Alyssa Potter

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NEWS 4/5/17 8:00am

Fulbright hopefuls plan to travel and educate

By Alyssa Potter

The senior scramble to find post-grad employment can be cumbersome, but for four Elon seniors, their missions were clear—they had a strong desire to continue their time abroad by teaching.

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NEWS 2/1/17 8:54am

Elon highlights significance of upcoming Black History Month

By Alyssa Potter

Feb. 1 marks the beginning of Black History Month and this year numerous groups are working to plan events to bring Elon students, faculty and staff together to remember the month’s significance. According to Elon’s Black History Month web page, one of the main goals of the month’s activities is to promote awareness and understanding of Black experiences.

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LIFESTYLE 2/1/17 8:00am

Elon Artistic Collective serves as networking, career-building platform

By Alyssa Potter

Elon Artistic Collective—a website by Elon arts students, for Elon students pursuing the arts as a career

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LIFESTYLE 1/18/17 8:30am

In her own skin: Elon senior tackles body positivity through pole dancing, modeling

By Alyssa Potter

Spins, tricks, dances and poles—these are all elements of one Elon student’s new favorite workout and body confidence activity.  Senior Stephanie Bedard found her own form of female empowerment when, last fall, she took the initiative to finally do something she had considered doing for years—taking pole dancing classes.

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SPORTS 1/17/17 11:30am

Volleyball alumni races to raise money for Yow

By Alyssa Potter

Some students may use Feb. 18 as a sleepy Saturday, but one Elon University alumna will be racing in honor of a lost role model.

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LIFESTYLE 11/16/16 8:00am

Elon Eats: Bringing the taste of New England

By Alyssa Potter

Calling all Elon New York and New Jersey area transplants: there exists a deli down the street that might just remind you of home.

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LIFESTYLE 10/22/16 11:37am

Taking Scotland by storm, song

By Alyssa Potter

When Elon first-year Jess Avellino was a child, she was “obsessed” with Willy Wonka. Now she's a published screenwriter--her musical "Black Heart" was performed in Scotland this past summer. 

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NEWS 10/10/16 10:06pm

Maryland journalism professor digs into Trump’s media dominance in research discussion

By Alyssa Potter

University of Maryland Professor Sarah Oates took her political expertise and dug deep into the subjects of media and politics on her latest research, which she presented at Elon on October 10.

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LIFESTYLE 10/4/16 7:00pm

Junior does stand-up comedy at local venues

By Alyssa Potter

Many of us view making a mistake as just that—a mistake. But Elon junior Maddy Gross sees it as an opportunity.

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LIFESTYLE 9/18/16 5:06pm

Iron Tree Blooming Meditation Club acts as de-stresser

By Alyssa Potter

Classes have been in session for nearly a month, and amidst the papers and projects, one Elon University club is seeking positivity.

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LIFESTYLE 9/13/16 3:48pm

Elon alumni shine on Broadway

By Alyssa Potter

When Drew Redington, Matt Meigs and Gerald Caesar took the stage on Broadway this fall, they remembered how Elon’s music theatre program prepared them for their career debut.

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LIFESTYLE 9/6/16 1:42pm

Jazz N' More brings jazz back to life with event center

By Alyssa Potter

The man who goes by Uncle Harold, who has seen downtown Burlington dwindle and re-develop for over thirty years, has recently taken on his newest business venture with Jazznmore, a bar, club and event center on Spring Street in Burlington.

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NEWS 1/20/16 8:39am

Hiking in Peru for the Thankgiving holidays

By Alyssa Potter

Instead of gobbling down turkey and mashed potatoes this Thanksgiving, a group of Elon students spent their week-long break hiking the Inca trail as part of Elon’s newest embedded study abroad class—Adventure and Wilderness Therapy.  The course is rooted in the tradition of experiential learning while studying cognitive therapy.

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NEWS 1/6/16 9:08pm

Shifting Priorities: Budget cuts cause families to hop financial hurdles to pay for childcare

By Alyssa Potter

Nearly one-third of children in Guilford County who were eligible for childcare subsidies in 2013 did not receive it. Instead, they were left waiting. In 2015, they’re still waiting.

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NEWS 11/17/15 1:07pm

From shot to safe

By Alyssa Potter

Aleks Babic said some of their happiest childhood memories were when an underground bomb shelter served as their home.

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NEWS 11/4/15 12:00pm

Bodies for a backrest

By Alyssa Potter

It wasn’t Josh Manning’s worst day—it was one day.

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NEWS 10/29/15 8:00am

Life, liberty and the pursuit of the puck

By Alyssa Potter

When Elon University junior Rachel Zaleznik was growing up, she watched endless hours of hockey with her dad. “If you don’t love hockey and are from the Boston area you’re crazy,” she said.

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NEWS 9/7/15 10:04am

Everything you need to still know about “Straight Outta Compton”

By Alyssa Potter

Or dare we say, “Straight Outta Brilliant.” We know this movie released less than a month ago, but its message is as important as ever. 

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NEWS 8/5/15 2:43pm

Disney princesses don’t have tweezers: a shockingly realistic illustration

By Alyssa Potter

All of Disney’s finest princesses have doubled as enchanting role models for young girls over the past several decades. Yet the way these royal beauties have been portrayed have left the same young girls with mixed messages; Unnaturally thin and perfectly contoured, these cartoons emulate an unattainable body.

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NEWS 7/26/15 11:05pm

'Friends' Intro Gets a Furry Re-make

By Alyssa Potter

Forget “man’s best friend” — these rescue puppies just replaced the iconic “Friends” cast in a mock-intro of the famous television series. This video depicts baby canines, rather than the original human actors, running around in inflatable pools, playing with hoses and proving that even the most basic of summer items are so, so much cuter with a puppy — or five. Hilariously enough, Chandler Bing’s character was kept in human form — because, well, why not.

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