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DOJ drops lawsuit against Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson
August 19th, 2016
GRAHAM — Sheriff Terry Johnson and the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office held a news conference Friday to speak publicly about the settlement reached that led the Department of Justice to drop its lawsuit against the Office. Almost a year ago, ...
AC units stolen from Trollinger Apartments
July 28th, 2016
Updated with new photograph at 8:27 PM on July 28. According to Town of Elon Police, two air conditioning units were stolen from Trollinger Apartments during the past week. Police believe the AC units were stolen from the West ...
RNC Youth Caucus shows contrast within Republican Party
July 20th, 2016
CLEVELAND — Delegates have flocked here for the Republican National Convention this week. Tuesday, the GOP formally elected Donald Trump as the nominee for the Republican Party. Although most of these delegates are older than 30, there are many ...
Young people attend the RNC
July 18th, 2016
CLEVELAND — The Republican National Convention started Monday with many young people in attendance representing the Grand Old Party. Cassie Unruh, 17, says she “loves being part of the Republican Party,” especially now that she’s “actually old enough to ...
Elon student arrested for biting his roommate’s finger
December 9th, 2015
The Town of Elon police department answered a call on Saturday night at approximately 1:40 a.m. for a reported physical assault near Elon’s campus. The two officers, Officer Rice and Officer Phillips, made contact with Tyler Goddard, 22, who was ...
Two Elon students hit by car on Haggard Avenue
December 6th, 2015
Two female Elon University students were hit by a car driven by another Elon student around 8 p.m. Sunday on Haggard Avenue crosswalk between Belk Library and the Powell Building, according to Town of Elon police officer Brian Phillips. Freshman Katherine Custer was struck ...
Elon Commencement set to be held in front of Alamance
November 20th, 2015
In an e-mail sent to the class of 2016, senior class president Sean Barry announced that 2016 commencement will be held in front of Alamance instead of under the oaks. Barry says the decision was made after looking over survey results ...
Local friends spread holiday cheer for Elon’s international students
November 16th, 2015
Thanksgiving is over a week away but for Elon internationals students, it came much earlier. Last night at Johnston hall, tables and stomachs were full of turkey, gravy and pies. But for many international students, these were the first ...
Andy Grammer cancels performance at Elon Homecoming
October 6th, 2015
According to a facebook post from the Elon Student Union Board, Andy Grammer has canceled his performance at this year’s homecoming concert. The homecoming concert will still go on with The Summer Set and DJ Throwback Time Machine in ...
Elon buys 19.5 acres of land for new convocation center
September 1st, 2015
This list of construction sites on Elon’s campus is about to get longer. Elon University recently purchased 19.5 acres of land across the street from Elon’s athletic facilities. The property is west of Hunt Softball Park and the lot will ...
An Elon Connection to the WDBJ Shooting
August 27th, 2015
“I asked her if it was hard to be a journalist and she said ‘Yeah, of course it is. It is hard. And it will be but you’ll love it. Trust me.” These are the words of advice Alison ...
Preseason camp with a musical twist
August 24th, 2015
Football trains almost all summer to prepare for the fall athletic season. But they are not the only ones practicing in the hot August sun. Elon’s own marching band, The Fire of the Carolinas gets to school about two ...
Death of an Elon Faculty Member
May 20th, 2015
According to an e-mail sent to Elon faculty and staff, Sarah Hinton, a longtime custodian in the Environmental Services department, has died. No details of her death were given. A public viewing will be held from 1 p.m. until ...
Car Crash at Elon Animal Hospital
May 20th, 2015
Alexandra Swallow, 21, of Portland, Maine was charged with DWI and damage to real property after crashing into the Elon Animal Hospital on S. Williamson Ave. This incident happened at 2:30 a.m. on May 20. According to police reports, the ...
New Security Cameras Come to Campus
May 6th, 2015
The Department of Campus Safety and Police will be adding new security technology ,according to an email sent out to the student body this afternoon by Smith Jackson. This project is in partnership with Instructional and Campus Technologies. They are ...
DEVoted to Recovery
September 23rd, 2014
Elon tailgates are packed with barbeque, corn hole and of course school spirit. But this past tailgate was a little different. The Club Baseball tent was devoted to Elon student Devon Bartholf. Devon Bartholf was in a serious car ...
Tips for a Successful Freshman Year
July 8th, 2014
August 22. T-Minus 45 days until Freshmen Orientation Day at Elon University. To get you ready for one of the best years of your life, two of our rising-sophomore staff members, Paige Pauroso and Mackenzie Grace Murray, have their ...
‘Active City Streets’ strolls through downtown Burlington
May 5th, 2014
Burlington community members and Elon students came together this weekend to promote active living. “Active City Streets” is an event to promote a life of exercise and nutritional eating. Some of the featured events were Zumba, karate demonstrations, unicycling, ...
Festival of Lights event raises $120K for Make-A-Wish children
November 20th, 2013
More than 2000 participants: volunteers and children, came to The Tanglewood Festival of Lights in Clemmons, N.C. on Nov. 16. But it wasn’t just to welcome the holiday season. Instead, they came to Walk for Wishes, a 5K-walk fundraiser ...
