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Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Volume 50, Edition 24 Elon, North Carolina

NORTH CAROLINA NAACP FILES LAWSUIT OVER CONFEDERATE MONUMENT IN GRAHAM The state and local NAACP and eight other parties are suing Alamance County to remove the Confederate monument in downtown Graham Jinger Callwood | Elon News Network | @ jingercallwood The Confederate statue is located in downtown Graham, North Carolina.

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LAMANCE COUNTY IS UP against a lawsuit over the Confederate soldier’s monument in Graham. The North Carolina NAACP and other advocacy groups filed the lawsuit in Alamance County Superior Court Tuesday, March 30 to have the monument removed. The state and local NAACP, Engage Alamance, Down Home North Carolina and five residents of Alamance County have filed the lawsuit against the County Commissioners to remove the Confederate monument,

which stands about thirty feet high in front of Alamance County’s Historic Courthouse. The 41-page document says the monument violates the North Carolina State Constitution by inciting violence against tax payers and memorializes slavery. “Crowning the monument is a generic, idealized, embodiment of the insurrectionists who fought in favor of secession for the South which would continue the practice of slavery and of Black individuals: a solider depicted in white marble,” reads the lawsuit.

One of the plaintiffs is non-profit organization Down Home North Carolina, which works to support underprivileged citizens in rural areas and small towns. Todd Zimmer, one of the co-founders and co-directors of the organization, said Down Home became involved in the lawsuit to make Alamance County a safer place for Black residents.

See MONUMENT | pg. 5

Environmental science class pairs with Haw River Project Elon environmental studies class plans to teach local residents about pollution in the Haw River Cailey Cetani Elon News Network

During a time with a multitude of social crises such as the Black Lives Matter movement, the #MeToo movement and the climate change movement concerning the pollution of the earth, Kelsey Bitting, assistant professor of environmental studies, is allowing her students to be a part of the solution. As a part of her ENS 111, Introduction to Environmental

Science class, Bitting is pairing up with The Clean Haw River Project to engage students by creating visual presentations — such as greeting graphics, articles and research presentations — that will immediately go toward helping The Clean Haw River Project’s cause. “We can do something that has value to the rest of the world, even just in this class,” Bitting said. The groups must submit a project proposal to be reviewed by both Bitting and the founders of The Clean Haw River Project. Groups will then be tasked with following a timeline so that each group is kept accountable.

See HAW RIVER | pg. 7

KYRA O’CONNOR | ENTERPRISE STORY COORDINATOR

ENS 111, Introduction to Enviornmental Science is combating pollution of the Haw River’s litter through education.

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Freshman utility player Mekayla Frazier gestures toward the Elon dugout after knocking in two runs with a triple to left-center field in a game against the Universty of North CarolinaWilmington on April 6. The Phoenix won 5-2.

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Ellie Gaudin, vice president of Catholic Campus Ministry, and Courtney Kollar, CCM Choir member, sing during Easter Mass on Sunday, April 4 at Schar Center.

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Elon’s baseball team assembles along the first base line of Latham Park before an April 6 game against High Point University. The Phoenix next play this weekend against William & Mary at home. | READ MORE ABOUT BASEBALL ON PG. 11

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Corby makes plans for diversity, communication, arts as SGA president Two weeks into his tenure as student body president, Jack Corby is now tasked to deliver on communication, connectivity and diversity solutions Miranda Ferrante

Lifestyle Editor | @ferrantemiranda

Jack Corby, the newly sworn in executive president of the Elon University Student Government Association, plans to tackle initiatives on communication, diversity and connecting the campus community that he promised in his campaign. Corby said working alongside other student leaders will aid in carrying out his “Five Cs” — continuity, communication, community, culture and care — to benefit those in the Elon campus community. He hopes to connect different areas of campus and encourage students to attend community events that may fall outside of their traditional interests. “The job of the student body president is to connect those layers and to make sure that every student who wants to have a voice, and can voice their opinion, has the ability to voice their opinion,” Corby said. “I just want to make sure that I’m doing everything I can to expand my worldview a little bit. And make sure that everyone’s voices are heard here at Elon.” According to the SGA constitution, the executive president is responsible for representing the student body in “official dealings with the students of other colleges or universities and in all dealings with Elon University faculty and administration.” Corby believes it’s his job to ensure student voices are heard across the university community.

The university’s COVID-19 response

Corby hopes to improve communication errors he and other students have noticed in the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and said he would like to see a student representative added to the Ready & Resilient Committee. Students like Elon sophomore Stephanie Miljanic said she thinks miscommunication between the university and student body has been the biggest challenge this academic year. “I think the biggest issue we have is the lack of communication,” Miljanic said. “I think there is a void where we don’t get all of the information we want. I had a COVID scare, and I couldn’t get a test, and the school wouldn’t talk to me, wouldn’t pick up my calls. I was stuck in this cycle of getting voicemails.” Miljanic said adding at least one student to the Ready & Resilient Committee would help overcome the disconnect she feels exists. According to Ready & Resilient Committee Chair Jeff Stein, the university has incorporated feedback from students and members of the community throughout the past year. Stein met with Corby recently to discuss plans on how to make regular communication a priority, and both are open to exploring ways to increase student representation. Corby said he spoke with Stein about sitting in on Ready & Resilient conversations but said the university doesn’t want to have a Ready & Resilient Committee in the fall. “They recognize that we need a couple more student voices in the room,” Corby said. “That’s not something that they want to leave out. But for right now, the Ready & Resilient Committee is in a groove and if it’s something they deem they need more in the fall, those conversations will take place.”

