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RE GNINGPHOENIX LIAM O'CONNOR I STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Tres McMichael and Hope Koene were crowned as Homecoming Royalty during the home football game on Saturday, Nov. 3. Crowned royalty: Two seniors win the Homecoming vote and take their checks to charity CHARITY DONATIONS Each of the winners received a prize of Sioo to donate to a philanthropy of their choice. HANNAH MASSEN | Elon News Network | @massenhannah Vjs fcURROUNDED BY CHEERING FANS and kthe bright lights of Rhodes * Stadium, seniors Hope Koene and Tres McMichael were crowned Elon University’s 2018 Homecoming Royalty. McMichael, a music theatre major and member of the Al pha Beta Beta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity at Elon, keeps a busy academic sched ule. He’s pursuing a double ma jor in arts administration and music theatre and minors in leadership studies, business ad ministration and African and African-American studies. Koene is a member of the Epsilon Delta chapter of Del ta Delta Delta sorority, a Stu dents Promoting Awareness, Responsibility, Knowledge and Success (SPARKS) peer educa tor and a tour guide. She’s ma joring in public health studies and minoring in neuroscience and psychology. She is on the pre-med track and hopes to pursue a career in pediatrics someday. Both seniors, who were elected from a group of 20 nominees, were surprised when their victories were announced u IT WAS JUST A REALLY GREAT WEEKEND TO BRING TOGETHER THE EIGHTING CHRISTIANS AND THE PHOENIX - ALL OETHE PEOPLE WHO ...MAKE ELON SO SPECIAL. TRES MCMICHAEL SENIOR. HOMECOMING ROYALTY to the crowd of Elon students, staff and alumni. McMichael said he didn’t even hear his name called at first. “When we went onto the field, everything was happen ing so fast, and I didn’t realize they had started announcing people’s names,” McMichael said. “I kind of, sort of heard the runner-ups, and I heard them announce Hope’s name. Then there was a pause, and people started clapping, so I started clapping, too.” Koene said she was happy and excited when she heard her name called. “I do a lot of work in health promotion and I’m really pas sionate about Planned Parent hood, so knowing that I can support a philanthropy that I really care about and also uti lize my love for the Elon com munity, it made sense for me to kind of try out and run for Homecoming,” Koene said. The winners each received a prize of $100 to donate to the philanthropy of their choice. Koene and McMichael’s philan thropies are both geared to ward women’s rights and em powerment. McMichael decided to give back to A BroaderWay Foun dation, where he interned his freshman year. Founded by Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs, one of the foundation’s pro grams, which is open to girls from urban communities, is a four-weeklong summer camp in Massachusetts called Camp BroaderWay. See ROYALTY I pg. 6 MIDTERMS: The battle over the sixth district Understanding Mark Walker’s and Ryan Watt’s political platforms that were constantly at odds Selina Guevara Elon News Network | @selinaguev3ra Republican Mark Walker and Democrat Ryan Watts went head-to-head in the race for North Carolina’s sixth district for the U.S. House of Rep resentatives. The base of Walker’s platform was job and eco nomic growth, while Watts focused on partisan gerrymandering and providing new leadership in Washington, D.C. Watts, a 28-year-old University of North Caroli na at Chapel Hill business graduate, believed it was time for a change in leadership and policy within North Carolina. Walker, a Baptist minister who has held office since 2015, believed he was still best for the job. The platforms of both candidates were largely at odds. The two political opponents clashed on issues such as immigration, gerrymandering, edu cation and gun control. See MIDTERMS I pg. 4 NEWS-PAGE 4 Breaking down the candidates’ opposing platforms. LIFESTYLE‘PAGE 7 Burgers, fries, shakes and a classic vibe in downtown Graham. SPORTS-INSERT Behind Elon’s largest sporting event of the year.
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