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NEWS 9/15/14 10:41pm

El Centro celebrates Central American independence

By Kimberly Honiball

To celebrate Central American independence, El Centro hosted a cultural jubilee outside Lakeside Dining Hall Monday evening. Held on the 193rd anniversary of Central America’s declaration of independence from Spain and at the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, the celebration included Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua. The event featured Hispanic food made by El Centro students, including a taco bar, coconut balls, baleadas from Honduras, gallo pinto from Costa Rica and flautas from Mexico. Students from all over campus came to enjoy the free food and experience the Hispanic culture.

NEWS 9/15/14 10:29pm

Visiting professor brings agricultural roots to neuroscience

By Michael Papich

Daniel Herr, nanoscience department chair at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, sees potential for better technology all around him, from the feet of a fruit fly to the DNA replication of his granddaughter. “A baby is assembling bio-bits a million times faster than a factory can put the same amount into a transistor,” Herr said, referring to blocks of biological information.

NEWS 9/15/14 9:58pm

Apples and Airplanes rocks Elon tailgate

By bmcgovern

Football and tailgating weren't the only seasonal favorites welcomed at Elon this Saturday; so was Apples and Airplanes, a Raleigh-based multi-instrumental alternative modern rock band. "We love playing at Elon,"said Aaron Ordy, guitar player for the band.

NEWS 9/15/14 1:16pm

The lost art of the tailback position

By Miles Garrett

It is rare in modern day football that you see a running back almost single-handedly takeover a game. In the heyday of the pigskin during the 1970s and 1980s, we were witness to greatness at the tailback position.

NEWS 9/15/14 1:06am

YouTuber begins journey at Elon

By jhook3

You may say first year student Katy Bellotte has several online friends. She has close to 300 thousand YouTube subscribers. "It's crazy to think that I'm sitting in my dorm filming a video and [a] million people have the chance to watch it," Bellotte said. Her channel has more than 21 million views, but her online presence goes beyond YouTube.

NEWS 9/13/14 12:28pm

Elon sweeps home cross country meet

By Matt Krause

The Elon University men’s and women’s cross country teams dominated a rainy Saturday morning at the Elon Cross Country Course by sweeping the Elon Invitational. The four-team meet, which also included North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and Lenoir-Rhyne University, featured a five-kilometer event for the women and an eight-kilometer race for the men.

NEWS 9/12/14 1:25pm

Is football heading to the same fate as boxing?

By Miles Garrett

Recently, I was discussing sports with a good friend of mine when he mentioned that his father believed that football is headed towards a similar fate to that of which boxing has become. His quote made me think about how the current state of football has changed since its inception into United States pop culture almost forty years ago, a time in which heavyweight boxing had reached the pinnacle of its popularity amongst viewers in America, as well as much of the world.

NEWS 9/12/14 11:13am

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NEWS 9/11/14 11:28pm

Phoenix not shaken by losing skid

By Jordan Spritzer

The Elon University women’s soccer team kept its composure despite struggles to open up the year.  After beating Jacksonville State University 2-0 in its season opener, the Phoenix has lost four straight games. “Four straight losses is something we’re not used to,” said Elon head coach Chris Neal.

NEWS 9/11/14 1:59pm

Paul A Clements - 2014-09-11 13:59:26

 

1:53 pm 09/11/14. We just heard a whole lot of ambulance and fire truck sirens going off by Western Alamance Middle School,could not see anything because of a tree grove in between us and there so can you find out what happen?

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NEWS 03/03/2026 8:00am
Election Center: Candidate profiles for the March 3 primary

Primary elections will be held March 3 in North Carolina. The Democratic and Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate will be on the ballot. The winners of these races will face off in November during the general election for the open North Carolina Senate seat. Another race on the Republican ballot is Alamance County Sheriff, with incumbent Terry Johnson being challenged by two candidates. Other races for Board of County Commissioners, County Clerk of Superior Court and North Carolina Appeals Seat 1 are also on the ballot. 

NEWS 03/02/2026 10:05pm
Candidates for dean of Student Health and Well-Being present in front of Elon community

Candidates for the next dean of Student Health and Well-Being at Elon University presented in front of the Elon community in recent weeks as part of the selection process. The position is currently held by Jana Lynn Patterson, who is retiring in fall 2026 after 40 years at Elon University. The dean will lead the HealthEU Initiative and the Boldly Elon strategic plan, while supervising departments like Counseling Services and Student Health Services. They will also manage the new 135,000 square foot HealthEU building, set to open in fall 2026. 

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