Connecting the campus community

During his tenure as executive president, Corby said he wants to execute bigger picture ideas that he outlined in his campaign, one of which is highlighting an area of campus he believes normally isn’t showcased — the arts. “We have a beautiful arts department on campus,” Corby said. “The people there are very talented in everything they do, just like every Elon student, and they deserve to have their art and their talents showcased a little bit more.”

Junior Jack Corby was elected 2021-22 SGA executive president, winning 82% of the vote.

Corby said he wants to alert students across all disciplines of performances in advance and thinks he can use his position of prominence to create awareness. He said he wants to work to connect different areas of campus together that typically wouldn’t be affiliated. However, he doesn’t believe it’s fair to create incentives for other organizations to attend events and wants to encourage students to attend by being present there himself.

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IT’S ON ME TO WORK WITH MY ENTIRE SEVEN-PERSON CABINET, TWO OF WHICH ARE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION DIRECTORS, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD IN AREAS OF CAMPUS THEY REPRESENT. JACK CORBY STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT

“I think that takes away from the nature and the culture around those types of events, so that’s not something I ever want to do,” Corby said. “But just showing that they’re still students and that those events are fun and enjoyable for people who might be in different communities that normally wouldn’t go to those events is the way I want to showcase them.” According to senior music theatre major Haile Ferrier, having community support as an artist is an important part of her Elon experience. However, Ferrier said she wants more support from the university administration, like what she feels the new director of music theatre Julio Matos has given to students. “He has made me feel [more] supported

and ready as an artist than I have in quite some time,” Ferrier wrote in a statement to Elon News Network. “I thank him for not only immediately taking on the deepest struggles in our department but also offering up opportunities I never thought I would get at Elon leading to growth that would help me down the road.” Corby said he believes the performing arts department has a lot of talent that deserves to be seen by more of the campus community. “I think it’s connecting different areas of campus to the areas of campus that normally wouldn’t get connected,” Corby said. “Reaching out to main pockets like athletics, and Greek life and residential neighborhoods to really advertise their shows within those areas of campus and just trying to bridge those gaps as best as we can.” Ferrier said she believes the support for the arts comes monetarily and through mentorship and training. “We constantly see the university bringing back successful alum while the students currently in our program are fighting for fair treatment, new spaces, and funding needed to further our training,” Ferrier wrote. “Without this support, we rely on our professors who can only do so much in order for us to get to where the university inevitably want us to get in our careers so they can bring us back and advertise us as successful alum.”

Student mental health

Since the start of the pandemic, platforms like Zoom and Cisco WebEx have been used for hybrid teaching, and Corby said he wants the presence of those platforms to continue in a post-pandemic world. He believes students need the option to take classes remotely not only if they are feeling physically sick but also for their mental health. “Right off the bat, I want to see Zoom or WebEx options stay in place for those mental health days,” Corby said. “And kill the stigma around forcing yourself to go to class and forcing yourself to do something if you wake up, and you’re just not in the headspace to do that.” According to Stein, the university has yet to determine if remote alternatives will be offered in the fall semester, and Ready & Resilient is still working on recommendations on how to proceed.

Getting support for these initiatives

Corby recognizes the limitations on his

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ability to get his goals accomplished and said he has to work with other student leaders for real change to happen. “I am a white, cisgender, heterosexual male, and I’m a large presence on campus,” Corby said. “I am probably the most privileged person you’re going to find in society. It’s up to me to educate myself and to speak on the needs and wants of different types of students.” Corby said he will work with his executive board — on which he is the only man — to accomplish his goals. He said working with a coalition of students with different interests and backgrounds will enrich the diversity of SGA. “It’s on me to work with my entire sevenperson cabinet, two of which are diversity and inclusion directors, to make sure that their voices are heard in areas of campus they represent,” Corby said. By appointing two of the eight seats within the cabinet to work directly on diversity inclusion, Corby hopes he can work with different cultural organizations and offices on campus to provide aid with their initiatives and make them accessible to the whole campus community. Corby said initiatives like the 2019 pilot program that put free menstrual products in bathrooms around campus are programs he wants SGA to continue. He hopes that when the two-year pilot program expires on June 1, SGA is able to start up an expanded, more inclusive and permanent plan. Corby said if the program does not get renewed, it will not be in place for students next fall. This decision has to be made by May 6, which is SGA’s last business meeting of the semester. Corby said the timeline for each project will be different but believes some are more pressing than others. The success of some of Corby’s goals will rely on the senate, as senators and the at-large council are responsible for drafting and voting on legislation. Corby is responsible for filling the open seats in the senate. As of April 7, there are 17 open seats — 16 in the entire Organizational Council and one open senate seat in the School of Education. “It’s really just waiting and getting our senate in place,” Corby said. “Then seeing what they want to do and the ideas they have and trying to connect my five Cs [to] the other three executive’s goals over the next calendar year and anything that the Senate wants to do, working together to get those things done.”

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North Carolina NAACP files lawsuit to remove

CONFEDERATE MONUMENT IN GRAHAM MONUMENT | from cover

“We think it’s very important that everyone in Alamance be able to live free from fear and be able to conduct their business, to have the expectation of equal treatment in the courts,” Zimmer said. “This monument is creating a barrier to people’s safety, and it’s connected to a really violent and disruptive history.” The monument’s location in front of the courthouse has sparked additional controversy due to its proximity to the site of the 1870 lynching of Wyatt Outlaw, a Black councilman in Graham who was kidnapped and killed by the Ku Klux Klan. Zimmer said the location of the monument poses a threat to residents. “The issue is its presence ... at the county seat in front of the building where court proceedings happen, in front of the building where public meetings happen, right, where our elected government convenes. There are other places it could be, and we’re not saying we know exactly where it needs to go. But I think we are saying it shouldn’t be there,” Zimmer said.

