Elon athletes dance with other attendees while live music is playing on Sep. 6 2024 at Downtown.
As summer comes to a close in the Town of Elon, migratory freshmen burst into town with new rooms and new questions. Town of Elon Mayor Emily Sharpe witnessed the seasonal turning of the student population since 2021. She said she has hopes for the new Elon students to plant roots here.
Many students go four years without really interacting with the town, Sharpe said. Her daughter romps restlessly around a chair in the Town Hall Annex on North Williamson Avenue. The town is quiet. Downtown is washed with rain, empty before the student rush…