Avery Sloan

Avery Sloan ‘25 is studying journalism, political science and leadership studies at Elon University. Sloan is the politics editor at Elon News Network, ensuring coverage of Student Government and Board of Aldermen meetings, and events of the surrounding Elon area. Sloan is particularly passionate about providing news coverage to spaces that Elon students and people in the Elon community would not have access to, and hopes to continue learning more about journalism both in and out of ENN to better figure out her life trajectory. Outside of reporting, Sloan is usually listening to music, hanging out with friends or watering her multitude of plants.

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Recent Articles

NEWS 11/19/21 12:21am

Phoenix Cards to be turned off over break for over 500 students who haven’t submitted flu shot records

By Avery Sloan

During the Nov. 18 Elon University SGA business meeting, members heard an update about flu vaccination rates on campus, the new E-alert system and the updated registration process for the upcoming academic year.

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NEWS 11/18/21 4:58pm

Elon University to launch new E-Alert system in 2022

By Samantha Sussman and Avery Sloan

Elon University is upgrading its E-Alert system in early 2022 to help spread information to students in a more timely manner in order to help maintain their safety in an emergency. 

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NEWS 11/17/21 11:15am

Temporary outdoor seating in downtown Elon becomes permanent

By Avery Sloan

Downtown Development Administrator of the town of Elon Kathleen Patterson sees this new development as a starting point for other changes within downtown, kicking off Elon’s new improvement plan “Streetscape.”  

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NEWS 11/11/21 12:07am

President Book says university aims for $15 minimum wage for student employees

By Avery Sloan

Elon’s Student Government hosted a fireside chat event with President Connie Book and Vice President of Student Life Jon Dooley to answer student questions regarding student pay, COVID-19 and green initiatives on campus. 

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NEWS 11/10/21 2:13pm

CHEAT SHEET: New vaccine eligibility effect on professors

By Avery Sloan

Jessica Merricks, assistant professor of biology, discusses how the approval of the Pfizer-BioTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 through 11 is helping professors with young kids feel safer being back in person. 

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NEWS 11/10/21 12:32am

Board of Aldermen discusses issues of paying sewage bills, town accessibility

By Avery Sloan

The Board of Aldermen met for a regular meeting on Nov. 9 to discuss issues of water and sewage bills, as well as projects to help improve accessibility in the town of Elon.

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NEWS 11/5/21 12:36am

Elon University students have one week to submit flu vaccination records before Phoenix card deactivation, disenrollment

By Avery Sloan

SGA members heard the flu vaccination update from Dean of Students Jana Lynn Patterson during a Student Government Association meeting on Thursday, in addition to hearing from Vice President for Strategic Initiatives Jeff Stein, who informed students there would be a clinic on campus after Thanksgiving for students to receive booster shots of the Pfizer-BioTech COVID-19 vaccine. 

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SPORTS 11/4/21 3:11pm

Homecoming brings back memories from Elon’s championship win

By Avery Sloan

It was a game that Elon was never supposed to win, according to Elon native Kemper Wyatt. Wyatt is in possession of unique memorabilia for Elon’s back to back championship winning games in 1980 and 1981.  

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NEWS 11/3/21 1:07am

The American Enterprise Institute’s Executive Council leads panel on Middle Eastern policy

By Avery Sloan

The American Enterprise Institute’s Executive Council presented a panel discussion on Middle Eastern policy with professor Tom Kerr and AEI Senior fellow Dr. Michael Rubin. 

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NEWS 11/1/21 9:29pm

Elon University named ‘Green College’ by the Princeton Review

By Avery Sloan

From over 800 schools, Elon University was named a ‘Green College’ by the Princeton Review, signifying an exceptional commitment to sustainability. 

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NEWS 10/25/21 1:15pm

Childcare difficulties push Elon University professors to seek university assistance

By Avery Sloan

Childcare in the town of Elon is a challenge for communications professor Kathleen Stansberry, and has been a consistent struggle since Elon University shut down in March 2020, the same time her three kids were also sent home from Elon Elementary.  But even after the return to in-person learning, this experience has only continued for Stansberry, and other faculty members are facing it too.  

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NEWS 10/22/21 12:06am

Nearly 74% of Elon University students have not yet complied with the university flu shot mandate

By Avery Sloan

Elon University's Student Government Association had a business meeting on October 21. At this meeting, senators heard an update from Dean of Students Jana Lynn Patterson on the current flu vaccination numbers and cases of COVID-19 on Elon University’s campus. 

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NEWS 10/5/21 12:25am

Elon Votes! adapts during non-presidential election year

By Avery Sloan

Elon Votes! spends each election year providing car rides to the polls, assisting with voting registration and educating others on the importance of participating in an election. This year with no presidential election to prepare for and no census to think about, Elon Votes! has an entirely different focus.  

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NEWS 9/30/21 12:06am

SexEU begins at Elon University

By Avery Sloan

SexEU is a new organization at Elon with the goal of creating comprehensive sex education with a focus on marginalized identities, specifically including Black, Latinx, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. 

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