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Do you actually bELONg? PhoenixCONNECTa result of social climate task force Emmanuel Morgan News Editor @EMorgan704 The Presidential Task Force on Social Climate and Out-of- Class Engagement has written 42 recommendations to assist in strengthening Elon University’s reach outside the walls of class rooms, looking specifically at how students identify with like-mind ed cohorts that include clubs and organizations. In response to the find ings, Elon has created PhoenixCONNECT, an online resource that displays many of Elon’s clubs and organizations, and will also open an office in Moseley Center to act as a hub for students. The app and office are intend ed to encourage more involve ment among students. Two of the most recurring themes iden tified by the Task Force had to do with slipping through the cracks as a result of either missing the Organization Fair or not joining Fraternity & Sorority Life, which about 35 percent of students are actively part of “Were looking at it because, for most of our students, they do actually have great experiences at Elon and a really strong sense of belonging,” said Jon Dooley, assistant vice president for Student Life and dean of Campus Life, who co-chaired the Task Force with Associate Professor of Communications Naeemah Clark. “What that means is that when a student doesn’t find that connection, it’s even more glaring to us as an institution. “Elon is a place that is rest less — that is really growing and wanting to improve and this is just a process of improvement.” President Leo Lambert appointed Dooley and Clark in August 2015 to lead the 29-mem- See SOCIAL CLIMATE PH. 5 Elon institutes new on-campus dining hours Maya Eaglin Contributor @meaglin14 As a result of a Presidential Task Force and SUB findings on an analysis of students’ experiences, number of dif ferent dining options will debut around campus this fall. Pulkit Vigg, resident dis trict manager of Elon Dining, said this wasn’t founded on anyone’s personal opinion and that, “it is based on feed back and data that we have DINING HALL CHANGES See HOURS pg.6 Acorn: Open 7 a.m, - 8 p.m. Late Night: 10 p.m.-3 a.m. Thursdays | Lakeside Fridays | Tap House Saturdays i McEwen Varsity Sports Grill: Open 5 p.m.-1a.m. Colonnades: Offers brunch from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday - Sunday NEWS Professor draws lessons from work at STYLE A hint of southern charm at Press Coffee+Crepes 12 Freshman forward brings new look to men’s soccer Ml
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