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NEWS 2/20/13 6:18pm

Faculty question the concept of an art kit in exhibition

By Jessica Petrocchi

There are not many places at Elon University where somebody can find a description of Hiroshima through scrapbooking and braille, political figure puppets and an artistic examination of shaving an ingrown hair. This year, the department of art and art history’s Faculty Biennial exhibition surrounded the idea of an art kit.

NEWS 2/20/13 1:21pm

Elon alum makes Broadway debut in ‘Newsies’

By Meghan Mahoney

As he grew up, Adam Kaplan’s parents told him, “Go through life with no regrets. Go for your dream.” That’s exactly what he did. Kaplan grew up in an artistic community in Westport, Conn., where, at 6 years old, his dad took him to see “West Side Story” at the local high school.

NEWS 2/20/13 1:16pm

Coming home: Softball opens 2013 in new stadium

By Matt Krause

Quick! Where is East Field? Chances are good that readers of this article have no idea. The answer, for those curious, is behind East Gym and the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center near the Academic Pavilion. That venue was the home of Elon University softball for 35 seasons, dating back beyond the “fastpitch era” of Phoenix softball.

NEWS 2/19/13 6:02pm

Syria Close To Home

By jbowden4

Professor Haya Ajjan and her family are from Syria, and after two years of fighting, her family is still broken. "His family was waiting for him one night, and he did not come back.

NEWS 2/19/13 5:32pm

In Her Shoes

By nabdulahi

Elon University has 19 academic buildings and 5200 students. I sought out an experiment to prove that everyone has a story to tell. By aiming with a dart at a map of Elon University, I was out to tell a story of a person at random.

NEWS 2/19/13 9:53am

Constitutional amendments up for vote in SGA election

By Katherine Blunt

Last semester was largely unprecedented for Elon University’s Student Government Association. The Chick-fil-A controversy that erupted on campus prompted an ad hoc committee to draft several amendments to the organization’s constitution, some of which will appear on SGA election ballots this week.

NEWS 2/18/13 7:11pm

Arrests made in Elon armed robbery case

By Michael Bodley

The Elon Police Department today arrested two men connected with the recent armed robbery of an Elon University student on Trollinger Street near the Trollinger Apartment complex. The Elon Police Department took into custody James Alexander “Junior” Long Booker, 21, and Cory Ledon Wilson, 19.

NEWS 2/18/13 6:11pm

Arrests Made in Gunpoint Robbery

By ekantlehner

Today, two men were arrested for robbing an Elon student at gunpoint on February 1st. James Long Booker of Gibsonville and Cory Wilson of Burlington were placed under arrest by the Elon Police Department in connection to a robbery and the use of a stolen debit card.

NEWS 2/18/13 5:38pm

The Wild Party

By jfrazier8

Violence, sex and substance abuse took center stage in McCrary Theatre this weekend. The Performing Arts Department just wrapped up its run of Andrew Lippa's "The Wild Party." In the musical set in the 1920s, a showgirl named Queenie is in an abusive relationship with a performer named Burrs.

NEWS 2/17/13 10:04pm

Tinder: the talk of the town

By Katherine Wolfgang

If you’re looking around and see your classmates sheepishly smiling and swiping at their iPhones, they are probably not playing Solitaire- they are attempting to spice up their love lives. There’s this new app called Tinder where you can scan through photos of people in your area, either clicking a green heart if you’re interested or a red X if you’re not.

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LIFESTYLE 12/16/2025 10:30am
Grief, loss support group provides comfort for Elon faculty, staff

Elon University associate chaplain Rev. Julie Tonnesen said loss and grief are universal emotions, but found that they can be difficult for faculty and staff to process while continuing their usual routines. “Even when we show up to work, that doesn’t mean that we get to put the rest of our lives on the back burner,” Tonnesen said. “Our grief comes with us. It’s not something we can just keep on a shelf at home.” In collaboration with Counseling Services, the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, began offering a monthly group for faculty and staff to support those affected by loss. 

LIFESTYLE 12/14/2025 11:03am
‘Hemos olvidado la conversación’: el VIH/SIDA todavía afecta al Sur a medida que disminuye la conciencia

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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