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NEWS 11/13/13 8:00am

What went wrong for Georgia Southern football this season?

By Matt Krause

Although they were ineligible for the Southern Conference championship in 2013, Georgia Southern University’s Eagles were picked to finish with the best record in the league. Junior fullback Dominique Swope, who rushed for 1,246 yards in 2012, was back on a team that advanced to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals.

NEWS 11/13/13 12:03am

Elon Veterans reflect on their time in the military

By ahaney2

In celebration of Veterans Day, members of the Elon community reflect on their time in the military. "I think I had a feeling that I needed to serve," Director of Physical Plant, Robert Buchholz said. Buchholz joined the military following his brother and father.

NEWS 11/12/13 6:26pm

Phillippines' Typhoon Haiyan Impacts Elon

By arose8

First-year student Gaby Chiongbian has lived in the Philippines all her life but now misses home more than ever. "It really does make you feel homesick but more than anything I feel helpless," Chiongbian says. Chiongbian called home to her family on Saturday, who was near the eye of Typhoon Haiyan. "I asked them, 'What time is it?' and they said 'It's two.' I apologized, but I was so scared for them," she says.

NEWS 11/12/13 1:18am

Elon’s 'Instant Laughter' improv show is a Homecoming hit

By Dalton Cox

Nothing has the potential to bridge the generational gap between students, alumni, faculty and community members like a good laugh. On Friday and Saturday of Elon University’s homecoming weekend, the Department of Performing Arts presented its third annual evening of improvisation, titled “Instant Laughter,” in Yeager Recital Hall.

NEWS 11/12/13 1:18am

A whole new DIY: TrendFACTORY exhibit invites students to create community art

By Jessica Petrocchi

Art exhibits in museums are usually made to be seen and never touched. But that is not the case for artist and University of Texas professor Leslie Mutchler's fifth and last TrendFACTORY exhibit in the new Arts West Gallery at Elon University. Mutchler said every time the show moves locations and has a new audience, it changes the type of experience the viewers receive. Upon entering the gallery, a visitor would see huge, numbered instructions on the wall.

NEWS 11/11/13 10:38pm

AUDIO: 'Homeless to high-flying' dog show promotes rescue and adoption

By Jessica Leano

[audio wav="http://www.elonpendulum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Pendulum-K-9s-in-Flight.wav"][/audio] As the holidays approach, Elon students look forward to not just the familiar faces of friends and family, but the excited barking and wagging tails of their canine companions. For students who may be missing their pets at home, the K-9s in Flight exhibition at the North Carolina State Fair gave fairgoers the chance to pet some well-trained rescue dogs and cheer for their long jumps, frisbee catching and flips. Although he is a strong advocate for rescuing and adopting dogs from shelters, trainer John Misita urges college students to think cautiously about adopting a pet before they are ready.

NEWS 11/11/13 10:36pm

Ask an Alum: The adventures of working abroad

By Hilary Corna

This piece is the fifth 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 was twenty-two years old, a top business student with a list of job offers and in love with a “good guy with a good career.”  But my heart was calling for me from Asia. With one major in international business and a second in Asian/Pacific studies, I inherently knew a career abroad was on my path, but I didn’t know when.

NEWS 11/11/13 8:39pm

Stop Hunger Now

By Gary Grumbach

More than 250 students, alumni, and families, spent the Saturday morning of Homecoming Weekend in a gym: but they weren't playing basketball. On homecoming weekend, volunteers could have slept or tailgated, but they instead chose to feed the hungry. Forty-eight thousand.

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