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Anti-HB2 rally, sit-in in Raleigh
April 26th, 2016
Monday brought the first day of the North Carolina General Assembly’s “Short Session.” It also brought thousands of protestors to downtown Raleigh, for an anti-House Bill 2 rally and sit-in at the state capitol. Transgender woman and Charlotte-based ...
More than just an Uber driver
April 14th, 2016
Her name is Keisha Herbert. But they call her something else. “He started calling me Mama Keisha and he was like is that okay? I was like sure, no problem,” Herbert said. “The next weekend I had came ...
Coordinator of Jewish student life leaving Elon
March 9th, 2016
The current acting director and coordinator of Jewish student life on campus, Ginny Vellani, will be leaving Elon at the end of May, according to an email sent to members of Elon Hillel Wednesday afternoon. “I have loved working ...
Server Problems Continue for Elon Residence Life
March 9th, 2016
In an email sent to rising sophomores planning to live on-campus next fall, Residence Life at Elon say they are experiencing “Widespread problems with the servers for the housing selection system.” Residence Life says to solve the issue “fairly and equitably for ...
2016 SGA Election Results Announced
March 2nd, 2016
Senior class president Sean Barry and senior class vice president Robert Danis announced SGA’s Election results this afternoon in Moseley Center. The results: The amendments to the constitution passed, 1677 YES votes, to 386 NO votes. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL- Secretary- ...
Future McEwen Dining Hall Food Options Released
March 2nd, 2016
According to a White Paper from the President’s Student Leadership Advisory Council, the new McEwen Dining Hall will have the motto, “A place where the Elon community will gather, engage and nourish.” There will be at least five new ...
Elon tuition to increase 3.31 percent
February 14th, 2016
President Leo Lambert announced Thursday the 2016-17 fiscal year budget, approved by Elon’s Board of Trustees. Undergraduate tuition will increase by 2.87 percent, a total of $912. With an increase of $517 in room and board and fees, the ...
President Bill Clinton Speaks with ELN on College Issues
January 17th, 2016
Elon Local News spoke to President Bill Clinton today about why college students should vote for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Here’s what he said:
Santorum, Bush Canvas Iowa
January 13th, 2016
Speaking to very different groups, Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum and Governor Jeb Bush campaigned in and around the Des Moines area Wednesday. Governor Jeb Bush began his day at the Machine Shed Restaurant, speaking at a meeting ...
Minority Issues Take Center Stage at Democratic Forum
January 12th, 2016
The three major Democratic candidates took part in “The Iowa Brown & Black Forum” Monday night, presented by Fusion TV. Hosted by Drake University, Sec. Hillary Clinton, Governor Martin O’Malley and Sen. Bernie Sanders all had 30 minutes to individually ...
David Gergen to deliver Elon’s 2016 Commencement address
December 30th, 2015
CNN political commentator David Gergen has been announced as Elon’s 2016 Commencement speaker. Gergen is a former adviser to four American presidents and currently serves as co-director of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He provides frequent political commentary as ...
Islamophobia in America
December 9th, 2015
Islamophobia. It’s one of the hottest topics in society today. Some say it is spiraling out of control. With more than 50 occurrences of American Islamophobia since the terrorist attacks in Paris, France according to The Huffington Post, the ...
Former class of 2016 member dies
December 6th, 2015
A former Elon University student who would have graduated with this year’s senior class has died, according to an email from Chaplain Jan Fuller. In the email, sent Sunday afternoon to the class of 2016, Fuller said the university has ...
Elon students taken to hospital with similar illness
November 18th, 2015
Several Elon students have contracted an illness that appears to be a viral infection. The students were taken to Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington, N.C. this week. According to an Elon student ELN spoke to who is currently at ...
Update on U.S. Department of Justice vs. Johnson
October 29th, 2015
The U.S. Justice Department is allowing Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson to receive federal funds after a court dismissed allegations that he ordered deputies to violate the civil rights of Hispanic residents. The North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission Executive Director ...
From Acorn to Ellen
October 26th, 2015
The surprises keep coming for the two Elon students whose good deed to Kathryn Thompson, an Acorn Coffee Shop employee, went viral. Thompson, Taylor Zisholtz and Lucy Smith-Williams were invited to the Ellen DeGeneres Show, which taped Wednesday ...
