Ryan Kupperman

Ryan Kupperman '25 is studying journalism at Elon University. Kupperman serves as Enterprise Story Coordinator at Elon News Network — pursuing and assigning in-depth stories, mentoring editors, and reporting. When Kupperman is not in the newsroom, he enjoys TV shows and movies, being active outside, and playing games with his friends. Kupperman hopes to pursue a career in communications after graduation. See Kupperman's best work on his online portfolio.

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Recent Articles

NEWS 5/16/22 12:40am

Campaigning for US Senate: Chrelle Booker hopes to address voting restrictions and bring people together

By Ryan Kupperman

Chrelle Booker is mayor pro tem and a native of Tryon, North Carolina. According to her campaign website, Booker is running for the U.S. Senate because of new restrictions on voting.  

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NEWS 5/15/22 11:14pm

Campaigning for US Senate: Dr. Greg Antoine hopes to address education, underserved communities and solidifying voting rights

By Ryan Kupperman

In addition to his military experience, Greg Antoine said he has always been passionate about education — one of his prominent platform points as he continues his campaign for the U.S. Senate in the upcoming primary elections. 

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NEWS 5/2/22 10:11am

Housing market shatters historical precedents, enters uncharted territory

By Ryan Kupperman

According to Norada Real Estate Investments, the residential housing market gained nearly $7 trillion in value in 2021 — only to be overshadowed by a $43.4 trillion increase as of April 21. 

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NEWS 4/22/22 3:22pm

Elon University professor receives $300,000 COVID-19 research grant

By Ryan Kupperman

Elon University professor of mathematics Hwayeon Ryu was awarded a $300,000 National Science Foundation grant in April to fund her COVID-19 research for the next three academic school years. 

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NEWS 4/14/22 1:07pm

President Joe Biden visits Greensboro, North Carolina A&T

By Kyra O'Connor , Margaret Faust and Ryan Kupperman

President Biden addressed a crowd of about 300 in Greensboro today at the Alumni-Foundation Event Center on North Carolina A&T State University’s campus. Biden’s trip to Greensboro today is his third time in North Carolina since he was elected.  

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NEWS 4/7/22 3:11pm

Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first Black woman to serve on Supreme Court

By Ryan Kupperman

Jackson is Biden’s first Supreme Court nominee and is only the sixth woman to serve on the Supreme Court. She will be sworn in once Justice Stephen Breyer retires this summer. 

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NEWS 4/7/22 7:42am

Elon University Hillel pushes to represent growing Jewish community on academic calendar

By Ryan Kupperman

With Elon’s Jewish community in mind, senior Lindsay Rosenzweig, co-president of Elon Hillel, said Hillel is pushing for Elon to add Yom Kippur as a day off to the academic calendar. Rosenzweig said that Elon’s consistently growing Jewish population is also grounds for addressing this change now, compared to in previous years.

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NEWS 3/22/22 3:54pm

Family Weekend 2022 scheduled for Sept. 30 to Oct. 2

By Ryan Kupperman

Homecoming and Reunion Weekend is also planned for Nov. 4 to 6, where Elon will host the University of Albany in Rhodes Stadium on Nov. 5. 

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NEWS 3/8/22 3:36pm

Concerns about free speech, conflict of interest arise in Graham City Council vote

By Ryan Kupperman

Concerns about free speech and conflict of interest surfaced in Graham City Council special meeting on Feb. 23. The council voted to temporarily suspend the city's Special Events Committee, leaving some local activists confused and fearful.

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NEWS 3/8/22 11:00am

Moodle will be down Tuesday, March 15

By Ryan Kupperman

Moodle will be unavailable Tuesday, March 15 from 2 to 6 a.m. for server updates.

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NEWS 2/25/22 3:31pm

Graham City Council suspends event, protest approval process until further notice

By Ryan Kupperman

Graham City Council voted to temporarily suspend the event-approval process — a procedure usually done through a government-appointed committee designed to make decisions around approving or denying protest permits.

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NEWS 2/25/22 10:21am

2022 Preliminary Report reveals areas of concern in Elon University’s multifaith engagement

By Ryan Kupperman

According to chair of the Department of Religious Studies and co-chair of the Multifaith Strategic Planning Committee Geoffrey Claussen, the preliminary report is part of the Boldly Elon strategic plan to support multifaith engagement at the university. 

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NEWS 2/14/22 2:07pm

Elon University Francis Center continues property renovations

By Ryan Kupperman

According to the Dean of the School of Health Sciences Becky Neiduski, the school’s renovations are predicted to be complete by fall 2023.

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NEWS 2/10/22 2:02pm

SGA leaders set goals to incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion, promote class and community unity

By Ryan Kupperman

With SGA elections approaching in March, the organization will also prepare for a new student constitution, new SGA bylaws, a new judicial process and a new advisor — once the current SGA advisor, Jana Lynn Patterson, steps down from her role in April.  

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NEWS 2/4/22 6:18am

CHEAT SHEET: Biologist David Parker discusses practicality of using genetically modified animal organs in human organ transplants

By Ryan Kupperman

The first successful organ transplantation between a genetically-modified pig and a human patient was recorded in January. The process of performing an organ transplant between two different species is called xenotransplantation. 

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NEWS 2/1/22 11:43pm

Elon University student government seeks student feedback for student handbook review changes

By Ryan Kupperman

According to Executive President of the Student Government Association Jack Corby, the Office of the Dean of Students will begin reviewing student handbook suggestions for the next academic year on Feb. 14, so SGA will have to submit their suggestions by Feb. 11. 

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LIFESTYLE 2/1/22 11:38pm

ELON WATCHES: SUBCinema to show movies celebrating Black History Month

By Ryan Kupperman

Turner Theatre is a 220-seat auditorium located in Elon University’s School of Communications. Since 2016, the theater has shown movies and documentaries for students and community members free of charge. 

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NEWS 1/25/22 2:05pm

Elon University mask mandate extended through spring semester

By Ryan Kupperman

The decision stems from high transmission of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. According to the Healthy Elon dashboard, as of Jan. 24, there are 18 current active cases among students and 32 active cases among employees.

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NEWS 1/20/22 9:34am

Campus to be closed Friday Jan. 21

By Ryan Kupperman

According to Dooley, the opening night performance of Sense and Sensibility on Friday, Jan. 21 will be canceled. Reservations are still available online, however, for the remaining January and February performances.

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NEWS 1/18/22 5:12pm

Campus to operate as normal Jan. 19

By Ryan Kupperman

Elon intends to operate as normal on Wed, Jan. 19, after class and facility schedules were revised due to severe winter weather conditions.

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