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SEEKING MORE With CAA regular season championship in tow, Elon hunts tor bigger prize in Harrisonburg Alex Simon Sports Director @alexsimoii99 T he tears had started to stream down senior for ward Jenifer Rhodes' face. In what could be her final game in Aiumni Gym, Rhodes had tied her career-high with 21 points, leading Elon to a 82-48 win over the University of North Carolina at Wilmington March 1 and, with it, the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) regular season title. That title, and all the work that was put in to get it, had Rhodes emotional. But she said she quickly stopped the tears because there is still work to be done. “I was just so happy and so proud of my teammates, and also a little somber because it's the last time I’ll be in this gym,” Rhodes said. “But to know that next week, we have to get it done because we’re not done. That’s why I was able to hold back the tears — because I was like, ‘It’s not over. We’re not done. There’s still business to take care of.’” The CAA Tournament is that busi- ASHLEYKINGi Staff Photographer Senior forward ienifer Rhodes (left), senior guard Essence Baucom (center) and freshman forward Ra’Shika White (right) celebrate after Elon clinched the Colonial Athletic Association regular season title March 1. See CAA pgs. 16-17 J Elon reacts to national uptick in anti-Semitic threats Zach Skillings Contributor (5>ZSkilling$ Though a heightened atmo- sphere of anti-Semitism has not physically manifested itself at Elon . ^ University, Jewish students and fac- ; ulty on campus view the increased f ^ discrimination against the Jewish „ community nationwide as a cause for concern. In recent months, Americans At least 69 threats have been called to Jewish Community Centers in 27 states as well as a Canadian province since Jan. 1, according to the National Review. NEWS Students participate in Presidential Search Committee have witnessed a surge in anti-Sem itism with the desecration of Jewish cemeteries and bomb threats against Jewish communities. At least 69 threats have been called in to Jewish Community Centers in 27 states as well as a Canadian province since Jan. 1, according to the National Review. As Jewish students and faculty at Elon come to terms with the causes of this sudden rise in anti-Semitism, they are also thinking about actions that could be taken to ease what has become a pervasive problem. “It scares me,” said freshman Julia Goldstein. “I take it seriously. This is an actual issue, and some thing needs to be done about it.” Freshman Daniela Nasser has become more aware of her own sense of self when walking around campus because of the rise in anti-Semitic threats. “I think with the recent threats, it’s definitely just made me a lot STYLE Student films trailer for senior thesis project 11 more cautious about how I act in public because I have been a little nervous about things like that,” she said. Rabbi Meir Goldstein, associate chaplain for Jewish Life, said the recent rise in anti-Semitism comes during a time when other forms of prejudice, such as anti-Muslim attacks and acts of racism, are on See ANTI-SEMITISM Pg.5 SPORTS Men’s basketball’s bitter end doesn’t dimjiope for future 11
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