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mm 7here has to be contror N.C. considering making body cams non-public records Bryan Anderson News Editor @bryanranderson Finding their MATCH H.AltTA'JXElPhotoEditor ^ Senior Jess Farmer ^ (left) and Aly Quintana '15 (right) hold up a picture of themselves from the night they first met. IT’S NOT THE TYPICAL, TRADITIONAL RELATIONSHIP. BUT TO US, IT IS- THAT’S OUR COMFORT. JESS FARMER SENIOR Engaged couple a of LGBTQdA copum^^^l in titMeti^dtjElon ^ " Alex Simon Sports Editor @alexsimon99 T he frrst time senior Jess ]-armer and Aly Quintana '15 met was a typical weekend evening for college students. In March 2013 — Quintana’s sophomore year, Farmer s freshman year — some nrembers of the Elon University women’s basketball team and softball teanr got together before heading out to parties for the evening. After spending time watching each other on the court and field, the two were finally able to connect, exchanging phone numbers before the nrght ended. The friendship then quickly devel oped into something more — but not without its fair share of thought. The decision to start dating came at a com plicated time for both w'omen. I’hey were both questioning their identities after years at home, and entering into a same-.sex relationship in college wasn’t a decision they could make lightl)-. And as student-athletes, they would also have to consider locker room culture and the impact their identities t«)uld have on the court and field. Professional athletes have fttced similar dif- See LGBTQIA pg. 22-23 Body and dashboard cameras have the power to hold law en- I forcement officials accountable I for their actions. They provide ev idence to imprison criminals and tighten relationships between po lice departments and their com munities. But on April 26, two North Carolina General Assembly rep resentatives proposed House Bill 972 — a piece of legislation I that would make footage from I dashboard and body cameras I non-public records. Mark Sweat, criminal invest!- See BODY CAMS pg.9 Tiny house movement grows at Elon Courtney Campbell style Editor igcourtcamps Facing the pasture in Loy Farm on Elon University’s campus lays a 150-square-foot building on top of a trailer. Hidden from plain sight by a barn, the tiny olive green home is big enough to fit one: senior Dustin Pfaehler. Since January. Pfaehler has made the small building his home during the, day, napping upstairs on a camping mattress in a 3-foot- tall loft, using a camping toilet and staying warm with a space heater, then returning to his apartment to sleep at night. After seeing the documentary “Tiny: A Story About Living Small” on Netflix, Pfaehler was inspired to build and live in his own small home. Since he was staying on cam pus for a fifth year, he thought constructing one could justify him staying for only a few classes. “It seemed really interesting, so I looked into it more,” Pfaehler said. See TINY HOUSE pg. 12-13 SGAVice President and fashion guru shares V Ws style ,, _ = ■ 17 spoms Elon to host CAA tracks field team meet
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