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NEWS 3/11/13 4:19pm

Gone fishin': Students pursue passion through collegiate angling

By Laura Orr

There is always water to be found for the dedicated angler, landlocked as some areas of the world appear to be. Whether in actuality or in the mind’s eye, fishermen have a curious way of always leaving part of themselves beside the ocean, on a lakeshore or on the bank of a mountain stream. Such is the case for members of the Elon University Fishing Club. Founded in January 2012, the Elon Fishing Club operates with the purpose of encouraging “sportsmanship, integrity, conservation and development of the skills and knowledge needed to be successful anglers by competing with other schools in College Fishing tournaments,” according to the club’s mission statement. “The club provides an opportunity for students who love to fish to get together, and it allows students an opportunity to compete in college fishing tournaments,” said junior Billy Gilbert, founder and club president. Club members compete in regional and national fishing contests, representing Elon at up to five collegiate bass fishing tournaments per semester. This semester, the club plans to participate in the upcoming Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.) Super East Regional tournament in Charlotte, in addition to two club-sanctioned tournaments held on area lakes. The club placed ninth out of 53 boats at the Forrest L.

NEWS 3/11/13 2:13pm

Jill LePore discusses life, death in society during speech

By Connor Cavanaugh

On March 7, Jill LePore, Harvard University professor, author and writer for "The New Yorker" gave a speech in Elon University’s Whitley Auditorium titled “The Mansion of Happiness: A History of Life and Death” in which she used various iterations of the board game “Life” to talk about how one contemplates life and death in society. In addition to teaching at Harvard, LePore has written many acclaimed books, including her 2005 piece, "New York Burning," which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

NEWS 3/10/13 12:32pm

Elon falls twice to Georgia Southern

By Matt Krause

In the opening softball doubleheader of Southern Conference play in the 2013 season, the Elon University softball team found itself on the losing end twice against the visiting Georgia Southern University Eagles.

NEWS 3/9/13 8:49pm

Elon tops Samford, slides into SoCon semifinals

By Andrew Wilson

ASHEVILLE – “Box out!” That’s what Elon University women’s basketball head coach Charlotte Smith screamed multiple times through the course of the first eight minutes of the game when the Samford University Bulldogs were coming up with offensive rebound after offensive rebound.

NEWS 3/9/13 7:57pm

Survivor Asheville: Elon men withstands Spartans’ attack, advances to SoCon semifinals

By Zachary Horner

ASHEVILLE - A common cliche around NCAA tournament time, made famous by late North Carolina State University men’s basketball head coach Jim Valvano, is “survive and advance.” They were some of the first words out of Elon University men’s basketball head coach Matt Matheny’s mouth Saturday night after his team earned a 68-61 victory over the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Spartans to move on to the semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament. With the win, Elon will face No.

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45 años después de los primeros casos de VIH/SIDA reportados en Estados Unidos, la lucha contra esta enfermedad está lejos de terminar, especialmente en el sur del país. Según los datos más recientes de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, el sur representó el 52% de todos los diagnósticos de VIH en Estados Unidos en 2023. "Sabemos que el VIH/SIDA ha afectado de manera desproporcionada a las personas de color y a las personas LGBTQ+ de color en este país", afirmó Jeff Bennett, profesor de estudios de comunicación en la Universidad de Vanderbilt. "Hay muchas personas que viven en zonas rurales, existe desconfianza hacia los profesionales de la salud y persiste el estigma social".

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45 years after the first reported cases of HIV/AIDS in the U.S., the fight against this disease is far from over, especially in the South. According to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the South accounted for 52% of all HIV diagnoses in the U.S. in 2023. "We know that HIV/AIDS has had a disproportionate effect on people of color or queer people of color in this country," Professor of communication studies at Vanderbilt University Jeff Bennett said. "You have many people living in rural areas. You might have distrust of medical providers, you have the social stigma.”

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