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NEWS 2/21/13 11:22pm

SGA Senate Meeting: Feb. 21

By Katherine Blunt

At the Student Government Association Senate meeting Feb. 21, the Senate approved several changes to its constitution and bylaws in a 42-2-2 vote. As stipulated under the revised documents, a five-member ad hoc markup committee will help revise a bill or a resolution if its author and the executive vice president cannot agree on how to edit it. The bylaws were also revised to grant the executive vice president the power to extend or limit open forum discussions as he or she sees fit. “This validates the powers the executive vice president has already,” said SGA Executive Vice President Connor O’Donnell.

NEWS 2/21/13 1:54pm

Renaming the Oaks

By kfinneran

Last week, several buildings within the Oaks apartment complex underwent a change. Oaks A, B, E and F were renamed after prominent Elon faculty and staff members.

NEWS 2/21/13 1:33pm

Student Government Association Election Results

By jbruno

Executive: SGA President- Welsford Scott Bishopric Vice President- Joe Incorvia Treasurer- Richmond Rosati Executive Secretary-Lauren Reiman Class of 2014: President: Connor O'Donnell Class of 2015: Vice President: Alexandra Shahade Senator:Jennifer Lauterbach, Yashvi Patel Class of 2016: President: Alexandre Bohannon Vice President: Ruth Robinson Secretary: Natasha Schettini Senator: Margot Shoemaker, Conor Janda Honor Council Members: Hunter Phillips Ashley Gherlone Caroline Forsey Samantha Murray Jennifer McRobert

NEWS 2/21/13 10:19am

“The Bachelor”: Stranger Than Fiction

By Casey Brown

Until this year, I had never seen “The Bachelor.” Reality television shows had never sparked my interest, and as I learned, it is hard enough finding love in the real world; how likely is it that these women are going to find love with cameras in their faces?

NEWS 2/21/13 10:19am

Ross Wade leaving position at Elon to become career adviser at Duke

By Ethan Smith

Ladies and gentlemen, Ross Wade is leaving the building. Wade, the assistant director of career services for Elon University’s School of Communications, announced he will be leaving Elon March 1 to begin a new job at Duke University as assistant director of career services for the masters of engineering program. “This is a great opportunity to learn a lot of new skills,” Wade said.

NEWS 2/21/13 8:21am

Elon may redefine MOOCs for classroom use

By Corinne James

MOOCs, or massive online open courses, have a future at Elon University. It is expected that Elon will redefine the MOOC to supplement, not replace, courses, according to Chris Fulkerson, assistant vice president for technology. MOOCs are increasing in popularity worldwide as thousands of students enroll in courses through online sites such as Coursera, Udacity, and edX. The courses are free of charge to anyone who signs up, and most do not carry course credit at traditional universities.

NEWS 2/21/13 1:25am

Women's basketball slips by Wofford late

By Jordan Spritzer

Junior guard Kelsey Harris hit the game-winning jump shot with 47 seconds remaining to put the Phoenix up by a point that gave the Elon University women’s basketball team a thrilling 62-58 victory Wednesday night, Feb.

NEWS 2/20/13 7:50pm

SGA Election Results

By Katherine Blunt

Executive Results: President: Welsford Bishopric Vice President: Joeseph Incorvia Treasurer: Richmond Rosati Secretary: Runoff between Sarah Paille-Jansa and Lauren Reiman Senior Class Results President: Connor O’Donnell Junior Class Results: Vice President: Alexandra Shahade Senator: Jennifer Lauterbach Yashvi Patel Sophomore Class Results: President: Alexandre Bohannon Vice President: Ruth Robinson Secretary: Natasha Schettini Senator: Margot Shoemaker Conor Janda Council Members Hunter Phillips Ashley Gherlone Caroline Forsey Samantha Murray Jennifer McRobert Pamela Gutermuth

NEWS 2/20/13 6:18pm

Faculty question the concept of an art kit in exhibition

By Jessica Petrocchi

There are not many places at Elon University where somebody can find a description of Hiroshima through scrapbooking and braille, political figure puppets and an artistic examination of shaving an ingrown hair. This year, the department of art and art history’s Faculty Biennial exhibition surrounded the idea of an art kit.

NEWS 2/20/13 1:21pm

Elon alum makes Broadway debut in ‘Newsies’

By Meghan Mahoney

As he grew up, Adam Kaplan’s parents told him, “Go through life with no regrets. Go for your dream.” That’s exactly what he did. Kaplan grew up in an artistic community in Westport, Conn., where, at 6 years old, his dad took him to see “West Side Story” at the local high school.

NEWS 2/20/13 1:16pm

Coming home: Softball opens 2013 in new stadium

By Matt Krause

Quick! Where is East Field? Chances are good that readers of this article have no idea. The answer, for those curious, is behind East Gym and the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center near the Academic Pavilion. That venue was the home of Elon University softball for 35 seasons, dating back beyond the “fastpitch era” of Phoenix softball.

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Brad Costa, a former three-sport athlete from a small town near Buffalo, New York, always knew he wanted to pursue a career in sports. At first, he thought having a career in sports would be playing professional football. But after an underwhelming stint as his high school’s quarterback, he realized professional sports may not be feasible. Still, he wanted to keep the competition.  Eastern’s 15-year athletic director, John Kirby, decided to retire this spring. Costa was given the chance to fill his shoes.

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When Southeast Alamance High School opened in 2023, BJ Condron had been considering joining the athletic administration. He had coached women's basketball at Orange High School for 10 years, but started to have interest in the athletic department. Condron said he wanted to establish multiple principles after being named the athletic director. He listed one of his goals as forming a beneficial experience for all students playing sports. In doing so, Condron said it’s necessary to prioritize setting a culture around the sports program.

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