June 9, 2000
Elon Spells Elan With a Phoenix
The Fightin' Christians are fightin' no more.
When Elon College's baseball team trotted off the diamond for the last time this season, on May 18, it was the curtain call for the college's rough-and-ready ecclesiastical nickname, as well as its mascot, Mr. E.
Next year, Elon's athletes will be known by their shiny new moniker, "the Phoenix."
Officials of the college, affiliated with the United Church of Christ, announced last October that they would be coming up with a
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