Archive for August 15, 2011

Mitch Rippy '80, Amy Williamson '93, Elliott Armstrong '94 and Priscilla Awkard '94 compose the 41st Elon Sports Hall of Fame class, which will be inducted Sept. 10. The event, which will be held at 1:30 p.m. in Whitley Auditorium, is free and open to the public.

Around this time last year, Chris Brumbaugh '98 and Lynn Terrell '97 lived comfortably in Denver when they heard through the grapevine that their beloved Sidetrack Grill had closed. Both had worked at the iconic Elon restaurant for periods during their undergraduate days, and the news hit them hard. That's when the wheels behind The Root Trackside, the couple's new downtown Elon restaurant, began to turn.

Former Elon volleyball standout Sarah Schermerhorn '11 became the first player in program history to sign a professional contract. She will play for the Brøndby Volleyball Club in Copenhagen, Denmark, next season, according to ElonPhoenix.com.

Daniel Scagnelli, a 2006 graduate of the Martha & Spencer Love School of Business, has been chosen to lead the Beech Mountain (N.C.) Department of Parks and Recreation.

McKinnon, Moseley Center noon - 1:00 p.m.

Belk Pavilion room 208 10:15 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Belk Pavilion room 208 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

From the Raleigh News and Observer (8/14/11): Those 911 calls the public hears on TV and the Internet will begin to sound a little different.

From the Raleigh News and Observer (8/6/11): "Because of the unfairly speculative and one-sided coverage of UNC's recent football issues," wrote one UNC-Chapel Hill graduate, "I will not read your paper or visit your website again."