Co-owner of Pandora’s Pies, The Fat Frogg Arrested
October 21st, 2015
UPDATED: Aug. 4, 2016 The Alamance County District Attorney dismissed a breaking and entering charge against the co-owner of Pandora’s Pies and The Fat Frogg Bar and Grill. Peter Ustach, 29, was charged in October, but the case was ...
Elon Tennis: More than just a team
October 5th, 2015
Neal Port is a redshirt sophomore on the Elon Men’s Tennis team. As a student-athlete, Port says balancing his time between the classroom and the tennis court is a challenge. “We practice three or four hours a day,” said Port. “I go to ...
Task Force Releases Report on “Black Student, Faculty, and Staff Experiences”
September 15th, 2015
Survey results and recommendations have been released today by the “Presidential Task Force on Black Student, Faculty and Staff Experiences.” The Fall 2014 campus climate survey was administered by the task force, and included surveys, focus groups and one-on-one ...
Andy Grammer to headline 2015 Homecoming Concert
September 2nd, 2015
This article has been updated to reflect Elon SUB’s official announcement of the 2015 Homecoming Concert Platinum-selling recording artist Andy Grammer will be a part of Elon’s 2015 Homecoming Concert on October 17th, 2015. Grammer is set to perform ...
Elon’s tour guides to receive pay for training
August 25th, 2015
In response to an Elon Local News story questioning unpaid training planned for tour guides from the Office of Admissions, tour guides will now be paid for the 14.5 hours of training they are set to receive this weekend, according to vice president ...
Elon custodian shares his story
May 12th, 2015
Fifty-two-year old Thadeous Carr is the floor tech and custodian for the Global Neighborhood Commons and though he says his life is squeaky clean now, it hasn’t always been that way. “I went from being unemployed for about a year and ...
Itzhak Perlman, Walter Isaacson headline 2015-2016 Cultural Programs
April 29th, 2015
Elon is set to host several professionals in the media, music and business fields during the 2015-2016 academic year. Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. will be speaking in McCrary Theater on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m as a part of ...
Greensboro Grasshopper’s ‘Miss Babe Ruth’ set to retire
April 20th, 2015
Baseball is considered to be an American pastime filled with tradition. Local Minor League Baseball team, the Greensboro Grasshoppers, celebrates these historic traditions not only with fans, but also with dogs. “We’ve got three dogs working now,” said Donald Moore, the ...
Update: Rosales’ condition continues to improve
April 12th, 2015
Elon first-year Gabriela Rosales’ is now able to breathe without a ventilator at UNC Hospital, four weeks after getting hit by a car while walking across North Williamson in Elon. Her CaringBridge site, which her family uses to give updates ...
Elon first-year student charged with rape and sexual offense
March 14th, 2015
Updated 3/15/15 5:30 p.m. Alamance County Jail said bail was posted Sunday afternoon for Tristan Pierre Hardinger, an Elon first-year student who was charged Friday by Elon University Police with second-degree rape and second-degree sexual offense. Hardinger’s bail was ...
Tibetan Monk Geshe Gelek teaches meditation to Elon students
February 23rd, 2015
Some go for a run when they’re stressed, while others do yoga as a form of catharsis. Now, there is a different kind of monthly opportunity to meditate. Monk Geshe Gelek is going to become a familiar face around ...
The Oak House bartender cited for selling alcohol to underage buyer
February 19th, 2015
A bartender at Elon’s The Oak House was cited for “selling a malt beverage” to a person under the age of 21 after Elon Town Police say they conducted an alcohol compliance check on February 5. According to the Elon ...
SGA’s Executive Secretary Resigns
January 26th, 2015
Elon Student Government Association’s Executive Secretary Matthew Crehan has resigned, citing personal issues. The resignation is effective immediately. Crehan was elected to the position of Executive Secretary in February of 2014. According to SGA President Joe Incorvia, in the event ...
“College Fix” author responds to “Freshman” vs. “First-Year” discussion
November 21st, 2014
“I didn’t do anything wrong,” junior Diana Stancy said. Stancy is the author of “The College Fix” article that discusses the use of “freshman” vs. “first-year” at Elon University. Elon has been in the spotlight with some national media ...
