Arts & Entertainment

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NEWS 3/27/12 3:10pm

Astley’s absence creates space for reflection, dialogue

By Katherine Blunt

He still leaves the light on in her bedroom at night, even though she won’t be coming home. Nearly nine months after the death of his daughter, Malcolm Astley is still learning to cope with his grief, and he is not alone.

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NEWS 3/27/12 3:01pm

Technology in the classroom: Some professors resist immersion

By Katherine Blunt

He prefers a legal pad to an iPad and a whiteboard to Blackboard. He writes class notes by hand and encourages his students to do the same. “It’s not that I don’t like technology,” said economics professor Steve DeLoach.

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NEWS 3/27/12 2:58pm

Freshen up any room for spring

By Erin Valentine

From the doldrums of classes to hiding from the bitter cold, many college students retreat into their dorms and apartments to hibernate during the winter.

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NEWS 3/27/12 2:52pm

‘Kony 2012:’ Manipulating facts, perpetuating ‘white man’s burden’ in Africa

By Edith Veremu

A few weeks ago, the Internet was struck with Joseph Kony 2012 fever. #StopKony, #Kony2012, Uganda and Invisible Children trended on Twitter for days, and posts were reblogged on Tumblr.

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NEWS 3/27/12 2:39pm

Women’s contributions to society cannot be crammed into 30 days

By The Pendulum

Women throughout history have made unparalleled contributions to our society, contributions that have benefited both women and men.Their efforts are noticeable within our society every day, in fields ranging from politics to science, education and health care. And yet, the daily contributions of these women to society are annually shortchanged and shepherded into a disproportionately small amount of time designated to honor them. Women's History deserves more attention than it currently receives.

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NEWS 3/27/12 2:21pm

Chick-fil-A fights anti-gay claims

By Kassondra Cloos

Chick-fil-A announced last week that the company’s philanthropy arm, WinShape, would cease grants to external organizations.

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NEWS 3/27/12 2:18pm

Sunshine Day expands reach, markets to students

By Katherine Blunt

Few can shed light on the significance of Sunshine Day and how it relates to their rights as citizens. “In the past, we’ve had dismal statistics in the past about the general understanding of North Carolina Law by North Carolinians,” said Brooke Barnett, executive director of the Elon University’s Sunshine Center of the North Carolina Open Government Coalition and associate professor of communications. This year, the Sunshine Center again hosted Sunshine Day, an annual event organized to emphasize the importance of government transparency and the freedom of information. [quote]I think it’s important that everyone has access to public records and even more important that records can be accessed electronically. -Elon senior Julia Murphy[/quote] More than 10 government experts came to Elon March 14 to speak about the positive aspects of North Carolina government and its policy regarding access to public records. “Every year I’m routinely told that this information is just for journalists,” said Barnett.

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NEWS 3/27/12 2:07pm

Shopping around for summer style

By Alyssa Baxter

Spring has sprung and summer is fast approaching. The beach days and suntans will soon be upon us, which means summer fashion trends are also on their way. Here are three fashion staples that every girl and guy will need to make this summer a trendy, fashion- forward one. Ladies The first fashion must-have is a mini or maxi dress.

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NEWS 3/27/12 2:06pm

Injuries, lack of hitting derail Phoenix against Samford

By Adam Lawson

For perhaps the first time this season, the Elon University softball team must deal with a little adversity. The Phoenix (17-7, 6-3 Southern Conference) lost two of its three games against Samford University last weekend and fell further behind the two teams ahead of them in the conference standings. The three-game series was marred by a severe lack of hitting.

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NEWS 3/27/12 2:03pm

Religion, dance converge in Black Box

By Stephanie Butzer

The Black Box Theatre was filled to capacity with students, faculty and community members as they awaited “Dancing Across Religions: Embodied Yearnings for the Divine.” Twice a year, the Department of Religious Studies presents a crossroads of religion to the Elon community.

