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NEWS 9/3/22 3:05pm

New proposed changes to Title IX adds protection

By Avery Sloan

Title IX serves to protect against gender discrimination in any program that receives federal funding, including schools. It was established in 1972, and a person’s right to have an abortion was established in 1973 in the ruling of the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. 

SPORTS 9/2/22 11:37pm

Elon University cross country teams place first, second in Elon Opener

By Jacob Kisamore

The Elon University cross country teams began their seasons with strong showings at the Elon Opener. The women’s team placed first and the men’s team second in the team competitions. With 25 points, the women’s team won the team competition in the 4k race. The men’s team finished second to Duke in the 6k race, as Elon posted 54 points. 

NEWS 9/2/22 2:26pm

CHEAT SHEET: Buying into Biden's bill

By Ryan Kupperman

President Joe Biden signed a sweeping bill on Aug. 16 focused on counteracting climate change, as well as Medicare and health provisions and IRS resources, through the biggest investment in U.S. history. The $740 billion package consists of $80 billion to be pumped into the IRS and around $700 billion to be used for new spending and easing deficits. 

SPORTS 9/2/22 7:00am

The last dance

By Jacob Kisamore

The reality of her senior season did not sink in for Elon dance team member Devyn Battaglia until she arrived at the National Dance Alliance preseason camp in Myrtle Beach mid August. As one of five seniors on this year’s team, Battaglia realized this trip was the first of many lasts the team’s seniors will face this season.  

SPORTS 9/2/22 7:00am

Elon volleyball prepares for season against new opponents

By Joanna Dwyer

Elon women’s volleyball returns to Schar Center following a historic season that ended in a trip to the 2021 Colonial Athletic Association championship. The Phoenix lost to Towson University but will return this year facing new opponents in the CAA, including Hampton University, North Carolina A&T University and Stony Brook University. 

SPORTS 9/2/22 7:00am

Summer ball in Charlotte

By Jacob Kisamore

Despite growing up together, sisters Carson and Kennedy Jones rarely had the chance to play on the same team until last year, when Kennedy joined the Elon University women’s soccer team for what was her freshman season and Carson’s senior season. It was the first time in the history of Elon’s program that sisters have played on the same team. 

SPORTS 9/1/22 11:37pm

Elon University women’s soccer loses to NC State

By Jacob Kisamore

The Elon University women’s soccer team scored first but could not hold its lead against the North Carolina State Wolfpack, as a goal in the 78th minute helped the Wolfpack defeat the Phoenix 2-1. Coming off a 5-1 loss to Virginia Tech on Aug. 28, head coach Neil Payne said he was much happier with how the Phoenix performed against the Wolfpack. 

NEWS 9/1/22 7:00am

The buzz about Fizz at Elon University

By Claire Schoenfeld

The app was created in 2020 by Teddy Solomon and Ashton Cofer. The two were incoming freshmen at Stanford University but due to COVID were not allowed to come on campus and felt disconnected from the university’s community. Their solution to this disconnect was to create a centralized platform for other students to connect with each other. Fizz currently has branches at 13 other universities.

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NEWS 11/26/2024 3:44pm
Elon uses peer institution as a benchmark, has one mutual peer

Elon has 15 peer institutions and 47 colleges and universities chose Elon as one of its peers, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics’ Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Yet, none of Elon’s peers deemed Elon as one its peers, as of data from IPEDS for 2022-23. Many colleges and universities have not updated their peer institutions since then, with the exception of Furman University, where Elon is now one of its peers, according to its website. Elon selected its peers in 2022, Jason Husser, chair of Elon’s Long Range Planning Committee, said.

SPORTS 11/26/2024 11:48am
Elon University men’s basketball coach returns to alma mater, captures historic victory

When Elon University men’s basketball head coach Billy Taylor arrived at Purcell Pavilion for the team’s Nov. 22 matchup against Notre Dame, he led the team through the back garage door — walking through the tunnel like all visiting teams do when they come to play the Fighting Irish. But as Taylor walked through the tunnel, he noticed his old locker room on his right — the locker room that had held his jersey, shoes and all the gear he needed for the four years he spent playing for the Irish in the 1990s.

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