🌱 Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter speaks at Elon today
Elon, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Elon! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter speaks at Elon today
- Elon historian earns major prize for uncovering emancipation’s financial battles
- At Elon, a scientist makes the case for friendliness
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 45 degrees.
- Thursday: Pleasant with sun and clouds, temps: high: 69, low: 38.
- Friday: Partly sunny; breezy, cooler, with a high of 53 and low of 32 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Ret. Cpl. Kyle Carpenter to deliver Carol Ann Walker International Lecture on Nov. 11 (elon.edu) — Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter will speak at Elon University’s McCrary Theatre today, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. The retired Marine, who endured years of recovery after protecting a fellow Marine in Afghanistan, will deliver the Carol Ann Walker International Lecture. Tickets are available through ElonTickets.com. 
2. History professor awarded best book in Southern history prize (elon.edu) — Elon University historian Amanda Laury Kleintop has won a leading Southern history book prize for research into former enslavers’ demands for compensation after emancipation. Her book, supported by university funding, explores how those efforts shaped the Fourteenth Amendment and undermined reparations efforts by formerly enslaved people.
3. Duke professor Brian Hare promotes ‘hope for a friendlier future' (elonnewsnetwork.com) — Could friendliness help explain survival? Duke anthropologist Brian Hare explored that question with students and community members at Elon’s Whitley Auditorium on Nov. 9. Drawing on research involving dogs, foxes and primates, he argued that cooperation has evolutionary advantages and encouraged the audience to bring more friendliness into everyday life.
4. Alamance Arts works with Elon students to update public art guide (elonnewsnetwork.com) — Elon University students are helping make Alamance County’s public art easier to find, replacing outdated information with new brochures, maps and QR codes. They presented their work to Alamance Arts on Nov. 10, but the new guides are not yet public. Existing guides remain available online and at the organization’s Graham building.
5. Elon Falls to George Washington 69-50 Despite Dalton Double-Double (bvmsports.com) — Elon returns home Friday against Chattanooga after George Washington handed the Phoenix their first loss, 69-50. Josh Dalton’s 15 points and career-high 12 rebounds weren’t enough to overcome poor shooting and an 11-0 second-half run. The Phoenix are 2-1 heading into the 7 p.m. home game.
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Upcoming Events in
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Board of Education Work Session
Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary, 1712 Vaughn Rd, Burlington
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Boy's Basketball @ Burlington Christian Academy
Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
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Girls' Basketball @ The Burlington School
Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
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Fall Play "Clue"
Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
7:00 pm
Tuesday November 17
Wednesday November 18
Thursday November 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Burlington Horticultural presents Sean James: Wonderland, the Winter Garden →
Auditorium, Central Arena, Burlington
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CLOSED-Veteran's Day →
Burlington NC
8:00 am -
ElevateHER Entrepreneurs
EMBER Coworking Space, 1151 Holmes Rd, Mebane
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City Budget Workshop →
Burlington Municipal Building, 425 S Lexington Ave, Burlington
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Continuing Education →
2450 Hanford Road, Burlington -
Veterans Tribute Musical
Pleasant Grove Elementary Burlington, NC 27217
6:00 pm -
Live jazz featuring UNCG jazz program students →
Krafty Sloth Taphouse & Wine Bar, 2362 South Church Street, Burlington
7:00 pm -
Thankful For the Blues - Friendsgiving Edition →
3729 South Church Street, Burlington
7:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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