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facebook.com/elonnewsnetwork ^ ^ @elonn8rti*Kf.'iOrk Elon Nev/s Network Now with her presidency in its infancy, Book’s sights are set on the future as new ini tiatives and tasks claw for her attention. Williams has had a close eye on presi dents for more than 50 years. She’s worked for five different Elon presidents, ranging from a student worker to eventually vice president for development. Though Book is new to the role, Wil liams has full faith in her. And she, along with other Elon colleagues, are ready to help Book add new tricks in her pitch count. “The beautiful thing is each of the pres idents was really just right for his or her time.” Williams said. “Dr. Book was just the perfect selection to take us into a whole new era.” See BOOK I ALEX HAGER I STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Connie Book is the first female president of Elon University. Her official inauguration is on Oct. 18. PAGE 5 The community keeps its promise to aid Florence victims LIFESTYLE •PAGE 12 Representing LGBT pride in Alamance County PHOTO COURTESY OFTREVOR COCKBURN | THE BREEZE Elon freshman Zach Monson and sophomore Destin FIloyd take down JMU redshirt-junior Ben DiNucci during the game on Oct. 8. Legit at long last Elon’s new brand of football is making the team a real contender in the CAA Alex Hager Elon News Network | @awhager Its hard to overstate how momen tous Saturdays win was for Elon. The Phoenix marched into Harrisonburg, sling and stone in hand, and toppled the FCS football Goliath that is James Madison University. All of the stumbles, the mediocrity, the two-win seasons — all those au tumns of uninspired football felt like a distant memory as the Phoenix reigned triumphant in Bridgeforth Stadium. JMU has been a budding dynasty as of late, having won the conference for the past three years and making a trip to the Football Championship Subdi vision National Championship for the past two. The Dukes have been a famil iar face in the national rankings year in and year out. Their presence in the Co lonial Athletic Association has elevated the conference to be considered among the nations best. They hadn’t lost a conference game since 2015; that was until the Phoenix came to town. A spunky sophomore quarterback, a second-year head coach and a little mojo were apparently enough to unseat the No. 2 team in the country and make headlines. To say the odds were stacked against the Elon University football team wouldn’t even begin to do it jus tice. Some Vegas betting books had the Phoenix pegged as underdogs by a spread of 39.5 points. By flipping the script and winning, Elon can lay claim to the third-largest victory in the histo ry of college football. But more important than any wonky-sounding betting odds, more important than any stat line to emerge from the win, is just how much the nar rative of Elon football has been turned on its head. See FOOTBALL log. 14 'OORTS • PAGE 15 ■Volleyball outside hitter stands out on the court
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