Michael Messele

Michael Messele was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. A junior at East Mecklenburg High School, he’s been a staff member and editor of the school’s newspaper, The Eagle. While on staff he won awards for editorials he wrote about the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, and the mismanagement of assault cases in local high schools. Alongside his work at The Eagle, he takes photos for the athletic department and films short highlight reels. Outside of school, he’s working on a documentary called “Blind Eye,” which is about sexual assault cases that were mishandled by the administration at Myers Park High School. Michael looks forward to pursuing a career in journalism, so he can continue sharing important and unique stories.

Elon class ring draws archivist to WWII pilot

Dewey Hooper, Elon graduate and bomber pilot, died in 1942. Eighty years later, the resurfacing of his 1940 class ring compelled archivist and assistant librarian Randall Bowman to share Hooper’s story. Bowman initially planned to conduct research tying Elon University and World War II together to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl […]

Elon launches new college access program for local high schoolers

This year marks the first year of Freedom Scholars, Elon University’s new program for high schoolers in the Alamance-Burlington school system. From June 19 to July 2, rising high school seniors in the area are attending classes focused on philosophy, democracy and leadership. The goal of the program is to help the students impact their […]