Arts & Entertainment

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NEWS 1/17/11 10:06am

'A' is for 'Average': Student GPA on the rise

By Sam Parker

Following the recent trend in distinguished grades at Elon University, 25 percent of grades given during the fall 2010 semester were A's while 12.8 percent were B's, bringing the standard GPA to 3.17. Steven House, provost and vice president for academic affairs, said his worries are more centered on the rise of A's and B's among students rather than the increased GPA. "The average grade percentage being 3.17 doesn't really bother me at all," House said.

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NEWS 1/16/11 10:13am

Grade Distributions on the Rise.

By The Pendulum

In transitioning from fall to spring semester, the Bursar's office is responsible for compiling information concerning grade distributions and grade point averages.

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NEWS 1/14/11 2:10pm

Cover-6: Divisional Picks

By The Pendulum Sports Desk

By Michael Hermanson 3-1 last week, hitting 55% on the year, you better listen. Home team in CAPS PITTSBURGH (-3) over Baltimore If you’re even a slight sports fan, you’ve already heard that three points have decided the last four meetings between these two teams.

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NEWS 1/7/11 7:37pm

Cover-6: Wildcard Weekend

By The Pendulum Sports Desk

By Michael Hermanson Seattle (+11) over New Orleans At 7-9, including 3-7 over the last 10 games of the year the Seahawks are the only team to ever make the playoffs with a sub .500 record.

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NEWS 1/5/11 4:41pm

New year. New staff. New goals.

By Caitlin O'Donnell

At this time of year, it seems that everyone has resolutions on the brain - how can this year be better than the previous one?

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NEWS 12/8/10 9:27pm

Another great year!

By Caitlin O'Donnell

It's hard to believe that another year of The Pendulum has come to an end and it's time for a whole new staff to begin work on our award-winning paper.

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NEWS 12/3/10 2:12pm

'Tis the season for holiday shopping

By The Pendulum

Its that time of year again!  Malls and retail stores across the country will be filled with shoppers hoping to find all items on their holiday wish lists.

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NEWS 12/1/10 8:27pm

Bursting Bubbles at Elon

By The Pendulum

Here at Elon, we have a program called "Burst the Bubble." During our three-week long Winter Term, students can sign up to actually teach their fellow students.

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NEWS 12/1/10 2:28pm

Latest issue!

By Caitlin O'Donnell

After Thanksgiving break, it can be tough to get back into the swing of things...especially when you're producing a newspaper the day after you return to campus.

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NEWS 11/19/10 11:26am

Latest Headlines!

By Caitlin O'Donnell

The Elon Poll released the first half of its results from a poll conducted this week and The Pendulum has the results.

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NEWS 11/17/10 8:25pm

Stop talking! No really, stop.

By pendulumopinions

Here is an excerpt from the recently posted Staff editorial on 'cultural carelessness': "We walk with our heads down, engrossed in the information available at our fingertips.

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NEWS 11/17/10 5:46pm

Check out the latest Pendulum

By The Pendulum

You can click on the Issuu link on the side. Or check out the website. Here's a view of the front page: Check it out at the stands, or if you're off campus, Issuu is a great way to stay on tabs with the latest Elon University news.

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NEWS 11/17/10 4:43pm

FDA moves to ban popular alcohol energy drinks nationwide

By The Pendulum

Whether you party or not, it's pretty safe to say that the majority of college students have heard about Four Lokos.

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NEWS 11/16/10 10:53pm

Putting the paper together.

By The Pendulum

When you browse through stories posted online Tuesday afternoon or pick up a paper Wednesday morning, you most likely don't realize what goes into putting those 24 pages of content, pictures, graphics, headlines, cutlines and infoboxes together. No matter how it seems, it's a lot of work.

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NEWS 11/16/10 6:38am

From the News Editors' desk: Post One

By The Pendulum

Here's to new things. At The Pendulum, we've been talking for a long while about developing a news blog.

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NEWS 11/5/10 10:31am

Cover-6: Week 9

By The Pendulum Sports Desk

Michael Hermanson 11-2 last week! That’s right, chew on that for a little while Randy Moss. I’m making my own headlines.

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NEWS 10/16/10 9:02pm

Cover-6: Week 6

By The Pendulum Sports Desk

With a two-week string of 11-17, I’ve decided to re-evaluate my principles of picking teams. Here are my rankings, from worst to best, of every team in the league.

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NEWS 10/13/10 7:32pm

Gimmie, gimmie MORE

By pendulumopinions

No, it's not about Britney. It's about Benjamin. I mean, it could be about over-consumption ... period. This is about Americans and their lifestyles or over-consumption - or not.

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NEWS 10/10/10 7:22pm

The Backup Goalie: The premiere event

By Zachary Horner

The Carolina Hurricanes began their season in Helsinki, this year, playing two games against the Minnesota Wild as part of the 2010 Compuware NHL Premiere.

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NEWS 10/9/10 2:16pm

Cover-6: Week 5

By The Pendulum Sports Desk

Michael Hermanson Right when it looked like the NFL was starting to make sense, Jacksonville beat the Colts, the Saints (at home!) barely beat the Panthers and the Bears got destroyed.

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