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NEWS 11/12/15 10:35am

Triple the pitches, triple the impact

By Max Garland and Hope Koene

More than 90 Elon University students pitched their ideas for business ventures and social entrepreneurial opportunities, ranging from a pet rental service to a hunger prevention app, at the Triple Impact Challenge Nov. 11 in Upstairs Lakeside. The pitch competition, sponsored by the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, aimed to promote entrepreneurship and innovation among Elon students. Even more so than previous iterations of the challenge, that included non-business majors.

NEWS 10/14/15 3:54pm

A stroke of anatomical genius

By Hannah Silvers and Hope Koene

On any other night, the sight of three students’ exposed muscles and bones would have caused a panic among patrons at The Fat Frogg Bar & Grill. But at 7 p.m. Oct. 13, Elon University Physician Assistant Program seniors Lisa Nichols, Boyd Vicars and Kim Heald smiled and joked as they walked between the restaurant’s tables, flaunting arms and legs painted with realistic representations of the underlying muscular and skeletal systems.

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SPORTS 11/24/2024 7:17pm
Women’s basketball player looks to build off successful freshman campaign

Within team environments, there has to be a leader to step up to the task. Sophomore Maraja Pass said she hopes to step up to the role this season. Pass, coming off of an extremely strong freshman season, found herself on the Coastal Athletic Association All-Rookie team. She also earned three CAA Rookie of the Week honors. The 5-foot-4 guard averaged 8.6 points per game, along with 4.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists across 30 games played. She led all CAA freshmen in assists. She found her career high in points in a game against Marshall last December where she notched 21 points for the Phoenix.

SPORTS 11/24/2024 2:50pm
Senior forward for Elon women’s basketball transfers experience to team’s younger players

With the 2024-25 collegiate season underway for the Elon University women’s basketball team, senior forward Iycez Adams represents the only senior on the team. Adams is in her second year with the Phoenix having transferred from East Carolina University at the end of her sophomore year. Last year, Adams started in all 27 games played. She made an immediate impact leading the Phoenix in points per game with 10.3 and rebounds per game with 7. Adams enters her senior year with five first-year players on the roster and said she embraces the opportunity to provide veteran experience to the team.

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