Claire Schoenfeld

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NEWS 9/1/22 7:00am

The buzz about Fizz at Elon University

By Claire Schoenfeld

The app was created in 2020 by Teddy Solomon and Ashton Cofer. The two were incoming freshmen at Stanford University but due to COVID were not allowed to come on campus and felt disconnected from the university’s community. Their solution to this disconnect was to create a centralized platform for other students to connect with each other. Fizz currently has branches at 13 other universities.

NEWS 8/25/22 5:35pm

Meal plan vs. meal prep: the cost of eating habits at Elon University

By Claire Schoenfeld

In dining halls, students are given access to a variety of stations that can cater to different dietary needs and restrictions. According to the Elon Dining Website, dining hall meals are made with “responsibly sourced” ingredients, 20% of which ​​are grown, harvested or produced within 150 miles of campus and contain no “artificial ingredients, additives or synthetic chemicals.” 

NEWS 6/15/22 5:22pm

Alamance County to commemorate Juneteenth

By Claire Schoenfeld

Juneteenth National Independence Day, also known as Emancipation Day, commemorates June 19, 1865, when the end of slavery was announced in Galveston, Texas, two years after the ratification of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth was designated a federal holiday last year by President Joe Biden.

LIFESTYLE 12/31/21 5:37pm

BEST OF: Sweet Treat

By Claire Schoenfeld

Best Of is an annual publication by Elon News Network that surveys students, faculty, staff and the general community on their favorite dining, entertainment outlets, academics and more.    

LIFESTYLE 12/23/21 2:47pm

BEST OF: Study Abroad

By Claire Schoenfeld

Best Of is an annual publication by Elon News Network that surveys students, faculty, staff and the general community on their favorite dining, entertainment outlets, academics and more.   

LIFESTYLE 9/28/21 10:06am

Elon University student advocates for alopecia awareness

By Claire Schoenfeld

Elon University sophomore Samantha Katz spent over 14 years using different treatments to combat hair loss due to alopecia, but at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, she decided to go completely bald. At the same time, Katz decided to start a YouTube channel to spread information, tips and tricks for those living with alopecia. 

NEWS 3/25/21 10:13pm

SGA swears in 2021-22 executive board, awards senators

By Claire Schoenfeld

Elon University’s 2020-21 Student Government Association held its final senate dinner to celebrate the end of their term.The dinner included senate awards, swearing-in of the executive board for the 2021-2022 school year, a speech from Associate Vice President for Student Life Jana Lynn Patterson honoring the outgoing seniors and an open mic for those who wanted to speak. 

NEWS 3/19/21 6:49pm

Jack Corby is elected Elon student body president

By Claire Schoenfeld

Jack Corby has been elected as executive president of Elon University’s Student Government Association. Other elected members of the executive board include Caroline Penfield ‘22 as executive treasurer and Hailey Jurgens ‘22 as executive secretary, two races that were uncontested. For executive vice president, there will be a runoff election between Chloe Yoon ‘22  and Ireland Horan ‘22.

LIFESTYLE 3/12/21 4:16pm

Elon students turn hobbies, passions into small businesses

By Claire Schoenfeld

Giving clothes a new life is how Elon University senior Lindsey Patterson describes her small business Faded Front Door. Patterson takes thrifted clothes and upcycles them through bleach dying, embroidery, cropping and much more. Patterson is just one of over 40 Elon University student and alumni entrepreneurs who have a small business with the Marketplace Under the Oaks network — an initiative created in partnership with multiple university offices and centers.

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NEWS 04/24/2024 10:49pm
2024 Earth Week keynote speaker offers advice on coping with climate anxiety

Britt Wray, author of “Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in the Age of Climate Anxiety,” spoke to Elon University on April 24 as the 2024 keynote speaker for Earth week. Wray began by linking the idea that major fossil fuel companies, powerful lawyers and lobbyists choose to ignore damages inflicted by businesses. These efforts, according to Wray, have hindered people from taking action to stop them — which Wray deemed a global crime scene. She said by 2070, an estimated 19% of the planet will be inhabitable due to increases in global warming.

NEWS 04/24/2024 3:34pm
Office of sustainability hosts events across campus

Elon’s office of sustainability plans events throughout the year in collaboration with other student organizations, according to Kelly Harer, associate director of sustainability for education and outreach. Elon is focusing on improving sustainability efforts specifically waste reduction. A system Elon uses to measure its sustainability efforts is the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System. Based on data from Elon’s submission Feb. 11, 2022, which is valid until March 16, 2025, Elon received a silver rating, earning 59.12 points out of 100. The points are broken down in different categories across academics, engagement, operations, planning and administration and innovation and leadership.

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