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Thursday, October 5, 2006

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Lord Stanley's prize to appear on campus

Justin Hite/ Sports Editor

A 35-pound, 3-foot structure of metal comes to Elon this Sunday and has the entire community on the edge of its seats.

The Stanley Cup, the most recognizable trophy in all of sports, will be at Elon in what is a rare opportunity for the campus and the community.


Elon students volunteer their time to build new playground for the Boys and Girls Club

Jessica Frizen/ News Editor

The lawn of Burlington’s Salvation Army was flooded with the bright yellow shirts of volunteers from Elon and Burlington Thursday, as they worked to build a new $35,000 playground for the kids of the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club.

Kate Ferris/ Photo Editor

(From left to right) Senior Sam Hoffman, junior Jeff Marino and senior Emily Buckley assemble a part of the new playground. Buckley, the Alpha Xi Delta fundraising chair, started planning the project after seeing the poor condition of the old playground.


Unreliable trams inconvenience students

Students forced to work around changing schedule to make it to class on time

Leigh Lesniak/ Reporter

Displaced Oaks residents assigned to temporary housing were told by Elon University Campus Safety and Police to use the trams to travel between campus and their residences, but off-campus students are facing the problem of trams not running on time, or at all.

Kate Ferris/ Photo Editor

There are four trams that park behind McMichael to drive students to and from main campus.


Online organization could benefit students

Martina Barnett/ Reporter

Do you find yourself scribbling down lists of things you have to get done? Ever get tired of scrambling to find a sticky note, an index card, or even a gum wrapper to write down a reminder?

If so, meet the latest version of refrigerator-magnet task lists: iPrioritize.
Developed by entrepreneur Adam McFarland, the web-based to do list is designed to help busy people organize their tasks and responsibilities.


Math department restructures degree requirements

Olivia Hubert-AllenReporter

If you’ve been flipping through your course catalog lately, you may have noticed some changes were made by the math department.

After months of planning, the department was able to change course requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree. The new curriculum gives students more choices for concentration and makes a double major more attainable.


Campus Judicial

“Judicial Watch” is a new offering by the Judicial Affairs Office to let the community know the outcome of more serious judicial incidents. This section will be a monthly update to better inform the community about the campus climate. The Federal Educational Rights to Privacy Act does not allow for personally identifying information to be included. During the month of September, three students were suspended from Elon for one year and one is in the appeals process.


Gifts of giving can be over the top

  • Woman gives $2,000 on accident after donating old shirt
  • Indiana woman spends one month in a kennel to raise money

Inside the Bubble

  • ACAPALLOOZA 2006 hits Elon’s campus
  • Civil Rights Symposium tonight in Whitley
  • Elon athletics show to premier on ESPN2