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Shan Roy’s journey into the electric motorcycling industry
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MOORESVILLE, N.C. — 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. H “No.
There is no way, it’s too dangerous.” H This was the response Shan
both dreaded and expected. He knew asking for a dirt bike was
going to be a stretch, but it was still almost his birthday. H “Fine.
If you don’t want to buy me one, can I make my own?” he asked.
H “Go for it.” H “I will,” Shan said, knowing he was the only one
in the house who believed he could. H See SHAN | pg. 7
Elon celebrates
Holi festival in
vivid colors
rj Victoria Traxler
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The colorful and lively Hindu festival of
Holi will be celebrated at Elon this month with
vibrant colored paints, dyes and music.
The Holi festival will occur in Speakers’
Comer at 4 p.m. Friday,
April 13. Following the fes
tival will be Indian Shabbat
held in the Numen Lumen
Pavilion at 7 p.m.
Holi is rooted in Hindu
mythology, representing
the triumph of good over
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Elon’s dance team competes at NDA Nationals
Jack Haley
Sports Director I @iackhaleyl7
While they are usually only seen on
the sidelines at Rudd Field or at half
time on the court at Alumni Gym. it was
time for the Elon dance team to take the
spotlight at the National Dance Alliance
(NDA) national competition April 5-7
in Daytona Beach, Florida.
In the team’s second year competing
at nationals, the team qualified for the
finals for hip hop, placing them in the
top seven in the country automatically
in Division I. With their entire season
coming down to just a two-minute rou
tine, the Phoenix placed sixth in the na-
“There’s a lot riding on the perfor
mance.” said junior Kristin Sicari. “We
know that last year it didn’t work out;
those two minutes we had, we just didn’t
perform as well as we had wanted to, so
See HOLI I pg. 13
PHOTO COURTESY OF HANNA WENTZ
The Elon dance team poses with their sixth-place trophy at the NDA national competition in Daytona
See DANCE 1 pg. 1 5 Beach, Florida.
NEWS ‘ PAGE 4
Voting registration
deadline approaches
for N.C. primaries
LIFESTYLE • PAGE 6
Author Ella Mueller
remembers her life in
Germany during WWII
SPORTS • PAGE 14
Senior named CAA
Men’s Golfer of the
Week .