While enrolled in a screen writing class at Elon University, Peyton Lea thought of the plot and characters of a feature film. The 2010 graduate and Charlotte native is now self-employed and has started his own production company.
The end of a law does not equal the end of a practice. Eleven states have submitted a waiver for exemption from No Child Left Behind, as part of President Barack Obama’s proposed return to Elementary and Secondary Education Act, in turn, ending the current policy.
Diversity. It’s an overused word that has been echoed throughout every corner of Elon University’s campus.
Sophomore Ryan Budden renounced his candidacy for SGA Executive President this morning for personal reasons, according to Sam Warren, current SGA Executive President.
http://elonpendulum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/A_E2.22.mp3 Rebecca Iannucci and Rebecca Wickel discuss this weeks style section in The Pendulum.
On a run-down field next to the Crest apartments, 33 Elon University students tend to a baseball diamond, getting it in shape for a few weekend games. A mesh fence was put in here, as were lights.
In today’s social media-driven world, privacy seems to be intangible. We live in a society of friending, following, linking, posting and checking in.
The smooth, upbeat and often unique sounds of jazz could be heard streaming from the Center for the Arts most of last week.
Elon University seniors Brett Brawerman and Kendall Adkins have taken over a mentoring program at Elon that provides outlets for young boys to exercise in interesting ways while gaining confidence. The Coaching Health and Mentoring Positive Students program, or C.H.A.M.P.S, is a program at Elon designed to combat childhood obesity, specifically in boys in fourth and fifth grade, through a series of sessions on hot topics for boys of that age such as peer pressure and nutrition, individual mentoring time and skill acquisition within various sports. “It was created to expose these kids to sports and topics that they haven’t really been exposed to,” said Brawerman, head facilitator of the program.
Sophomores and juniors attempting to squat their current on-campus apartments may be relocated to the Station at Mill Point during phase one and two of housing selection beginning this week. Though the $634 monthly rent matches that of The Oaks, The Station at Mill Point will feature four-bedroom, four-bathroom apartments and have a clubhouse, pool and fitness area onsite.
People and food were abundant in the Isabella Cannon Room located in Center for the Arts in celebration of Elon’s sixth annual Will Read for Food fundraiser.
As an aspiring journalist among a troupe of others at Elon University, understanding the functions and effects of news consumption is a top priority for me.
Countless productions of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet have run since it was published by William Shakespeare in the late 16th century.
The provost’s office appointed a committee to select a new dean and university librarian to replace Kate Hickey, who is retiring from her current position.
Elon honors Dalton McMichael, Sr. during Founders’ Day 2012 Elon University will honor Dalton McMichael, Sr.
The Ever Elon campaign is completed, but its impact is still growing. After five and a half years, the Ever Elon campaign ended with a total of $107,333,426 and has begun in the final stages of its construction with the recent building of the new Multi-Faith Center, the Numen-Lumen Pavilion. “It is not about the money, but what the money does for us,” said Jim Piatt, vice president for university advancement. With these earnings, the campaign members plan on using the money to provide scholarships, support engaged learning and help develop the campus.
My planner has had a tiny heart in the bottom-right corner of the Feb. 10, 2012 page for almost a month now.
So this week, almost all of the new members in Elon’s sororities are getting “bigs,” but even though I’m not in a sorority, I feel like I’ve gotten two bigs this past month. Just two weeks ago, I started the Elon University crime beat and, much like sorority sisters who’ve been through it all before, two Pendulum staffers have helped me out with my new undertaking.
This past week, I had the opportunity to cover Race to the Ballot, a fantastic event that truly unified the Elon community.
