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Private School Police Bill Signed by Gov. McCrory
A bill that makes police records at private universities available to the public was signed by Governor Pat McCrory on Wednesday. The bill, NC H142, stems from a lawsuit filed against Elon University by Nick Ochsner, an Elon alumnus and former reporter for our newscast. Elon Campus Police and other North Carolina private college police agencies are now required ...Full Article
Having “no faith” in college
This year Elon opened a brand new Numen Lumen multi faith pavilion on campus. But what about students who would say they have no faith? “At times I’ve said ...Full Article
Elon Joins Colonial Athletic Association
Team Multimedia Reporting by: Joe Bruno, Ryan Greene, Gary Grumbach and Alex Rose. Elon University announced Thursday that it will leave the Southern Conference and join the Colonial Athletic ...Full Article
Changes coming to Greek Accreditation
To be recognized by Greek life at Elon, fraternities and sororities need to go through a new accreditation process. According to the Office of Greek Life, the program will ...Full Article
Power outage hits Elon
Several buildings on Elon’s campus lost power at approximately 2:30 p.m as a result of power outages in Alamance County. Duke Energy told ELN there were two power outages ...Full Article
Students Remember Jordan West
There was a moment of silence at Elon’s annual Black Excellence Awards Saturday. It was meant to honor a student who had sat in that very same room the ...Full Article
Charlotte Mayor tapped as Secretary of Transportation
President Barack Obama officially named Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as his nominee for Secretary of Transportation Monday afternoon. In his announcement from the White House East Room, Obama praised ...Full Article
Exclusive Interview with President Lambert on Chick-fil-A
Our Gary Grumbach and John Bowden had an exclusive interview with President Leo Lambert on Elon University’s decision to keep Chick-fil-A.Full Article
Car crashes into student bedroom at Trollinger Apartments
The student, whose bedroom was damaged after a car crashed through her wall Tuesday morning, said she has moved out of her Trollinger Apartment. Police say there were no ...Full Article
Chick-fil-A To Remain At Elon
After months of deliberation, the Board of Trustees has elected for Chick-fil-A to remain on campus after reviewing a report submitted by the Vendor Policy Committee. The committee was ...Full Article
Chick-fil-A to Stay
The following was an email sent by Jeff Stein on behalf of the Board of Trustees. Stick with Elon Local News for more details: Over the course of this ...Full Article
Women of Color Institute
By Evan McGillivray The Truitt Center hosted the Women of Color Institute on Saturday, April 13th. The interactive event was designed to create a network and to discuss life ...Full Article
Margaret Thatcher’s Funeral Set for Today
Preparations for Margaret Thatcher’s funeral are underway. The ceremony for the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom will be a ceremonial funeral with military honors. The funeral is ...Full Article
Twas’ the night before registration
Twas’ the night before registration And all through Elon Not a senior was sleeping They might miss their alarm “It’s just a constant fear. It’s a constant fear of ...Full Article
Explosions reported at Boston Marathon
Witnesses are reporting two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon shortly before 3 p.m. According to Boston Police Commissioner, Ed Davis, two explosions occurred simultaneously on ...Full Article
Dozens at Elon event affected by gastrointestinal illness
At least 44 people associated with an on-campus event at Elon University have reported symptoms of gastrointestinal illness, according to an email sent by Dr. Ginette Archinal, University Physician ...Full Article
Man Struck and Killed By Train in Burlington
According to Lt. Bret Currie of the Burlington Police, a white male, thought to be 50 years of age, was struck and killed by N. C. Piedmont Train #1797 ...Full Article
Gunpoint Robbery Follow-Up
The Elon Town Police have requested help from the NC State Bureau of Investigation with their investigation into the February 1st gunpoint robbery of an Elon student. They are ...Full Article
Dual Degree Program
Although many Elon students choose to graduate early, one unique Elon program is designed for students to obtain their bachelor’s degrees in only three years. The dual-degree engineering program ...Full Article
Student Robbed at Gunpoint
An Elon student was robbed at gunpoint early Friday morning behind building D of the Trollinger Apartments. According to the police report, a black male took the student’s wallet ...Full Article
Flu Season at Elon
