Elon News Network

ELON NEWS NETWORK

Elon News Network is a student-run news organization at Elon University in Alamance County, North Carolina. The newsroom produces content on multiple platforms, including online, print, broadcast and radio.

I joined ENN within my first week on campus and passionately served until my graduation in May 2020. During these formative years of my journalism career, I held the positions of multimedia reporter, enterprise editor and managing editor. Despite the all-nighters, skipped classes and gray hairs that came with student news — I adored every minute of it.

STORIES AND ARTICLES

Low-risk sex offenders struggle to reintegrate, rely on local groups
When Dwayne Daughtry meets someone for the first time, it rarely starts with an introduction. “Every day I feel like I’m reliving my crime all over again,” Daughtry said. “When people talk to me, the first thing they want to hear about is what I did — not what I do or who I am.”

Concealed handgun carry permits increase across country, state
GRAHAM — The routine ring of a bell sends students to buses and math teacher Richard Miller to his car. Once his wheels roll past the middle school’s grounds, Miller pulls over to unpack his trunk. Within moments, his 9-millimeter handgun is comfortably concealed by his waist...

The Battery Man: A student's road into the motorcycling industry
MOORESVILLE — Facing his parents, just weeks shy of turning 16, Shan Roy knew from the looks on their faces the chances of unwrapping his dream gift on his birthday were slim. “No. There is no way, it’s too dangerous.” This was the response Shan both dreaded and expected...

How art is helping a city step out of the shadow of Confederate Day
GRAHAM — At the intersection of Main and Elm streets, the words “Our Confederate Soldiers” are inscribed at the base of a 30-foot-high monument. Standing at the top of the monument in front of Alamance County’s Historic Courthouse, with a rifle in hand, is a statue of a Confederate common soldier...

Urge to Unionize: Non-tenured faculty organize a union at Elon
In fall 2018, dozens of faculty members came together to unionize at Elon University, a private school in North Carolina. Visit Elon News Network's union coverage website to see more reporting:

Story I: Non-tenure-track faculty organize a union at Elon
Story II: President Book responds to Elon Faculty Forward
Story III: Three deans respond to union movement
Story IV: SGA stays neutral regarding potential faculty union
Story V: Union no longer represents two faculty ranks
Story VI: How labor laws would affect a union at Elon
Story VII: Certified but still controversial, debate over Elon's union continues