It’s a sunny Saturday in May, and you’re dressed in a maroon robe listening to the names of your classmates being read aloud.
Considering living with your significant other after college? It’s a big decision that should be weighed carefully before you enter the same living quarters and share financial responsibilities. We made the decision to move in together right after graduating from Elon in 2008.
I bet you can remember your first night at Elon University. Lying on your college-issue twin mattress, staring at the ceiling and trying to get a handle on the thoughts rushing through your head: the dorm that you now call "home," the academic and social challenges starting at 8:30 Monday morning, the friends you worried about making, and the friends you worry you’ve left behind.
An armed robbery was reported Monday morning at Jay's Mart, a convenience store located about a mile east of Elon University at 951 East Haggard Ave. According to an email about the incident from Vice President of Student Life Smith Jackson, a male suspect displayed a blue handgun, before fleeing the scene on a black and orange moped eastbound on East Haggard.
The 2014 NBA playoffs came to a close June 15 when the San Antonio Spurs finished off their dismantling of the two-time defending champion Miami Heat. Though the Spurs, led by future Hall of Famer Tim Duncan and emerging star and Finals Most Valuable Player Kawhi Leonard, earned their fifth NBA title in the Gregg Popovich era, the future of Miami’s famed Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh has already supplanted the Spurs’ title as one of the many compelling headlines heading into the offseason. When James, Wade and Bosh decided to team up in 2010, the Heat became the most talked about team in recent memory. But now, with the future of the Big Three in doubt, the word “uncertainty” can now be associated with the Heat for the first time in almost four years. After falling short in their quest of a third straight NBA title, James, Wade and Bosh can opt out of their respective contracts and test the free agent waters this offseason. Still a very talented team, the 2014 Heat lacked enough help outside of James to topple the depth of the Spurs. Miami won championships in 2012 and 2013 with a similarly limited roster as the 2014 squad, but team president Pat Riley and the Heat front office was always able to find productive bench players to help carry the load. In this year’s Finals, Miami’s main problems resided in the starting lineup as well as on the bench. Wade and Bosh each put forth lackluster performances when it counted most against the Spurs. Wade scored a combined 21 points in Games 4 and 5 of the Finals, a far cry from the 22 he put up in Game 3, all Heat losses. Bosh’s play was equally uninspiring, as he tallied just nine, 12 and 13 points in Games 3-5 after scoring 18 points in both Games 1 and 2. The Heat needed much more if they expected to keep up with the Spurs. The offensive production of Wade and Bosh as the Finals wore on is one reason that James could decide to bolt from Miami and split up the Big Three. But why would he? The Heat fell just three wins short of a third straight championship after becoming the first team in 27 years to make NBA Finals four straight seasons. Sure, the Big Three is getting older, but they should still be able to compete at a high level for at least two or three more years as a group. First off, LeBron is always going to put up LeBron numbers (27.4 points per game in postseason). Behind him, Bosh is generally reliable on the offensive end, and Wade can still provide solid minutes, granted he stays healthy.
A United States District judge ruled that the civil lawsuit against Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson can proceed. Sheriff Johnson, who is accused of illegally targeting Latino drivers in Alamance County, failed to reconcile during a mediation conference in Durham last week, after a hearing in Winston-Salem earlier this month. The U.S.
Burlington City Council approved the proposed development of an urban transit system, which will include a route through Elon. The Burlington-Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization (BGMPO) developed a list of candidate transportation projects, including the transit system, which were discussed, evaluated and voted on Tuesday, June 17. Routes According to bgmpo.org, the Public Transportation will have a "Hub and Spoke" design, with downtown Burlington serving as the central hub for several outreaching destinations. The transit will consist of four routes going through the cities of Burlington, Mebane, Elon and Gibsonville with estimated 30 minute travel times. The new transit will coordinate with the Elon BioBus, PART (Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation), TTA (Research Triangle Public Transit Authority) and ACTA (Alamance County Transportation Authority). Expenses and Revenue The system start-up expenses total $2.7 million; including six buses at $400,000 each, $160,000 for signs, shelter and equipment and $140,000 for planning/administrative and marketing costs, according to bgmpo.org. The first four years have an annual operation budget starting at $1.45 million for the first year and going to $1.6 million for the fourth year. Local funding, state funding and transit passengers will help pay for the first year's expenses, but forty-seven percent of the cost will be covered by federal funding.
A longtime college administrator, Randolph "Randy" Williams is the new head of Elon University's Multicultural Center. Williams will focus on promoting alumni ethnic and racial groups and fundraising for diversity initiatives.
It's a long three months to wait before the next Elon home game. To get you through the off-season blues, we'll be bringing you updates all summer long on what's new with Elon Athletics.
For Immediate Release: Event tonight in Elon NAACP Youth Moral Freedom Summer Kickoff - details below, please contact either me or Noah Read for further information. WHAT: THE ALAMANCE MORAL FREEDOM SUMMER KICK-OFF WHEN: June 20th, at 6:00 pm WHERE: Elon Community Church UCC, at 271 N.
I found out I received the internship in Asheville — a city I had only been to once — two weeks before I was to start, while in a foreign country.
The question journalists, and particularly journalism students, are being asked isn’t how to write and report, but how to make writing and reporting stand out.
A nonconference home game against Clemson University highlights the 2014 Elon University schedule which begins with a three-game homestand and ends with a three-game road trip. Elon hosts Clemson at 7 p.m.
The World Cup started June 12 in the soccer-crazed nation of Brazil — the first time in 36 years the tournament is being held in South America.
There’s something in the water in Litchfield… Maybe it’s the flexibility of the Netflix model, allowing for more time to smooth the kinks in scripts and editing.
The Elon University volleyball team will play teams from the Big Ten, Southeastern Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference — including one at home — as part of its 2014 schedule, which the team announced Thursday. Elon's first year in the Colonial Athletic Association will begin with possibly the most challenging nonconference slate in recent memory.
This season the Elon University men's soccer team will play five teams that competed in the 2013 NCAA Tournament, according to the schedule released by Elon on Tuesday. After winning three consecutive Southern Conference titles, the 2014 season will mark the squad's first year in the Colonial Athletic Association and its first season under new head coach Chris Little. In the upcoming season, the Phoenix will face Coastal Carolina and Loyola Marymount as well as CAA opponents Delaware, Drexel and William & Mary.
The Elon University men's soccer team will face five opponents that reached the 2013 NCAA Tournament in its inaugural season in the Colonial Athletic Association and first under head coach Chris Little. Elon released its schedule Tuesday, with the team having aspirations of a fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament berth.
Elon left-handed pitcher Ryan Pennell was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday in the 22nd round of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft. Pennell, who just completed his senior season at Elon, finished the year with a 1-2 record, a 3.52 earned run average and 32 strikeouts in 30 2/3 innings out of the bullpen.
