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SPORTS 1/13/23 10:21pm

Elon University women’s tennis opens season with 5-2 loss against No. 2 North Carolina

By Jacob Kisamore

The Elon University women’s tennis team won a pair of singles matches in its season opener but fell 5-2 against No. 2 North Carolina in Chapel Hill.  

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NEWS 1/12/23 10:36am

Elon LEADS raises $260 million

By Miranda Ferrante

Elon LEADS, Elon University’s largest fundraising campaign raised over $260 million at its conclusion Dec. 31, 2022, Elon University President Connie Book announced Jan. 12. The total surpassed the goal of $250 million. 

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SPORTS 1/11/23 11:49pm

Elon University men’s basketball unable to convert halftime lead into win against North Carolina A&T

By Jesse Gordon

Despite a 2-14 start to a season destined to tear most teams apart, three of Elon University men’s basketball key players were standing tall. 

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LIFESTYLE 1/11/23 10:45pm

Elon Cares performance raises money for artists struggling with HIV, AIDS

By Jenna Rudolph

Elon Cares partnered with the Gender and LGBTQIA Center for its 16th annual performance benefitting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids on Jan. 11 in Yeager Recital Hall. 

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LIFESTYLE 1/10/23 11:37pm

Author Tommy Orange visits Elon University, discusses the power in story

By Lucy Samuels

Author of “There There,” Tommy Orange visited Elon University’s campus Jan. 10, 2023 and gave the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address. He spoke about his Pulitzer Prize-nominated book and related issues in his community.

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NEWS 1/10/23 6:57pm

Mediterranean Deli to reopen in Elon

By Miranda Ferrante and Ellis Chandler

Mediterranean Deli plans to reopen in Elon this summer at 116 N. Williamson Ave. where Acorn Coffee Shop is currently located. 

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SPORTS 1/10/23 5:28pm

Elon University football releases 2023 schedule

By Sydney Spencer

After going 5-0 at home in the 2022 regular season and 8-3 overall, Elon University football looks to improve itself with the announcement of the 2023 schedule Jan. 10.

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LIFESTYLE 1/10/23 11:44am

Elon University prepares for Panhellenic Association Formal Recruitment

By Betsy Schlehuber

For the first time since January 2020, Elon University will be holding formal recruitment for its nine Panhellenic Association sororities fully in person. 

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NEWS 1/6/23 6:14pm

North Carolina Court of Appeals blocks order to release video footage from October 2020 “I Am Change” march to the polls

By Madison Powers

The North Carolina Court of Appeals overturned a June 2021 order to release unredacted police body camera footage from the Oct. 31, 2020, “I Am Change” march to the polls in Graham that ended in the use of pepper spray and 23 arrests. The vote was 2-1.

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NEWS 1/5/23 1:15pm

Alamance Community College names Alamance-Burlington School System as Organization of the Year

By Miranda Ferrante

Alamance Community College named the Alamance-Burlington School System as its 2022 Organization of the Year, citing “the outstanding support the system has consistently provided to ACC students and graduates.” 

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SPORTS 1/4/23 10:39pm

Elon University men’s basketball unable to end UNCW’s win streak

By Jacob Kisamore

The Elon University men’s basketball team fell to 2-14 on the season with an 81-66 loss to UNCW on Wednesday night, as the Seahawks extended their winning streak to 12. 

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NEWS 12/30/22 4:31pm

Ashley Judd to speak at Elon University for spring convocation

By Miranda Ferrante

Elon University has rescheduled actress and activist Ashley Judd’s visit to campus after it was canceled this fall as a result of  weather associated with Hurricane Ian. 

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LIFESTYLE 12/24/22 11:28am

Elon University graduate reflects on college experience as a mother

By Betsy Schlehuber

Before leaving for college in 2018, Karissa Cline discovered she was pregnant with her first son at 18 years old.

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LIFESTYLE 12/23/22 5:52pm

ELON WATCHES: The Polar Express

By Tucker Price

Elon Watches is a column that reviews films and TV shows.

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SPORTS 12/21/22 9:50pm

Elon University men’s soccer goalkeeper drafted by Portland Timbers

By Sydney Spencer

Elon University men’s soccer graduate student goalkeeper Ryan Bilichuk has been drafted by the Portland Timbers in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft 2023 on Dec. 21. Bilichuk was selected in the second round as the No. 44 overall pick.

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SPORTS 12/20/22 11:35pm

Elon University men’s basketball suffers 11th loss of season to Indiana

By Mason Willett

With just eight scholarship players available, the Elon University men’s basketball team fell 96-72 against No. 18 Indiana University at historic Assembly Hall to close its non-conference season. 

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SPORTS 12/20/22 3:32pm

Elon University men’s basketball travels to face Indiana

By Mason Willett

The Elon University men’s basketball team faces No. 18 Indiana on Tuesday night at historic Assembly Hall, as the Phoenix looks for its first Division I of the season. 

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NEWS 12/16/22 1:50pm

Town of Elon to hold first public menorah lighting

By Miranda Ferrante

The town of Elon will hold its first public menorah lighting at 5 p.m. Dec. 18 in the town center. 

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NEWS 12/13/22 9:16pm

Town of Elon votes to approve rezoning request

By Avery Sloan

During the Dec. 13 work session meeting, Elon’s town council voted unanimously to approve the rezoning request for Tax Parcel 108932, the land located at the intersection of University Drive and Cook Road. Previously, according to the town’s Land Development Ordinance, the land was zoned for industrial use and now it is suburban residential. 

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NEWS 12/11/22 4:22pm

Elon University services throughout Winter Break

By Miranda Ferrante

Winter Break for Elon University undergraduate students and some graduate programs has commenced. Some campus services will be closed or have limited hours until the start of Winter Term classes Jan. 3, 2023. 

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