Nina Fleck

Privilege protest on MLK Day provides space for students to share

Around 100 Elon University students, faculty and administrators spent their Martin Luther King Jr. Day bundled up in front of Alamance Building and listened to the stories of students who’ve felt oppressed on campus. 

Koury whiteboard defaced with offensive words and symbols

Vulgar images and references to Nazism and the Ku Klux Klan were found on a whiteboard last night in Koury Athletic Center. 

Pride festival comes to Alamance County

Alamance County's fourth-annual Pride festival gave more color to Burlington Oct. 6. Drag queens, vendors, students and community members gathered to express and show support for the LGBTQIA community.

Burlington firefighters head to coast to lend a hand

With the city of Burlington facing the lighter effects of tropical storm Florence, the fire department is going eastward to help those affected more strongly by the storm.

FLECK: A column about an op-ed

President Trump called the ghostwriter “gutless.” He shamed “the failing New York Times” and other media outlets, as he has done so many times, on principle of being news organizations. In addressing the Op-Ed, he assured his crowd that the media would have nothing to write about in the coming years.  Let me tell you that he couldn’t be more wrong.

Reduce, reuse, recycle plastic bottles into graduation caps and gowns

Loy Center rock, painted for Alpha Kappa Alpha, vandalized

On Sunday, April 6, the rock in front the Loy Center, which was painted salmon pink and apple green in honor of the Omicron Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s new members presentation, was defaced. Someone unknown to the sorority spray painted over its layer of paint on the rock and scrawled the word “nut.”

Relay for Life rings in $75K

Friday, April 20 marked Elon University's fifth Relay for Life fundraiser. The event brought together many who have been personally affected by cancer, and raised about $75,000.

The path to sustainability

In lieu of Earth Day, coming up on April 22, the Office of Sustainability is putting on Earth Week: a celebration for the earth, and a reminder that Elon University’s efforts to protect the environment persist year-round.  Events will be held throughout the week to raise awareness of sustainability issues and the resources the school offers to combat them.

Zagster bicycle-sharing program comes to an end

Last spring, SGA implemented Zagster on Elon's campus–a bike-rental program that allowed students to borrow a bike for three hours at a time from stations at Moseley and Danieley. The program was recently discontinued due to a lack of ridership.

Ubuntu: Black History Month concert unites community and culture

On Feb. 26, the Black History Month dance concert will take place in McCrary at 7:30 p.m. The concert features Elon students who study dance or went to Ghana over winter term. The show will exhibit West African dances, rhythms and costumes. 

Ripple Conference: healing our world through interfaith and social justice

Ripple Conference inspires and sparks dialogue between interfaith students

Caribbean Island Hurricane Relief Benefit concert Friday at Danieley PARC

Kellcee Batchelor, senior, organized a $5 benefit concert happening this Friday at Danieley PARC. It features seven Elon artists and will have multicultural catering. All proceeds will go to International Relief Teams, the Community Foundation for the Virgin Islands and Unidos por Puerto Rico to help those whose homes in the Caribbean were damaged by the hurricanes last fall. 

Jazz musicians gather for Elon's 22nd Jazz Festival

On Feb. 17 and 18, 2018, Elon music students, high schoolers, middle schoolers and notable jazz artists Doug Henry, Marcus Roberts and the Marcus Roberts Trio shared their music with the Elon community.