Track and Field

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SPORTS 3/17/23 8:53pm

Elon University baseball powers past Monmouth, wins fourth straight

By Sydney Spencer

Offensive power continued for the Elon University baseball team in its 12-5 victory against Colonial Athletic Association opponent Monmouth University.  

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NEWS 3/16/23 10:32am

Elon University students look for counseling services elsewhere due to lack of accessibility on campus

By Caitlan Hannegan

According to its website, Elon’s student health and counseling services’ mission is to provide medical and mental health care to students. The university's counseling services offer students access to mental health support with a staff that is trained and prepared to help students with a wide range of educational, social and emotional challenges through goal-oriented therapeutic sessions. 

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LIFESTYLE 3/15/23 2:45pm

Elon University student teachers experience unique senior spring schedule

By Nyah Phengsitthy

As Elon University students left campus for spring break this week, some students stayed back due to a full-time work schedule. Many of those students include seniors in Elon’s Teacher Education Program, requiring the education majors to align their schedules with a K-12 school system calendar. 

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OPINIONS 3/15/23 2:05pm

SAMUELS: I won’t be playing Hogwarts Legacy

By Lucy Samuels

It felt like the internet was constantly reminding me of the existence of Hogwarts Legacy for the length of 2022, trying to sweep me up into the hype for the game. On Feb. 10, Portkey Games released the long anticipated Hogwarts Legacy to gamers and “Harry Potter” fans all across the world. Despite being such an influential intellectual property, The Wizarding World is no world I want a part of, especially not for $70. 

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NEWS 3/13/23 3:20pm

Elon University’s Student Government Association works to improve vacancies, voter turnout

By Avery Sloan

Elon University’s Student Government Association Vice President of Communications William Wood and Senior Class President Lily Kays said they hope more people decide to run for SGA this year. 

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NEWS 3/13/23 12:40pm

ELON WATCHES: Cocaine Bear

By Tucker Price

Elon Watches is a column that reviews movies and TV shows.

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LIFESTYLE 3/11/23 11:19am

Elon University’s Jewish Learning Fellowship welcomes largest cohort yet

By Sarah T. Moore

Sophomore Julia Finkle first joined the Jewish Learning Fellowship in the fall and returned this semester as the program’s intern. Her cohort had around 13 students who met every week. 

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SPORTS 3/11/23 10:02am

Elon University athletics, Opendorse partner to expand athlete's name, image and likeness

By Max Wallace

Over a year and a half later, Elon University Athletics and Opendorse, the NIL company, announced a partnership. On Feb. 27 the two teamed up to create the Forever Phoenix NIL Network. The deal will allow Elon athletes to elevate their personal NIL’s across social platforms. 

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SPORTS 3/10/23 8:35pm

Elon University softball wins conference opener

By Jacob Kisamore

When junior Meredith Wells entered to pitch in top of the fourth inning for the Elon University softball team against Stony Brook University on Friday, she inherited a challenging situation. 

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NEWS 3/10/23 2:29pm

16 faculty granted permanence at Elon University through tenure

By Annemarie Bonner

Elon announced granted tenure for 16 faculty members Feb. 24. According to Elon’s faculty handbook, its goal each year is to have 85 to 90% of faculty tenured. As of the 2021-22 academic year, just under 50% of faculty were tenured — with another roughly 22% being on track for tenure. 

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NEWS 3/10/23 9:29am

Elon in LA program adds 5 new business courses

By Madison Powers

The Elon in Los Angeles program added four new business courses and a business internship for fall 2023 to its mainly communications-focused catalog.

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SPORTS 3/10/23 12:50am

Elon University women’s basketball loses second round of CAA tournament in heartbreaker to Stony Brook

By Sydney Spencer

Coming into the second round of the Colonial Athletic Association championship tournament, No. 11 Elon University women’s basketball faced No. 6 Stony Brook University in what would end up a crushing 54-51 loss for the Phoenix. 

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NEWS 3/9/23 11:15am

Elon University students relieved over 70% decrease in Eli Lilly insulin cost

By Alicia Clanton and Ryan Kupperman

Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi own roughly 90% of the global insulin market. While costing less than $10 to manufacture, the average annual amount of out-of-pocket money that people with health coverage have to pay for insulin has more than doubled over the last two decades, according to Health System Tracker. 

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SPORTS 3/9/23 8:00am

Elon University women’s basketball pursues CAA championship

By Sydney Spencer

After the final sound of the buzzer March 2, the Elon University women’s basketball team earned one more home victory and walked off the court at Schar Center for the last time in the 2022-23 season. Five players, including graduate student guard Lenaejha Evans and graduate student center Evonna McGill, walked off the court for their final time in maroon and gold.

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LIFESTYLE 3/8/23 11:14pm

Elon University Department of Music hosts 'Musical Storytellers' recital

By Jenna Rudolph

Leonidas Lagrimas performed a series of solo piano works Wednesday evening at Whitley Auditorium. Lagrimas serves as assistant professor of piano and piano pedagogy at Western Carolina University.

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SPORTS 3/8/23 9:58pm

Elon University lacrosse unable to convert halftime lead against Virginia Tech

By Jacob Kisamore

In the Elon University lacrosse team’s first four games this season, sophomore attacker Catherine Merritt had just one goal. When Merritt netted a free position attempt in the third quarter Wednesday against the Virginia Tech Hokies to tie the game at 9-9, she secured her third straight hat trick.

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SPORTS 3/8/23 9:38pm

Elon University baseball falls to No. 12 East Carolina

By Lila Robotti

The Elon University baseball team had a tough 5-1 loss this Wednesday, March 8, at home against East Carolina University. 

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LIFESTYLE 3/8/23 1:39pm

Burlington Animal Services reaches capacity for dogs, limits intake

By Jenna Manderioli and Sophie Rosenthal

Burlington Animal Services sees a number of cats and dogs enter and leave the shelter everyday. But recently, dogs have been entering faster than they’re leaving, and last week, the shelter announced it reached capacity. 

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LIFESTYLE 3/8/23 1:28pm

Alex Moffat headlines Elon University’s Student Union Board spring comedy show

By Lila Robotti

Best known for his run on “Saturday Night Live,” comedian and actor Alex Moffat headlined Elon University’s Student Union Board spring comedy show March 7.

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NEWS 3/8/23 9:56am

Elon students volunteer with Center for New North Carolinians to provide vital tutoring services to immigrant, refugee children

By Madison Powers

Elon University’s Kernodle Center for Civic Life partners with the University of North Carolina-Greensboro’s Center for New North Carolinians in an after-school tutoring program for K-12 children of immigrant and refugee families. 

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