Hurricane Florence Coverage


NEWS 2/4/13 10:29pm

Records Abound as Elon Dumps Western Carolina

Three hundred sixteen three-pointers in a career. Seven blocks in a single game. Two tough marks to reach in Women’s college basketball were both achieved by Elon University women's basketball players in the Phoenix’s 60-51 win over the Western Carolina University Catamounts on Monday night. Senior Ali Ford illustrious Elon career hit another milestone when the point guard drained her 316th career three-pointer with 17:50 to play in the second half.


NEWS 2/4/13 10:41am

Media’s unwarranted ‘bad boy’ rep

Bob Dylan once sang the words, “I’ll know my song well before I start singin’.” The media teams covering the Newtown, Conn., shooting should have listened up. As details from the shooting were released, multiple news sources announced Ryan Lanza was the gunman.


NEWS 1/31/13 11:53pm

Six-shooters: Men’s basketball upends UNCG to continue winning streak

“Next play, let’s move on, let’s focus on the here and now.” In a tough Southern Conference stretch, the Elon University men’s basketball team is doing just that. Junior guard Jack Isenbarger ended a game-long field goal-less slump by hitting a big three-pointer to give Elon a late lead the Phoenix held on to as they defeated the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Spartans 72-66 Thursday night for their sixth straight victory. After missing his first ten shots from the floor, seven of them from beyond the arc, Isenbarger hit a contested trey from just left of the top of the key to give Elon a 68-66 lead, a lead that stuck, with 1:27 left in the game. “You’ve gotta have shooter’s amnesia some times, just forget it,” said Isenbarger, who ended the night with just six points but a game-high ten rebounds.


NEWS 1/27/13 5:45pm

Dartmouth instigates debate about Advanced Placement policies

Dartmouth College recently announced it will no longer accept Advanced Placement credits from incoming freshmen, sparking a debate concerning the academic worth of Advanced Placement credits at all college institutions, including Elon University. Dartmouth made the decision after its psychology department questioned the academic rigor of the AP psychology exam.



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