Flu season has hit Elon and the flu is spreading fast. The flu can spread by physical contact with everyday objects. “The sort of viruses we’re talking about with ...Full Article
Inaugural Parade Floats
Floats are the main attraction at many parades but at Saturday’s Gubernatorial Inaugural Parade, one of the floats promoted a local industry. With more than 70 floats taking part ...Full Article
Gap semester students arrive at Elon
More than 70 percent of Elon students study abroad during their four years but imagine going abroad before your life at Elon even starts. With the new gap semester ...Full Article
Fiscal Cliff Affects Elon
As 2012 came to a close, Congress and the White House were able to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff”, that would have caused more than a five-hundred-thousand dollar tax ...Full Article
College Students Take Their Relationship to the Next Level
Today, several people choose careers and to have life experiences before settling down. As a result, the average age at which a couple gets married is increasing. According to ...Full Article
Greyhound Friends
Families across America are adopting dogs, but the one species that is often overlooked is the greyhound. Many people associate greyhounds with the race track; but they are actually ...Full Article
Snowflakes for Sandy Hook
Making snowflakes is an activity children do every year, but on Saturday, January 5th the children in Graham were designing snowflakes for a cause. “We’re going to send them ...Full Article
Executive Mansion Tours
On Saturday afternoon, crowds of people lined the streets of Raleigh as they awaited a glimpse into Governor McCrory’s new home. ELN visited the open house at the governor’s ...Full Article
Inaugural Parade Celebrates Past and Present
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 ...Full Article
Safe Surrender
This past weekend, Greensboro officials partnered up with community leaders to help with gun control right here in the Triad. Handguns, shotguns, rifles and ammunition were all collected at ...Full Article
Inaugural Celebration ties up a week of festivities
Pat McCrory and guests gathered at the Raleigh Convention Center on Saturday for a final celebration to end a week of inaugural events. The night had a “Nothing Could ...Full Article
Airsoft Galore
Elon University technician Wayne Thompson is the co-owner of the new store, Airsoft R Us, a local business that caters to Airsoft players. Thompson was looking for something new ...Full Article
Holly’s Holidays
Fears of falling off the fiscal cliff were expected to hurt holiday sales. But locally, that was not the case. The management at Holly Hill Mall in Burlington says ...Full Article
Gubernatorial Inauguration Festivities
ELN will be reporting on the upcoming Gubernatorial and Presidential Inauguration festivities this month. Our coverage will be broadcasted on January 21. Here is a list of gubernatorial inauguration ...Full Article
Spring Convocation for Honors Speakers
Elon Local News has learned that along with founder and Executive Director of Interfaith Youth Core Eboo Patel, several other notable religious and spiritual figures will be attending the ...Full Article
DOJ files civil rights suit against Alamance County Sheriff
The United States Department of Justice filed a civil rights lawsuit against Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson Thursday, after he was faced with allegations of racial profiling and discrimination. ...Full Article
No-Contact Order Filed Against Alexis Gray
Elon Local News worked with The Pendulum to obtain a no-contact order for stalking or nonconsensual sexual conduct filed against Alexis Gray on December 3. Gray, the 18-year-old who ...Full Article
Gray “Uses Suicide as a Threat”
Elon Local News has obtained copies of the domestic violence protective order against Alexis Gray, taken out by her ex-boyfriend, Elon student Greg Seelagy. In the document, Gray is ...Full Article
Chick-Fil-A controversy gave Elon ‘a bad name,’ students say
Jack Minor is one of the many students on campus who are tired of the Chick-Fil-A controversy. “Really it was a disappointment because it was embarrassing,” said senior Jack ...Full Article
Chick-fil-A reactions ripple outside campus
What should have been a quiet morning at the Admissions office over fall break turned into a phone frenzy. Greg Zaiser, the Vice President of Admissions heard from many ...Full Article
Students receive backlash from their comments
The legislation to ban Chik-fil-a has sparked conversations all around Elon’s campus, and the author of the legislation, senior Lauren Clapp, said she had no idea it would get ...Full Article
Chick-Fil-A Veto Upheld by Elon SGA
The Elon SGA voted 21-20-0 to uphold Executive President Darien Flowers’ veto. Twenty seven votes were required to override the veto. With the veto upheld, SGA does not take ...Full Article