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NEWS 3/27/12 1:59pm

Sports Briefs - March 28, 2012

By The Pendulum Sports Desk

Women’s golf competes in two events The Elon women’s golf team had two strong showings in the past two weeks. In the Low Country Intercollegiate in Hilton Head, S.C., which finished March 26, the Phoenix finished fourth out of 15 teams with a 627 (318-309). Senior Virginia Mayer finished tied for 10th with a 154 (79-75), while junior Martyna Mierzwa (85-73) and freshman Kristi Ingram (77-81) shot 158 to tie for 16th. At the Pinehurst Challenge March 18-20, Mierzwa finished sixth individually with a one-over 217 (70-72-75), her best score of the 2011-2012 season, to help the Phoenix to a 13th-place finish with a 919 (307-302-310). Women’s tennis improves to 4-2 in SoCon Sophomore Frida Jansaker continued her stellar season against Georgia Southern University in Southern Conference women’s tennis action March 26, helping the Phoenix to a 6-1 victory over the Lady Eagles.

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NEWS 3/27/12 1:58pm

Playing small, baseball team hits stride with key wins

By Zachary Horner

Twenty-five games into the 54-game season, the Elon University baseball team is in the sludge of the schedule, grinding out games against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents and playing tough extra-inning matchups against Southern Conference foes. Approximately halfway through the season, junior outfielder Niko Fraser said his team could go either way. “I think that we have the potential to be extremely good, but we have the potential to be extremely average,” he said.

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NEWS 3/27/12 1:30pm

News Briefs - March 28, 2012

By Grace Elkus

Joanne Ruelle named Dean and University Librarian, will begin June 1. Joan Ruelle will succeed Kate Hickey as Dean and University Librarian June 1.

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NEWS 3/27/12 1:18pm

Junior-senior cap on campus housing influences learning communities

By Mary Kate Brogan

For years, Elon University's learning communities have depended on juniors and seniors to act as unofficial mentors to freshmen and sophomores on their halls.

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NEWS 3/27/12 9:19am

Spring Football, Episode I: Getting Started Bright and Early

By Zachary Horner

So it's not often during this year that I wake up at 6:50 a.m. I don't have a class until 10:30 on Tuesdays, so why on earth would I be getting up that early? Spring football practice.

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NEWS 3/27/12 9:16am

International March 27, 2011

By Katie Moran

Katie Moran discuss Purum! An many other national festivities... do you have a favorite holiday?

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NEWS 3/27/12 9:00am

Israel parties during annual Purim celebrations

By Rachel Southmayd

For any unassuming American, looking at an Israeli street during the holiday of Purim would be nearly indistinguishable from a Halloween party in the United States, that is except for the smell of falafel wafting above the heads of costume-clad adults and children looking on as street performers roam about and music from a concert reaches the furthest corners of the city. It doesn’t matter if you know what you’re looking at or not, one thing is for certain: Purim is a holiday for party-goers. Technically, the Jewish holiday commemorates the story of Esther and her uncle Mordecai, who convinced Esther to sway King Ahasuerus to not proceed with the plan presented by his adviser Haman to kill all of the Jews in the land. Purim is a celebration of a triumph over anti-Semitism. In today’s world, it has become an opportunity to have a good time.

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NEWS 3/27/12 7:36am

Correspondents' Corner - March 28

By Katie Moran

Rebecca Cummings SINGAPORE — Singapore is one of the cleanest countries in the world, has one of the best health care systems and has the lowest infant mortality rate in the world. It is a country in which we have been told it is ok to drink the water, which is a rarity.

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NEWS 3/27/12 7:30am

International Briefs - March 28

By Katie Moran

Social upset in El Salvador El Salvador has been recognized as one of the most dangerous countries in Central America due to drug cartels and gang violence, but recently the death toll has dropped dramatically,  causing suspicion that the government has made secret agreements with the gang leaders to stop the killing. Neighboring countries’ authorities have accused the government of partnering with the drug cartels and gangs, which has caused distrust and unease throughout El Salvador.

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NEWS 3/27/12 12:29am

Affinity network rekindles alumni, Elon relations

By Melissa Kansky

University Advancement designed a summit for the LGBTQIA alumni community in order to foster a greater connection between the identity group and Elon University, according to Jim Piatt, vice president for university advancement.

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