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NEWS 8/5/20 6:56pm

Elon University encourages LabCorp tests for required COVID-19 testing

By Jack Norcross and Emery Eisner

Elon University's required COVID-19 testing as laid out by the Ready & Resilient plan is now in full swing. Elon is requiring that all students, faculty and staff returning to campus in the fall get tested, encouraging students to use Pixel by LabCorp, an online service that allows individuals to test themselves at home. The LabCorp test has been a cause of concern for some.

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NEWS 8/5/20 6:27pm

Gov. Roy Cooper extends Phase 2 coronavirus guidelines as schools set to reopen this month

By Lauren Singles

The decision to extend Phase 2 for a second time was made as a result of the upcoming school year to allow health officials to monitor trends related to the spread of COVID-19, according to Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Mandy Cohen. 

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NEWS 8/5/20 3:45pm

WATCH: Gov. Roy Cooper August 5, coronavirus briefing

By Elon News Network

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is set to hold a press conference on the coronavirus August 5.

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NEWS 8/3/20 11:04pm

Elon University students discuss how they ‘Won’t Die for Elon’ at virtual town hall on fall semester reopening, coronavirus concerns

By Lauren Singles

Elon University students, faculty, staff and community members spoke Monday night during a virtual town hall organized by the Boldly Elon Solidarity Collective, titled “We Won’t Die for Elon,” to protest the university’s decision to bring students back to in-person classes this fall. The Facebook live has over 1,300 views.

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LIFESTYLE 8/3/20 7:32pm

Two pandemics weigh heavily on Black students

By Kyra O'Connor

As the coronavirus pandemic disproportionally impacts Black people, Black students, faculty and staff also deal with the mental health impact of the ongoing push against racial injustice.

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NEWS 7/31/20 11:55am

Alamance County Sheriff's Office arrests, charge 21 people in prostitution operation

By Christian Galvano

“Operation Summer Heat'' resulted in the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office, Mebane Police Department and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation to arrest 21 people, some from all over the state, for soliciting for profit prostitution, including three of the 21 on drug related charges, according to Sheriff Terry Johnson. 

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NEWS 7/30/20 9:16pm

Boldly Elon Solidarity Collective to hold virtual town hall on reopening campus after making demands to university administrators

By Lauren Singles

The Boldly Elon Solidarity Collective — a coalition of student organizations looking to cause policy change on campus — will be holding a virtual town hall on Monday, Aug. 3, at 6 p.m. titled “We Won’t Die for Elon,” to discuss Elon University’s decision to resume in-person classes this fall. 

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NEWS 7/28/20 1:09pm

Elon University students, faculty advocate for non-tenure adjuncts

By Kyra O'Connor

Elon University students and faculty as well as Duke University's faculty union are standing in solidarity with and offering financial support for Elon non-tenure adjuncts who have been laid off for the upcoming semester. The Boldly Elon Solidarity Collective has condemned the layoffs of adjuncts.

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NEWS 7/27/20 5:16pm

Students resort to alternative housing this fall

By Margaret Faust

Students seek alternative housing at the Acorn in for the 2020-21 academic year as study abroad plans fall through and on and off-campus housing fills up. The inn hopes to make up for lost business during the coronavirus pandemic.

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NEWS 7/24/20 1:55pm

Graham repeals protest permit ordinance, but litigations continue

By Mackenzie Wilkes

After a lawsuit and subsequent protests, Graham City Council has repealed its ordinance requiring protesters to apply for a permit in order to gather. On behalf of the Alamance County chapter of the NAACP and other protesters, civil rights groups filed a lawsuit on July 2 against the city of Graham and other Alamance County officials.

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NEWS 7/23/20 9:12am

Faculty and staff request accommodations for work in the fall, cite confusion with the process

By Emery Eisner

High-risk faculty and staff can apply for accommodations for the fall semester as the coronavirus pandemic remains a threat. According to Elon's Human Resources website, the process for requesting accommodations in the fall is a seven-step process. 

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NEWS 7/21/20 11:15am

No tuition refund if classes go remote raises concerns for students

By Isabella Seman

Tuition and fees will not be refunded if Elon University classes go remote for the 2020-21 academic year. Housing and meal plan refunds would be discussed in the "unlikely" event the university moves to remote learning, according to a university spokesperson. 

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NEWS 7/17/20 5:57pm

Elon University to require students to be tested for coronavirus prior to fall semester

By Jack Norcross , Grace Terry and Mackenzie Wilkes

Once the test is conducted, students are instructed to quarantine before returning to campus. Students will not be allowed to return to campus if they do not quarantine, according to new details from Elon University’s Ready & Resilient committee.

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NEWS 7/14/20 6:24pm

North Carolina schools allowed to reopen, ABSS announces hybrid model

By Maeve Ashbrook

North Carolina K-12 public schools are allowed to open for in-person classes this fall, Gov. Roy Cooper announced in a press conference today. However, Cooper is giving school districts the flexibility to choose what model is best for them.

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NEWS 7/13/20 3:15pm

Elon University cancels Winter Term 2021 study abroad programs due to coronavirus concerns

By Lauren Singles

Elon University’s Winter Term study abroad programs have been canceled because of coronavirus concerns, according to an email sent out to students enrolled in Winter Term travel courses from the Global Education Center.

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NEWS 7/11/20 9:55pm

Elon students and faculty protest for the removal of a local Confederate statue

By Grace Terry

About 700 protesters attended the Burlington-Alamance March for Justice and Community, a march and protest hosted by the Alamance Alliance for Justice and was attended by students and faculty from Elon University. Demonstrators were met with counter protesters at the Confederate monument.

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NEWS 7/10/20 7:27pm

Elon students hold sit-in outside the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office

By Grace Terry

Organizers and Elon sophomores Kennedy Boston and Kasey Fountain called for the resignation of Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson. In addition to Johnson's enforcement of Graham Police's protest permit freeze, they disapprove of his past treatment of minority communities.

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NEWS 7/10/20 5:37pm

Non-tenure adjuncts face job instability going into fall semester

By Kyra O'Connor

Catherine Bush and Robin Gary are two non-tenure faculty members who found out they won't be teaching at Elon University in the fall semester. According to Provost Aswani Volety, the budget reduction and enrollment numbers are some of the reasons non-tenure adjuncts aren't rehired.

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NEWS 7/8/20 11:53pm

New ICE policy leaves international students concerned over immigration statuses this fall

By Brian Rea

Visa-holding students attending schools with in-person classes, like Elon, can take a maximum of one class online under the new regulation, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. If a mixture of online and in-person classes are offered, students can take more than one online class.

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NEWS 7/7/20 8:40pm

Elon University removes former President William Harper’s name from residence hall

By Grace Terry

This comes after more than 5,000 people signed a petition to rename the building due to Harper's participation in the lynching of a Black man. This move is a part of a series of announcements university will be making. 

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