SGA Executive President Darien Flowers’ Memorandum Regarding Chick-fil-A
The following was given to Elon Local News at a press conference Sunday afternoon: To: The Elon University Community From: Darien Flowers, SGA Executive President Date: October 17, 2012 ...Full Article
2012 Organization Fair
Highlights from the 2012 Organization fair held on Young Commons.Full Article
Remembering 9/11
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 ...Full Article
A New Resource Room for the LGBTQ Community
Ronda Ataalla talked to students and faculty about the addition of a new resource on campus for the community.Full Article
Crossing Safety Near the Station at Mill Point
The new construction at the Station at Mill Point brings up new issues pertaining to safety on campus. Some students are worried about the increased foot traffic from Station ...Full Article
Alcohol Regulations in the Station at Mill Point
Nicole Chadwick looked into how residence life will regulate alcohol in the Station at Mill Point.Full Article
Problems With Summer Internship Program
Some students raised concerns regarding the summer internship program in the School of Communications. Eric Halperin investigated.Full Article
Security Cameras on Campus
Several cameras were recently added to the Station at Mill Point, but where will they be put next? Reporter Joe Bruno looked into it.Full Article
Elon Local News is Elon’s News Leader
This year we promise to bring you more news, more often. That’s why we are Elon’s News Leader.Full Article
Protesters With Opposite Views Find Common Ground
A faith-based protest got heated outside of the Charlotte Convention Center Wednesday morning, when a demonstrator accused America of moving away from God. “The Democratic National Convention has come ...Full Article
SGA Freshman Speeches
Freshman President: Alexandre Bohannon Chris Johnston John Cameron Crowder Matthew McCann Taylor DeBlock Freshman Vice President: Brandon Anderson Madison Tamblyn Ruth Robinson TJ Mullen Will Dawkins Freshman Senator: Ashleigh ...Full Article
Frank Campisano, Elon Freshman Novelist
Many first-year students have spent the last six-months preparing for College, but Frank Campisano has had other things on his mind. Like a book he’s been writing. It started ...Full Article
Move-In Day Wrap-Up
Elon first-years arrived on campus this past Friday and it was a day filled with excitement. Incoming student Arthur Tildesley shared with us why he chose Elon and what ...Full Article
DNC Preview
Jason Puckett and Nicole Chadwick give us an idea of what Elon Local News will be covering at the Democratic National Convention next week.Full Article
Elon Hillel space to change
A student organization finds a new home on campus. Elon Hillel will move into the old Truitt Center this January. Study areas, a kitchen, offices and a garden are ...Full Article
Elon construction crews out in full force
School was out but there was no summer break for the Elon construction team. The video we’re showing you was once North Area…and soon enough, it will become the ...Full Article
Updates from Summer in Egypt
Some Elon Local News reporters spent the summer interning at places like 60 Minutes and NBC Nightly News. But our Ronda Ataalla did things a little differently, she visited ...Full Article
Chick-Fil-A At Elon, Will It Stay?
A popular fast food restaurant is getting recognition for more than just it’s tasty chicken sandwiches. Chick-Fil-A is getting mixed reactions from the public after a statement regarding same-sex ...Full Article
Update- Aldawsari found guilty on terror charges
By Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari was found guilty on terror charges Wednesday in federal court in Amarillo, Texas. Sentencing is scheduled for September 11. Aldawsari, 22 and former student at ...Full Article
Elon professor offers lessons from “Village Project” in new book
“It takes a village to raise a child.” It’s a well-known phrase, but for Elon Assistant Professor Jean Rohr, it is way more than just an old proverb. Professor ...Full Article
Apps to Take On the Road This Summer
Today is the first day of summer and while the weather might be scorching, don’t let your road trips scorch your wallet. Money saving website, Kiplinger.com, says these three ...Full Article
Company Shops Market Celebrates First Year Anniversary
It’s not just a grocery store, it’s a place to eat and it’s also Burlington’s first co-op. Company Shops Market proudly celebrated its first year anniversary this past Saturday. ...Full Article
N.C open records law does not apply to private colleges, court rules
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that private universities in North Carolina are not subject to public record laws. This decision affirmed a lower court ruling issued ...Full Article
