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(11/18/14 9:16pm)
In the corner of a dim T-shirt warehouse in Burlington, N.C., surrounded by buckets of colored dye and paint-splattered rotating machines, are rows of broccoli sprouts, barely an inch tall.
(04/08/14 7:17pm)
Several people had approached Don Webb about the odor his hogs created in their community in Wilson County, N.C. At one point, Webb had 400 sows on his property. Hundreds of pigs produced hundreds of pounds of manure, all of which was channeled into a hog lagoon, where it was treated and distributed on spray fields for crop production.
(02/28/14 6:44pm)
Elizabeth Purvis, known to her friends as Liz, could read when she was three years old, something most children don’t master until they’re five or six.
(12/13/13 3:14am)
It started on a bench in Central Park.
(12/13/13 3:12am)
Tuesday, Nov. 26 marked an interesting day for this year’s award season, and perhaps, the future of award nominations for film and television. The Hollywood Foreign Press made a ruling that Scarlett Johansson would not be eligible for a Golden Globe for her performance in ‘Her,’ because she was never seen, only heard.
(09/11/13 1:30pm)
There are few races that incorporate balance beams, mud hill crawls and rope climbs. There are even fewer that guide runners past exotic animals.
(08/27/13 8:43pm)
Students will bring in their own excitement for Elon University’s 2013–2014 school year, but the faculty and staff are pushing for new and better strategies to ensure students are more successful and satisfied than ever before.
(05/01/13 11:09am)
With a single human yell, the Conservators’ Center comes alive. Staff and volunteers around the grounds join in before their voices are drowned by 20 lions “oofing,” three wolves howling and nine tigers chuffling.
(04/23/13 1:20am)
In The Lamb’s Chapel in Haw River, a large countdown timer ticked down the minutes until Faith Force, a group of world-class athletes who use feats of strength to build and share faith, ran onto the stage.
(02/28/13 6:55pm)
In one of the large Lakeside Conference Rooms at Elon University, there is a simple arrangement: two chairs facing each other, an oriental rug and a plain sign asking for silence. Ken Hassell, associate professor of art, sits silent and motionless in one of the chairs with a blanket over his lap.
(02/26/13 8:35pm)
Under a full moon, it could have been Halloween Feb. 25 at the Harold Acting Studio. Cotton cobwebs, a fake skull and a buzzing black and white television decorated the front steps. A hunched Frankenstein-like greeter grasping a three-tier candleholder led each individual or group in and directed them to a seat. This simple introduction confirmed the horror to come later in the play: “Lucid Nightmares” was not going to be an ordinary scare.
(01/24/13 12:00am)
When Alpha Psi Omega, Elon University’s theatre honor society, began taking suggestions for the annual One Act Festival, senior Sean Liang, the society’s president, submitted Lanie Robertson’s play, “The Insanity of Mary Girard.” The play focuses on a woman’s experiences after her husband commits her to an insane asylum for becoming impregnated with another man’s child. Perhaps the scariest part, Liang said, is that the play is based on a true story from 1790 Pennsylvania.
(11/28/12 2:02am)
Resilient. Shenanigans. Family.
(11/12/12 4:54pm)
Passion, commitment and artistry.
(10/31/12 2:00pm)
For a while in middle school, she wanted to be a marine biologist and ride killer whales, or an interior designer like those in the Sims computer game. But those desires didn’t last long. Virginia Claire Mason always knew she was going to be in musical theater.
(10/26/12 12:39am)
After the release of their 2008 single, “Check Yes Juliet,” We the Kings found mainstream success outside of the pop-punk world with which they were familiar. Before their performance at Elon University’s Homecoming concert Oct. 19, The Pendulum caught up with lead singer Travis Clark to hear more about the band’s success.
(10/21/12 6:17pm)
Connecticut-based rapper Chris Webby is on a fast track to fame. His most recent mixtape, "Bars On Me," was downloaded more than 100,000 times within one week of its release, and the artist received an enthusiastic reception from students at Elon University's Homecoming concert Oct. 19. The Pendulum caught up with Webby after his performance to learn more about his musical style and career goals.
(10/11/12 6:09am)
Before the doors were opened, the lights in the Black Box Theatre cast an eerie blue and green light on the stage. It was opening night, and outside the theater, a huge line of students and community members waited eagerly to grab the perfect seat to watch BFA senior acting major Logan Sutton’s original play, “Story of Home.”
(10/04/12 10:12am)
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
(10/03/12 11:52am)
He is a white male from a middle-class family. He grew up in a suburb of Chicago. He is a college professor. He photographs and studies coal-mining communities. He likes to read.