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WEDNESDAT, ApWI 5, 2017
Volume 43 Edition 1
Elon, North Carolina
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HIGHLIGHTING
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HOLI
Distinctions of caste,
class, age and gender
are suspended
during Holi
Hindu population uses
popular holiday to promote
their culture
. Holi celebrates the
. coming of spring and
. new life and energy
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Emmanuel Morgan
Managing Editor
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Last year,
approximately 300
students attended
Elon’s Holi celebration
Ion University sophomore
Abhinav Nitesh knows he’s
immensely outnumbered.
According to the Spring
2017 Registrar’s report,
he’s one of only 24 Hindus at Elon, a
fraction compared to the thousands of
students who practice other religions.
Still, it doesn’t stop him from try
ing to make an impact.
With Holi — one of the more well-
known Hindu festivals — taking place
at Elon Friday, Nitesh saw a prime
opportunity to promote his faith while
also providing a chance for members
of the community to enjoy themselves.
Holi, which celebrates the beginning
of spring and the triumph of good
over evil, rallies people together and
culminates in a paint or colored pow-
Holi is particularly
celebrated in
North India
See HOLI
Pg.5
CAROLINE BREHMANI Photo Editor
HB2 repealed, controversy continues
Sonya Walker
Contribytor
@Sonya A Walker
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper
signed House Bill 142 — March 30,
repealing the controversial House Bill
2, but sparking
Spring Pride Week: Colorful, inclusive
Zach Skillings
Contributor
@Z$killings
Despite achieving national recognition
as an LGBTQIA-friendly school, mem
bers of the LGBTQIA community at Elon
University feel there is still progress to be
made concerning inclusivity on campus.
Hosted by Spectrum, Elon’s queer-
straight student alliance. Spring Pride Week
is an opportunity to take steps forward in
raising the visibility of LGBTQIA students
on campus. Celebrated from April 3 to 7,
Pride Week is a time to celebrate noncon
forming sexual and gender identities while
forming stronger relationships between
House Bill
142 prohibits
government
institutions
from regulating
access to
multiple
occupancy
bathrooms
and changing
facilities.
See PRIDE WEEK
PgU
debate as to wheth
er this compromise
was worth it.
HB2, or the
“Bathroom Bill”
was passed more
than a year ago
by former North
Carolina Gov. Pat
McCrory. Among
other things, the
bill mandated that
people use public
restrooms correlat
ing with the gender declared on their
birth certificates. HB2 stirred up nation
al controversy because of its specific
impact on the LGBTQIA community.
“[HB2] has stained our reputation —
it has discriminated against our people,
and it has caused great economic harm
in many of our communities,” Cooper
said at a press conference after signing
HB142.
But now HB142 is facing backlash of
its own.
The new law also prohibits gov
ernment institutions — including the
University of North Carolina System and
the North Carolina Community College
System — from regulating access to mul
tiple occupancy bathrooms and chang
ing facilities.
HB2 banned local nondiscrimina
tion ordinances from being passed, and
though HB142 does not ban nondiscrim
ination ordinances from being passed
forever, it does prohibit them from being
passed by local legislatures until 2020.
HB142 also does not amend the class
es of people who can be protected by
those nondiscrimination laws to include
sexual orientation or gender identity —
something many activist groups argued
was vital to preventing future inequity.
See HB2
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NEVUS
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