Arts & Entertainment

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NEWS 3/6/12 3:32pm

Garden class grows self-productivity

By Kyra Gemberling

Instead of picking up fast food for lunch, students in a new Garden Studio class can make their own meal — literally. Michael Strickland, professor in English and environmental studies, decided to start the class two years ago as a way of teaching students of any major how to properly plant and maintain a home-scale garden and harvest their own food. “It’s really about producing good food in small amounts of land in the most efficient manner,” Strickland said.

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NEWS 3/6/12 3:31pm

Outdoor lifestyle sprouts undergraduate research

By Audrey Horwitz

For junior Kileigh Browning, undergraduate research is more than a school project: It’s a lifestyle. “As an environmental and ecological science major, I tend to spend a lot of time outside,” Browning said.

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NEWS 3/6/12 3:28pm

Black and White Ball foxtrots ‘for the kids’

By Lindsay Kimble

No experience was necessary for attendees at the Black and White Ball, cohosted by the Ballroom Club and Elonthon March 3 in McKinnon Hall. The ball was a semi-formal event, so attending students were dressed to the nines in black and white attire for a classy evening. Originating in 2007, the ball is a co-sponsored event between the Ballroom Club and another organization asked by the Ballroom Club to volunteer each year.

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NEWS 3/6/12 3:11pm

Phoenix’s strong showing in Buzz Classic boosts softball

By Adam Lawson

The Elon University softball team left for Woodstock, Ga.

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NEWS 3/6/12 3:09pm

Women's club lacrosse intrigued by potential for program

By Adam Lawson

Whitney Powel proudly wears a love for her sport. After a Thursday night practice, the freshman co-captain and midfielder of the club lacrosse team can’t stop the red imprint of tightly worn goggles from making its mark on her face.

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NEWS 3/6/12 3:08pm

Starting the SoCon right important for Elon baseball

By Zachary Horner

Not a bad recovery effort. After losing three of three to the two-time defending national champion University of South Carolina, the Elon Phoenix baseball team is in first place in the Southern Conference after taking two of three from No.

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NEWS 3/6/12 3:08pm

Internet study speculates about cognitive skills of younger generation

By Katherine Blunt

Generation gaps are not a foreign concept. Many adults question the effect of digital technologyon the younger generation, a new survey shows. Janna Anderson, associate professor of communications and director of Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center, and Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, conducted a survey that explored the increasing prevalence of digital technology and its potential consequences come 2020. More than 1,000 Internet experts and users provided predictions about the overall consequences of hyper-connectivity.

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NEWS 3/6/12 3:07pm

New Elon linebackers coach has three distinct priorities: faith, family, football

By Zachary Horner

When asked about Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay, Elon Phoenix head football coach Jason Swepson couldn't say enough about his “family man” mentality. “Obviously, our wives know each other, did a lot of birthday parties over the last couple of years together,” he said.

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NEWS 3/6/12 1:19pm

SGA allocates funds to 86 student organizations despite budget decrease

By Katherine Blunt

The Student Government Association approved funding for 86 campus organizations, with money remaining in the organization budget. More money was requested from the SGA by student organizations for 2012-2013 than last year, but approved allocations for the upcoming year total slightly less compared to the past year. At  the culmination of budget hearings March 1, allocations for student organizations totaled $484,293.40, and a remainder of $20,990.60 will be allocated to the 26 SGA-recognized campus organizations that did not yet submit budget applications. “We (trimmed) the fat off the budget this year,” said Nick Livengood, current executive treasurer.

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NEWS 3/6/12 1:00pm

Supreme Court to rule whether race plays role in college entry

By Anna Johnson

The Supreme Court will examine the significance of race during the college admission process for the second time this decade.

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NEWS 3/6/12 10:29am

International Adventures - March 6, 2012

By Katie Moran

http://elonpendulum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/International_3.06.mp3 International editor, Katie Moran, discusses spring break abroad.

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NEWS 3/6/12 9:17am

College students put off work now, only to fall behind later

By Ethan Smith

Perhaps it’s the temptation to scrawl a witty inscription on a Belk Library study desk. Maybe your favorite band came out with a new album today, or maybe you stumbled onto a fascinating new website that you just can’t resist surfing.

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NEWS 3/6/12 12:28am

International Briefs - March 6 2012

By Katie Moran

Russia passes new anti-gay law St. Petersburg legislatures approved a law Feb. 29 that prohibits homosexual propaganda. Gay rights groups have expressed the fear that they will not be able to pursue their agendas as they have been allowed to in the past.

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NEWS 3/6/12 12:27am

News Briefs - March 7, 2012

By Katherine Blunt

Dennis Franks selected as Director of Campus Safety and Police Dennis Franks will join the Elon community March 26 as the new director of Campus Safety and Police.

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NEWS 3/6/12 12:02am

Sports Briefs - March 7 2012

By The Pendulum Sports Desk

Women’s tennis improves to 9-3 The Elon women’s tennis team defeated UNC-Asheville Bulldogs 7-0 March 4, but lost to No.

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NEWS 3/5/12 6:14pm

Topics - March 5, 2012

By Dan Quackenbush

http://elonpendulum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Opinions_3.05.mp3 Opinions editor, Dan Quackenbush, offers his thoughts on twitter.

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NEWS 3/5/12 11:28am

Bustle of the week

By Katherine Blunt

This week was hectic but fulfilling. Profiling Darien Flowers allowed me, and our readers, to get to know the new top dog in the SGA as more than just a student politician.

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NEWS 3/4/12 10:39pm

Phoenix falls to Wildcats in SoCon semifinals

By Zachary Horner

Davidson College used a 25-6 run in the second half to defeat the Elon Phoenix 83-67 in the semifinals of the 2012 Men's Basketball Southern Conference Tournament in Asheville, N.C. The Wildcats held Elon without a field goal for 11:02 while pulling away.

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NEWS 3/4/12 6:15pm

Ideas gone rogue

By Adam Lawson

I like to think that  people pick up The Pendulum or log onto our website every week and think something along the lines of "Wow, they're so creative.

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NEWS 3/4/12 3:14pm

Style section rocks, thanks to people like you

By Rebecca Wickel

Not to toot my own horn--although I already did so on the airwaves with Rebecca Iannucci on Wednesday--the style section of The Pendulum has been looking awesome.

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