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WE THINK IT’S VERY IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE IN ALAMANCE BE ABLE TO LIVE LIVES FREE FROM FEAR AND BE ABLE TO CONDUCT THEIR BUSINESS, TO HAVE THE EXPECTATION OF EQUAL TREATMENT IN THE COURTS. THIS MONUMENT IS CREATING A BARRIER TO PEOPLE’S SAFETY AND IT’S CONNECTED TO A REALLY VIOLENT AND DISRUPTIVE HISTORY. TODD ZIMMER CO-FOUNDER OF DOWN HOME NORTH CAROLINA

Rev. Randy Orwig, a senior pastor at Elon Community Church, is listed as a plaintiff and cited on page 14 of the lawsuit. “According to Plaintiff Reverend Orwig, the monument’s placement in the center of the town is a ‘slap in the face’ as Graham is the ‘County seat.’ In his view, the placement represents a ‘bold-faced view that racism is okay in this County,’” the lawsuit reads. Orwig said he is fighting to make the Alamance County community more inclusive. “Being a clergy person in the county gave me that ability to balance the plaintiffs in terms of

being representational of many clergy in the county who feel that this no longer serves our values,” Orwig told Elon News Network. “Even though there are some people who still want to call it heritage, the monument itself represents inhospitality.” The statue has been a center of many protests, including the Burlington-Alamance March for Justice and Community protest, which took place over the summer to raise awareness for racial injustice after the murder of George Floyd and to demand the removal of the Confederate statue. Elon University president Connie Book and Burlington mayor Ian Baltutis are among the community leaders in Alamance County who have supported the relocation, not removal, of the monument. During ongoing protests at the monument last summer, the county released a statement arguing that they do not own the land where the monument sits therefore according to a 2015 law the “removal, relocation or altering of historical monuments” on public property is prohibited unless it’s approved by the North Carolina Historical Commission. The Alamance County Commissioners Chairman of John Paisley did not respond to Elon News Network’s response for a comment. The fight to keep the monument up The debate over Confederate monuments is a long-standing argument drawing various perspectives. According to a report by the Southern Poverty Law Center, by the end of 2020, North Carolina removed 24 Confederate symbols — the second highest in the country. Hereditary organizations such as the Sons of Confederate Veterans see Confederate statues as landmarks of history and aim to preserve the monuments to honor the legacy of Confederate soldiers. The North Carolina Sons of Confederate Veterans spokesman Frank B. Powell III, who said he has been with the organization for about 36 years, said the NC SCV also condemns racial violence and hate groups. “We condemn those groups,” Powell said. “Those same people, they also misuse the Christian cross and the United States flag. These hate groups don’t really care.” Powell said the organization supports the Graham Confederate monument and does not believe it should be removed or relocated. “I think it should stay where it is, it was placed by people, like I said, 100 years [ago] or more,” Powell said. “They were products of their time, they knew better than we know now. A sizable percentage of their family went off to defend North Carolina, and they didn’t return. So they wanted to honor them with a memorial.” Powell also asserted that the organization does not view Confederate monuments as offensive and others shouldn’t. “You do not have the right to be offended. Nobody does,” Powell said. “If you’ve got an inanimate object that’s been in place for more than 100 years and is dedicated to people who died more than 150 years ago, if that bothers you, then you got other problems besides the memorial to deal with.”

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Wednesday april 7, 2021

Q&A

WITH UNIVERSITY PHYSICIAN DR. GINETTE ARCHINAL

Ginette Archinal discusses the future of Elon’s COVID-19 restrictions, vaccine policies and what to expect when receiving the vaccine Brian Rea and Margaret Faust | Elon News Network

A record number of people have traveled over the Easter weekend. Are you at all concerned about a surge in cases here on campus with students traveling and people gathering for the holiday? The surge will happen. It usually takes place about two weeks after the travel. So, while it was nice that our numbers are trending down now, they’re probably going to go up again later in April. The recent surge we had is because of travel over this and [St.] Patrick’s Day, a couple of break days. We expect this.

As more people are getting vaccinated, some are reporting mild symptoms after getting their first and second doses of the vaccines. How do you recommend people treat these symptoms, and is there anything people should not do to treat symptoms? Anytime you go for a vaccine, no matter where you go for it, you should actually be given a handout on what to expect from the vaccine because most people do get some symptoms, particularly after the second dose — or even after the first dose if you’ve had COVID yourself. If the symptoms you are getting aren’t on the sheet, or you have any worries, that’s when you contact your healthcare provider. The most important thing is don’t take Tylenol

or ibuprofen before you get the vaccine. There is some suggestion that taking those medications before you’re vaccinated may blunt the immune response. It’s perfectly okay to take them afterwards and to help with all of the symptoms, and there’s no reason not to take whatever medication you normally take for aches and pains and chills and headaches. Just don’t take them before you go into the shot.

Is the university seeing any cases in people who have received their first dose of the vaccine? Yes, there are some, and certainly we have a number of people in quarantine who have had one dose of the vaccine already, but what people need to know is there are two doses for a reason. It takes time to build up immunity, which is why it’s 14 days after that second dose or after your

Johnson & Johnson dose if you get the single one before you can be regarded as immune. That’s not unique to COVID-19 vaccines. We remind people every year that the flu vaccine takes two weeks to work, and you can catch the flu … before that two weeks has actually elapsed.

