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(04/09/14 7:01pm)
It was dark in Udaipur, India. Elon University senior Jack Halligan and junior Jordan Nulsen had adjusted to driving rickshaws in the northern part of India, but not here. In Udaipur, a taxi driver had to take the wheel because the roads were too narrow to fit two rickshaws. They’d nearly made it up a huge hill when they saw headlights from the other side. The taxi driver yanked the rickshaw into reverse and let the vehicle fly back down the hill, pressing on the horn as he went.
(04/08/14 7:42pm)
When she graduated high school in 1978, Lisa Joyner knew if she began a career in the textile industry, she would always have a job — or at least that’s what everyone told her.
(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.
(04/03/14 10:53pm)
This weekend hundreds of Elon University students will be participating in ElonTHON, a 24-hour dance marathon committed to raising money and awareness for Duke Children’s Hospital.
(04/01/14 5:12am)
This 2013-2014 school year, over 1,400 students left their hometowns and high schools behind to join Elon University’s Class of 2017. Ready or not, these young Phoenix became part of giant balancing act.
(04/01/14 4:54am)
On the afternoon of Sunday, Feb. 2, hundreds of young women were “sittin’, waitin’, wishin’” in Elon University’s Alumni Gym before they opened their bid cards. To some outsiders looking in, that Bid Card, as well as that moment, held zero significance. But others knew the contents of that envelope would change those women’s lives forever.
(04/01/14 4:36am)
Continuous advances in technology have many people wondering if we’ll hang onto older technologies. For college students, this question focuses on textbooks.
(04/01/14 1:51am)
Considering the snow and brutal cold we’ve been forced to deal with recently, it is certainly hard to believe that Spring Break is just around the corner. However, being a second semester senior, I must admit it has definitely been on my mind. To better prepare yourself for Spring Break, feast your eyes on some of these hilarious embarrassing stories from fellow students, and let’s hope none of these horrific fails happen to you!
(04/01/14 1:30am)
The newest generation of gaming consoles has brought in record sales for Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. Now that all the pre-release hype has died down, how do the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Wii U stack up?
(03/19/14 5:49pm)
Elon University sophomore Aubrey Crawley has a schedule she adheres to each week.
(03/12/14 6:57pm)
Lake Mary Nell’s swan is a familiar presence. Her grace and beauty have charmed many who pass the lake. She dominates the area with her majestic features, and people are often compelled to stop and take a picture. Whether your interaction was limited to a picture, or if it extended to several minutes of swan-watching, you might have wondered, “Why is she alone?”
(03/12/14 6:51pm)
For many women, there is nothing more frustrating than having a closet full of clothes but nothing to wear.
(03/05/14 8:19pm)
Jan Register drives to her job at Elon University’s Numen Lumen Multi-Faith Center every morning and enters a building that promotes open-mindedness. When she drives home at night into Alamance County, she must convert to a Christian-only mindset for her family and friends. Little do they know she accepts atheism, among other faiths.
(03/05/14 2:00pm)
More than 219.4 million Americans were captured by the graceful figure skaters, the aggressive ice hockey matches and the swift luge at Sochi this winter. But really, it is what goes on behind the scenes of the Olympics that allows the audience to experience the action.
(03/02/14 7:50pm)
This piece is the tenth in a series of “Ask an Alum” columns that will be periodically published online through a partnership between Elon University’s Young Alumni Council and The Pendulum.
(03/02/14 7:24am)
As college students involved in a variety of organizations, working around an extensive class schedule and pursuing various leadership roles on campus, it’s very easy to get solely absorbed in the environment around you. Elon University senior Ashley Fowler did not succumb to this pressure. Since the fall of her sophomore year, she has moved beyond Elon’s boundaries by passionately researching LGBTQ rights in Lithuania and Croatia.
(02/28/14 8:29pm)
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(02/26/14 5:35pm)
Nestled in the corner of West Haggard, next to Kangaroo, lies Skid’s, Elon University’s very own family-friendly restaurant.
(02/19/14 6:34pm)
Whether you spent this Valentine’s Day showering your loved one with chocolate and flowers, gathering the courage to ask someone on a first date or lounging around in your pajamas and preaching singles awareness, one thing is certain: Valentine’s Day is what you make of it.
(02/19/14 6:32pm)
Classes were canceled, and Elon University’s Young Commons was blanketed in snow. Within a matter of seconds, what was once a quiet scene of fresh snowfall became a full-fledged battlefield, and white balls of fluff were flying in every direction. Students approached both ends of the commons armed with snowballs.
