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(10/13/11 12:32am)
In North Carolina, the general public sentiment toward President Barack Obama's American Jobs Act remains unclear. In an Elon University poll conducted last month, which surveyed 594 North Carolina residents, 36 percent said they would encourage their representative to vote against the bill. A total of 35 percent said they would encourage their member of Congress to vote for it, while 28 percent said they are unsure.
(10/12/11 7:35pm)
26 killed, 320 injured in Cairo's worst violence since first uprising
(10/11/11 11:20pm)
A proposed budget cut recently released by U.S. House Republicans will restrict eligibility for Pell Grants, a form of financial aid that provides need-based grants to undergraduate students.
(10/11/11 7:30pm)
BEIJING — Sesame chicken, beef with broccoli, General Tso's. Chow mein, fried rice, egg rolls. In the United States, pretty much every Chinese restaurant has the same menu. But in China, many of these dishes don't even exist, and those that do are often radically different.
(10/04/11 2:40am)
Saudi women granted right to vote
(09/29/11 3:05am)
The National Science Foundation has awarded Elon University $1.2 million for the training of math and science teachers as part of its Robert Noyce scholarship program. The grant money will fund student scholarships and stipends to subsidize internships at local schools.
(09/29/11 3:01am)
Support for President Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign was overwhelming on college campuses. But as another election season approaches, he may find himself with fewer votes from the demographic. Students are feeling the direct effects of the recession as tuition prices increase and the hopes of finding a job diminish.
(09/29/11 2:57am)
President Barack Obama has proposed a new tax on individuals making more than $1 million per year. The tax is meant to ensure that the wealthy pay the same tax rate as middle-class Americans.
(09/29/11 2:55am)
Elon team travels to Kenya for forum about the Internet
(09/29/11 12:25am)
MADRID – Play, jump, fight and run are all things one can do with a bull in Spain. I moved to Spain to study abroad on Sept. 3 and I have already been fortunate enough to witness the various ways in which Spaniards interact with bulls.
(09/28/11 2:44am)
PARIS – France's nuclear power industry was shaken earlier this month by an explosion at the Marcoule nuclear waste management facility in its southern Languedoc- Roussillon region. Officials reported there was no leakage of radioactive material, though the blast killed one person and seriously injured four others.
(09/26/11 4:57am)
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(09/21/11 2:36pm)
A group of 30 students joined hundreds of others protesting the planned execution of Troy Davis Wednesday, Sept. 21. The Atlanta man was scheduled for lethal injection at 7 p.m. for the decades-old murder of police officer Mark MacPhail.
(09/21/11 3:34am)
When it comes to marriage equality in North Carolina, the polls seem to show the state is confused. Elon Poll results from February indicated the population was split almost down the middle on whether to vote on a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. Only 28 percent of respondents said they supported full marriage rights for gay couples.
(09/21/11 3:28am)
Jaclyn Cabral always knew she would attend a reputable university. She knew Elon University was her first choice when she stepped onto campus.
(09/21/11 2:39am)
It is the first semester that an international studies major regional concentration and minor on the Middle East are being offered at Elon University after being approved last spring by Elon University's curriculum committee.
(09/20/11 8:45pm)
Although the 2012 presidential election is more than a year away, frontrunners for the Republican nomination are emerging and Americans are beginning to formulate opinions and speculate the outcome.
(09/20/11 8:28pm)
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK—The tragic events that occurred in Oslo, Norway, and on the island of Utøya July 22 may be distant memory to many in the United States, but they remain at the forefront of the minds and hearts of Norwegians and the people of Scandinavia in general.
(09/20/11 4:30pm)
Last week’s issue of The Pendulum did not have an International section because of spatial constraints from our Sept. 11 coverage. Check online throughout this week for additional international coverage. This week, read our correspondents’ experiences as they reflected on the Sept. 11 attacks from foreign countries.
(09/13/11 4:11am)
Fluctuations within the economy influence individuals in terms of how much time they spend searching for a job, according to Steve DeLoach and Mark Kurt, professors of economics in the Love School of Business. Their research on the relationship between stocks and housing prices allowed them to conclude that when the stock market falls, people increase the intensity of their job search.
