Inside an Elon snow day
Contrary to popular belief, Smith Jackson, vice president for student life, does not have the final say on when Elon University gets a snow day. The power to close the university ultimately rests with...
View ArticleLatest Elon Poll finds North Carolina in favor of Hillary Clinton
Looking ahead to 2016, and despite Republican strides made in the midterm elections, more North Carolina voters would like to see Hillary Clinton in the White House instead of Jeb Bush. Though they’ve...
View ArticleTaking flight at Elon aviation
The latest addition to the Triad’s aircraft industry, Elon Aviation, looks to get more would-be pilots into the air and capitalize on growing local demand. After longtime FAA-certified flight...
View ArticleRetarded is much, much more than a word
My sister is an 18-year old petite blonde with a disarming sense of sarcasm. She’s a varsity athlete, a devout Catholic and a self-admitted chocoholic. She’s become too cool for reading and a bit...
View ArticleTeaching piano, 15 seconds at a time
These are not your parents’ piano lessons. Junior Addison Horner is trying to entice would-be pianists onto the keyboard through an unconventional medium — Instagram. What started as an Elon...
View ArticleElon Poll: Close 2016 race, caution on religious freedom
Following the nationwide controversy over Indiana’s passage of its Religious Freedom Restoration Act, North Carolinians are erring on the side of gay rights over religious freedom, according to an Elon...
View ArticleStudent hit by car begins rehabilitation
Gabriela Rosales, the freshman who was critically injured after she was hit by a car on campus in mid-March, has been transferred to WakeMed Health and Hospitals to begin the rehabilitation phase of...
View ArticleStarbucks announced for downtown Elon, controversy brews
Plans by Elon University to bring a Starbucks to campus next fall have been met with fierce grassroots opposition, saying the corporate coffee giant will disrupt local business and impede the growing...
View ArticleStarbucks on hold for Elon after opposition
ORIGINAL STORY: Starbucks announced for downtown Elon, controversy brews Following widespread grassroots opposition against Elon University’s plans to bring a Starbucks to campus in the fall, the...
View ArticleElon graduate signed to Lollapalooza, taking EDM by storm
From fiddling with Garage Band in an Elon University dorm room, Tyler Marenyi ’13 – better known by his stage name, NGHTMRE – has from a home base in Los Angeles built an international following in...
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