Cassie Weymouth

Elon University officially signed the Okanagan Charter on Oct. 29 in a ceremony held in the Koury Gym. The Okanagan Charter, originally created at an international health promotion conference in 2015, calls on universities to embed health into all aspects of campus culture and to lead health promotion locally and globally. “Students don't leave their wellness at the classroom door,” Provost Rebecca Kohn said. “Our faculty and staff members don't separate their well-being with their work and the

Elon University is set to sign the Okanagan Charter Oct. 29. This charter is the outcome of a 2015 international health conference on the promotion of health in universities and colleges. The U.S. Health Promoting Campuses Network serves as a support network meant to help campuses define what it means to be a "health promoting campus." Anya Bratić, the student government association president, will also be speaking at the signing event. "I see Elon as an institution that doesn't just talk about

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The Town of Elon held a town council meeting Oct. 28 to commend first responders who went to western North Carolina to help with Hurricane Helene recovery efforts. The council also discussed town public transport and funding for downtown Elon’s future development. Mayor Emily Sharpe approved a $250,000 grant for downtown revitalization. This grant will go toward sidewalks specifically and will be used to revitalize downtown from the Elon Community Church to MaGerks Pub. The redesign will include extended sidewalks allowing for outdoor dining and better lighting.

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Senior Lydia Cohen recently changed her voter registration from New Jersey to North Carolina. Cohen, who is planning on voting for Democratic candidates, felt it made more sense to vote in North Carolina. “New Jersey is a consistently blue state, so…

The town of Elon held a town council meeting Oct. 8 to address scheduling council meetings and reaffirm policies pertaining to committees and committee appointees. 2025 council meetings, holiday schedules Council meetings for 2025 and the holiday…

Would college students prefer to take a media literacy quiz or be on a political talk show? That's the question asked of Elon University students enrolled in Politics and Media. Every week, we produce a political news show, where journalism,…

Elon News Network created this image using Gencraft with the following prompt “Create an image of a person using artificial intelligence on a computer in a college classroom” and modified it using Generative Fill on Adobe Photoshop. AI generated…

Mayor Emily Sharpe emphasizes inclusivity as town approves key initiatives, celebrates local events The town of Elon held a town council meeting on Sept. 10 to address community events and ongoing initiatives. Key highlights include: Annexation…

Elon University President Connie Book today acknowledged the controversy surrounding a speaker whose talk "Is Peace Possible in the Middle East?" earlier in the week left some audience members rattled. In an email to the university on April 12, Book…

CORRECTION: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that the State Commissioner of Insurance position also served as the state fire marshal. Though these positions used to be merged, North Carolina legislature established an independent…

Professor Emeritus of Economics Tom Tiemann served Elon University for more than 30 years. He passed away on Friday, Dec. 22 at age 75. A recipient of the Elon Medallion, Tiemann was the founding dean of the Martha and Spencer Love School of…

A panel of Elon University’s multifaith chaplains gathered in the Sacred Space of the Numen Lumen Pavilion on Nov. 13 to make connections through hard discussions and to seek guidance from tradition. The panelists discussed the Israel-Hamas war and…

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review or comment on a 2021 North Carolina Department of Transportation ban on issuing or renewing specialty license plates with the Confederate flag or any Confederate flag in June. According to the North Carolina…