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NEWS 9/1/15 11:59pm

Elon Community Connections discusses challenges, solutions to race relations

All but a few seats remained as the last audience members trickled into McKinnon Tuesday evening. The diverse audience – ranging from Elon University faculty, staff and students to local community members and high school students – gathered to discuss the heavily discussed topic of race relations.  The conversation, which centered around race relations issues and solutions within education and religion, was moderated by Jason Husser, assistant professor of political science and policy studies, and also included four panelists– Jim Bissett, professor of history, Barrett Brown, NAACP of Alamance County president, Patrice Fields, St.


NEWS 9/1/15 1:36pm

Get into ‘The Elon Scene’

For many Elon University students, heading to the underdeveloped “downtown Elon” is a monotonous experience with weekly dinners to The Root Trackside or picking up a planner from “All That Jas,” thinking there isn’t much else to do.


NEWS 9/1/15 11:30am

Elon purchases land for proposed convocation center

Elon University announced Tuesday it has purchased 19.5 acres of land just west of campus as the preferred site of the proposed convocation center. The land is west of Hunt Softball Park and the adjacent parking lot on North Williamson Avenue. According to a release, the purchase is being funded by a gift from Furman Moseley ‘56 and his wife Susan, for whom the Moseley Center is named after.


NEWS 9/1/15 10:58am

Elon Votes! pushes students to register for change

After a campus-wide push for voter registration stemming from Sept. 22’s National Voter Registration Day, Elon University propelled itself into the top 25 Turbo Vote schools across the nation Sunday. With 296 students, or 5.2 percent of campus, that registered to vote during the push, groups on campus invested in shaping civic engagement hope to maintain the momentum in the following weeks.


NEWS 8/31/15 11:50pm

Tree planted in memory of Trent Stetler

Standing in front of more than 40 students gathered outside Danieley K, Jim Stetler recalled the day he dropped off his bright and bubbly son Trent as a freshman student three years ago. “I was bawling my eyes out,” he said.


NEWS 8/31/15 10:14pm

Not a ‘Fun Home’ at Duke

Allison Bechdel’s “Fun Home” is no stranger to controversy. Since its initial publication in 2006, the graphic memoir has been repeatedly studied, scrutinized and summarily rejected for its unflinching portrayal of harsh subjects.


NEWS 8/31/15 6:02pm

Lakeside expands weekend brunch options

Brunch at Elon looks a little different from last year, with Lakeside being the only Dining Hall open for students, but expanded options that include an ice cream bar, an omelet station and even a virgin cocktails. 


NEWS 8/30/15 10:48pm

App of the week: Duolingo

The language learning tool Duolingo can be used online or on any smartphone or tablet and it's helping people learn languages all over the world. Learning a new language can be intimidating and difficult, but Duolingo makes it easy and fun according to



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