Mackenzie Giattino

Recent Articles

NEWS 5/23/24 8:53pm

Legacy scholars embrace Elon community during transition to alumni

By Mackenzie Giattino

Brian Feeley ’03, assistant vice president for University Advancement, welcomed students and their families to the 2024 Legacy Reception on May 23 in McKinnon Hall. As the class of 2024 piled into the reception with their families, Feeley thanked them for taking time out of their day to celebrate their identity as Elon University Legacy students. Legacy students are students who have a family member, or family members, who graduated from Elon. 

NEWS 5/22/24 11:49pm

Senior Celebration lights up graduating class

By Mackenzie Giattino

The class of 2024 gathered at Rhodes Stadium on May 22 to celebrate their successes ahead of  graduation on May 24. Friends and family gathered to celebrate the graduating class — sharing food and laughter and ending the night with fireworks and dancing. Senior Dezirae Zaman said she is grateful that Elon gave her the opportunities to build long-lasting relationships throughout her time as a student. “The most rewarding part about Elon is all the people that I’ve met,” Zaman said. “I’m excited to just celebrate senior year with everybody here in one place. It’s going to be a lot of fun.”

More Articles by Mackenzie Giattino »

Recent Media

IMG_8092.JPG
Class of 2024 Graduation.JPG
IMG_7531.JPG
IMG_7962.JPG
IMG_7878.JPG
IMG_7668.JPG
IMG_7748.JPG
IMG_7756.JPG
giattino_commencement 2. JPG

More Media by Mackenzie Giattino »

Latest

LIFESTYLE 10/05/2024 5:41pm
Graham Cinema to show Halloween classics throughout October

“The Shining” is one of five Halloween classics Graham Cinemas will show throughout October. About a 15-minute drive from campus, Graham Cinemas will be hosting a Halloween Classics lineup from Oct. 4 to Oct. 31. Tickets are $4 each and can be purchased upon arrival at the theater. Freshman and production major Ethan Brothers said “The Shining” is his favorite horror movie. The lineup of movies was carefully curated by manager Scott Matthews, who said the cinema has been hosting its Halloween Classics series every year since 2016.

NEWS 10/04/2024 6:20pm
Lt. Gov. urges supporters to vote, tells fans to ignore protests

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson filled the Hursey’s Bar-B-Q restaurant in Graham with supporters, local elected officials and law enforcement. Outside the restaurant, a handful of protesters were chanting things such as, “My body, my choice” at Robinson and his supporters. Robinson, the Republican candidate for the state governor race, spoke to supporters at Hursey’s on Oct. 4. Hursey’s employee Reggie Young said Robinson came to this spot because Hursey’s owner, Charles Hursey, “loves Mark Robinson.”

Advertisement