The university has announced that fully vaccinated students are exempt from testing and quarantining if they are in close contact for the next 90 days after they get their vaccine. Can you explain from a medical standpoint the reasoning behind these changes? Well the reasoning behind that is, that’s basically the CDC guidelines. Until last week, the data only showed that immunity lasted for 90 days. We now have good data showing that the Pfizer vaccine certainly will give immunity — pretty decent immunity — for at least six months. We know that vaccines aren’t perfect. We know that if you’re vaccinated, you’re not going to die from COVID, and you probably

won’t end up in a hospital. By following the exemptions as outlined by the CDC, it’s a way of saying, ‘OK, we know things aren’t perfect, but we’re working with you to be realistic, and we know that as a student or faculty or staff person, you’re getting the vaccine, and you should get some sort of benefit from getting it.’ Otherwise, what’s the point in having the vaccine? And that’s why we’re following CDC guidelines.

What can students expect the fall semester to look like? The goal for fall semester would basically be to go, well, certainly not back to pre-pandemic because we can’t predict that everything’s going to be fine by then. But I can tell you that the goals for fall semester is a much more normal experience on campus. Hopefully, the amount of physical distancing may be able

to be reduced. I’m using a lot of ‘hopefully’s’ and ‘maybe’s’ here because this is all up in the air. If we get another surge in two weeks that doesn’t come down over the summer, who knows what the fall will be like? The planning is for a best case scenario and a ‘what if things are still the same as they are now, if not worse’ scenario.

Do you think students should be required to be vaccinated in the fall? I think the whole issue about requiring vaccines is a difficult one. It’s not a yes or no answer. It’s particularly difficult with a vaccine that is relatively new and has emergency use authorization. Currently hospitals are not mandating the vaccine for their staff. I know some

Looking ahead to graduation, what precautions do you think students and family members should take as this very exciting celebration approaches? Really very, very straightforward. For students, I would strongly recommend getting vaccinated, probably with the Johnson & Johnson one because it means you’re relatively immune much faster. For family members planning to come down for graduation again, vaccinations

are important. If you choose not to be vaccinated, then 14 days of self-quarantine is a good way to make sure you’re not going to bring the coronavirus to campus and infect other people who may suffer from a lot more severely than you do yourself.

universities in the country are planning to mandate the vaccine. I think every university needs to look at their own population, what the risks are for that population and what the voluntary uptake of the vaccine is. Medically, there’s no one answer because every individual is different.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CLASS ENGAGES WITH HAW RIVER HAW RIVER | from cover After the final submission of the respective projects, each will immediately be implemented into The Haw River Project’s Facebook page or website, depending on the medium the student chose. The Clean Haw River Project is newly formed and co-founded by Katie Bryant, a microbiologist and clean water activist, and Jessica Merricks, Elon biology professor. Their primary focus is to educate citizens on the pollution from emerging chemicals, specifically PFAS, or polyfluoroalkyl substances, in the Haw River and motivate them to take action to solve the water problems. Bryant said the water in the North Carolina town of Pittsboro has been contaminated for a long time, partly due to the textile industry, but many locals are used to it being that way. Many residents of Pittsboro, which is only 35 miles from Elon’s campus, cannot drink water from their taps.

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THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE PEOPLE LITERALLY DOWN THE ROAD FROM ELON THAT ARE SUFFERING. JESSICA MERRICKS ELON BIOLOGY PROFESSOR

“That’s alarming,” Bryant said. “I’ve lived all over the country, and I’ve never met a group of people that were just so laissez-faire about it. It was like no big deal.” There is no safeguard system or quality control system in place for waterways, according to Byrant. This leads to chemicals like PFAS being added to the food people eat, like instant popcorn. By bringing this to the attention of college students, who are also affected by this, Bryant said, it can help stimulate more action and produce tools that The Clean Haw River Project can use to help its cause. “This is not just a contamination issue of the water, but we’re being contaminated through products,” Bryant said. “Cooking is the biggest thing, and so having them understand that it’s a bigger problem for us immediately because we’re trying to eliminate it out of our water, which is right now our biggest source of contamination.” Bitting’s students can create a product geared toward their

interests. For example, human health majors can focus on the data that connects environmental concerns to human health, or design majors can create infographics to show the chemicals the Haw River is exposed to. “I feel like folks are going to get something out of this,” Bitting said. “I’m pleased that they’re having the opportunity to exercise their skills and their strengths in ways that will be relevant to them moving forward but also help them connect to environmental science, even if they are just taking [the class] because they have to.” The goal of Bitting’s assignment is to tackle real world problems, which will raise students’ awareness of what is happening in surrounding communities. Merricks said she hopes to continue this way of getting students involved in the community even after the Pittsboro water is clean. “This is happening right now,” Merricks said. “There are people literally down the road from Elon that are suffering.” Merricks said when most students think about environmental science issues, they think about climate change and deforestation. However, by bringing attention to lesser known environmental issues and focusing their energy on grassroot movements, students can accomplish positive environmental change. “You can make change right where you live, and it can make a world of a difference for real people,” Merricks said. “I’m hoping that this lesson, by focusing on one town and actual human beings ... What you do is going to help educate people who live here. I mean, they could potentially be changing lives.”

Alamance County map of Elon University and the Haw River.

CAROLINE BUNDER | DESIGNER

KYRA O’CONNOR | ENTERPRISE STORY COORDINATOR

Water runs over a dam at Great Bend Park in Burlington, N.C. The park is part of the Haw River trail, which extends almost 80 miles.

KYRA O’CONNOR | ENTERPRISE STORY COORDINATOR

Litter and trash float on the surface of the Haw River at Great Bend Park in Burlington, N.C. Plastic containers and bottles can include PFAS, the chemical affecting water in Pittsboro.

