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NEWS 9/28/12 2:13pm

Football Preview: Wofford @ Elon, Sept. 29

By Zachary Horner

The Elon University football team is finding themselves sort of like the victims of Monty Python's Spanish Inquisitors. There is a sense in which the same thing is attacking them, at least in the last two weeks. Unfortunately for the Phoenix, those attacking them have more bite than the Rack. Elon faces the battering triple-option, run-first offense for the second week in a row in this week's opponent, the Wofford College Terriers.

NEWS 9/28/12 8:20am

Wofford fullback holds Elon's focus as No. 5 Terriers visit

By Zachary Horner

There’s no question who the main target of the Elon University football team’s defense this Saturday. He’s the reigning Southern Conference Player of the Year, a first-team All-American by the Associated Press, Sports Network and Phil Steele and is on the 2012 Walter Payton Award Watch List. But the Phoenix is not afraid of the player who fulfills what was written above, Wofford College senior fullback Eric Breitenstein. “We’re not scared of any one player,” said Elon senior defensive lineman Olufemi Lamikanra.

NEWS 9/27/12 10:16pm

SGA Recap — Sept. 27

By Katherine Blunt

At Thursday night’s SGA Senate meeting, Thomas Tiemann, Jefferson Pilot professor of economics, expressed his desire to take his urban economics class on the one-day trip to Chicago.

NEWS 9/27/12 5:12pm

Volleyball drops two Southern Conference matches

By Hannah Delacourt

After the loss against the College of Charleston Saturday, Sept. 22, Elon University’s varsity women’s volleyball team is now 0-2 in the Southern Conference with an overall record of 7-10. The Phoenix fell to the Cougars in three sets, which follows a loss against the University of North Carolina at Greensboro that went to a decisive final fifth set. Both senior captain Ali Deatsch and head coach Mary Tendler said being consistent is something the team needs to work on as whole. “We can be a tough team and we can fight,” Deatsch said.

NEWS 9/27/12 5:08pm

Post 9-11 documentary seeks to lessen stereotyping

By Ben Donahue

In the wake of a tragic event, the dominant population often determines the face of the enemy. A documentary titled Divided we Fall: Americans in the Aftermath, which was screened at Elon University Monday, addresses how Americans identify those affiliated with terrorism and how such stereotypes perpetuate violence in the nation. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, people in the United States began to associate turban-wearing Americans with religious extremism.

NEWS 9/26/12 10:45pm

Illusionist duo wows campus community

By Casey Brown

A magic show on a university campus cannot be an easy thing to perform. But Sept. 25 in McCrary Theater, Kevin Spencer was up to the challenge of giving a show that surpassed the power of skepticism. “The Spencers: Theatre of Illusion” is a husband and wife team; Kevin is the magic man and his wife, Cindy, is his lovely assistant.

NEWS 9/26/12 10:19am

Update on ALE

By bmcdavid

Rumors have been circulating regarding the number of arrests and citations given out last weekend.

NEWS 9/25/12 10:37pm

RB Eastman to miss at least 3-4 weeks

By Zachary Horner

Elon University head coach Jason Swepson said today that junior running back Matt Eastman might miss the rest of the season. "He's going to get surgery on his knee in the next day or so," Swepson said after Tuesday's practice.

NEWS 9/25/12 1:56pm

Dancing her way to New York

By cparent

Julie Crothers has been dancing for most of her life . And thanks to her dad... her favorite activity took her to a bigger stage.

SPORTS 9/25/12 1:32pm

September 24 Sports

By elonlocalnews

Men's Soccer: Wednesday- WIn against William & Mary 2-1, Saturday- Win against #6 Charlotte 2-0 Women's Volleyball: Thursday- Loss against UNCG 3-2, Saturday- Loss against College of Charleston 3-0 Women's Soccer: Sunday- Loss against Appalachian State 2-1 Football Saturday:- Loss against Georgia Southern 26-23 [div class="alignleft"] [/div]

NEWS 9/25/12 1:20pm

A Real-Life Princess

By sroth2

"She explains the whole line; the family name and she looks it up on Google," Elon freshman Max Rudisser says.

NEWS 9/25/12 1:10pm

Chick-Fil-A to Stay?

By jpuckett

Chick-Fil-A became a part of every conversation this summer after the companies President Dan Cathy made remarks about his company's stance on Gay Marriage. Now more than a two months later, Chick-Fil-A is being discussed again.

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NEWS 04/29/2026 5:14pm
Fire code violations strain university, town relations

The town of Elon and Elon university are mending relationships and working on more effective communication following a dispute that prompted Elon University to halt all payments to the town. The rollout of a new fire inspection process revealed code violations, which the university had not addressed.

NEWS 04/29/2026 11:06am
Elon alums share first-hand reactions to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting

Investigators are still working to determine the motive behind the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday evening. There were over 2,000 people at the dinner, including Elon alums. Seated on the ground level, Annemarie Bonner ‘23 said she first wasn’t sure what she had heard, but when she realized it was gunshots, the night turned into her worst nightmare. 

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