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NEWS 7/8/20 11:53pm

New ICE policy leaves international students concerned over immigration statuses this fall

By Brian Rea

Visa-holding students attending schools with in-person classes, like Elon, can take a maximum of one class online under the new regulation, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. If a mixture of online and in-person classes are offered, students can take more than one online class.

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NEWS 7/7/20 8:40pm

Elon University removes former President William Harper’s name from residence hall

By Grace Terry

This comes after more than 5,000 people signed a petition to rename the building due to Harper's participation in the lynching of a Black man. This move is a part of a series of announcements university will be making. 

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NEWS 7/7/20 1:05pm

North Carolina non-profit provides funds to Alamance County residents in need during pandemic

By Annemarie Bonner

Down Home North Carolina, a non-profit advocating for rural communities in the state, established a mutual aid fund in March to help those impacted by the coronavirus in Alamance, Jackson, Hayward, Madison, and Cabarrus counties. 

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NEWS 7/3/20 12:23pm

ACLU of North Carolina files lawsuit against Graham for denying protest permits at Confederate monument

By Mackenzie Wilkes

The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina filed a lawsuit and temporary restraining order against the city of Graham and Alamance County officials. The lawsuit challenges Graham’s Code of Ordinance on granting protest permits, claiming it is unconstitutional, as well as the refusal to grant permits.

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NEWS 7/2/20 1:54pm

Breaking down bias reporting at Elon University

By Lauren Singles

Incidents involving bias, specifically those dealing with race, are not infrequent at Elon — but recently, students have been calling for a reform of the bias reporting system. Read a series of stories on what concerns students have about the bias reporting system, how the system works and how the system has evolved.

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NEWS 7/2/20 1:46pm

Past and present: evolution of bias reporting at Elon University

By Lauren Singles

Students continue to push for the bias reporting system to evolve, but Elon did not always have a bias reporting system — students were first able to submit online reports and use the reporting hotline starting in the fall of the 2012-2013 school year. 

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NEWS 7/2/20 1:41pm

Determining action: inside Elon University's bias reporting system and student conduct process

By Lauren Singles

Reports submitted by students first go through the Center for Equity and Inclusive Excellence before being sent to the Office of Student Conduct. It is there that determinations are made of whether or not an incident is in violation of the Code of Conduct under the student handbook, and not at the CEIE, according to Leigh-Anne Royster, director of the Center for Equity and Inclusive Excellence.

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NEWS 7/2/20 1:31pm

Elon University students share concerns and experiences with bias reporting on campus

By Lauren Singles

Incidents involving bias, specifically those dealing with race, are not infrequent at Elon — but recently, conversations have erupted online after racist messages in the Elon College Republicans group chat surfaced, with dozens of members of the Elon community filing bias reports against the students involved and petitioning for reforms of the current bias reporting system.

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NEWS 7/1/20 3:20pm

Elon University Police’s mutual aid agreement, explained

By Mackenzie Wilkes

The Elon University Police Department is in an annual mutual aid agreement with local law enforcement agencies in Alamance County. This mutual aid agreement has been under scrutiny by Elon students, faculty and staff after the department assisted at the other agencies at the Confederate monument in Graham.

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NEWS 7/1/20 2:45am

Center for Leadership building to be named after Janice Ratliff, first building named after a Black woman

By Mackenzie Wilkes

The Center for Leadership will be renamed after Janice Ratliff, who was an Elon University staff member for over 30 years, making her the first Black woman and person to have a building named after her on Elon’s campus.

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SPORTS 6/30/20 12:07pm

Former Elon baseball players, now professionals, adapt to summer without baseball

By Jon Sarver Jr.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, multiple professional sports have had their seasons put on hold, including MLB's and Minor League Baseball’s 2020 season. Multiple former Elon University baseball players occupy various levels of the minor leagues and have been sent home by their respective organizations.

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NEWS 6/29/20 12:47pm

Elon University president, Alamance County leaders call on county commissioners to relocate Confederate monument in Graham

By Mackenzie Wilkes

President Connie Book and President Emeritus Leo Lambert along with dozens of other town of Elon and Alamance County leaders are calling on the Alamance County Commissioners to relocate the monument.

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NEWS 6/29/20 10:32am

Alpha Chi Omega placed on disciplinary probation after holding ‘mini-formals’ during coronavirus pandemic

By Jack Norcross

Alpha Chi Omega was found responsible for “Failure to Comply with the Directive of a University Official,” “Behavior that Endangers the Health and Safety of Self and/or Others” and “University Policies Governing Student Organizations.”

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NEWS 6/26/20 6:46pm

Elon University requires face coverings indoors and when social distancing outside is impossible

By Grace Terry

Elon University announced a new mask policy in which students, faculty and staff are required to wear face coverings while indoors as well as outdoors when six feet of physical distance cannot be maintained. The new mask policy went into effect 5 p.m. June 26.

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NEWS 6/25/20 2:09pm

Owner of Paulie's Pub and Grill dies of a heart attack

By Jack Norcross

Paul Jaskulski, owner of Paulie's Pub and Grill,  died from a heart attack Wednesday night, according to a post on the bar's Instagram page.

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NEWS 6/24/20 7:21pm

Judge rules against ACE Speedway, sides with state orders

By Isabella Seman

ACE Speedway must abide by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services abatement order. Judge Tom Lambeth ruled in favor of Mandy Cohen, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and NCDHHS today in their case against ACE Speedway.

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NEWS 6/24/20 4:24pm

North Carolina mandates face coverings statewide, Alamance County surpasses 1000 coronavirus cases

By Mackenzie Wilkes

Face coverings will now be required in public places for all individuals in North Carolina effective Friday, June 26, Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Wednesday. In a press conference,Cooper said this mandate under Executive Order No. 147 comes after the continuous increase in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the state.

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NEWS 6/23/20 10:37am

Low census response rate could cost Alamance County, Elon funds

By Brian Rea

54.1% of Elon residents have completed the 2020 Census, which began collecting responses in March, according to data released from the U.S. Census Bureau. Alamance County could lose more than $7 million in annual funding based on nonresponse to the census, a report from the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management said.

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NEWS 6/22/20 5:36pm

ACE Speedway temporarily shut down by the state

By Isabella Seman

Jason and Robert Turner, owners of ACE Speedway in Altamahaw, opened for their first race since October on May 23, after Gov. Roy Cooper initiated Phase 2 of reopening North Carolina amid the coronavirus pandemic. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued an abatement order against the speedway for violating mass gathering limitations.

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NEWS 6/21/20 5:43pm

2 men arrested following dispute with Elon professors at Confederate monument

By Christian Galvano

Two men were arrested and charged after an altercation with two Elon University professors during a protest near a Confederate monument outside the Alamance County courthouse, according to officials.

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