LIFESTYLE

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Instagram page showcases dogs on campus and for adoption Dogs of Elon promotes Burlington Animal Services pups for adoption Olivia Romano Elon News Network

For freshman Mallorie Sievert, coming to Elon meant moving a couple hundred miles away from her two beloved golden retrievers, who always made her happy and reduced her stress. Sievert grew up with dogs, and being away from her companions for the first time this academic year was difficult. After an acting class workshop that discussed what could make her happier, Sievert had an idea: she was going to meet more dogs on campus. Sievert spotted a goldendoodle puppy at College Coffee and snapped a picture, sending it to her friends. The enthusiastic responses she received motivated her to create a private Snapchat story about dogs around Elon’s campus. “I had it as a private Snapchat story for a day or two, and it just kept growing, and people kept texting me being like, ‘Can you add me to the private story?’” Sievert said. “Then, a couple people swiped up, and they were like, ‘You should make this into an Instagram.’” Following encouragement from dog-lovers on and off campus, Sievert transitioned from Snapchat to Instagram and posted her first featured dog, Carly the

corgi, on March 4. The Dogs of Elon Instagram features dogs seen around campus by Sievert and fellow students who send their own photos to the account to be posted under the PAWparazzi story highlight. Captions introduce each dog, and at the end every dog earns an enthusiastic 13 out of 10 rating from Sievert. “I have a superpower where I can spot dogs from absurdly far distances,” Sievert said. “I’ll be sitting in the dining hall, and I’ll be like, ‘Look there’s a dog,’ and I’ll point out the window across a field and there’s a dog walking by.” Sievert said she is surprised by how much Dogs of Elon has grown and how excited other students are about the page. In the month since Sievert launched Dogs of Elon on Instagram, the account has amassed over 500 followers. Sievert said she never anticipated such a response and said she regularly receives messages from students saying they saw her post and dropped everything to go pet the dog. Sievert includes the locations of the dogs on campus, and seeking out the pets has offered a reprieve from homework for many students. According to Sievert, running the Dogs of Elon Instagram has made her more confident. She is often seen sprinting across campus to take photos and is not shy about asking owners if she can meet their dogs. “I originally did it too because I want to pet more dogs,” Sievert said. “Other people probably want to pet more dogs. I’ll tell people where the dogs are.”

Freshman Matt Newberry created the logo for the Instagram page. Newberry was included in the private Snapchat story where Sievert originally posted the photos, and he encouraged her to make the Instagram. He said he loves the joy he experiences when a new photo appears on his Instagram feed. “I just love dogs, and so Mallorie and I would bond over dogs,” Newberry said. “I was hyping her up, and I was like, ‘Yes, put me on that [Snapchat] story so fast.’” In addition to regular posts, the Instagram features four permanent story highlights: meetups!, PAWparazzi!, doggos!, and ADOPTABLE!. “ADOPTABLE!” promotes dogs available for adoption who are visiting Elon’s campus through the Dog Day Out program with Burlington Animal Services. The first day Sievert took a shelter dog to campus, she said other students asked her to send them the information about the program. The Instagram story allowed her to put all of the information in one place where students can easily find it. Newberry — who has also participated in the program — created an infographic for a class project about how to take part in the Dog Day Out Program. Newberry said he wanted his infographic to have a purpose in addition to earning him a grade. “I was trying to figure out something that I cared about, and I was like, ‘Oh let me do one about the Dog Day Out program because nobody really knows about how

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Freshman Mallorie Sievert poses with Australian Labradoodle Walle.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF MALLORIE SIEVERT

Dog photos: Photos the Dogs of Elon Instagram account.

that works,’” Newberry said. The Dog Day Out program allows participants to take a shelter dog out with them for one day, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Sievert discovered the program in October 2020 while researching how to volunteer at an animal shelter. Newberry said he recommends students take pictures of their day with the dog for the shelter to post on Facebook with information about how the dog behaved. These positive reviews can help the dog get adopted. “Every dog that I’ve seen that me or my friends take out is either now in foster or adopted,” Newberry said, “so I think it definitely does help when people get to see someone’s review of the dog in a way.” Sievert and Newberry both recommend the Dog Day Out program to all Elon students for a “wholesome and fun” day. To participate in the Dog Day Out program, email fosterpets@burlingtonnc. gov with your name and status as an Elon student. Include the date you would like to take out a dog and few dogs from the website you are interested in.

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Wednesday april 7, 2021

Elon student grows homemade JEWELRY BUSINESS

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Elon sophomore Caroline Durham launched her custom jewelry business, The Travelin’ Teacher, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The beading of jewelry is a skill she learned as a teenager while living in Costa Rica.

Sophomore Caroline Durham runs her small business, The Travelin’ Teacher, from her Elon dorm room Sara Merullo

Elon News Network

With plans for the future to travel and teach internationally, Elon University sophomore Caroline Durham took her passion for making handmade jewelry and turned it into her own small business, The Travelin’ Teacher. Durham spent her last two years of high school in Costa Rica, where she began selling her handmade jewelry pieces at a small boutique in her free time. With more time on her hands due to the coronavirus pandemic, Durham dove deeper into her business and made it into a reality by selling her handmade items. “I have loved making jewelry for as long as I can remember,” Durham said. “During quarantine, I had a ton of time on my hands, so I taught myself a bunch of new skills and started making too much jewelry.” Due to the pandemic, Durham was unable to return to Costa Rica, and with inventory piling up in her room, she was encouraged by her mom and friends to open her small business to the public. The Travelin’ Teacher Etsy page started in October 2020. Durham, an elementary education and Spanish double major with a minor in TESOL — teaching English to speakers of other languages — has worked in schools in Peru, Ecuador and Mexico, where she said she discovered her love for traveling and teaching, which is reflected in the name of

