Brian Rea

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LIFESTYLE 5/14/19 11:06am

Summer school: day trips to check out over break

By Brian Rea

As Elon University students are gearing up to head home for the summer, others are planning their stay on campus. According to MarQuita Barker, director of Residence Life, more than 1,500 students are staying on campus this summer. 

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NEWS 5/3/19 2:49pm

Elon Community Garden hosts 11th annual Strawberry Festival

By Brian Rea

The Elon University community is invited to enjoy free strawberry treats and plants for sale at the 11th annual Elon Community Garden Strawberry Festival from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3, at the Elon Community Garden located behind the Sklut Hillel Center.

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LIFESTYLE 4/24/19 9:05pm

Navigating obstacles: An Elon student's unique hobby

By Brian Rea

For some, "American Ninja Warrior" may just be an entertaining television show. But for one Elon student, it’s a passion.

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NEWS 4/15/19 9:36pm

Alamance Regional Medical Center accepting clothing donations for new project

By Brian Rea

In an effort to prevent patients of Alamance Regional Medical Center from leaving the hospital in paper scrubs, community members organize for clothing donations. 

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LIFESTYLE 3/21/19 4:07pm

Elon alumna to join the cast of Wicked on Broadway

By Brian Rea

From the stage of McCrary Theatre to the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway, Elon University alumna Ginna Claire Mason Moffett is preparing to defy gravity — and the odds.

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LIFESTYLE 3/14/19 8:00am

Chroma: Painting a performance

By Brian Rea

Chroma, the dance department's spring concert, will explore color in dance. The show opens on March 14.

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LIFESTYLE 2/14/19 11:45pm

Elon freshman directs play about gun violence one year after Parkland shooting

By Brian Rea

On Thursday, Feb. 14, Elon University freshman Kali Clougherty, who graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, sat onstage with seven Elon actors and narrated a reading of the play "Church & State" in honor of the one-year anniversary of the shooting that killed 17 students and faculty members at her high school.

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NEWS 12/9/18 12:20pm

Main campus to be closed Monday

By Brian Rea

All undergraduate exams will be postponed due to a winter storm advisory released by the National Weather Service. 

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NEWS 12/6/18 11:01pm

New report documents negative experiences for Latinx and Hispanic students

By Brian Rea

A report released this week on Latinx/Hispanic students at Elon University shows most respondents do not feel Elon is welcoming of them and their culture.

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NEWS 11/15/18 5:34pm

Looking for Light: Elon student starts petition to get more Blue Light Phones for safety, emergency calls

By Brian Rea

Blue Light Phones stand in various spots on campus. Students who feel unsafe on campus can use one to call Campus Police. But for some Elon University students, there’s something missing when walking on campus in the dark. 

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NEWS 11/12/18 12:23pm

Power restored after outage darkens much of campus

By Alex Hager and Brian Rea

Power went out on campus shortly after 11:20 a.m. Monday morning, leaving much of campus in the dark. Backup generators kicked in to keep emergency lights and some Wi-Fi service on. According to a spokesperson for Duke Energy, the source of the power outage is off of Walker Avenue. A fallen tree on a power line is suspected to be the source of the outage. 

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NEWS 10/27/18 1:45pm

Trump calls for unity, slams the press and speaks on border security in N.C.

By Alex Roat , Brian Rea and Maggie Brown

President Donald Trump brought nearly 9,000 people out to Charlotte as one stop on his presidential campaign to endorse Republican representatives Mark Harris and Ted Budd. 

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NEWS 10/17/18 6:09pm

President's Student Leadership Advisory Committee to offer insight for Book during first year

By Brian Rea

The group meets multiple times per year to chat with senior staff about university problems and new initiatives.

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NEWS 10/3/18 12:00am

Local sweepstakes cafes to close by next Monday

By Brian Rea

Due to the dangers of online gambling, the Burlington Police Department is starting a crackdown on sweepstakes cafes like Dollar Doz-It starting Oct. 15. This action comes following a string of crime including a murder in 2017. 

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NEWS 10/2/18 7:12pm

Parents who lost their son to hazing urge the Elon community to make a change

By Brian Rea

Tim’s death was the result of hazing in February 2017. He was a new pledge of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and partaking in a hazing ritual called the Gauntlet, where he was tasked with consuming 82 alcoholic beverages in 18 minutes. 

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NEWS 9/28/18 12:56pm

Parents of son killed in hazing incident at Penn State urge Elon community to stick up to hazing

By Brian Rea

Students and faculty gathered in Alumni Gym to hear Evelyn and Jim Piazza speak about hazing prevention. 

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LIFESTYLE 9/24/18 6:32pm

Fighting the stigma: one organization's effort to raise eating disorder awareness

By Brian Rea

For some Elon students, this is just another week of class. But for one sophomore, this week symbolizes part of her life journey. Maria Rossi is president of Project Heal, a national organization that works to raise awareness about eating disorders.

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NEWS 9/13/18 12:11pm

Local businesses prepare for Hurricane Florence

By Brian Rea and Courtney Weiner

From clearing shelves of water, pumping gas and squeezing in last-minute meals out, customers are fleeing to local businesses in preparation for Hurricane Florence. 

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NEWS 8/25/18 2:31pm

Class of 2022 welcomed at New Student Convocation

By Brian Rea

This morning, 1,747 new students were officially welcomed to Elon University "Under the Oaks" at New Student Convocation. 

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NEWS 8/24/18 2:59pm

Move-in 2018: Historic Neighborhood

By Brian Rea and Samantha Casamento

This morning, Historic Neighborhood was bustling with the sound of suitcase wheels, greetings from peppy orientation leaders and eager freshmen. 

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