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NEWS 3/14/13 3:07pm

Ostrich Farm

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Matt Lee and I took a cruise down U.S. 87 on Friday afternoon and wound up at Perkin's Ostrich Farm, just 30 minutes away from Elon, NC. We spent the day with the ostriches and farm owner Jake Perkins, 89.

NEWS 1/15/13 5:01pm

Snowflakes for Sandy Hook

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Making snowflakes is an activity children do every year, but on Saturday, January 5th the children in Graham were designing snowflakes for a cause. "We're going to send them to the kids in Connecticut to the Sandy Hook Elementary School," explained nine-year-old Delilah Bose. In response to the Connecticut PTA's nationwide call for the victims of Sandy Hook, Susan Holland organized this event. "The children should walk into a winter wonderland," Holland vividly explained, "the idea that each snowflake is different from one another, there are no two alike.

NEWS 1/15/13 4:54pm

Executive Mansion Tours

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On Saturday afternoon, crowds of people lined the streets of Raleigh as they awaited a glimpse into Governor McCrory's new home.

NEWS 11/5/12 10:13pm

ELN: Dan Forest Interview

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ELN requested interviews with all of the candidates on the Alamance County Ballot. Nicole Bloom interviewed Dan Forest, a candidate for Lieutenant Governor.

NEWS 10/30/12 5:49pm

Zombie Walk Spooks Elon Community

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La Cocina and Yo-Zone attract many customers to Burlington's Holly Hill Mall but this weekend, a different kind of event was luring in a large, diverse group of people. The second annual Zombie Walk for charity took place on Saturday, October 27th and some even rose from the dead to support the cause.

NEWS 10/3/12 12:11pm

The Dixie Classic Fair

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The Dixie Classic Fair opened this past weekend in Winston Salem, just a 40 minute drive from Elon University.

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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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