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The Black Student Union uses fashion and dance to send a message to Elon: The Struggle Continues
April 20th, 2016
According to Gallup Poll, the percentage of Americans that are worried about race relations has significantly increased in the past two years from 17 percent in 2014 to 35 percent in 2016. The Black Student Union at Elon University ...
Heidi Frontani: More than Just a Teacher
February 29th, 2016
Mentor, teacher, advisor, wife, mother, friend, author, and other titles are just a few ways that the Elon community has described Dr. Heidi Frontani since her death on Friday, February 26. According to Dr. Charles Irons, the Chair of ...
Stopping fear through education: Eradicating Islamophobia from Elon’s campus
February 21st, 2016
Anna Torres-Zeb, the Muslim Life Coordinator at Elon University, reflects on the month of February. “It is the one year anniversary of the Chapel Hill Shootings and so there is definitely a moment of pause in the community to ...
Presidential Social Task Force listens to student opinions
November 10th, 2015
Students and faculty gathered together on November 10 in the McBride Gathering Space to continue the discussion on the Presidential Social Task Force. Naeemah Clark led the discussion by creating an open forum with students to see what needs ...
Body image reflected through a mirror
November 4th, 2015
Body image is a social issue facing the nation. According to nyc.gov, more than 80 percent of 10-year-olds are afraid of being fat. Elon senior, Colby Meagle, is fighting that statistic one mirror at a time. Meagle’s senior thesis ...
President Lambert’s next task force looks at Elon’s social culture
October 19th, 2015
It’s called The Presidential Task Force on Campus Social Climate and out of Class Engagement. It’s also known as President Lambert’s Passion Project. According to Dr. Naeemah Clark, the co-chair of the task force, the idea started when Lambert ...
A “hopping” good time at the Company Shops Market
September 21st, 2015
It was a play on words: the Co-Op hosted the Co-Hops and more than 300 people showed up for the event, the fourth annual Beer Festival on Saturday in downtown Burlington. “It’s a lot of work, but when it actually happens, ...
An Elon family tree continues to grow
August 24th, 2015
According to new student orientation, 1600 new students now walk the bricks of Elon. Among those students is new freshman, Kyle Bacciocco. Though he received his acorn under the oaks like all the other new student, Bacciocco’s experience is ...
Update on the New School of Communications
November 17th, 2014
Danielle Commons isn’t the only building awaiting major construction. The fundraising campaign for the new School of Communications is officially one month in, and the Dean of the School of Communications, Paul Parsons, said that 8 out of the ...
Broadway graduate returns to his roots
September 28th, 2014
A Broadway performer goes back to his roots to where it all began this past week to give music theatre majors the chance to put on a unique type of show. It’s called Spoken Word, a poetry reading that ...
Elon Men’s Football adds a new member to the team
April 15th, 2014
When people hear his name, they immediately think of football, but there is more to the Head Football Coach Rich Skrosky than football. Skrosky adopted a child through the organization, Team Impact. But this is no ordinary adoption. Team ...
Synchronized skating shoots Lauren Snow to the top
February 16th, 2014
While most encounter international competition through TV, one Elon student experienced it firsthand by competing with her synchronized skating team, Skyliners. Lauren Snow, a junior at Elon, began to skate when she was 3 years old and then started ...
Meals On Wheels feeds local community members in need
November 25th, 2013
Meals On Wheels is an organization in Alamance County that started 41 years ago. At the time, the organization delivered 15 meals a day, Monday through Friday, to people in need. Now, volunteers of the organization delivers more than ...
Habitat For Humanity Celebrates 25 Years of Service
November 12th, 2013
Walking onto the make-shift construction site in Elon Elementary School’s parking lot early Saturday morning, John Barnhill seemed like every other alumni. Little did the volunteers know that Barnhill was actually the reason the organization even existed. With Homecoming ...
Bella’s Buddies walk team honors Elon student’s sister
October 28th, 2013
Bella is Elon junior Nick Cook’s four-year-old sister. Bella Elder was born with Down Syndrome, has had open-heart surgery before turning 5 months old, and was diagnosed with Leukemia. In her honor, Cook put together a Buddy Walk team ...
Elon student carries on the “Newman Legacy”
September 30th, 2013
For most Elon students, celebrating Elon’s 125 years is just another milestone. But for one student, it’s more. Will Galleher, a senior at Elon, has deep connections to the school. From professors to dorm planners, Galleher’s family, which has ...
Annual Autumn Bash Advocates Safety
September 15th, 2013
Members of the Town of Elon gathered on Saturday Sept. 14 in Beth Schmidt Park to celebrate the fifth annual Autumn Bash. The fair allows community members to meet local firefighters and police officers. Attendees learned safety tips and ...
Chicken is eliminated from Varsity menu
September 2nd, 2013
One of the newest changes to Elon Campus Dining that students are noticing is the new menu options at Varsity Sports Grill, or rather, what is no longer an option. Chicken sandwiches, among other items on the Varsity menu ...
Elon leaders give advice at New Student Convocation
August 26th, 2013
Families gathered Under the Oaks for Elon University’s New Student Convocation on Saturday morning, August 24 . During convocation, first year students were able to gain knowledge from Elon University leaders. Welsford Bishopric, SGA President, told the new students ...
