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For some students, a book about basketball might sound like an unlikely Common Reading. For Elon’s incoming class, however, poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib’s “There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension” could offer a different path into conversations about identity, community and belonging, as freshman begin their college journey this semester.
Elon women’s soccer team had a strong showing in a match against the High Point University Panthers, coming out with a 2-1 lead. The Phoenix are now 3-1-1 on the year and look to continue their winning ways against Virginia Military Institute on the road Thursday, Sept. 3rd at Patchin Field.
Elon men’s soccer opened conference play with a 1-1 draw against the College of William & Mary on Aug. 30 at Rudd Field. The Phoenix will look to capture their next win against the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, on the road Saturday, Sept. 5th.
