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NEWS 3/29/12 1:02pm

The pronoun trap

By Adriana Miano

Have you ever tried to have a conversation about a person you know without using gender pronouns? It’s harder than you might think.  Making a call home to update your parents on interactions with your roommates, friends and professors could prove especially challenging if the words “he” and “she” were off-limits. The role that gender pronouns play in our daily lives and daily conversations was brought to my attention today during an interview with SPECTRUM member Raafe Purnsley.

NEWS 3/29/12 7:16am

Faculty vote unanimously for bias and discrimination policy

By Hannah Delacourt

The Academic Council has clarified policies and procedures with respect to discrimination and prejudice on campus with a new policy. According to Brooke Barnett, the senior fellow for diversity and global engagement in the Office of the President, those who have worked on creating the new policy want to stress that Elon now has policies for any form of harassment or discrimination, and the new policy clarifies the process for reporting incidents of harassment and discrimination. The Academic Council passed the handbook change in February, and in early March the faculty approved it unanimously. [quote]We have a process that is more fair, not just for the person who had an injustice done to them, but also to the person accused of that injustice.

NEWS 3/27/12 7:27pm

Love the movie? Read the book!

By Lindsay Kimble

Today, while actively perusing the addictively popular website Pinterest (if you haven’t heard of it until now, heed my warning of its time-sucking nature), I came across a shirt reading “The book was better.” Admittedly, I chuckled a bit at the phrase, but after brief amusement, it got me thinking.

NEWS 3/27/12 7:14pm

Intriguing content despite fewer pages

By Katherine Blunt

Our paper is short this week, but it’s not lacking in content. It was quite interesting to explore the prevalence of digital technology in the classroom. Considering the campus is so wired, it’s somewhat surprising to talk to professors that don’t support the total integration of technology in the classroom. At times, I certainly find my laptop to be a distraction during class time, and I understand why one might limit laptop usage.

NEWS 3/27/12 2:39pm

Women’s contributions to society cannot be crammed into 30 days

By The Pendulum

Women throughout history have made unparalleled contributions to our society, contributions that have benefited both women and men.Their efforts are noticeable within our society every day, in fields ranging from politics to science, education and health care. And yet, the daily contributions of these women to society are annually shortchanged and shepherded into a disproportionately small amount of time designated to honor them. Women's History deserves more attention than it currently receives.

NEWS 3/27/12 2:18pm

Sunshine Day expands reach, markets to students

By Katherine Blunt

Few can shed light on the significance of Sunshine Day and how it relates to their rights as citizens. “In the past, we’ve had dismal statistics in the past about the general understanding of North Carolina Law by North Carolinians,” said Brooke Barnett, executive director of the Elon University’s Sunshine Center of the North Carolina Open Government Coalition and associate professor of communications. This year, the Sunshine Center again hosted Sunshine Day, an annual event organized to emphasize the importance of government transparency and the freedom of information. [quote]I think it’s important that everyone has access to public records and even more important that records can be accessed electronically. -Elon senior Julia Murphy[/quote] More than 10 government experts came to Elon March 14 to speak about the positive aspects of North Carolina government and its policy regarding access to public records. “Every year I’m routinely told that this information is just for journalists,” said Barnett.

NEWS 3/27/12 2:07pm

Shopping around for summer style

By Alyssa Baxter

Spring has sprung and summer is fast approaching. The beach days and suntans will soon be upon us, which means summer fashion trends are also on their way. Here are three fashion staples that every girl and guy will need to make this summer a trendy, fashion- forward one. Ladies The first fashion must-have is a mini or maxi dress.

NEWS 3/27/12 2:06pm

Injuries, lack of hitting derail Phoenix against Samford

By Adam Lawson

For perhaps the first time this season, the Elon University softball team must deal with a little adversity. The Phoenix (17-7, 6-3 Southern Conference) lost two of its three games against Samford University last weekend and fell further behind the two teams ahead of them in the conference standings. The three-game series was marred by a severe lack of hitting.

NEWS 3/27/12 2:03pm

Religion, dance converge in Black Box

By Stephanie Butzer

The Black Box Theatre was filled to capacity with students, faculty and community members as they awaited “Dancing Across Religions: Embodied Yearnings for the Divine.” Twice a year, the Department of Religious Studies presents a crossroads of religion to the Elon community.

NEWS 3/27/12 1:59pm

Sports Briefs - March 28, 2012

By The Pendulum Sports Desk

Women’s golf competes in two events The Elon women’s golf team had two strong showings in the past two weeks. In the Low Country Intercollegiate in Hilton Head, S.C., which finished March 26, the Phoenix finished fourth out of 15 teams with a 627 (318-309). Senior Virginia Mayer finished tied for 10th with a 154 (79-75), while junior Martyna Mierzwa (85-73) and freshman Kristi Ingram (77-81) shot 158 to tie for 16th. At the Pinehurst Challenge March 18-20, Mierzwa finished sixth individually with a one-over 217 (70-72-75), her best score of the 2011-2012 season, to help the Phoenix to a 13th-place finish with a 919 (307-302-310). Women’s tennis improves to 4-2 in SoCon Sophomore Frida Jansaker continued her stellar season against Georgia Southern University in Southern Conference women’s tennis action March 26, helping the Phoenix to a 6-1 victory over the Lady Eagles.

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Elon University enrollment drops below 6,000 for first time since 2018

Elon University’s undergraduate enrollment has dipped below 6,000 students for the first time since spring 2018, according to the Spring Registrar’s Report released Feb. 23. This decrease comes after an 11.6% drop in enrollment for the class of 2029. Part of this pattern can be attributed to the “demographic cliff,” the decreasing supply of college students from a falling national birth rate that began in 2007. The total undergraduate enrollment of 5,974 is a decrease from the 6,226 students the university reported in the spring of 2025. It’s also roughly 200 fewer students than the 6,191 reported in fall 2025. Though overall student numbers dropped, there was also an increase of 523 seniors, compared to the fall report.

NEWS 02/23/2026 1:55pm
Mebane City Council to expand offices, parking for staff

The Mebane City Council purchased a dentist's office and parking lot for $325,000 in a unanimous vote. The property is located across from the City Hall. North Carolina requires local governments to keep a minimum reserve — called a fund balance — equal to 8% of their annual general expenses.

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