Published March 28, 2010, Burlington, N.C., The Times-News –There was no playing footsy when Gold ToeMoretz flipped down the lights of the manufacturing plant on Plaid Street in Burlington two years ago. Now the multi-billion dollar corporation, which carries licensed brands as Under Armour and New Balance, that started in 1987 downtown, has downsized to […]
December 3, 2009
John Adkisson believed only in moments. As he stood in front of photojournalism class, after class, at Elon to show his work to students his age, he was missing his own journalism classes at UNC-Chapel Hill himself. This of course, is on top of missing prior weeks because of workshops and stories he decided to […]
December 2, 2009
December 2, 2009 Alamance County is in the midst of its official drive for Cell Phones for Soldiers, an organization collecting used cell phones to donate prepaid calling cards for soldiers worldwide. “If you live in the dorm or at home during Christmas break, you can donate your phone at any drop-off site including AT&T […]
November 20, 2009
November 19, 2009 Elon, N.C. – It’s the time of the year where flip-flop weather takes on a new meaning. But not even the rain keeps Elon University tour guides from showing prospects the campus, known as the 9th most beautiful campus in the U.S., according to Princeton Review. Thursday afternoon, Elon tour guides Sarah […]
November 18, 2009
November 18, 2009 The comfort of friends and family. The smells of home-cooked meals. The freedom to relax or walk among shopping traffic. To the 330,000 military men and women deployed to combat zones, this is a daydream and an unattainable wish this holiday season. Give2TheTroops, Inc. is one local non-profit reaching out to spread […]
November 11, 2009
Club swimming hosts regional championship November 11, 2009 Elon, N.C. – This season, in the heart of New Bern, N.C., Elon club swimmers discovered in a game of Red Rover how a team is only as strong as the weakest link and the importance of teamwork. This game, among others, was part of the retreat […]
November 11, 2009
Web site aids transition for owners and customers to be smoke-free November 11, 2009 Elon, N.C. – Come the new year, Elon students and Alamance County residents will notice there is something less smelly in the air when entering restaurants and bars throughout the state. North Carolina’s new law requires enclosed areas of restaurants and […]
October 28, 2009
October 27, 2009 For those seeking treatment for the flu or visiting friends or loved ones that may be infected, expect some limitations at Alamance Regional Medical Center this fall. The hospital, which is the county’s largest health care provider, is not restricting visitors but is encouraging anyone not seeking treatment to steer clear of […]
October 27, 2009
By Allee Bennett Elon, N.C. – Erin Mahn, after three years, returned today to the classroom where she took a Reporting for Public Good course to find it filled with eager journalism students. Mahn, a 2007 graduate of Elon University visiting for Homecoming, spoke with Glenn Scott’s Reporting for Public Good class on the shifting […]
October 26, 2009
October 14, 2009 Although a new study concludes alcohol may help people survive trauma-related injury, Elon officials still point to the staggering evidence: One-third of injuries are initially caused by the use of alcohol. U.S. researchers found that trauma patients who were intoxicated before a fatal accident had a greater chance of survival than patients […]
December 16, 2009
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