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NEWS 10/23/13 9:05pm

Alexis Gray permitted to remove electronic monitoring device

The Alamance County District Court today granted Alexis Gray permission to remove the electronic monitoring device she has been required to wear since December 2012, when she was charged with felony possession of a firearm on Elon University's campus. Gray is awaiting her trial, which is scheduled for Dec.


NEWS 10/23/13 9:04pm

Alexis Gray Update

ELN first broke the news that an Alamance County Judge lifted Alexis Gray's requirement to wear an electronic monitoring device, and Vice President of Student Life Smith Jackson has now emailed the school about it. "Ms. Gray's attorney requested the requirement of the monitoring device be lifted to alleviate her expense for the device and to allow her to move forward with her educational and career pursuits," Jackson said. Jackson's email added Gray is currently at her Holland, PA home and is facing a felony charge for possession of a weapon on a college campus. Last November, Campus Police pulled over Gray's vehicle and found a rifle in her car.


NEWS 10/23/13 3:16pm

State Fair comes to town

Step right up, step right up - to the North Carolina State Fair. The annual event has changed since it first opened in 1853, but the atmosphere hasn't.


NEWS 10/23/13 3:01pm

The best way ever to start a World Series

The World Series has not even started yet, but for fans of any other team in baseball, such as myself, or namely any other fan hating the Boston Red Sox for that matter, the World Series has already had its best moment. “Rookies” is an application that can create personalized baseball cards.


NEWS 10/23/13 9:13am

Skeptic Magazine founding publisher’s Whitley talk hits capacity, students locked out

Elon University students are really into weird things. So many students, in fact, that the doors were closed and locked 15 minutes before Skeptic Magazine founding publisher Michael Shermer’s talk on weird things was set to begin in Whitley Auditorium Tuesday evening. As students swarmed the front steps of the auditorium, they were met with the refrain, “We’re at capacity.


NEWS 10/22/13 11:02pm

Katy Perry Debuts New Album

There are few things an Elon student loves more than a hit song coming from Katy Perry. With her new album, "Prism", Elon students now have 15 new hits to listen to.


NEWS 10/22/13 10:43pm

Raw Chicken Served in Lakeside Dining Hall

Complaints about Elon's dining services continue; the most recent one at Lakeside Dining Hall. "It was so gross." Jessica Trinidad cut into an unexpected dinner last week at Lakeside Dining Hall. "They gave it to me and when I was cutting into it, it was completely raw on the inside," Trinidad said. An Aramark worker served her raw chicken and when Trinidad brought it back, she was even more surprised by the response. "She responded with she already knew," Trinidad said.


NEWS 10/22/13 10:15pm

Piercing for a Cause

Elizabeth Jinx is a piercer at Inferno Ink Tattoo. "I have 155 of them, and I can tell you the meaning of each one," Jinx said. Each of Jinx's tattoos mean something to her.


NEWS 10/22/13 9:51pm

Go for the music, not the Instagrams

For the majority of the kids who attended my high school, the beginning of August was consistently defined by a single, memorable juggernaut of an event: Lollapalooza. Living in a Chicago suburb, I would’ve been considered insane to miss out on the annual weekend – happening nearly in my backyard – that always marked the steady and miserable countdown to the back-to-school blues.


NEWS 10/22/13 9:49pm

Culture Shock

“Culture shock: a feeling of confusion, doubt or nervousness caused by being in a place (such as a foreign country) that is very different from what you are used to.” –Merriam-Webster Dictionary


NEWS 10/22/13 5:45pm

A Historical Twist on Halloween

You don't have to go to a cornfield to get spooked this October. The Haunted Forest Reborn is a Halloween trail right here in Burlington. You can find clowns, monsters, vampires and plenty of scares all in owner April Tate's backyard.


NEWS 10/22/13 12:46am

'Breaking Bad' creator: Don't fear the cliffhanger

Millions of Americans have spent Sunday nights on meth for the past five years. This past Sunday, there were about 10.3 million. According to Nielsen ratings, that’s how many viewers tuned into the series finale of the AMC network’s wildly popular drama series “Breaking Bad.” This is coming off the show’s big win last week at the Emmys, where it (finally) took home the trophy for Outstanding Drama Series over the likes of “Homeland” and Netflix darling “House of Cards.” People love “Breaking Bad,” that much is obvious.


NEWS 10/21/13 11:17pm

Cutting back on costume prices

With Halloween right around the corner, you may be planning out your costume. If you're looking to cut back on spending as the holiday season gets closer, there are a few ways to save money before getting dressed up for the scariest night of the year. Before reaching for your wallet, ask around and see if people have parts of old costumes you can borrow.



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