First-year or freshman? Elon responds
November 20th, 2014
Elon University has not banned the word “freshman,” and there is no university policy against using the word, according to Vice-President of University Communications Dan Anderson. Elon has been in the spotlight with some national media attention after junior Diana ...
Acting class puts on original production
November 17th, 2014
A class is creating an original performance, where students are getting more than just a grade. “You will laugh and you will cry,” said sophomore B.A. theater student Courtney MacMasters. The B.A. Acting Two class is performing Nine Scenes ...
Gas leak causes shut down of Lakeside Dining
November 12th, 2014
A gas leak reported at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, caused the shutdown of Lakeside Dining Hall. Elon Dining said all connections to the gas line were immediately cut off, and impacted Moseley Center, the Global Neighborhood and Koury ...
Death of Elon Staff Member, Bill Huff Jr.
September 25th, 2014
Long-time Elon bio bus driver, William “Bill” H. Huff Jr., died Tuesday, Sept. 23, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Elon Local News talked to Huff last October. He said he had been diagnosed with stage three pancreatic cancer in February ...
U.S. Senate candidate Thom Tillis visits Burlington for fundraiser
September 21st, 2014
Biscuits and Politics; that was the name of the game on the morning of Sept. 20, as the Alamance County Replublican Headquarters hosted N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis for a campaign event in Burlington, N.C. Education was on the menu. ...
Education in N.C.’s Midterm Elections
September 8th, 2014
North Carolina students heading back to classrooms aren’t the only ones with education on their mind. Political candidates at all levels have made education a hot topic as the midterm elections near. “It’s sad that our legislature has turned ...
Local police crack down on texting and driving problem
September 1st, 2014
See the story that aired on Elon Local News here. “Don’t text and drive.” It’s a warning you’ve probably heard before. However, in North Carolina the actual law makes things a little dicy. Enacted in December 2009, the texting and ...
“Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” campaign comes to Elon
August 26th, 2014
By: Meredith Stutz and Gary Grumbach “Hands up, Don’t shoot.” That’s the message that members of Elon’s chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated hoped to spread during Tuesday morning’s College Coffee to shed light on the events happening in Ferguson, Mo. ...
Lawsuit Against Sheriff Johnson Heads to Federal Court
June 22nd, 2014
A United States District judge ruled that the civil lawsuit against Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson can proceed. Sheriff Johnson, who is accused of illegally targeting Latino drivers in Alamance County, failed to reconcile during a mediation conference in Durham ...
Town of Elon hosts forum on proposed downtown redevelopment
May 21st, 2014
By Gary Grumbach, Bri McClelland Discussion of Elon’s Master Plan, or the proposed redevelopment of “Downtown Elon,” brought Elon business owners, residents and town officials to Town Hall Tuesday evening. The redevelopment was first discussed in October of 2013, when Elon’s ...
From food to fashion: Elon Dining employee consults for online boutique
April 7th, 2014
While Elon students are the ones commonly known for being over-involved, some Elon staff members are too. Barbara Aanonsen works at Lakeside Dining Hall five days a week. But when the dining hall gates close, her second job stays ...
AP’s Nicole Winfield visits Elon
April 5th, 2014
Nicole Winfield spoke to Elon students, faculty and community members Friday night about her experience as a Rome-based Vatican correspondent for The Associated Press. During the past 13 years as Vatican correspondent, Winfield has covered three popes – John Paul II, ...
Behind the nameplate with Student Government President Joe Incorvia
February 27th, 2014
Samuel Warren, Darien Flowers, Welsford Bishopric. These three men have represented Elon, and now the newest SGA President takes his seat at the head of the Executive Staff. Junior Joe Incorvia moves into the President’s room in the Student ...
Freshman arrested in Danieley drug bust
February 9th, 2014
Orion Ezra Sires, a member of the class of 2017, was arrested Friday morning at his Danieley I apartment. Sires has been charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors. The list of charges include: Felony possession of marijuana with intent to ...
Mary Carillo will give Elon’s 2014 Commencement address
December 16th, 2013
Sports commentator and 1977 French Open Winner Mary Carillo, parent of Elon student Rachel Bowden ‘14, will be speaking at this year’s Commencement exercises. Carillo played four years of professional tennis, winning the French Open Women’s Doubles competition in ...
