Jayne Gilchrist embraces her mom after settling into her new dorm Aug. 21.
For many freshmen, moving into college meant packing the practical things like clothes, toiletries and pictures of family and friends; to make an unfamiliar room feel a little more like home. For Jayne Gilchrist, that also meant making room for her childhood stuffed animal and a pair of cowboy boots.
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.
