News

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NEWS 5/20/21 3:48pm

Elon University seniors look back at their four years

By Miranda Ferrante

Almost four years ago, the class of 2021 sat Under the Oaks at New Student Convocation, gathering with their peers and families to hear words of encouragement and learn about the university’s traditions. 

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NEWS 5/20/21 3:26pm

International seniors look to post-graduation future

By Graysen Shirley

International students at Elon reflect on their college experiences, how the pandemic has impacted them and their future plans as they prepare to graduate on May 21.

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NEWS 5/19/21 11:08pm

Elon’s Senior Class Giving Committee announces over $50,000 in donations

By Nyah Phengsitthy and Madalyn Howard

Over 100 Elon University seniors filled Rhodes stadium on May 19 in one of the first opportunities the class of 2021 had to gather in person. From playing cornhole to dancing under the fireworks, the Senior Celebration marked the last initiative of Elon’s Senior Class Giving Committee and the final event before undergraduate commencement on May 21.

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NEWS 5/19/21 3:23pm

Summer renovations to improve campus facilities and student experiences

By Jenna Manderioli

Four Elon facilities, including Smith Residence Hall and the second floor of Moseley Student Center, are set to undergo summer renovations beginning May 24. 

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NEWS 5/18/21 1:27pm

Explaining impostor syndrome

By Kyra O'Connor

Impostor syndrome, or the impostor phenomenon, was first introduced by clinical psychologists Pauline Rose Clance and Suzanne Imes, who originally researched the concept in high achieving women in the 1970s. 

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NEWS 5/17/21 9:11am

Global engagement reviews progress on DEI initiatives

By Cailey Rogers

The Elon Global Engagement Center is ending the first year of its new diversity, equity and inclusion plan with a progress evaluation to be released this month. 

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NEWS 5/16/21 12:33pm

Meet the Lumen Scholars

By Frances O'Connor and Naomi Washington

Each year, Elon University selects a cohort of 15 rising juniors as recipients of the Numen Lumen prize, the university’s top undergraduate research award. The $20,000 grant is awarded to aid students in their undergraduate research projects. 

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NEWS 5/15/21 5:01pm

Floor damage in the Station at Mill Point

By Ellis Chandler

Residents in Building 471 at the Station at Mill Point are evacuating today after a second-floor apartment sustained structural damage to the floor’s frame. 

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NEWS 5/14/21 1:39pm

‘He was the kind of people that the world needs more of’

By Kyra O'Connor

A chef and business owner. A foodie. A licensed mushroom forager. A father, friend and family member. Lincoln Franchell, head chef and co-owner of Pandora's Pies, was known by many names.

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NEWS 5/14/21 12:16pm

Ready and Resilient Committee announces masks will still be required indoors

By Kyra O'Connor

Elon University will continue to require masks indoors in classrooms and other public spaces, after the Centers for Disease Control announced updated guidance for fully vaccinated individuals yesterday.  

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NEWS 5/13/21 4:39pm

CDC announces fully vaccinated individuals can go most places without masks

By Miranda Ferrante

Fully vaccinated individuals no longer need to wear face masks or remain six feet apart from others in most indoor and outdoor settings, according to the Centers for Disease Control in an updated public health guidance on May 13. 

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NEWS 5/11/21 11:39pm

Colonial Pipeline Company disruption causes local gas shortages

By Nyah Phengsitthy

Colonial Pipeline Company learned Friday, May 7 that it was a victim of a cybersecurity attack. The disruption of the pipeline system, which spans more than 5,500 miles in its operation, has since affected fuel services in the Southern and Eastern United States.

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NEWS 5/7/21 8:32am

A Taxing Divide

By Mackenzie Wilkes

While most municipalities fund their operations with a healthy mixture of sales taxes and property taxes, college towns such as the town of Elon often must rely much more heavily on sales tax revenue since their largest property owner — the university — is tax exempt.

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NEWS 5/6/21 9:03am

SGA Acorn Fund supports student business on campus

By Andrew Zagari

This year, the Acorn Fund awarded nine student-run businesses a total of $9,000. The fund received 14 applications from students in the Martha & Spencer Love School of Business, the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Communications. 

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NEWS 5/5/21 10:58pm

At semiweekly Occupy Graham demonstration, three people arrested

By Kyra O'Connor

Nearly 30 demonstrators from the Occupy Graham group gathered on Wednesday, May 5 for the group’s semi weekly protest, and three demonstrators were arrested.

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NEWS 5/5/21 2:16pm

‘Unlearn’ grapples with racism in Alamance County

By Nyah Phengsitthy

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder by a white police officer last May, Toni Autry used her social media platforms to create the film “Unlearn: The Consequences of Racism.” In partnership with co-director Martin Buchanan and producer Alex Klein, the film aims to capture the fight for racial justice in Alamance County through interviews with county residents and activists.

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NEWS 5/4/21 3:01pm

Ready & Resilient committee offers recommendations for summer, fall 2021

By Kyra O'Connor

The Ready & Resilient committee released recommendations for the summer and fall of 2021, looking to ease many COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and to return to in-person classes following the traditional academic calendar.  

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NEWS 5/3/21 3:21pm

Faculty and staff volunteers reflect on their experience administering COVID-19 tests throughout the pandemic

By Kyra O'Connor

Throughout the 2020-21 academic year, 150 volunteers have staffed the COVID-19 testing site in Alumni Gym. Faculty and staff were able to sign up in January for a four-hour slot each week to administer tests or check students in. 

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NEWS 5/2/21 10:35pm

Town of Elon hopes to see growth from North Carolina Census gains

By Kyra O'Connor

Data from the 2020 Census determined that North Carolina gained 9.5% more residents from 2010 to 2020 and a 14th seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. While the national data is available, redistricting data will not be available until August, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.  

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NEWS 4/30/21 2:31pm

Elon University announces new mask policy, in line with CDC guidelines

By Nyah Phengsitthy

Elon University announced a new outdoor mask policy effective immediately, Friday, April 30. According to an email from Jeff Stein, the chair of Ready & Resilient Committee, Elon has altered its face covering policy in line with new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and state of North Carolina. 

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