The Elon Student Television show, entitled Phoenix 14 News, is hosted by three students, Randy Gyllenhaal, Dannika Lewis, and Mitch Pittman. It was produced on September 10, 2007 in Studio A of the Iris Holt McEwen School of Communications. Some notable topics include: Family Weekend activities; SideTrack Grill benefiting financially from Family Weekend; the Office of Institutional Advancement hosting Astronaut Edwin Eugene (Buzz) Aldrin, Jr., to speak with Elon University grandparents; Burlington, North Carolina has installed involuntary water restrictions with Elon University being affected by the action in the extreme hot conditions; Elon University’s campus uses 85% irrigation water supplied from Lake Mary Nell, Lake Verona, and South Campus ponds; “Halo 3” gaming program made more than $107 million in its first 24 hours; new Zip cars can be used by students; in 2007 the Manfuso Plaza in front of the James H. McEwen Dining Hall was dedicated in memory of John A. (Tommy) Manfuso, Jr., given by Alison (Ali) Fuge (Class of 2008) and her family; “See You at the Pole” celebrating a Christian movement with prayers during the weekend; 50 Elon students donated blood to the American Red Cross in Moseley Center; Aramark increases the cost of student meal plans; the Writing Center is taking instant message (IM) questions about citations; leadership, one of the five essential experiences at Elon, is being promoted by Elon’s School of Law through a leadership series with David Gergen and John Alexander; from the Elon Poll, Hillary Clinton and Fred Thompson are leading in the U.S. Presidential primary; the town of Alamance in Alamance County, North Carolina is being recognized for many historical landmarks; the importance of students reserving airlines seats for the holidays; Honda Jet is bringing a new flight simulator which will be installed at the Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTI); the airline Skybus Airline, Inc., may be setting up headquarters at PTI; five schools in Morrisville, North Carolina were locked down on September 10, 2007 as Sheriff Deputies looked for two murder suspects; Elon and Greensboro police officers work together to locate a suspect in a Durham police officer shooting; gangs in Alamance County, North Carolina increasing; the largest meat recall has been issued to Topps Meat Company; Food Lion removes 1,200 tainted milk cartons from shelves; reporting on the first sold out football game between Elon University vs. Appalachian State; Elon men’s soccer team playing Davidson College; National Football League (NFL) games being played during the weekend; and Elon University’s Sweet Signatures singing from their new album “Coming into Focus.” Some notable names include: Randy Gyllenhaal, Dannika Lewis, Mitch Pittman, Andrew (Drew) Smith, Mary Stonall, Evan Godfrey, Rosalyn Orr, Edwin Eugene (Buzz) Aldrin, Jr., Michael Francis (Mike) Easley, Michael (Mike) A. Dula, Anthony (Tony) Crider, Daniel (Dan) Miller, Kevin Delaney, Ryan Mintz, Yardley Manfuso, John A. (Tommy) Manfuso, Jr., Alison (Ali) Fuge, James H. McEwen, Vanessa Berman, Paul Benedict, Leo M. Lambert, John Alexander, David Gergen, David Williams, Meredith Gulley, Sweet Signatures, Charles (Chuck) Gantos, Michael Mayers, Scott Riddle, Peter (Pete) Lembo, Johnny Blackwell, Drake Springer, Steve Haas, Sean Clearly, Nicolas (Nick) Ochsner, Tristan Milder, Molly Lair, Jasmine Spencer, Evelyn Frederichson, Rachel Roshfeld, Sam Gyllenhaal, Linda Lashendock, Kyle Andersen, Kevin Kline, Leigh Lesniak, and Killer Track Music.
