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NEWS 3/7/12 9:08pm

Phoenix bats unable to awaken in loss to North Carolina

By Adam Lawson

Leaning against the dugout rail after his team dropped a 3-0 decision to the No. 6-ranked University of North Carolina, Elon University baseball coach Mike Kennedy couldn't refrain from using sarcasm to elaborate on his team's offensive woes. "I love it man, it's fun," he said.

NEWS 3/7/12 12:16pm

T-shirt company designs better world

By Zachary Horner

It’s not often that T-shirts have a Clothing Facts box that resembles the Nutrition Facts label found on a box of snacks. But TS Designs is not a normal clothing company. Based in Burlington, TS Designs has taken on a commitment to sustainability.

NEWS 3/7/12 3:45am

Dance program prepares for debut on international stage

By Casey Brown

Students in the Elon Dance Company will get a taste of professional experience later this month, performing at the Semaine de la Danse Festival in Aurillac, France. Nine dancers, accompanied by professors Lauren Kearns and Karl Green, will perform their piece, “End Games,” as well as take classes with French choreographers and other dancers. The festival will be an important opportunity for both the students and their professors, as they are representatives from the only United States university to be invited to attend the festival, according to Green. Green’s idea to broaden the experiences of the dance program derived from a trip to France last summer, when he connected with a French choreographer and discussed a possible project.

NEWS 3/7/12 1:13am

Clothing drive swaps excess for consciousness of social issues

By Melissa Kansky

They built their project on a simple fact. Elon students don't use nearly as much as they have. “We have these huge closets and we feel the need to fill them up to the brim, but we wear about 30 items,” said sophomore Meaghan Fabrycki, one of the coordinators of Elon University’s service learning core. This realization inspired the members of the service learning core, which constitutes the former residents of the service learning community, and residents of the service learning community to transform Oaks 212 into a thrift store Sunday, March 4. Thrift stores attract the members of the service learning community because consumers are able to buy used clothing rather than support production where unethical labor practices could have been used, Fabrycki said. Those in the service learning community included Elon students in their promotion of socially conscious consumer behavior. Elon students were able to bring their clothes and accessories to the room and exchange them for another item.

NEWS 3/6/12 10:25pm

Twittercide: How 140 characters can ruin your life

By Adam Lawson

[quote]The digital age has rendered nobody anonymous. But the simple fact of the matter is some are less anonymous than others.[/quote] It’s no secret: We live in a digital age. Walk anywhere on campus and try spotting even a handful of students not connected to their iPhone or some other piece of newfangled technology.

NEWS 3/6/12 8:17pm

Communication, teaching tools part of Moodle’s package

By Hannah Delacourt

A dependency on the Internet transcends generations on Elon’s campus. The transition to Moodle, a learning management system, provides faculty with a new set of online learning tools to utilize in their courses. Starting in June, Blackboard will be a platform of the past, and the university will completely switch to Moodle. “Moodle has allowed us to introduce faculty to the full capability of our instructional technologies to let them think about what they want to do in their course and then how to do that,” said Roger Gant, an academic support specialist. The moving process has taken about two years, according to Gant.

NEWS 3/6/12 8:12pm

Paging Mac Miller...

By Lindsay Kimble

When I say Mac Miller has got me jumping through hoops, I don’t mean literally (although that would be hilarious). I mean that, much to my poor editor Rebecca’s chagrin, I have been tugging and pulling at strings for the past month or so trying to secure an interview with Mac, who is one of the artists performing at Elon’s Spring Show 2012. Now let me say this: the lack of contact thus far is not one particular person’s fault.

NEWS 3/6/12 8:11pm

Guest speaker condemns economic policies prevalent throughout Europe

By Nathan Dean

David Blanchflower, professor of economics at Dartmouth College, explored the issue of economic austerity, a policy reducing government spending, in Europe, and presented alterior methods to address deficit. He criticized the current economic policies prevalent in Europe in which reduced government spending is often used to pay off national debts and in turn, reduce the deficit, but generally leads to an increase in tax rates or a decrease in the supply of public services. The event was co-sponsored by Sigma Phi Epsilon.

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NEWS 11/25/2024 4:41pm
North Carolina Student Legislature empowers students to shape state politics

The North Carolina Student Legislature is a nonprofit organization that gives students firsthand experience of the legislative process at Elon University. Through debates, students enhance their public speaking skills and work on real-world policy ideas. Junior Eva Farmer, who serves as the vice president of Elon’s NCSL, explained that members bring resolutions to meetings — written proposals for new laws or changes to existing ones — sparking debates among the group.  Every Monday, NCSL holds meetings where members propose resolutions on various topics, ranging from education to abortion and other pressing issues. 

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Women’s basketball player looks to build off successful freshman campaign

Within team environments, there has to be a leader to step up to the task. Sophomore Maraja Pass said she hopes to step up to the role this season. Pass, coming off of an extremely strong freshman season, found herself on the Coastal Athletic Association All-Rookie team. She also earned three CAA Rookie of the Week honors. The 5-foot-4 guard averaged 8.6 points per game, along with 4.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists across 30 games played. She led all CAA freshmen in assists. She found her career high in points in a game against Marshall last December where she notched 21 points for the Phoenix.

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