Community Corner
🌱 How Elon’s Jewish community responded after threats to cancel Shabbat
Coming up on the Elon Patch calendar: Volleyball- Cummings @ WA
Cheers Elon! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Elon's Jewish community responded after threats to cancel Shabbat
- How Elon's Sophomore Success event is jump-starting students' career plans
- How one Elon class turns autumn on campus into climate learning
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 66.
- Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 75 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. After Threats to Shut It Down, Elon Chabad Draws 100 Students (anash.org) — Jewish students at Elon University gathered at a secure off-campus location for a Shabbat dinner after online threats targeted the event and its organizers in Elon. Local police and security quietly protected the gathering, which drew more than 100 students and became a moment of solidarity and renewed Jewish pride. Organizers say it has already boosted interest in upcoming High Holiday services. 
2. Sophomore Success connects LSB students with career preparation and Elon community (elon.edu) — Elon business students recently gathered at The Inn at Elon for the Sophomore Success event, sharpening resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and networking skills with parents, faculty, and career advisors. Timed just before Family Weekend, the program emphasized that sophomore year is crucial for internships and recruiting, giving Elon students early practice with interviews, Superday-style sessions, and professional relationship-building.
3. Emma Moesswilde blends seasonal changes into CORE 1100 course (elon.edu) — Students in a first-year Core 1100 class at Elon are using the changing seasons on campus to explore how people experience environmental change and today's climate crisis. Assistant professor Emma Moesswilde holds frequent outdoor discussions that connect falling leaves, campus traditions, and shifting weather to broader historical and global issues. The course also supports Elon's Sustainability Master Plan by weaving climate awareness into everyday academic life.
4. Volleyball Returns Home To Host Stony Brook (elonphoenix.com) — Elon volleyball is back at Schar Center this weekend, hosting Stony Brook in CAA matches Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. Local fans can watch standout players like Cameron Lanier chase milestones as the Phoenix look to build on recent wins and improve their conference record right here in Elon.
5. Hanif Abdurraqib says to embrace uncertainty, find meaning in present (elonnewsnetwork.com) — Elon students recently heard author and poet Hanif Abdurraqib speak in Alumni Gym about embracing uncertainty, failure, and the present moment, tied to his Common Reading book. His visit, part of Elon's 2026 freshman reading program, encouraged students in Elon to focus less on future anxieties and more on the people and experiences shaping their lives right now.
📸 Around Elon
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elon
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- Volleyball- Cummings @ WA
Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
6:00 pm - JV Football- Southeast Alamance @ WA
Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
6:30 pm - Varsity Football- WA @ Southeast Alamance
Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
7:00 pm - Volleyball Doubleheader- Person @ WA
Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
5:00 pm - Soccer- Southern Alamance @ WA
Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
6:00 pm - Volleyball Doubleheader- Williams @ WA
Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
5:00 pm - Soccer- WA @ Graham
Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
6:00 pm - Volleyball Doubleheader- WA @ Southern Alamance
Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
5:00 pm - Soccer- Person @ WA
Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
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🗓 Events Nearby
- FIELD TRIP: Alamance Battleground →
Burlington NC
9:30 am - Parade of Homes Awards Night
Association Office, 2450 Hanford Rd., Burlington
5:30 pm - Volleyball- Cummings @ WA
Western Alamance High Elon College, NC 27244
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Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- North Carolina Schools posted a job opening for Athletic Coach- Women's Basketball- Western Middle in Elon. Apply here.
- Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Burlington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elon here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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