Articles by Owen Covington
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Elon community offers support to those impacted by Hurricane Harvey
August 27, 2017
The university is offering a variety of ways in the coming days and weeks for students, faculty and staff to assist those devastated by the catastrophic hurricane that struck Texas on Friday night.
New Student Convocation offers look ahead for Elon's Class of 2021
August 26, 2017
More than 1,600 new Elon students were surrounded by friends and family Under the Oaks as faculty, staff and students celebrated the formal start of the academic year.
Welcome! Elon's Class of 2021 makes itself at home
August 25, 2017
The Elon community turned out Friday morning to help more than 1,600 new and transfer students move to campus as the 2017-18 academic year prepares to begin.
In My Words: Shine the light of journalism on white supremacists
August 24, 2017
Associate Professor of Communications Rich Landesberg writes in this column for the Elon Writers Syndicate that now is the time to support journalists so they can keep the spotlight on white supremacists.
Iconic Elon 'E' lifted into place on Schar Center as project hits new milestone
August 24, 2017
The 5,400-seat, 160,000-square-foot facility will provide a premier gathering space for major campus events and serve as the new home for Elon's basketball and volleyball programs when it opens next year.
Elon partners with Zipcar on car-sharing service
August 24, 2017
Zipcar offers Elon students, faculty and staff 24/7 convenient access to vehicles that can be rented by the hour or the day.
In My Words: Learn the science before passing judgment on human genetic modification
August 24, 2017
Associate Professor of Biology Dave Gammon writes about advances in the modification of the human genome, and how best to process the implications.
New Maker Hub – Downtown offers more space, new equipment for Elon’s makers
August 24, 2017
The new space on the third floor of Elon Town Center on North Williamson Avenue is hosting an open house from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24.
In My Words: Dispatches from the front
August 22, 2017
Religious Studies Professor Jeffrey C. Pugh writes about his experience as a counterprotestor in Charlottesville, Virginia, the hatred he experienced and what he believes was driving it.
Move-in day map shows the routes for new students to follow to campus
August 22, 2017
Please note: A section of East Haggard Avenue that runs through campus will be closed from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25. Read this note for a link to the move-in day map