Danieley to headline 125th year Spring Convocation
December 7th, 2013
Campus legend Dr. Danieley’s name will be added to a list that includes Lara Logan, Eboo Patel and Brian Williams. President Emeritus J. Earl Danieley ’46 will be headlining a Spring Convocation at Elon. Fittingly during the celebration of ...
Emergency response guide shares tips to know in case of a campus crisis
November 19th, 2013
Shootings, fires and natural disasters. These kinds of events happen in the world every day. But if they happened at Elon, would we be ready? In case of an emergency, would you know what to do? Elon University recently ...
New details on the arrest of Alexis Gray
November 15th, 2013
Elon Local News has obtained the full narrative of Alexis Gray’s arrest, through federal court documents. On Nov. 25, 2012, Elon University Campus Safety and Police was alerted that Gray, 18 at the time, of Holland, Pa., was on ...
Stop Hunger Now
November 11th, 2013
More than 250 students, alumni, and families, spent the Saturday morning of Homecoming Weekend in a gym: but they weren’t playing basketball. On homecoming weekend, volunteers could have slept or tailgated, but they instead chose to feed the hungry. Forty-eight ...
Religion
November 1st, 2013
Worshiping for 125 years. Elon College’s rich history of religious life is apparent in every aspect of the Elon experience. The college was founded in 1889 in conjunction with the Christian Church. From the very beginning, Chapel ...
One Man Sells Something Other Than Food at Durham Farmers Market
October 14th, 2013
Drive an hour down Route 40 on Saturday Morning, and visit a North Carolina staple: the Durham Farmers Market. Walk past vendors selling scarves, soaps, and food- and you’ll find one person selling something a little different. “Pottery is ...
A New Way to Light Up
October 2nd, 2013
From an early age, people are taught that smoking cigarettes can lead to many health issues. “Cigarettes are bad for you, straight up. They’re not cool…They’re just bad for you,” junior Henry Crompton said. Henry Crompton is one student ...
International Students Share Experiences
September 11th, 2013
Spain, Australia and Egypt. Most Elon students think of these countries as popular study abroad locations for themselves. But what is often overlooked are the 110 international students coming from these countries to Elon. Two international students shared their ...
Students relay for a cure
May 2nd, 2013
Relay for Life is the nation’s largest not-for-profit event for cancer research. For twelve hours beginning Friday night, Elon students had the opportunity to take part in this cause. “B-Positive. Both my blood type, and my outlook on life,” ...
Exclusive Interview with President Lambert on Chick-fil-A
April 25th, 2013
Our Gary Grumbach and John Bowden had an exclusive interview with President Leo Lambert on Elon University’s decision to keep Chick-fil-A.
Championship Rings Stolen from Elon Baseball Player’s Home
April 17th, 2013
Two rings, a laptop, and an XBOX were among items stolen An Elon baseball player arrived to his Jennings Berry Drive residence early Sunday morning to find his 2011 Southern Conference Championship ring and Elon Baseball Summer Championship ring ...
Hooked on Hookah
March 8th, 2013
Some like grape, some strawberry. But these Elon students aren’t talking about their favorite fruit. They’re talking about a nearly 700-year-old trend that’s picking up steam here at Elon, and campuses nationwide. That trend is hookah. UNC Greensboro professor ...
Inaugural Parade Celebrates Past and Present
January 14th, 2013
Crowds gathered in Raleigh Saturday morning to welcome the man they elected into office. In his speech, Governor McCrory shared his high hopes for the next four years. McCrory said, “Working together, we can make North Carolina the place ...
Lakeside Lowdown
December 5th, 2012
Construction workers are busy putting the finishing touches on the new Lakeside Dining Hall and Winter Garden Cafe. Elon dining’s marketing manager, Kate Nelson, gave Elon Local News a sneak peek of the facility. Lakeside Dining Hall will be ...
Remembering 9/11
September 11th, 2012
Today marks the 11th Anniversary of the attack on New York City’s World Trade Center. “I didn’t know what happened, no one else knew what happened. We all just thought people were getting picked up early on a normal ...
