Emery Eisner

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NEWS 9/4/20 9:25am

SGA town hall focuses on issues of diversity on campus

By Emery Eisner

Elon University’s Student Government Association met for a virtual town hall on the issue of diversity, equity and inclusion on campus on Thursday evening. Junior Malia Takei moderated the town hall, which featured Vice President and Associate Provost for Inclusive Excellence Randy Williams,  Vice President for Student Life Jon Dooley and Director of the Center for Equity and Inclusive Excellence Leigh-Anne Royster. 

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NEWS 9/2/20 4:50pm

Louis DeJoy's journey to postmaster general

By Emery Eisner and Kyra O'Connor

Many people know him as postmaster general. Some know him as a successful businessman or the former CEO of New Breed Logistics. But members of the Elon community know Louis DeJoy as one of the benefactors for Odyssey scholarships, and as a member of the Elon University Board of Trustees since 2007. 

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NEWS 8/31/20 6:36pm

COVID-19 vaccine trials push ahead at UNC Chapel Hill

By Emery Eisner

UNC is the site of a phase three COVID-19 vaccine trial, meaning the vaccine is now being administered to thousands of people in order to determine its effectiveness. The trial at UNC is led by doctors Cynthia Gay, David Wohl and Joseph Eron in UNC’s division of infectious diseases. 

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NEWS 8/5/20 6:56pm

Elon University encourages LabCorp tests for required COVID-19 testing

By Jack Norcross and Emery Eisner

Elon University's required COVID-19 testing as laid out by the Ready & Resilient plan is now in full swing. Elon is requiring that all students, faculty and staff returning to campus in the fall get tested, encouraging students to use Pixel by LabCorp, an online service that allows individuals to test themselves at home. The LabCorp test has been a cause of concern for some.

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NEWS 7/23/20 9:12am

Faculty and staff request accommodations for work in the fall, cite confusion with the process

By Emery Eisner

High-risk faculty and staff can apply for accommodations for the fall semester as the coronavirus pandemic remains a threat. According to Elon's Human Resources website, the process for requesting accommodations in the fall is a seven-step process. 

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NEWS 4/9/20 8:03pm

Online learning forces educators to reckon with inequalities in tech resources

By Emery Eisner

North Carolina schools are closing their campuses through the end of the 2019-20 school year following the outbreak of the coronavirus. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued a shelter-in-place order for the entire state until April 30, in addition to a previous order for K-12 schools to remain closed through May. 

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NEWS 4/8/20 11:33pm

New Elon pandemic leave and remote work policies instituted for student workers

By Emery Eisner

Student employees can continue to work from home or receive financial compensation through the new remote work and pandemic leave policies, written in response to the coronavirus as Elon University’s classes will remain online through the end of the spring semester.

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NEWS 3/12/20 2:30pm

Finding alternatives as hands-on courses go online

By Emery Eisner

While experiential learning may be a pillar of Elon, President Connie Book announced the move from in-person to online classes after spring break to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.

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NEWS 3/3/20 10:17pm

Cunningham and Tillis to face off in the general election

By Emery Eisner

With over 61% of precincts reporting, Elon News Network projects incumbent Thom Tillis as the Republican nominee and former state Senator Cal Cunningham as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. 

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NEWS 3/3/20 8:18pm

LIVE BLOG: North Carolina U.S. Senate results

By Emery Eisner

On Super Tuesday, North Carolinians are voting for a Democratic and Republican nominee in the race for U.S. Senate.

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NEWS 2/25/20 9:40pm

Presidential candidates battle for the top spot in Elon's SGA

By Emery Eisner

Juniors Brandon Veal and Robbie Miley are running for Student Government Association executive president this election season. While they both currently represent the class of 2021 as president and vice president, neither of them won their first SGA campaigns their freshmen year. 

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NEWS 2/21/20 8:54am

Student applications open for SGA’s future Finance Board

By Emery Eisner

The Student Government Association Finance Board — the committee that allocates funding to student organizations — has seven open positions for the next academic year. 

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NEWS 2/13/20 6:07pm

Mike Bloomberg visits Greensboro

By Emery Eisner

Throughout his speech, former Mayor of New York City Mike Bloomberg referenced Trump multiple times, calling him a “New York Bully.”

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NEWS 1/17/20 3:57pm

Vaping on the campaign trail

By Emery Eisner

After a slew of vaping-related illnesses led to more stringent federal regulations, some presidential candidates on the campaign trail have been pushed to confront their stances on vaping and e-cigarettes. 

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NEWS 1/17/20 3:57pm

Vaping on the campaign trail

By Emery Eisner

After a slew of vaping-related illnesses led to more stringent federal regulations, some presidential candidates on the campaign trail have been pushed to confront their stances on vaping and e-cigarettes. 

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NEWS 1/17/20 3:57pm

Vaping on the campaign trail

By Emery Eisner

After a slew of vaping-related illnesses led to more stringent federal regulations, some presidential candidates on the campaign trail have been pushed to confront their stances on vaping and e-cigarettes. 

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NEWS 1/16/20 8:26am

SGA treasurer, finance board amend treasurer’s manual

By Emery Eisner

Throughout Winter Term, Amanda Yaffa, senior and executive treasurer of Elon University’s Student Government Association, will draft changes to the treasurer’s manual with the finance board. Yaffa said she hopes to see the changes implemented in the spring semester when she said SGA will likely vote on the issue at the first or second business meeting in February.

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NEWS 1/14/20 10:59pm

Presidential candidates discuss some of college students' top issues

By Emery Eisner

At the Democratic Presidential Debate hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, presidential candidates are discussing issues important to college students, ranging from foreign policy to feminism. 

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NEWS 1/13/20 6:06pm

Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg addresses Iowans

By Emery Eisner

Presidential hopeful, Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, spoke to roughly 300 people in attendance about the issues of climate change, economic instability and gun control, among other topics. Many of Buttigieg’s talking points were related to President Donald Trump.

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NEWS 1/11/20 10:00pm

Sparking interest in young voters: Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks on issues important to college students

By Emery Eisner

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke at Berg Middle School in Newton, Iowa just 23 days before the 2020 Iowa caucuses. While he spent the majority of the town hall speaking on the issues of universal health care, voting rights and climate change, he also addressed universal child care, alleviating student debt and his issues with President Donald Trump. 

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