her business. “A lot of my work is inspired by my travels, so it was a way to include that as part of my passion and inspiration in the jewelry,” Durham said. “I’ve been lucky enough to travel to and live in such beautiful places that there is plenty of inspiration out there.” The creation of each piece can be time consuming for the small business owner, but she said good quality is an important factor in helping her business thrive. While still being a full-time student and running her business on the side, she uses her dorm room at Elon as her only work space. “I weave the beads on one by one, so some of the pieces can take upwards of two to three hours for just one pair of earrings,” Durham said. “They’re all really durable because each bead is individually stitched on.” Durham said the materials used to design her original pieces come from other small businesses. She believes collaborating with other creators makes The Travelin’ Teacher special. The metal pieces used for her jewelry come from other Etsy pages and companies within the U.S. Durham has an Instagram page to display her work, @thetravelinteacher, but Elon students can also find the jewelry at monthly Marketplace Under the Oaks pop-ups and in the Fountain Market display cases in Clohan Dining Hall. Other occasional Elon pop-ups are located outside of McEwen Dining Hall. The Travelin’ Teacher’s largest customer base includes adults and students who buy gifts for friends and family members, according to Durham. Her busiest time of the year so far was during Christmastime, and she said she has experienced an outpouring of support from the Elon

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A LOT OF MY WORK IS INSPIRED BY MY TRAVELS, SO IT WAS A WAY TO INCLUDE THAT AS PART OF MY PASSION AND INSPIRATION IN THE JEWELRY. CAROLINE DURHAM THE TRAVELIN’ TEACHER OWNER

community, including from her own education professors. “There is a fantastic number of teachers who are supporting other teachers, which is a really fun community to be a part of,” Durham said. Sophomore Abby Saracino, a regular customer of The Travelin’ Teacher, saw Durham offered unique styles for everyone, prompting her to buy Christmas gifts for her family. “I was especially drawn to a pair that had black fringe on a gold frame,” Saracino said. “They instantly made me think of my aunt, which is how I got the idea to go to the Travelin’ Teacher for my cousins and mom too. I also loved the cute snowmen earrings she made and so did my 9-year-old cousin.” All of Durham’s designs are original, which makes The Travelin’ Teacher that much more exciting for her. Prices vary from $10 to $30 depending on the time the product takes to make and the materials that are used, Durham said. “Some people like the pieces but want different colors, so I’ll do a custom order for them,” Durham said. “It’s something fun for me as well.” Looking to the future, Durham said she is excited for The Travelin’ Teacher to get new designs for customers and a growing audience on social media. Durham’s most memorable experience since starting her small business was being able to create a custom order for a special person, something that puts her creative palette to work. “The plan is to keep selling as I am and keep making new designs as inspiration strikes and hopefully continue to grow my business, especially on social media,” Durham said.

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Burlington local opens beauty salon near Elon’s campus Female-owned and operated, Brushed Hair + Beauty Bar provides the Elon community with a variety of services Cate McCahill

Elon News Network | @CMcCahill21

Ashley Waddell traded her stethoscope and scrubs in for scissors and style when she opened Brushed Hair + Beauty Bar. The salon is located next to Fat Froggs Bar off of West Haggard Avenue less than a mile from Elon’s campus. After ending her career as a phlebotomist — a medical professional who draws blood from a patient — to attend beauty school, the 31-year-old Burlington native said she knew she wanted to open a salon in Elon. “I actually chose Elon because my husband is a firefighter at Elon as well, so we love the community,” said Waddell, Brushed owner and stylist. “I fought after this space for a while, so when I got it I was super excited.” The hair and beauty bar opened in January 2021. But the growth of an Elon student clientele had been slow until the last few weeks, according to Waddell. “At first, we didn’t have a lot of Elon students,” Waddell said. “Now, honestly, the past week, since I put us on Google, Google Maps and also Instagram, we’re getting tons of call-ins from people, and a lot are Elon students.” The salon’s Instagram page also offers 15% off for Elon students. Elon senior Petra Castedo, whose home state is Florida, said she has struggled to find a salon she likes in North Carolina. But she gave Brushed a try in mid-February and said it was a positive experience. “Some of the other salons I have been to in North Carolina have felt old-fashioned,” Castedo said. “[Brushed] was definitely nice, and it reminded me of a salon you

would go to in a city.” Castedo received a haircut, a balayage color treatment — a coloring technique that creates a gradual, more natural look — and a blow-dry, and she said she had no complaints. “If I was staying longer in Elon, I would go back,” Castedo said. “I think [the stylists] all do a good job, and they’re passionate about their job.” Meagan Strader, a stylist at Brushed, said the salon provides Elon students with a salon and stylists they can trust without traveling to a bigger city like Greensboro or Chapel Hill. “It’s hard with being away from home and not having someone that you trust to do your hair,” Strader said. “I think the ultimate goal for us being in Elon is to have somewhere for [students] to go where they can trust that we’re good hairstylists, they’re going to be taken care of, and we’re at their disposal whenever they need us.” Brushed has a staff of eight female stylists with a range of expertise and experience from three to 20 years. “I wanted to make sure I chose stylists that were still with the trends and were knowledgeable,” Waddell said. “I think that was the biggest thing is making sure that I had a good salon family to work with, and we could all offer everything that women and men and children need.” When designing the salon, Waddell said she wanted the salon to have a “modern and trendy” feel so it would stand out among competitors in the Elon-Burlington area. “Even though we’re in a small town, I want people to walk in and feel like they’re in a big city,” Waddell said. “I also wanted to have a very warm, home-like place for people in Elon and other surrounding communities to come to, men and women, just so they feel they can be comfortable and get pampered.” On March 26, 2021, North Carolina

Stylist Meagan Strader trims a client’s hair at Brushed Hair + Beauty Bar.

