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NEWS 5/5/15 8:41am

Senior crosses Saxapahaw off the bucketlist

By jturner22

There are less than 20 days until commencement 2015, and there are many things seniors want to do before May 23rd! When tasked with completing a senior "bucket list challenge," I decided to combine two things I enjoy, good food and going to a new place. A scenic 30 minute drive from Elon will get you to the quaint town of Saxapahaw where the Eddy Restaurant and Pub is located. Getting a rooftop view of the Haw River, five of my friends joined me for great service and amazing food.

NEWS 4/2/15 6:53pm

The Sky is Not the Limit: Neil deGrasse Tyson visits Elon

By jturner22

American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson addressed the Elon community for the 2015 Spring Convocation on Thursday, April 2. "Coherence is not a priority here," Neil deGrasse Tyson said to a sold-out crowd in Alumni Gym. Tyson kept the audience laughing and tweeting, as he spoke about achievement and truths. He also shared many of his own "controversial" tweets with the audience, like his Christmas Day tweet from 2014 reading: "On this day long ago, a child was born who, by age 30, would transform the world.

NEWS 3/8/15 6:44pm

App of the Week: Videolicious

By jturner22

If you have ever wanted to take your storytelling to the next level, there's now a chance to do it. Videolicious, allows you to narrate your pictures and videos on your phone and share them on all of your social media sites.

NEWS 11/12/14 12:10pm

Alamance Battleground Celebrates Veterans

By jturner22

Preserving the past is what Alamance Battleground reenactor Bill Thompson strives to do everyday during Colonial Living History Week. Thompson has worked at the battleground for 11 years, and he started working during his junior year at Elon University. The Alamance Battleground, named after the Battle of Alamance in 1771, holds historical value because it's said that it hosted the first battle of the American Revolution. The county was named in remembrance, and the local community has since then hosted the week-long living history event to commemorate the lives sacrificed and freedoms gained from that battle. Thompson said he enjoys working there mainly because of the interactions he gets to have with those who have served on active duty. "I've talked to people that've been all over the world," said Thompson.

NEWS 9/4/13 11:45am

The Children of Ragtime

By jturner22

Elon's Center for the Arts welcomed a few guests this weekend, as auditions were held for the fall musical Ragtime. Set in the 1920s, Elon's fall musical follows characters of three different ethnic groups as they try to make it in America.

NEWS 2/13/13 5:28pm

New Dating App

By jturner22

It's being called "a fun way to break the ice," as well as the modern-day version of the game "hot or not". With Valentine's Day approaching, Tinder, a new dating app, is joining the online dating world. Sophomore Nevin Lally is a frequent user of the app.

NEWS 10/3/12 11:55am

First in the Family

By jturner22

First in the Family is a new mentoring program being introduced to the Elon community. It is for first generation college students, and the program's advisor Becky Olive-Taylor, spoke about the goals and purpose for it. "It's and interest group that was developed last year for students who are first generation college students at Elon.

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NEWS 11/26/2024 3:44pm
Elon uses peer institution as a benchmark, has one mutual peer

Elon has 15 peer institutions and 47 colleges and universities chose Elon as one of its peers, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics’ Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Yet, none of Elon’s peers deemed Elon as one its peers, as of data from IPEDS for 2022-23. Many colleges and universities have not updated their peer institutions since then, with the exception of Furman University, where Elon is now one of its peers, according to its website. Elon selected its peers in 2022, Jason Husser, chair of Elon’s Long Range Planning Committee, said.

SPORTS 11/26/2024 11:48am
Elon University men’s basketball coach returns to alma mater, captures historic victory

When Elon University men’s basketball head coach Billy Taylor arrived at Purcell Pavilion for the team’s Nov. 22 matchup against Notre Dame, he led the team through the back garage door — walking through the tunnel like all visiting teams do when they come to play the Fighting Irish. But as Taylor walked through the tunnel, he noticed his old locker room on his right — the locker room that had held his jersey, shoes and all the gear he needed for the four years he spent playing for the Irish in the 1990s.

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