At Thursday night’s SGA Senate meeting, another incident of racial bias came to light, which occurred Wednesday night, according to Jana Lynn Patterson, associate vice president for student life.
This was probably just what Elon University had in mind when it made the move to the Colonial Athletic Association. A late Friday afternoon women’s lacrosse game against a team from Long Island who brought fans to tailgate. That sounds quintessential for the league, one based with teams up through the mid-Atlantic where lacrosse is a popular sport.
In a pinch for dinner between studying? Impress yourself by throwing down a cheese plate next to your laptop. Cheese may not sound like the healthiest thing for a health & wellness writer to be writing about, but as long as you're not eating the entire block of it, using it in Velveeta form, or slathering handfuls of the stuff on everything you eat, its totally fine.
Luminaries displaying faces, names and memories will line the paths of Elon University April 24-25 as Elon hosts its third Relay for Life.
In honor of National Grilled Cheese Month, I visited The Root Trackside and learned how to make their famous Foodie Grilled Cheese. According to General Manager Quinn Ray, all of The Root's ingredients are fresh and not store bought.
Sophomore Alexa Lowey relays for a cure, change and community. But most importantly to her, she relays for a friend. In 2007, Lowey’s best friend of six years Esther Earl — who was later the inspiration for John Green’s novel “The Fault in Our Stars” — was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
For six months, sophomore Chann Little made the almost two-hour drive from Elon University to his home in Charlotte every weekend.
Senior Chelsea White received her first loss of the season when the Elon University softball team traveled to face the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Wednesday.
For the first time since March 13, the Elon University baseball team is back to a winning record. Following an 11-9 win Tuesday at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the Phoenix recorded 13 hits Wednesday en route to a 7-4 victory against Campbell University. Elon got an early 2-0 lead after a run in the top of the second and third innings but surrendered a pair in the bottom of the third to event the score at two apiece. But a breakout three-run fifth provided the Phoenix with enough runs to garner momentum. Senior Casey Jones led off the inning with a double to left field and advanced to third on a single from sophomore Kory Shumate.
Approximately 805 million people, or one in nine of the entire world’s population, were chronically undernourished from 2012-2014, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. While these numbers are going down, creating a sustainable food system around the world is key to combating this global issue. Danielle Nierenberg, president of Food Tank, proposed four solutions to jumpstart food sustainability at Elon University’s McKinnon Hall on Monday night.
Grandmother Stokely taught Eric Lupton, the current owner of Stokely’s BBQ, everything he knows about food.
Elon University School of Law announced Wednesday they will offer a dual-degree program with Vermont School of Law beginning fall 2015. Participants of the two-and-a-half year program will receive both a Juris Doctor degree from Elon Law and a Master of Environmental Law and Policy degree from Vermont Law School, the top-ranked law school for environmental law. “We at Elon Law are delighted to partner with Vermont Law School to equip students to address many of the most pressing challenges facing businesses, governments and international institutions today,” Luke Bierman, dean of Elon Law, said in a statement released by Elon Law School.
The Elon University men’s tennis team’s season may have ended before it ever started.
The No. 3 Elon University women’s tennis team took an early exit from the Colonial Athletic Association Women’s Tennis Tournament after losing 4-1 in the semifinals to No.
With a bundle of orange yarn, some popsicle sticks and a whiteboard, a group of Elon University students are vying for attention amidst the hustle and bustle of Moseley to unify campus in support of diversity. Determined to weave differences together to unravel opportunities for discussion about diversity-related issues, 27 students from a course titled HSS 213 Working with Groups and Communities have tailored the movement, “Stringing Us Together.” The initiative, which runs April 20 to April 23, is centered around distributing orange string, a color that symbolizes equality, cultural diversity and harmony.
Trailing 6-0 in the top of the fifth and 8-4 in the top of the ninth was not an ideal position for the Elon University baseball team to be in Tuesday at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
This week, the concerted effort Elon University has made over time in regard to sustainability comes to the forefront during Earth Week, said Jessica Bilecki, education and outreach coordinator in the office of sustainability. “I think it’s hugely important that we have public events to bring attention to what Elon is doing well in terms of sustainability and to highlight areas where we as a campus community can improve,” Bilecki said.
After a trip to Hempstead, New York, to face Hofstra University in a Colonial Athletic Association matchup, the Elon University softball team has paved part of the tough path to the playoffs for themselves. As the Phoenix stepped onto the diamond for a twin bill April 18, its offense did not.
Civil rights leader Bernard Lafayette spoke to a crowded room of Elon University students, faculty and staff Monday evening about his experiences coordinating nonviolent protests starting in 1960.
The Elon University women’s lacrosse team has put its second season in the books after a 10-7 loss to Drexel University Sunday.