Gov. Roy Cooper eased physical distancing restrictions, announcing salons can now operate at 100% capacity. Brushed continues to practice COVID-19 safety measures inside the salon including stylists’ chairs located at least six feet apart, frequent sanitation and disinfection of chairs and stylists’ tools and the wearing of masks by both clients and stylists, according to Waddell and Strader. Waddell said construction and building the salon during the pandemic was the hardest part of the process, and they pushed back their opening date by at least a month. But setbacks due to the pandemic did not stop Waddell’s goal of combining her passion for hair and her love for the Elon community. “It’s just nice to be around a lot of people that you know, and you can all serve the community together,” Waddell said.

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Performing Arts showcases Medea with a modern twist Elon Department of Performing Arts overcomes obstacles in its production of Euripides’ Medea Raf Pico

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Traditional stage actors thrive off a live audience’s energy, but in Elon Performing Arts’ adaptation of Euripides’ Medea, the actors never come face-to-face with a live audience. Despite the unconventional approach to the Ancient Greek tragedy, the performance went on in a digital and prerecorded format. Elon Performing Arts will be showing a prerecorded stage performance of its adaptation of Euripides’ Medea on April 9. Director Fred Rubeck likened the adaptation to Star Trek’s civilizations: ancient and modern at the same time. Medea, first performed in 431 BC, takes place in Ancient Greece, 10 years after Jason of the Argonauts and sorceress Medea fall in love, steal the Golden Fleece — a magic ram’s pelt sent by the gods — and flee to Corinth. The play begins when Jason leaves Medea and their two sons to marry the king of Corinth’s daughter. Medea seeks revenge on Jason for leaving her by murdering the Corinthian king, his daughter, Jason and her own sons. “The play follows the same scenes in the same order, and it’s heavy on language, but it’s not set in Ancient Greece,” Rubeck said. “It’s a futuristic place that looks a little like Greece, but they have electronic devices.” This adaptation of Euripides’ play came about as a quick solution after scrapping prior plans. This performance would not have been possible without the coronavirus pandemic, Rubeck said. Rights for previously planned plays covered stage performances but not broadcast performances, so Elon’s acting department had to replace the originally planned performance

with a play in the public domain to avoid copyright infringement. The transition from performing live on stage to acting for a camera was a different experience for performers and production members alike. Actor John-Luke Lindstrom, playing First Correspondent, said the production of Medea was different from any show he had worked on because of the new protocols and changes in the performance season. “It’s a really meticulous process for us to safely do everything now,” Lindstrom said. “We don’t have a dressing room where half the cast goes in and the other half goes out. It’s now two people at a time have to get changed, and they have to wipe things down in between each session.” Lead actress Kendra Chideya, who plays the titular role, also noted the technical challenges of bringing this form of Medea to life. “[The act of performing] was different. It was a lot of stopping and starting,” Chideya said. “Usually with theater, you do the whole thing, but since we had to make some adjustments and keep in mind the technical elements.” Actors familiar with live, on-stage plays had to learn to accommodate their acting for the camera. For Chideya, the most challenging part was learning the multitude of lines and understanding the circumstances of her role. “[Besides the words,] there’s also the circumstances of being a woman during that time period, Ancient Greece, and the things that she does throughout the play can be challenging,” Chideya said. “But as an actor, those challenges, you can learn a lot from them. I had a blast, and I learned so much from it. I’m very grateful for the experience.” The show began production in January, but was delayed until March due in part to COVID-19 regulations. The performance will now go live on April 9 at 7:30 p.m. and be available for asynchronous viewing through the Elon Performing Arts web page.

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Though Elon’s production of Medea is set in a futuristic location, performers still must wear masks.

SPORTS

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Redshirt freshman outfielder Alex Iadisernia smacks his second homer of the game against High Point University on April 6. Iadisernia leads the Phoenix in most offensive categories this season.

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BASEBALL SEASON OFF TO ‘INCONSISTENT’ START, HEAD COACH KENNEDY SAID With six conference games already cancelled, Elon baseball is aiming to get back on track as it prepares for a second round of conference play this weekend against William and Mary

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Elon head baseball coach Mike Kennedy described their season thus far as “inconsistent.” Currently, the team has a 7-13 record overall and is 1-2 in conference play. The team lost on March 26 to then No. 8 East Carolina 15-0. The Phoenix then returned to play against the Pirates the next day, beating them 2-1— it was Elon’s first win against at top 10 ranked team since 2013. “When you’re six games down before you even play a conference game, it’s going to be challenging,” Kennedy said. Its first conference series was this past weekend at University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where they went 1-2 in the series. Elon baseball has heavily relied on younger players early this season, particularly redshirt sophomore pitcher Brian Edgington and redshirt freshman outfielder Alex Iadisernia. The pair are new to conference play as neither had played a conference game in their careers prior to last weekend. Edgington began pitching for Elon last year after transferring from Mercer County Community College. Edgington has allowed 12 earned runs in 30 total innings on the season. Also, he was also named the Colonial Athletic Association co-pitcher of the week last

week after he stepped in during the final four innings for freshman pitcher Spencer Bauer in the team’s second game against East Carolina. “I was just trying to follow him, just keeping at that point, keeping the lead and just trying to execute pitch after pitch and just letting my defense work,” Edgington said. As for Iadisernia, he leads the team in batting average, runs scored and hits. He currently is hitting at a .395 clip, and has seven home runs this season. He still wants his team to improve in various ways, but says that may come with time. “We gotta get started hitting them better with runners in scoring position and stuff like that, but I think we’ll figure it out as the season goes on,” Iadisernia said. Kennedy said those inconsistencies are common among the team, as the roster is made up of mainly underclassmen. Only five members out of the 41-man roster are graduating seniors. “If we can put it all together,we have some talented guys,” he said. “ We’re very young. There’s no question about that, but we have guys who are very capable, it’s just putting it all together.” Some of the other reasons, according to Kennedy, is they struggle to maintain a lead when they change pitchers and tend to leave players in scoring position for too long without taking risks.

