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I had my first social distancing nightmare last night. It’s no surprise given that I’d just finished reading The Atlantic’s “How Will the Coronavirus End?” detailing: “There are now only two groups of Americans. Group A includes everyone involved in the medical response, whether that’s treating patients, running tests, or manufacturing supplies. Group B includes

Meet Frankie Park

Voyage LA Frankie, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today. My mom and I are both very studious. We like taking instruction, analyzing all angles, and making sure an assignment is executed. For me this didn’t necessarily apply to being a

Student loans increasing, federal government responding

“The most stunning fact about college tuition is this: It has tripled since the 1980s,” said Mark Silva, deputy managing editor for government news at Bloomberg News in Washington. The ever-increasing number of figures listed on college tuition bills is mirrored in the deficit students face on graduation day. “The fact is they’re just really

Atheists often fear ‘coming out’ in the South

It is against the law in North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee for an atheist to hold public office. Each of these states employ different phrasing in the constitutions barring this minority group from leadership but, nevertheless, make it clear to state residents not believing is not accepted. It says in the U.S.

Auburn’s upset over Alabama causes tide of anger to roll onto social media

Ohio State versus Michigan, Oklahoma versus Texas, Army versus Navy and Auburn versus Alabama are among the most highly anticipated contests in college football. Last Saturday Auburn University beat the University of Alabama, the number one ranked rivalry in America by Yahoo Sports, in the final second of a nationally broadcasted game. Crimson Tide fans

50th Anniversary of Kennedy Assassination

Mid-November marks a shift in weather. The chill of winter begins to cut through leftover warmth from fall and, soon, envelops the air making it bitter cold. 50 years ago, the nation felt that chill thoroughly. President John F. Kennedy was shot multiple times in an open vehicle and the country watched. Today the country remembers

Illinois pulls U.S. toward legalizing gay marriage becoming 15th state to do so, where is NC on national trajectory?

By: Abby Franklin Illinois will be the 15th state to legalize gay marriage in the U.S. putting nearly 33 percent of the population in support of gay rights. On the subject of equality though, the U.S. is an anomaly– most developed nations extend complete legal rights to its LGBTQIA citizens. Experts, however, note that the

Myth Buster: The Elon University Cadaver Lab

There are dead bodies on campus. They’re beneath McMichael, stowed away, deep inside a laboratory’s freezer. There, the bodies lay one atop the other, bunk-bed style akin to a summer-camp-cabin morgue. When descending the stairs to McMichael’s ground level, it gradually gets darker. It also gets cooler. The freezer radiates cold. It’s the chill of

Shiho Fukada: freelance photojournalist featured in New York Times, Time and New Yorker speaks to Elon University students

Shiho Fukada makes a living straddling lines. She straddle’s international lines, traveling between Beijing, Tokyo, and New York. Straddle’s the line of activism and journalism. But she’s spent most of her career straddling the lines of humanity– with a camera in her hand. As an inherently shy person, Fukada wasn’t prepared for the moment when she

Elon University Performing Arts Department holds informal choreography II showcase modeled after French Salon

By Abby Franklin In word association games, participants are given a word and must supply another word immediately following–whichever word comes to mind first. If given the word ‘salon’ modernly, a likely response would be ‘hair.’ In 19th century France, however, a likely response to ‘salon’ would be ‘art.’ In that era, artists would share