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NEWS 5/10/13 11:58pm

Phoenix hold off Bulldogs for second straight nail-biting win

By Kyle Maher

After watching his team hold off Samford University for a 10-8 win, Elon University baseball coach Mike Kennedy sat among his assistant coaches in the Phoenix dugout, relief stitched all over his worn face.

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NEWS 5/9/13 12:09pm

Senior art students explore facets of “Identity” in new exhibition

By Casey Brown

On Friday night, Elon University’s Arts West building hosted the opening of “Identity,” the senior thesis art exhibition for four seniors – Alexa Behar, Julia Caplan, Mary Peters and Jeffery Williamson.

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NEWS 5/9/13 11:35am

Review: Elon Electric Ensemble brings “Thriller” to Elon

By Kelsey Higgins

On May 2, just a few weeks before finals at Elon University, around 100 students and community members took a break and came out to McCrary Theatre to hear the music of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album, as performed by the Elon Electric Ensemble, also known as E3. Todd Coleman, associate professor of music, founded the group in fall of 2008 as a performance outlet for students in the music technology program.

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NEWS 5/9/13 11:28am

I know what it means to have to defend your identity against bigotry

By Jasmine Whaley

I resent the implication that this issue is solely about whether or not Chick-fil-A gets to stay on our campus.

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NEWS 5/9/13 9:30am

Elon tennis player blazes unique path to success

By Christian Seitz

Many Div. I tennis players follow roughly the same path to college. They start in high school practicing four or five days a week with their personal coaches.

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NEWS 5/9/13 8:58am

Jason Collins breaks a major barrier in coming out

By Andrew Wilson

There are way too many headlines in the sports world I could choose from to write about. Tim Tebow was released last week by the New York Jets.

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NEWS 5/9/13 1:03am

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NEWS 5/8/13 9:40pm

Davidson jumps to Atlantic 10, Elon next to leave SoCon?

By Andrew Wilson

Davidson College put the realignment wheels in motion again Tuesday May 7. With the private school’s move to the Atlantic 10 Conference starting in the 2014-2015 school year, the Southern Conference seems to be falling apart again. Though conference commissioner John Iamarino made his best attempt to save the conference following the departure of Appalachian State University and Georgia Southern University in March, Davidson leaving points to Elon being the next piece to fall. Prior to Davidson’s departure, the SoCon was comprised of nine schools – five private and four public.

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NEWS 5/8/13 4:55pm

From the bench to the record book: Nester leads Elon softball

By Matt Krause

There’s an old adage in sports that players who earn their starting roles are more driven, more motivated and are willing to work harder for their success.

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NEWS 5/8/13 4:54pm

Belk Library employee puts sweet spin on Wednesday nights with 'Late Night Panera'

By Claire Esparros

It’s almost guaranteed that students in Elon University’s Belk Library are not going to be chipper, talkative or generally excited after midnight.

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NEWS 5/8/13 1:18pm

Samford eliminates Elon from SoCon tournament, ends season

By Matt Krause

Having already been dominated twice by Samford University sophomore pitcher Shelby Scott, the Elon University softball team knew it had a tough task ahead on Wednesday May 8.

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NEWS 5/8/13 1:16pm

Spring game offers glimpse into football position battles

By Matt Krause

Spring practice has been a time of change and exploration for the Elon University football team. New players have stepped up to fill the Phoenix’s starting roles and head coach Jason Swepson has been able to see progress.

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NEWS 5/7/13 11:58pm

Elon walks off over North Carolina A&T

By Matt Krause

No Mike Kennedy, no problem. The Elon University head baseball coach missed Tuesday night's game against North Carolina A&T State University due to an ejection last week, but the Phoenix still managed to pull out an 8-7 win over the visiting Aggies. The win did not come easy for Elon.

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NEWS 5/7/13 8:56pm

ELN Year in Review 2013

By bmezerski

[column size="1-2" width:220px] "ELN Year in Review 2013" recapped all the best moments from Elon Local News during the 2012-2013 academic year.

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NEWS 5/7/13 8:40pm

SGA constitutional amendments expand Senate's power

By Katherine Blunt

The Student Government Association at Elon University recently amended its constitution and bylaws to afford more power to the Senate, increase the efficiency of the organizational council and correct structural and grammatical discrepancies.

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NEWS 5/7/13 5:14pm

Changes coming to Greek Accreditation

By jhyland3

To be recognized by Greek life at Elon, fraternities and sororities need to go through a new accreditation process. According to the Office of Greek Life, the program will evaluate organizations on three different performance levels: baseline, maroon or gold.

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NEWS 5/6/13 5:06pm

Power outage hits Elon

By jbruno

Several buildings on Elon's campus lost power at approximately 2:30 p.m as a result of power outages in Alamance County. Duke Energy told ELN there were two power outages in Alamance County that affected 2200 customers. Most buildings at Elon affected by the outages were west of North O' Kelly Ave., the Francis Center, the Danieley Center and South Campus, according to an email from Dean of Student Life Smith Jackson. Dr. Jackson said there isn't a timetable for the restoration of power.

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NEWS 5/6/13 4:24pm

Elon baseball splits final road series with Appalachian State

By Andrew Wilson

For the final time in the 2013 regular season, the Elon University baseball team went on the road, this time to Appalachian State University in Boone to take on the Mountaineers. While Sunday’s rubber match of the series was rained out, the Phoenix split the first two games of the series with Appalachian State in dropping game one 9-1 but escaping game two with a 10-8 victory behind five perfect inning from senior starting pitcher Kyle Webb. Scoreless through the first three and a half inning Friday in game one, the Mountaineers broke through in the bottom of the fourth against senior starting pitcher Spencer Medick when freshman second baseman Dillon Dobson grounded out to second base with the bases loaded. Appalachian State got another run in the fifth inning when senior outfielder Will Callaway hit a sacrifice fly to right field. Trailing 2-0, the wheels came off and the Mountaineers chased Medick from the game with a seven run sixth inning.

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NEWS 5/5/13 11:00pm

Elon softball gains momentum, sweeps Chattanooga

By Matt Krause

It was just another day at the office for junior center fielder Carleigh Nester. With her Elon University softball team tied against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the eighth inning on Sunday May 5, Nester launched a walk-off sacrifice fly to give the Phoenix a 4-3 extra-inning win over the Lady Mocs. The win capped off a three game sweep, the first Southern Conference sweep of the year for Elon.

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NEWS 5/5/13 1:00pm

From Beatnik to Scholar: Michael Strickland’s hitchhiking past makes him a living part of his course 'The Beat Generation'

By Chris McKenzie

The first day of a “Beat Generation” literature class, Strickland walked in fitting the bill for what kind of teacher one would envision teaching the course.

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