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NEWS 1/13/14 4:43pm

HOPE strives to localize hunger

By mstutz

While man cannot live on bread alone, the need for food is still necessary to survive. According to the United Census Bureau, 17 percent of Alamance County lives under the poverty line compared to the national average of 15 percent. After serving in food kitchens for years, sophomore Jensen Roll came to North Carolina for school and found two main problems. "One of those was not [having] enough volunteers, and the other was not having enough food to feed everybody there," said Roll. Roll is creating his own Social Entrepreneurship major, and in December of 2012 he envisioned a solution to help solve Alamance County's hunger problem.

NEWS 1/13/14 3:38pm

Duke University professor offers unorthodox solutions for U.S. income gap

By Stephanie Lamm

As a part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. 50th Anniversary Speaker Series, William Darity, Jr. spoke about economic justice Wednesday at Elon.  Darity serves as the chair of the African and African American Studies department at Duke University.  His research focuses on economic inequality. The talk focused on his plan to end unemployment and racially fueled wage discrimination. “The United States is characterized by a long-standing pattern of large structural racial inequality that has deepened further as a result of the economic down-turn,” Darity said. Despite the efforts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the unemployment gap and the racial gap have remained about the same nationwide. The joblessness rate for black male teen high school dropouts is 95 percent, according to Remapping Debate, an advocacy group based in New York. African-Americans with some college education or an associate’s degree earn less than white high school dropouts, on average.

NEWS 1/13/14 6:14am

Challenging Winter Term Courses

By cdavis46

Winter term offers diversity in both classes and experiences. Some students study abroad during the three-week term, while others choose to stay at Elon and take classes such as Hogwarts for Muggles, or Films of Woody Allen.

NEWS 1/13/14 5:21am

To be a Panthers fan

By arose8

Few things can describe the sensation. "It's just like fire," said Senior Kyron Turner. "That's the only way I can describe it.

NEWS 1/13/14 12:46am

Piano encourages artisitic mentality in student center

By ktracy4

New melodies echoed through Moseley this week stemming from a piano. The music is thanks to junior Connor Whitaker's idea to move the piano from McKinnon Hall to the Moseley student center. "I think having a piano to play adds to a creatively conducive environment where students aren't afraid to just present themselves and another asset that they have," Whitaker said. An avid piano player, Whitaker would "occasionally just play whenever, just when I had free time" when it was in McKinnon.

NEWS 1/12/14 10:25pm

Campus security employee has a hidden talent

By malfini

While the rest of campus closes for the night, Kim Farmer arrives at work. Farmer works the night shift as a Telecommunicator for Campus Safety and Security, but when he's not at Elon, Farmer explores his passion for music. Farmer is the lead singer of the 70s rock band, Zachary Smythe.

NEWS 1/10/14 5:06pm

Ask an Alum: Budgeting financially... and the fear of drowning in your own debt

By Andy Fox

This piece is the eighth 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 am not here to beat a dead horse and tell you that you need to save money and budget your finances.  Not only should you budget your finances on a monthly basis, but it would probably be a good idea to write out a weekly (and maybe even an annual) budget as well.  But again, I am not here to tell you that.  I am here to provide a little insight to the real world and what it could cost you. Just a few years ago, with the American economy booming, banks loved seeing private school students walk through the door to open bank accounts.  As students at a great university, and one not necessarily considered to be inexpensive, we were just who the banks were looking for.  What does that mean for me, anyway?  Well, I can tell you from personal experience, it means they gave me the world as far as a credit limit is concerned and unfortunately, I enjoyed travel.  Traveling abroad with Elon and for pleasure became my favorite university pastime.

NEWS 1/10/14 12:44pm

SGA releases applications for the 2014 spring elections

By cprice13

Elon's Student Body President, Welsford Scott Bishopric, released on Jan. 10 the application forms for the 2014 Spring Student Government Association elections. Bishopric encouraged students to participate in SGA, saying, "[it] offers the unique opportunity to play a formative role in your environment." The SGA constitution states that its main purpose is representing the rights and opinions of the student body in ways that are consistent with Elon University's mission. SGA also seeks to provide for appropriate student activities, and join with faculty and administrators in building a stronger and more effective educational community. The SGA Election Packet for spring 2014 includes an application, rules and regulations, positions available, and other information necessary for potential candidates. The election process involves writing a campaign statement, acquiring a set number of signatures from supporters and giving speeches.

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