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SPORTS 11/3/21 10:53pm

CAA to ban JMU from league championship titles, pending move to Sun Belt Conference

By Caitlin Rundle

While JMU’s move could impact the remaining team sport’s seasons at Elon, the Dukes, currently #3 in the Football Championship Subdivision, will still be able to receive the CAA’s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs due to football’s separate bylaws. 

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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 4:37pm

Elon University assistant dean for campus life, director of residence life to leave Elon in January

By Kyra O'Connor

Barker will start in this position on Jan. 10, 2022, according to a press release. 

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LIFESTYLE 11/3/21 8:13am

Undergraduate research creativity, increase in Elon University performing arts department

By Samantha Sussman

Any student at Elon can participate in undergraduate research. In the performing arts, the research can be seen in the form of a paper, production, piece of art or any other medium. 

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NEWS 11/3/21 1:07am

The American Enterprise Institute’s Executive Council leads panel on Middle Eastern policy

By Avery Sloan

The American Enterprise Institute’s Executive Council presented a panel discussion on Middle Eastern policy with professor Tom Kerr and AEI Senior fellow Dr. Michael Rubin. 

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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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NEWS 11/2/21 9:26pm

LIVE BLOG: Elon Mayor

By Kyra O'Connor

Two candidates campaigned for mayor of the town of Elon. Emily Sharpe, who currently serves as a Board of Aldermen member for the town, and Michael Woods, who previously ran for a seat on Elon’s Board of Aldermen in 2019.

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NEWS 11/2/21 9:18pm

LIVE BLOG: Burlington Mayor

By Gabriella Sable

Two candidates campaigned for Burlington mayor. Incumbent and Elon alumnus Ian Baltutis has served as the mayor of Burlington since 2015. Jim Butler is a current member of the Burlington City Council and has served on the city council since 2017. 

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NEWS 11/2/21 9:16pm

LIVE BLOG: Elon Board of Aldermen

By Samantha Sussman

Elon University staff member Stephanie Bourland and Elon Community Church Senior Pastor Randy Orwig will fill the two vacant seats on the Elon Board of Alderman. The polls have closed which means Bourland and Orwig, who were running unopposed, will join the board. 

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NEWS 11/2/21 8:42pm

LIVE BLOG: Burlington City Council

By Graysen Shirley

Four candidates battled for two open seats on Burlington’s City Council. Harold Owen, Ronnie Wall, Dejuana Bigelow and Bob Byrd all campaigned in the 2021 race. Only two will have seats on the council.

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NEWS 11/2/21 5:33pm

Town of Elon ranked second safest city in North Carolina

By Joseph Navin

SafeWise has ranked the town of Elon as the second safest city in North Carolina, behind Holly Springs, according to their annual report for 2021.

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LIFESTYLE 11/2/21 3:42pm

Redefining identity in Elon University’s department of performing arts

By Miranda Ferrante

While the idea of being attached to an identity is tied to her self-worth, junior Lauren Jacobbe said she noticed she wasn’t the only one who felt this way when she entered the performing arts department at Elon University.

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NEWS 11/2/21 12:41pm

LIVE UPDATES: Race-by-Race results of Alamance County elections

By Elon News Network

Click here for background, live updates on the state of the races in Burlington, town of Elon.

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SPORTS 11/2/21 11:07am

International tennis player finds home at Elon University

By Sammy Johnson

Moving from country to country her whole life because of her dad’s work, the Elon University tennis player has found tennis to be the one thing that followed her everywhere. 

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LIFESTYLE 11/2/21 8:48am

Elon University’s Spectrum strives to heighten inclusion and pride on campus

By Alexa Morrissey

When junior Lucas Leveillee attended his first Spectrum meeting, he wasn’t sure what to expect. Coming from a high school that lacked a similar space, Leveillee found a safe space in Elon’s queer-straight student alliance club: Spectrum.

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NEWS 11/2/21 12:07am

Board of Aldermen discuss design of new town gathering place

By Tucker Price

The next Board of Aldermen meeting will take place next week on Nov. 9.

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NEWS 11/1/21 9:29pm

Elon University named ‘Green College’ by the Princeton Review

By Avery Sloan

From over 800 schools, Elon University was named a ‘Green College’ by the Princeton Review, signifying an exceptional commitment to sustainability. 

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LIFESTYLE 11/1/21 12:38pm

Balancing the act

By Nyah Phengsitthy

Teaching and dancing have always been the goal for adjunct faculty members Kate Shugar and Jiwon Ha, but doing that as an adjunct at Elon also comes with setbacks. 

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