Ian Baltutis for being the mayor of Burlington, and won the position with 57.75% of the vote.  

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NEWS 11/4/21 6:34pm

RESULTS: Burlington City Council race

By Graysen Shirley

After the polls closed and all precincts were reported, Harold Owen and Ronnie Wall led the Burlington City Council race with 29.73% and 28.35% of all votes reported, respectively. 

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NEWS 11/3/21 10:44pm

74% of Elon University students cast ballot in 2020 election

By Kyra O'Connor

According to data released by the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at Tufts University, 74% of Elon University students cast a ballot in the 2020 election. This number is above the national average of 66% of college students nationally.

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NEWS 11/3/21 12:21am

RESULTS: Town of Elon Mayor

By Ryan Kupperman and Sophie Rosenthal

As of 9:50 p.m. on Nov. 2, Alderwoman Emily Sharpe became the second woman to ever be elected Mayor of Elon. 

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NEWS 11/3/21 12:13am

RESULTS: Race-by-Race results of Burlington, town of Elon elections

By Elon News Network

Election night in Alamance County includes races in multiple local municipalities. Scroll below for Elon News Network's coverage of the results in Burlington and the town of Elon.

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NEWS 11/3/21 12:01am

RESULTS: Elon Board of Aldermen

By Samantha Sussman

With five out of five town of Elon precincts reported in, there were 1,172 total votes for the Elon Board of Alderman Election. There were 623 votes for Bourland, 522 for Orwig and 27 write-in ballots on election day. 

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