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LIFESTYLE 10/16/21 4:56pm

Prepping your vehicle for a long road trip

By Annemarie Bonner

For the first time since 2019, many students will be headed out of town for fall break. In order to make it to their destination safely, there are a few important things to keep in mind, according to owner of Wilson Tire Pros and Automotive, Steven Moss.  

NEWS 10/15/21 5:49pm

Legends of the past and future: carving a spot in history

By Emery Eisner

More than 100 years ago now, Spanish appeared in Elon University's academic catalogue as a foreign language option, alongside older-standing options such as German and Latin. Several levels of the language were offered, but they were all taught by a man the catalogue called "Mr. Rivera." 

NEWS 10/15/21 5:48pm

Leyendas del pasado y del futuro: tallando un lugar en la historia

By Emery Eisner

Hace más de 100 años, el español apareció en el catálogo académico de la Universidad de Elon como una opción de lengua extranjera, junto con opciones más antiguas como el alemán y el latín. Se ofrecieron varios niveles del lenguaje, pero todos fueron enseñados por un hombre llamado "Sr. Rivera."

NEWS 10/15/21 5:40pm

Identificándose como hispano o latinx

By Nyah Phengsitthy

La sensación de estar limitada a una identidad siempre estuvo presente para Cici Salazar a medida que crecía. Marcando casillas en cualquier aplicación que preguntara sobre la raza y la etnia, la primera pregunta que siempre tuvo que responder fue: ¿Eres hispano/latino? Pero esos dos términos no fueron suficientes para describir las culturas y orígenes reales no sólo para ella, sino también para otros miembros Hispanos y Latinxs.

NEWS 10/15/21 5:39pm

Identifying as Hispanic or Latinx

By Nyah Phengsitthy

Checking off boxes in any application that asked about race and ethnicity, the first question junior Cici Salazar always had to answer was ‘are you Hispanic/Latino?’ But those two terms weren’t enough to describe the actual cultures and backgrounds for not only her, but for others who either identified as Hispanic or and Latinx.

NEWS 10/11/21 7:57am

Elon University continues to face gender gap

By Nyah Phengsitthy

It all begins in kindergarten — the female-male gender gap in education, that is. Beginning in K-12 schools, the gender gap has increased throughout the years, according to Tom Mortenson, senior scholar at the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education. But 2021 has officially been marked the year with the largest female-male gender gap in the history of higher education. 

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SPORTS 11/04/2024 10:30pm
Fourth quarter surge gives Elon University women’s basketball season opener win

The Elon University women’s basketball team defeated High Point University 66-65 to win its first game of the season Nov. 4. It was a roller coaster game as a hot start turned into a 15-point deficit in the third quarter. However, hot fourth quarter shooting proved to be the difference in a thrilling opening night victory. The Phoenix went into the season hoping to improve on its 11-21 record last year and wasted no time getting ahead in the opening minutes. They jumped out to a 15-7 lead thanks to redshirt sophomore guard Raven Preston.

NEWS 11/04/2024 1:51pm
oSTEM returns to campus after 2 years

With senior Maria Ledin leading as president of oSTEM this year, they aim to change the status of the organization to have more presence on campus. For the past two years, oSTEM was not active on Elon’s campus. After complications with the COVID-19 pandemic and a leadership team that had mostly graduated, the organization temporarily disappeared. Ledin said they were inspired to jumpstart the organization in part because they knew of individuals on campus that could and would benefit from the space that oSTEM provides.

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