Arts & Entertainment

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NEWS 11/11/13 10:36pm

Ask an Alum: The adventures of working abroad

By Hilary Corna

This piece is the fifth 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. I was twenty-two years old, a top business student with a list of job offers and in love with a “good guy with a good career.”  But my heart was calling for me from Asia. With one major in international business and a second in Asian/Pacific studies, I inherently knew a career abroad was on my path, but I didn’t know when.

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NEWS 11/11/13 10:23pm

Edith Brannock's Heart of Gold

By elonlocalnews

The sisters of Sorority Sigma Sigma

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NEWS 11/11/13 9:02pm

London avoids wasted space, promotes sustainability 1 year after Olympics

By Tori Howlett

LONDON — “Sustainability is like teenage sex. Everybody says they’re doing it, very few people actually are doing it.

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NEWS 11/11/13 9:00pm

Argentinians protest to legalize abortion

By Rachel Shippee

In Argentina, one of the most pressing issues in women’s rights is abortion. Those in favor of legalizing abortion are fighting for aborto legal, seguro y gratis (legalized, secure and free abortion). Sept.

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NEWS 11/11/13 9:00pm

Spanish reforms threaten education, incite national strikes

By Victoria Rand

SEVILLE, Spain — Students, teachers and parents protested Oct. 24 against cuts and reforms to the education system in Spain.

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NEWS 11/11/13 8:52pm

Visiting poet guides aspiring writers with fresh voice, new perspective

By Jessica Petrocchi

Joseph Millar is not a stereotypical poet. Millar has not been a poet his whole life. He said he worked many other jobs, ranging from telephone repairman to commercial fisherman. As the author of “Overtime,” “Fortune” and “Blue Rust,” Millar visited Elon University for a guest reading of some of his work Oct.

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NEWS 11/11/13 8:39pm

Stop Hunger Now

By Gary Grumbach

More than 250 students, alumni, and families, spent the Saturday morning of Homecoming Weekend in a gym: but they weren't playing basketball. On homecoming weekend, volunteers could have slept or tailgated, but they instead chose to feed the hungry. Forty-eight thousand.

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NEWS 11/11/13 12:50pm

Election loss won't stop Elon Alumnus

By scowans

Ian Baltutis may have lost the 2013 bid for Burlington's mayoral office, but he still has plans for developing downtown Burlington.

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SPORTS 11/11/13 12:13pm

Elon defeats Marist College 75-48

By afeather

The Elon Men's Basketball team defeated Marist College 75-48 in their first road game of the season on Sunday, Nov.

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NEWS 11/11/13 11:38am

Elon Alum Named Kappa Sigma Man of the Year

By jbowden4

He may be an Admiral, but to those in the room, he's still "Shortney." Admiral William Gortney of Elon's Class of 1977 was in Burlington Saturday where he received his fraternity Kappa Sigma 2013

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NEWS 11/11/13 10:50am

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NEWS 11/11/13 12:20am

Affordable Care Act is expensive for former Burlington dentist

By mstutz

Healthcare is a hot topic in the news today. People from both sides of the political spectrum are fired up about the new changes coming to healthcare access and more specifically, insurance plans. All U.S.

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NEWS 11/10/13 11:38pm

Furman tallies late, downs Elon women’s soccer in SoCon finals

By Andrew Wilson

The chances were there for the Elon University women’s soccer team. Countless near misses went just wide of goal or into the waiting hands of Furman University goalkeeper Rose Hull. Aided by two goals in the final 11 minutes of the Southern Conference Tournament finals Sunday, Nov.

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NEWS 11/10/13 10:47pm

Hot start propels Elon men's basketball past Marist

By Matt Krause

The Elon University men’s basketball team impressed fans in its first two matchups of the season, wins of 33 and 50 points over Div.

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NEWS 11/10/13 12:03am

Putting passion into practice: Teach for America remains successful despite criticism

By Rebecca Iannucci

In the United States alone, 16 million children are living in poverty. Those 16 million children do not have access to high-quality education, and they are half as likely to graduate as those who grow up in economically sound areas. It is a disheartening statistic at best, but the problem of educational inequity in the United States hasn’t gone entirely unnoticed.

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NEWS 11/9/13 11:07pm

How much is too much? Elon University struggles to maintain balance between quality, cost

By Rebecca Iannucci

Editor's Note: Factual inaccuracies have been corrected. When Elon University sophomore Adam Gill was choosing which college to attend, he had five schools from which to choose.

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NEWS 11/9/13 9:04pm

Elon men's soccer wins thriller on penalty kicks in SoCon quarterfinals

By Kyle Maher

Elon University men’s soccer head coach Darren Powell could barely watch. As senior defenseman Nick Butterly walked toward the penalty spot, Powell paced up and down the sideline muttering encouragement as his bench players stood a few feet away, arms around eachother’s shoulders. “I just wanted to be part of the action,” Powell said.

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NEWS 11/9/13 8:04pm

Turnovers, miscues spoil Elon homecoming against The Citadel

By Matt Krause

In a season filled with many lows for the Elon University football team, junior quarterback Mike Quinn had been a bright spot. Until Homecoming Saturday at Rhodes Stadium. The Wayne, N.J.

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NEWS 11/9/13 4:49pm

Fair or not, Phoenix men's soccer has to prove themselves in SoCon Tournament

By Kyle Maher

I truly believe the Elon University men’s soccer team is one of the best in the nation.

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NEWS 11/9/13 4:04pm

Volleyball can’t handle Terriers and Paladins in road rematches

By Max Garland

On Friday and Saturday Nov. 8 and 9, the Elon University volleyball team played its final road games of the regular season and fell to Wofford College 3-1 (25-22, 20-25, 25-23, 25-20) and Furman University 3-1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-19). The Phoenix are now 7-7 in Southern Conference play, and fifth in the conference standings. In the first set against the Terriers, Wofford tied the game at 8-all after a kill by senior middle blocker Wendy Burnett.

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