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NEWS 5/18/21 1:27pm

Explaining impostor syndrome

By Kyra O'Connor

Impostor syndrome, or the impostor phenomenon, was first introduced by clinical psychologists Pauline Rose Clance and Suzanne Imes, who originally researched the concept in high achieving women in the 1970s. 

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LIFESTYLE 5/18/21 8:43am

Order of Omega recognizes greek life leadership

By Lindsay Gelman

Members of various greek organizations come together in Elon’s rechartered honor society, Order Of Omega, to strengthen leadership skills and better the Elon community. 

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NEWS 5/17/21 9:11am

Global engagement reviews progress on DEI initiatives

By Cailey Rogers

The Elon Global Engagement Center is ending the first year of its new diversity, equity and inclusion plan with a progress evaluation to be released this month. 

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NEWS 5/16/21 12:33pm

Meet the Lumen Scholars

By Frances O'Connor and Naomi Washington

Each year, Elon University selects a cohort of 15 rising juniors as recipients of the Numen Lumen prize, the university’s top undergraduate research award. The $20,000 grant is awarded to aid students in their undergraduate research projects. 

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NEWS 5/15/21 5:01pm

Floor damage in the Station at Mill Point

By Ellis Chandler

Residents in Building 471 at the Station at Mill Point are evacuating today after a second-floor apartment sustained structural damage to the floor’s frame. 

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NEWS 5/14/21 1:39pm

‘He was the kind of people that the world needs more of’

By Kyra O'Connor

A chef and business owner. A foodie. A licensed mushroom forager. A father, friend and family member. Lincoln Franchell, head chef and co-owner of Pandora's Pies, was known by many names.

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NEWS 5/14/21 12:16pm

Ready and Resilient Committee announces masks will still be required indoors

By Kyra O'Connor

Elon University will continue to require masks indoors in classrooms and other public spaces, after the Centers for Disease Control announced updated guidance for fully vaccinated individuals yesterday.  

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NEWS 5/13/21 4:39pm

CDC announces fully vaccinated individuals can go most places without masks

By Miranda Ferrante

Fully vaccinated individuals no longer need to wear face masks or remain six feet apart from others in most indoor and outdoor settings, according to the Centers for Disease Control in an updated public health guidance on May 13. 

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NEWS 5/12/21 1:10pm

Town of Elon hears from community on anti-discrimination ordinance

By Kyra O'Connor

The town of Elon Board of Aldermen heard from community members in support of adopting an anti-discrimination ordinance within the town.

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NEWS 5/11/21 11:54pm

Town of Elon plans to keep current mass gathering limitations in place until graduation

By Kyra O'Connor

At the May regular session, Mayor Jerry Tolley declared the town of Elon will keep its current mass gathering limits in place until after Elon University graduation on May 21. The Board of Aldermen also approved phase one of the East Haggard Corridor Study, reviewed the budget for fiscal year 2021 and heard from community members who spoke in support of adopting an anti-discrimination ordinance within the town.

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NEWS 5/11/21 11:39pm

Colonial Pipeline Company disruption causes local gas shortages

By Nyah Phengsitthy

Colonial Pipeline Company learned Friday, May 7 that it was a victim of a cybersecurity attack. The disruption of the pipeline system, which spans more than 5,500 miles in its operation, has since affected fuel services in the Southern and Eastern United States.

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LIFESTYLE 5/10/21 9:04am

Study finds COVID-19 pandemic causes increase in body image issues

By Ashlyn DeLoughy

While the coronavirus pandemic has threatened peoples’ physical health worldwide, a new study from the “Personality and Individual Differences” scientific journal found that pandemic-induced stress may also be linked to increased mental health issues among men and women regarding body image. 

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LIFESTYLE 5/8/21 12:00pm

Elon University performing arts students look to university for more support

By Miranda Ferrante

Several performing arts students express their gratitude for Elon and its programs, but also believe the university can provide more financial resources and emotional support for students studying across all performing arts disciplines. 

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LIFESTYLE 5/7/21 8:56pm

Lavender Graduation honors Elon’s graduating LGBTQIA+ students

By Cate McCahill

After over a year of limited opportunities for Elon’s LGBTQIA+ community to gather in person, Lavender Graduation took place in-person on Friday, May 7 at 5:00 p.m. in McKinnon Hall. Unlike previous years, only lavender graduates, professional staff and the staff of Elon’s Gender and LGBTQIA+ Center were in attendance.

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OPINIONS 5/7/21 11:10am

OPINION: Popping the Elon Bubble

By Lauren Kottcamp

A hallmark of our university has always been to create global citizens. It is why I, and so many of us, chose to attend Elon University in the first place.

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NEWS 5/7/21 8:32am

A Taxing Divide

By Mackenzie Wilkes

While most municipalities fund their operations with a healthy mixture of sales taxes and property taxes, college towns such as the town of Elon often must rely much more heavily on sales tax revenue since their largest property owner — the university — is tax exempt.

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NEWS 5/6/21 11:30pm

SGA holds final business meeting of the 2020-21 academic year

By Graysen Shirley

At the last Student Government Association business meeting of the academic year on Thursday night, SGA discussed the renewal and extension of the menstrual product pilot program, the organization’s stance on the North Carolina House Bill 2 and the creation of a student art exhibit in Moseley Center.

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NEWS 5/6/21 9:03am

SGA Acorn Fund supports student business on campus

By Andrew Zagari

This year, the Acorn Fund awarded nine student-run businesses a total of $9,000. The fund received 14 applications from students in the Martha & Spencer Love School of Business, the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Communications. 

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SPORTS 5/5/21 11:28pm

Elon women’s lacrosse bounced from CAA quarterfinals

By Jacob Kisamore

Elon women’s lacrosse, now 9-4, is out of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament after losing to the No. 5 seed Towson University Tigers, now 11-7, in the quarterfinals. The Phoenix, seeded No. 4, fell behind early and were unable to mount a rally against the Tigers, who controlled the game throughout. 

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NEWS 5/5/21 10:58pm

At semiweekly Occupy Graham demonstration, three people arrested

By Kyra O'Connor

Nearly 30 demonstrators from the Occupy Graham group gathered on Wednesday, May 5 for the group’s semi weekly protest, and three demonstrators were arrested.

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