Sophomore Alexa Lowey relays for a cure, change and community. But most importantly to her, she relays for a friend. In 2007, Lowey’s best friend of six years Esther Earl — who was later the inspiration for John Green’s novel “The Fault in Our Stars” — was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
For six months, sophomore Chann Little made the almost two-hour drive from Elon University to his home in Charlotte every weekend.
Senior Chelsea White received her first loss of the season when the Elon University softball team traveled to face the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Wednesday.
For the first time since March 13, the Elon University baseball team is back to a winning record. Following an 11-9 win Tuesday at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the Phoenix recorded 13 hits Wednesday en route to a 7-4 victory against Campbell University. Elon got an early 2-0 lead after a run in the top of the second and third innings but surrendered a pair in the bottom of the third to event the score at two apiece. But a breakout three-run fifth provided the Phoenix with enough runs to garner momentum. Senior Casey Jones led off the inning with a double to left field and advanced to third on a single from sophomore Kory Shumate.
Approximately 805 million people, or one in nine of the entire world’s population, were chronically undernourished from 2012-2014, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. While these numbers are going down, creating a sustainable food system around the world is key to combating this global issue. Danielle Nierenberg, president of Food Tank, proposed four solutions to jumpstart food sustainability at Elon University’s McKinnon Hall on Monday night.
Grandmother Stokely taught Eric Lupton, the current owner of Stokely’s BBQ, everything he knows about food.
Elon University School of Law announced Wednesday they will offer a dual-degree program with Vermont School of Law beginning fall 2015. Participants of the two-and-a-half year program will receive both a Juris Doctor degree from Elon Law and a Master of Environmental Law and Policy degree from Vermont Law School, the top-ranked law school for environmental law. “We at Elon Law are delighted to partner with Vermont Law School to equip students to address many of the most pressing challenges facing businesses, governments and international institutions today,” Luke Bierman, dean of Elon Law, said in a statement released by Elon Law School.
The Elon University men’s tennis team’s season may have ended before it ever started.
The No. 3 Elon University women’s tennis team took an early exit from the Colonial Athletic Association Women’s Tennis Tournament after losing 4-1 in the semifinals to No.
With a bundle of orange yarn, some popsicle sticks and a whiteboard, a group of Elon University students are vying for attention amidst the hustle and bustle of Moseley to unify campus in support of diversity. Determined to weave differences together to unravel opportunities for discussion about diversity-related issues, 27 students from a course titled HSS 213 Working with Groups and Communities have tailored the movement, “Stringing Us Together.” The initiative, which runs April 20 to April 23, is centered around distributing orange string, a color that symbolizes equality, cultural diversity and harmony.
Trailing 6-0 in the top of the fifth and 8-4 in the top of the ninth was not an ideal position for the Elon University baseball team to be in Tuesday at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
This week, the concerted effort Elon University has made over time in regard to sustainability comes to the forefront during Earth Week, said Jessica Bilecki, education and outreach coordinator in the office of sustainability. “I think it’s hugely important that we have public events to bring attention to what Elon is doing well in terms of sustainability and to highlight areas where we as a campus community can improve,” Bilecki said.
After a trip to Hempstead, New York, to face Hofstra University in a Colonial Athletic Association matchup, the Elon University softball team has paved part of the tough path to the playoffs for themselves. As the Phoenix stepped onto the diamond for a twin bill April 18, its offense did not.
Civil rights leader Bernard Lafayette spoke to a crowded room of Elon University students, faculty and staff Monday evening about his experiences coordinating nonviolent protests starting in 1960.
The Elon University women’s lacrosse team has put its second season in the books after a 10-7 loss to Drexel University Sunday.
For the first time in nearly a decade, the Elon University women’s track and field team experienced what it was like to compete where it practiced. The recently renovated Jerry and Jeanne Robertson Track and Field Complex hosted the Phoenix Invitational Saturday, April 18, in which the Phoenix won nine titles. Elon hosted a mix of collegiate teams, non-collegiate track programs and unaffiliated athletes, with men’s and women’s competitions happening in all events.
According to Bill Burpitt, associate dean of the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, about 10 percent of the Masters of Business Administration students at Elon University are employees of the university. One of the benefits Elon employees receive is free tuition to any classes offered at Elon, also known as tuition remission. Morgan Oliver, director of basketball operations for women's basketball, has been taking MBA classes for about a month.
The May 1 deadline for students to enroll at Elon is approaching and many students are making their final decisions regarding whether or not they want to attend the university.
Elon University students trickled in from all corners of the campus clad in old white shirts and gathered in packs around a large blue tarp in Speaker’s Corner.
The Elon University women’s lacrosse team lost 10-7 to the Drexel Dragons Sunday. The loss marks the team’s fifth in Colonial Athletic Association play this season and effectively eliminates the Phoenix from advancing into the CAA Tournament. “They did a very good job at detaining our cutters,” said head coach Josh Hexter.
