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NEWS 5/12/14 12:38am

Vital Signs: The founder's final concert

As the school year winds down and students prepare for graduation, many students are saying goodbye to their Elon experiences. One of these students is Alexis Stones, who founded the Elon a cappella group, Vital Signs, in the spring of her first year along with her friend Ottavia Pomazon. Pomazon and Stones missed the opportunity to audition for a cappella groups in the fall due to a leadership fellows trip, so they had the idea to create their own. Three years later, Pomazon and Stones, along with six other seniors, were singing their final concert with Vital Signs. "It's crazy to see it how far it's come," Stones said. In their spring concert Friday evening May 9, the seniors of Vital Signs performed with the group one last time, and the group released their first EP.


NEWS 5/11/14 6:20pm

B.o.B., The Chainsmokers sound off at Elon Spring Show 2014

Torrential rainfall struck again at this year’s Spring Show, headlined by B.o.B. and The Chainsmokers, but the event planners — the Student Union Board — had to deal with an additional challenge: This year’s show was outside. Though the rainfall did not deter the show from continuing, another issue would arise SUB would not be able to handle.


NEWS 5/10/14 7:44pm

Phoenix drops first two at Furman

The skid reached five consecutive losses and 10 in its last 12 games for the Elon University baseball team after losing the first two games of a three-game series at Furman University May 10. Elon lost the first game, which was suspended because of weather and continued the next day, 14-3 and dropped the second one 9-7. The game was suspended in the middle of the fifth inning with Elon down 4-0.


NEWS 5/10/14 4:22pm

Elon men's tennis falls short in NCAA Tournament

DURHAM — The Elon University men’s tennis team’s season came to an end on Saturday, May 10, with a 4-1 loss to the University of Tennessee in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. “The players competed hard, they battled,” Elon head coach Michael Leonard.


NEWS 5/9/14 12:07pm

Freshmen plan clothing startup with Coastal Prep

Vineyard Vines. Brooks Brothers. And now, Coastal Prep. The Connecticut-based Vineyard Vines revitalized the preppy clothing industry by infusing Atlantic seaboard roots with a certain nautical touch — sailboat-embroidered belts and the trademark whale.


NEWS 5/9/14 12:05pm

Painting with purpose: Examining cooler culture at Elon

You know it’s spring at Elon University when the grass gets greener, the temperature rises and students bring out their paintbrushes, sanders and coolers. From the outside looking in, the sight of students sanding down coolers for hours on a sunny spring day might seem a little odd, but at Elon and other universities, it is commonplace — they are simply preparing for Banquet. It has become the custom that when a student is asked to Banquet, a fraternity’s weekend at the beach, the guest thanks his or her host for the invite by painting him a cooler. Painting coolers, a custom more popular in the South, was a new idea to many Elon students from the North. “People told me first semester about painting coolers, but I had never heard about it before coming to college,” said freshman Emma Haslun.


NEWS 5/8/14 11:15pm

Elon's season ends with loss to UNCG

The Elon University softball team lost its second straight game in Southern Conference Tournament to host University of North Carolina at Greensboro 4-2 May 8 in a consolation bracket game at UNCG Softball Park in Greensboro.  The loss was the Phoenix’s second in as many days, thus eliminating them from postseason play. Elon, the tournament’s No.


NEWS 5/8/14 5:43pm

Elon making strides against sexual assault

One in four college women will experience rape or attempted rape before they graduate, according to Elon University Student Health and Wellness. Elon takes extensive measures to both lower this statistic within the Elon community and help victims of sexual abuse recover.


NEWS 5/8/14 3:47pm

The Oak House to replace Town Table

There’s a new bar coming to downtown Elon, albeit with a much different flair than West End Terrace or Taphouse. The Oak House, a coffee, wine and craft beer lounge, is slated to take the space on North Williamson Avenue that originally housed Town Table.


NEWS 5/8/14 2:36pm

Travel the world by yourself

From an early age, we're taught that the buddy system is an essential part of going anywhere.  Sticking with a buddy ensures you get to your destination safely and have at least one other person with you in case something goes awry.  My problem, was wanting to travel somewhere that no one else I knew wanted to go, so I chose to fly solo. I decided to go with a study abroad travel tour, so I wouldn't be completely stranded. I didn't know German all too well, but I knew how to read a map and how to keep my belongings safe, and at the end of the day, that's really all I needed. I enjoyed my time traveling immensely, and I'll sum it up by telling you the perks I've found of traveling alone. Be responsible: Traveling alone has definitely been an exercise in responsibility for me.  I traveled with some girls who were staying at the same hostel as me, and they taught me what not to do as a solo traveler. We went out exploring after our already-paid for activities, and I seemed to be the only one who knew how to get back to the hostel without the use of Google maps.  They also did not keep track of their passports or room keys, and, as a result, relied on me to let them back into the room. As a solo traveler, I was constantly aware of where my passport, phone, and room key were.  I knew I had to be accountable for myself, so I was always prepared in any situation.  I was proud of myself for planning ahead, and as a result, I did not have the same snafus that the group I was with had. Embrace your freedom: When you travel alone, you call the shots.  You don't have to wait for anyone to leave the bathroom or go anywhere you don't want to, and you can spend all the time you want at places you want to go.  I had a blast going to the Munich Olympic Stadium by myself and taking a rooftop tour.


NEWS 5/7/14 11:12pm

Tension in ninth inning scars Elon loss to UNC

Jawing between the two dugouts in the ninth inning and following the game marred what was a 12-6 victory by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill over host Elon University. With two outs in the top of the ninth, UNC sophomore Landon Lassiter stole second for his third steal of the year.


NEWS 5/7/14 9:39pm

Student accident reinforces pedestrian safety tips

"I thought he was stopping and I went ahead into the crosswalk, and he kept going and he just hit me," said freshman Caroline Patterson. Patterson is still recovering after getting hit by a car on May 6 while riding her bike to class.



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