See Chief Photographer Al Drago's photo gallery of President Barack Obama's visit to NC State in Raleigh, N.C.
Ian Baltutis may have lost the 2013 bid for Burlington's mayoral office, but he still has plans for developing downtown Burlington.
Last week, North Carolina politics made national news. Again. As a general rule, when state politics hit the national scene, it’s only because something has gone horribly, desperately wrong.
Ronnie Wall was first elected mayor of Burlington in 2007.
Although Washington D.C. is about 300 miles away from Elon's campus, the impact of the government shutdown, which has gone on for a week now, is being felt by several members of the Elon community. Junior Katie Blunt, a Lumen Scholarship recipient, is one of those people.
On Tuesday, one of the biggest bills of this generation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will take effect. The bill, also called Obamacare, is meant to be the Obama administration's answer to the issue of healthcare accessibility. On Oct.
After weeks of arguing over this upcoming fiscal year's national budget, the United States government officially shutdown at 12:01 a.m.
This December will be the last chance for North Carolina teachers pursuing master’s degrees to earn a pay increase for earning one.
When President Obama’s term expires in 2016, students at Elon University and other North Carolina colleges may find it more difficult to vote for his successor. Last month, North Carolina General Assembly approved a sweeping piece of legislation that requires voters to show a state-issued photo ID or a U.S.
Out-of-state students may face issues when voting in N.C. elections. In an attempt to prevent voter fraud, North Carolina passed a bill that requires people to bring a government-issued photo identification to the polls.
It's a movement that started just as students were taking final exams last semester. Moral Mondays began as a small movement of people angry with new policies enacted by North Carolina legislators.
Jeff Mackenzie, co-owner of Fat Frogg Bar & Grill, is a member of the Elon community who is unhappy with a recently passed N.C.
President Barack Obama officially named Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as his nominee for Secretary of Transportation Monday afternoon. In his announcement from the White House East Room, Obama praised Foxx's record of creating jobs and making Charlotte more attractive for businesses. The President also tasked Foxx to start repairing the nation's infrastructure.
Sequester is a term we hear often, but what is it? It's the federal process, by which Congress has agreed to cut spending, according to USA TODAY Collegiate Correspondent Jacob Hawkins, by $85 billion dollars in order to try to reduce the deficit. It roots back to the recession.
