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NEWS 1/19/14 8:05pm

'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind' chosen as common reading for next school year

By Michael Bodley

The recently selected 2014-2015 common reading selection, William Kamkwamba’s “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,” is designed to show incoming students the world through the eyes of a boy growing up in third world Malawi, one of Africa’s poorest countries. The nonfiction book was chosen by the Elon Common Reading Program (ECRP) to combat stereotypes and poverty through ingenuity, according to Jeffrey Coker, chair of the ECRP and director of general studies. “It’s empowering,” he said.

NEWS 1/19/14 5:59pm

Disney and the 21st Century: Redefining happily ever after

By Kelsey Higgins

At this point, we have all heard the commercials for Disney’s newest animated film, “Frozen,” that advertise critics who call the film Disney’s best since “The Lion King.” While this is still an opinion open for interpretation, the numbers at the box office are beginning to tell the same story. “Frozen” quickly became Disney’s number one all-time animation debut and, according to Time magazine, has grossed $669 million so far without having gone worldwide.

NEWS 1/19/14 5:50pm

Zumbathon garners higher energy, greater turnout in 2014

By ktracy4

Students clapped, danced and wobbled their way through Zumbathon Jan. 17 in Jordan Gym. Zumba group exercise instructors led the two-hour event, which attracted lively participants. "We had a really good turnout," said Emily Armstrong, team leader of Group Exercise. "We had a lot of people sign up in advance and a lot of people come the day of and high energy this year.

SPORTS 1/19/14 2:35am

#15/16 UMass outlasts Elon at Alumni Gym

By afeather

ELON N.C.--In front of a raucous crowd inside Alumni Gym, the Elon University Men's Basketball could not overcome a poor shooting night and the length of #15/16 UMass as the Minutemen beat the Phoenix 83-73 on Saturday, Jan.

NEWS 1/18/14 7:06pm

Former Elon staff member killed while working in Afghanistan

By nchadwick

Former Assistant Director of Residence Life for the East Residence Area, Alexis Kamerman, known as Lexi, was killed Friday evening during an attack on a restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan, according to an email from Smith Jackson Saturday evening. Kamerman, a 27-year-old Chicago native, was working in residence life at the American University of Afghanistan. Her family released this statement to the Chicago Tribune via an email from her aunt, Julie Pfeffer: "She was an amazing young woman -smart, strong, beautiful, funny, stubborn and kind.

NEWS 1/18/14 3:39pm

Stage is set for classic championship weekend

By Matt Mallian

Football fans are used to seeing future Hall of Famers like Peyton Manning and Tom Brady duke it out on the biggest stage.  On the other hand, fans are not so used to seeing the new, more mobile generation of quarterbacks in the spotlight.  This year, football fans will get to see the best of both worlds.  Manning-Brady is the classic matchup that everyone will be watching, but the newcomers, Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks and Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers, look to leave their own mark on the history books and advance to face one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game in Super Bowl XLVIII.

SPORTS 1/17/14 2:56pm

Elon stuns Davidson with overtime win

By afeather

Down 14 with under five minutes to go in regulation, it seemed the Elon University Men's Basketball team was headed to its fifth straight loss against Southern Conference rival Davidson. But the Phoenix caught fire, going on a 16-2 run, culminating in a Jack Isenbarger three to send the game into overtime.

NEWS 1/17/14 11:46am

A freshman and a tourist: Adventure in London begins

By Carolyn Braganca

My time in London so far has gone through two nebulous and rather annoying phases: the freshman and the tourist. After landing at Heathrow at 7:15am – we beat the sun, which was miraculously present for a vast majority of the day – we were immediately greeted by an FIE (Foundation for International Education) representative, the familiar face of Dr. Myers, and a coach.

NEWS 1/16/14 10:43pm

Elon wins overtime thriller at Davidson

By Tommy Hamzik

DAVIDSON, N.C. – It looked over. The atmosphere inside Belk Arena made it feel like it was over. But Elon University senior forward Lucas Troutman kept saying, “Believe.” Down by 14 points with just under five minutes remaining, the Phoenix clawed its way back and pulled off a thrilling 87-85 win in overtime over Davidson College. Elon used a 16-2 run over the final 4:42, capped by a three-pointer from senior guard Jack Isenbarger with 2.4 seconds left, just to force overtime.

SPORTS 1/16/14 4:56pm

Koch, Troutman on Davidson, UMass: 'It's our turn' to be the face of SoCon

By ragarwal2

The Elon University Men's Basketball team is on the road tonight to face Davidson in the last matchup between the two schools while in the Southern Conference. Elon will leave the SoCon next season for the Colonial Athletic Conference and Davidson will move to the Atlantic 10 Conference. "It's the last time both of these teams are in the Southern Conference," said Sebastian Koch, senior guard.

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