It’s pouring outside and it’s a cozy, cuddle-up-in-bed, ignore-the-world-and-just-read kind of day.
Elon University's Board of Trustees approved the 2012-2013 fiscal year budget Feb. 14 and determined the cost of tuition for the upcoming academic year.
There are few stereotypes in society today that lend themselves to comic impression better than the female politician.
Sophomore Miles Grunvald recently led an effort to register Elon University students with the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), a national registry of potential donors of both peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) and bone marrow last week.
President Barack Obama recently nominated Vice Adm. Bill Gortney, Class of 1977, to head the United States Fleet Force Command, which organizes, mans, trains, maintains and equips Navy forces and develops and submits budgets. Gortney graduated from Elon University with a Bachelors of Arts in history and political science. Although Gortney initially intended to pursue a career in law upon graduation, he has served the nation since first entering the Navy in 1977.
Brad Moore, former associate director of planning, design and construction management, was named director of the department after Neil Bromilow retired earlier this year.
Even though his team has lost two games in a row after an exciting three-game home winning streak, Elon men’s basketball head coach Matt Matheny remains upbeat. "I am encouraged," Matheny said.
Elon University School of Law hosts conference about international law Elon University School of Law will host a conference on international law Feb.
The Elon University Staff Advisory Council and Academic Council devised a new bias and discrimination policy inclusive of all types of harassment and discrimination, offering clarification for the process of reporting an incident of harassment.
A U.S. district judge ruled this month that a law that would put new graphic warning labels on cigarette packs by September 2012 was unconstitutional.
DAKAR, SENEGAL — Despite demonstrations from the opposition group, current president, Abdoulaye Wade, continues with his campaign for the 2012 Senegalese Feb.
For these runners, the purpose of the race runs much deeper than victory – it’s about sharing information along the way. This month, Elon University will welcome Race to the Ballot, a team led by Jen Jones, communications director for Protect NC Families, currently running 322 miles across the state from Asheville to Wilmington to raise awareness about what they believe are the detriments of Amendment One.
With Student Government Association elections less than a week away, Elon University students are being encouraged to support their classmates running for executive positions by exercising one of their basic rights: the right to vote.
Softball’s Hill named SoCon Player of the Week Elon softball’s Camille Hill was honored by the Southern Conference as the player of the week for all games Feb.
Since its opening in October 2010, the 56 acres of land north of University Drive on Power Line Drive, officially preserved by the Board of Trustees as the Elon University Forest, has gradually become a place where classes can go to experience the outdoors.
On the court, a certain rhythm is responsible for the Elon men’s basketball team snagging second place in the Southern Conference’s North Division. But outside the gym, some of the guys still rely on pattern, practice and a different kind of move.
Today I spent the afternoon with an older generation. Elon hosts a program called LIFE@ELON in Johnston Hall Alumni Center that offers seminars to community members who are over 50 years old. I have to say, the seminar was not what I expected.
Although Elon University’s campus bookstore works with Barnes & Noble to provide students with textbooks, some students have noticed that prices at the bookstore are significantly higher than those at Barnes & Noble. The solidarity between Barnes & Noble and the bookstore seems to be contested. “I’ve honestly never considered buying books at the campus store because I know I’ll get ripped off," said sophomore Allison Shamon. At the beginning of each semester, students can log onto their OnTrack account and get directed to the bookstore’s website to find a customized list displaying the required textbooks for their courses.
Ross Wade went for more than a decade living a lie in front of his family. Now, coordinating content for the QueErLON blog, which falls under the umbrella of Elon’s new LGBTQ office led by Kirstin Ringelberg, Wade is encouraging others to share their personal experiences as a member of the LGBTQ community or its allies. In his inaugural post, published in October, Wade outlined his personal experience growing up in a conservative, religious family and pretending to be straight for years before eventually coming out to his mother while in college. “The thing about being gay and keeping secrets from your family is that you deny them the chance of loving you for who you are and being your ally,” he wrote in the post.
Elon students filled McKinnon Hall Feb. 9 in anticipation of a showcase of unique talents by their peers. Campus Outreach, a collegiate Christian organization, hosted the first-ever Elon’s Got Talent competition.
