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By Sophie Rosenthal | 3/5/24 10:10pm

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson addresses supporters at his primary election watch party on March 5 in Greensboro. His wife, Yolanda, stands behind him. Robinson is the leading Republican gubernatorial candidate and is expected to run against North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein come general elections in November.

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SPORTS 11/22/2024 4:26pm
Additions from transfer portal provide spark to Elon University men’s basketball

From 2021 to 2023, the amount of NCAA athletes entering the transfer portal increased from 6,749 to 8,767. Since the creation of the transfer portal in 2018, the college sports scene has rapidly changed with teams’ use of transfers dictating their success and failures. Despite losing star guard Max Mackinnon to the transfer portal this past offseason, Elon men’s basketball has a bright season ahead thanks to an impressive cast of four transfer acquisitions. The 2024 signing class includes redshirt sophomore Andrew King, junior Jameel Rideout, sophomore TJ Simpkins and graduate student Matthew Van Komen.

NEWS 11/22/2024 1:14pm
Split ticket voting increases across the country

Split-ticket voting occurs when an individual chooses candidates from different political parties for different races on the same ballot. In the 2024 election, North Carolina upheld its tradition of split-ticket voting, where North Carolina voted for a Republican president and a Democratic governor. Steven Greene, a professor of political science at North Carolina State University, sat down with Elon News Network to discuss the revival of split-ticket voting in the 2024 elections. From North Carolina's history of divided voting for president and governor to the potential influence of independent voters, Greene provides insights into how this electoral behavior shaped outcomes at both state and national levels.

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