“We’ve had a few good starts, and it’s just a matter of trying to piece those things together and then all offensively,” Kennedy said. “Really our main goal was to be a little more competitive with guys in scoring positions.“

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IF WE CAN PUT IT ALL TOGETHER, WE HAVE SOME TALENTED GUYS. WE’RE VERY YOUNG. THERE’S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT, BUT WE HAVE GUYS WHO ARE VERY CAPABLE, IT’S JUST PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER. MIKE KENNEDY HEAD BASEBALL COACH

The pandemic is another factor affecting the team’s season since there are a limited number of conference teams. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CAA opted to create divisions this

year to reduce travel. This means Elon’s program is pitted against the College of Charleston, UNCW and The College of William & Mary twice throughout the season. Due to COVID-19 protocols within James Madison University’s program, six of Elon’s conference games were canceled entirely. Also, losing the James Madison games means that seeding for the CAA tournament may be affected. Teams have to play their way into the tournament and without those games, the remaining conference games are that much more important, Kennedy said. “You have to show up, and you have to be ready to go because you don’t get them back,” he said. “If you dig yourself too much of a hole out of the gate, it could be tough to climb out of.” However, the coach no longer fears his team catching the coronavirus and being placed in a hold because of contact tracing and positive test results. He has faith that his players are socializing in smaller groups, being vaccinated and taking the necessary precautions to continue their season. Edgington said following the protocols is something he and his teammates have gotten used to. The team will face off against William & Mary for a doubleheader at home on Saturday, April 10 with the first game at 1 p.m. and the second game set to start at 5 p.m. They will finish the series Sunday, April 11 at 1 p.m.

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Wednesday april 7, 2021

Justin Allen ‘24 (left) and JR Martin ‘24 (right) will serve as quarterbacks for the the 2020-21 football season following Davis Cheek’s and Joey Baughman’s injuries.

COURTESTY OF ELON ATHLETICS (LEFT) THOMAS DENOME (RIGHT)

Elon Spring Football:

A TALE OF TWO QUARTERBACKS JR Martin and Justin Allen battle under center to finish out Elon’s spring football season Kole Noble

Elon News Network | @SlawSportsShow

Spring football for the Elon Phoenix has had its fair share of ups and downs after six games so far this season. It all started prior to Week 1 when the team learned it would be without senior starting quarterback Davis Cheek for the entire season due to a foot injury. Now, their final two games of the season have been postponed due to COVID-19 related issues within the program. At this point in time, the Colonial Athletic Association has yet to announce if and when Elon will play its final two games of the season. Whether or not the Phoenix play, Elon was still able to get a tiny taste of what’s to come for the future of the program during this shortened season. Redshirt sophomore Joey Baughman suited up as the team’s starting quarterback in the season opener against Davidson College. Baughman led the team to a comeback victory in Week 1 and

started again in Week 2 against Gardner-Webb University. But late in the third quarter, Baughman left the game with a lower leg injury and was officially declared out for the rest of the season. Since then, Elon has been rotating back and forth at quarterback between freshman

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IT’S BEEN FRUSTRATING, BUT WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO COMPETE AND DEVELOP OUR PLAYERS. TONY TRISCIANI HEAD COACH

JR Martin and redshirt freshman Justin Allen. Martin has appeared in four games for Elon, recording a team-high 396 passing yards, three touchdowns and four interceptions. Allen, meanwhile, has recorded 290 passing yards, two touchdowns and

three interceptions in three games played. Head coach Tony Trisciani declined Elon News Network’s request to interview Martin, citing he wanted to protect his freshman quarterback. Trisciani did say, however, his team was going to push forward and attempt to salvage the season. “It’s been frustrating, but we’re going to continue to compete and develop our players,” Trisciani said. “We’re playing a lot more players right now, maybe more than we would have in a typical season. We want to get as many guys on the field and get them some game experience to develop our program, which in turn will make us better in the fall.” Martin first appeared as the quarterback for the Phoenix in Week 2 against Gardner-Webb after Baughman left the game. In Baughman’s absence, Martin completed 8 of 11 passing attempts for 69 yards and one interception. Martin’s first career start came the following week in Elon’s conference opener against James Madison University. Martin started off the game strong, tossing a touchdown to junior wide receiver Bryson Daughtry, giving Elon a 17-3 lead going into halftime against the No. 1 team in the FCS. Elon’s

offense struggled in the second half, failing to score another point and turning the ball over once off an interception, allowing the Dukes to come back and win 20-17. Despite the shaky secondhalf performance against James Madison, Martin got the nod as the starter for their next game against Richmond. Down 7-24 in the third quarter, Trisciani made the decision to switch quarterbacks and pulled Martin out of the game and put Allen in. Allen remained at quarterback for the rest of the game, totaling one touchdown and two interceptions. Against The College of William & Mary the next week, Trisciani stuck with Allen as the starter. Allen only saw the field for the first half recording just 34 yards passing and no touchdowns. In the second half, the ball went back into the hands of Martin, who managed to record over 100 yards and threw Elon’s lone touchdown. In Elon’s second game against the University of Richmond, Allen suited up for his second consecutive start despite being removed from the game the week before. This time, the outcome was very different for Allen. The redshirt freshman finished the game with 198 passing yards, one touchdown and one interception.