Hurricane Florence Coverage

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NEWS 3/3/20 10:17pm

Cunningham and Tillis to face off in the general election

By Emery Eisner

With over 61% of precincts reporting, Elon News Network projects incumbent Thom Tillis as the Republican nominee and former state Senator Cal Cunningham as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. 

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NEWS 3/3/20 9:10pm

Elon SGA elects new representatives for 2020

By Molly Healy

Miley won the election over junior Brandon Veal by 25 votes. According to SGA, 2,250 students voted, and Miley won by a 1.1% margin. Student participation in the election dropped by about 17% from last year, when 2,705 students voted.

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NEWS 3/3/20 8:21pm

LIVE BLOG: Alamance County tax referendum results

By Kieran Ungemach

The Alamance county primary ballot includes a referendum on whether or not to increase the county sales tax from 6.75% to 7%.  If passed, items in the county like groceries and gas would not be affected by the sales tax, but people who spend money at retail shops and food places would bear the tax.

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NEWS 3/3/20 8:20pm

LIVE BLOG: North Carolina governor's race

By Kyra O'Connor

Tonight there are four candidates competing in the race for governor of North Carolina. On the democratic ballot incumbent Roy Cooper is facing off against Ernest Reeves. On the republican ballot, current Lt. Governor Dan Forest is running against state representative Holly Grange.

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NEWS 3/3/20 8:19pm

LIVE BLOG: Alamance County Commissioners results

By Kieran Ungemach

Alamance county voters will vote this Super Tuesday on who will run for the three open seats for County Commissioner. With 12 candidates total, five being Democrat and seven being Republican, only three candidates from each party will be able to move on to the general election.

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NEWS 3/3/20 8:18pm

LIVE BLOG: North Carolina U.S. Senate results

By Emery Eisner

On Super Tuesday, North Carolinians are voting for a Democratic and Republican nominee in the race for U.S. Senate.

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NEWS 3/3/20 8:16pm

LIVE BLOG: Alamance County district 64 results

By Jon Sarver Jr.

In the race for the North Carolina House of Representatives 64th district — which represents the town of Elon and northern Alamance County — there are two Republicans vying for the party nomination. Incumbent Dennis Riddell is being challenged by Peter McClelland a lawyer and Elon Law graduate.

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NEWS 3/3/20 8:04pm

LIVE BLOG: NC presidential results

By Maria Ramirez Uribe

Americans across 14 states, including North Carolina, have taken to the polls today as they vote in the primaries for their choice of a presidential candidate. Democratic voters can select among five different candidates: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Sen. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI).

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NEWS 3/3/20 8:57am

Applications increase in Elon's first year on the Common App

By Hannah Massen

Since his first campus tour, freshman Matthew Schultz said he knew he belonged at Elon University. He applied early action in Fall 2018 and was accepted that December.

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LIFESTYLE 3/3/20 8:23am

Liz Kineke shares the need for religious literacy with Elon community

By Bernice Yong

Former CBS producer Liz Kineke shares her experience in the ‘God Beat’ and explains the need for religious literacy and why it is important in today’s climate.

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NEWS 3/3/20 8:14am

Town of Elon Board of Aldermen address addition of holiday, sale of firetruck

By Kyra O'Connor

The Elon Board of Alderman addressed budget amendments as well as holiday amendments at the monthly agenda session meeting on March 2. Updates to the sale of the fire department’s old fire truck were also discussed, as the electronic auction for the vehicle has been postponed to March 16 due to a delay in receiving the new fire truck.

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NEWS 3/3/20 12:45am

President Trump speaks to North Carolina voters ahead of Super Tuesday

By Christian Galvano and Jon Sarver Jr.

President Donald Trump spoke to a packed crowd of supporters at the Bojangles Coliseum on Monday in Charlotte. His rally comes the night before the state’s voters head to the polls for North Carolina’s primary elections on "Super Tuesday."

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LIFESTYLE 3/1/20 11:09pm

Elon senior leads first men’s leadership for gender equity conference

By Jacob Van Buren

On March 1, students, staff, faculty and community members were able to attend a keynote speech and breakout sessions dedicated to masculinity and male engagement toward gender equity on campus. The event, hosted by the Gender & LGBTQIA Center (GLC), the Interfraternity Council and Student Government Association, is Boles’ common good project — a requirement of all leadership fellows.

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SPORTS 3/1/20 4:16pm

Elon baseball swept by Indiana State in weekend series

By Jon Sarver Jr.

Elon University baseball (6-5) lost its third straight game to Indiana State University (5-5) Sunday. The Phoenix lost to the Sycamores in the series finale 6-2.

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OPINIONS 3/1/20 10:25am

JOSS: Half a point away from rush

By Emily Joss

According to the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, to participate in greek life, women need to maintain at least a 2.9 GPA. However, men only need a 2.8.

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NEWS 3/1/20 12:27am

Voters rally for Pete Buttigieg despite low support numbers

By Mackenzie Wilkes

Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg held a get out the vote rally in North Carolina. His visit to North Carolina coincided with results from the South Carolina primary.

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SPORTS 2/29/20 6:36pm

Elon baseball loses second straight to Indiana State University

By Jon Sarver Jr.

After being shut out the previous night, Elon University baseball (6-4) put up six runs against Indiana State University (4-5) on Saturday, but it was not enough to beat the Sycamores. Elon lost its third straight game by a final score of 9-6.

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NEWS 2/29/20 4:10pm

Undecided voters consider Joe Biden for the democratic nomination

By Mackenzie Wilkes

Former Vice President Joe Biden held a rally in North Carolina just three days before Super Tuesday. Voters are still undecided on who they want to cast their ballots for, but for some Biden is a strong contender. 

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SPORTS 2/29/20 7:19am

Captain of the classroom

By Alex Reynolds

Elon’s men’s basketball, which has a cumulative 3.1 GPA, graduated 100% of its players within the six-year timeline in 2019.

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NEWS 2/28/20 8:52pm

Su’ad Abdul Khabeer visits Elon University to talk about race and religion

By Sarah Daly

Su’ad Abdul Khabeer, a scholar, artist and activist performed parts of her book “Muslim Cool: Race, Religion and Hip Hop in the United States” on Thursday night in LaRose Theater.  Su’ad — an anthropology professor at the University of Michigan — explored the roots of hip-hop culture and being an American Muslim while putting blackness in the center of American Islam.

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