The Pendulum, September, 2, 2026

Student finds her community 3,000 miles away from home

For many freshmen, moving into college meant packing the practical things like clothes, toiletries and pictures of family and friends; to make an unfamiliar room feel a little more like home. For Jayne Gilchrist, that also meant making room for her childhood stuffed animal and a pair of cowboy boots. 

Elon’s Common Reading looks beyond the basketball court

For some students, a book about basketball might sound like an unlikely Common Reading. For Elon’s incoming class, however, poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib’s “There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension” could offer a different path into conversations about identity, community and belonging, as freshman begin their college journey this semester. 

Elon women’s soccer wins gritty 2-1 match against High Point

Phoenix overcome slow start, score late in draw against William & Mary

Elon University’s BSU welcomes students to cookout

Gov. Stein vetoes controversial elections reform bill

Elon football opens season with dominant 42-7 win over Glenville State