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SPORTS 4/27/15 8:42pm

Aaron Mellette Returns to the NFL

By jbiegel

Former Elon football player Aaron Mellette is back in the National Football League. The two-time first team FCS All-American announced Monday evening that he signed a deal with the New York Jets via Instagram. "\0x2028All I can say is how blessed I am for being afforded another chance to pursue my dream" he wrote as the caption.

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NEWS 4/27/15 6:14pm

Stephen Hawking answered a question about Zayn Malik, and it was perfect

By Lindsey Lanquist

Have no fear, One Direction fans. An alternate universe where Zayn Malik hasn’t left One Direction and is still touring alongside his four mates may exist — at least according to Stephen Hawking. The legendary theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author spoke at the Sydney Opera House last Saturday to discuss topics like the future of our planet and his diagnosis with ALS. During the Q&A portion of the night, a clever audience member posed the question: “What do you think is the cosmological effect of Zayn leaving One Direction and consequently breaking the hearts of millions of teenage girls across the world?” And Hawking’s response was perfect. “Finally, a question about something important,” he said.

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NEWS 4/27/15 4:50pm

Update on student involved in N. Williamson Ave. car accident

By chartshorn

Gabriela Rosales, the first-year student hit by a car on North Williamson Avenue in mid-March has just been transferred to WakeMed where she will begin her rehabilitation process. According to her CaringBridge site, Rosales was transported from the UNC hospital on Thursday, April 23 in order to begin therapy.

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NEWS 4/27/15 4:44pm

Burlington, N.C. businesses struggle to stay afloat

By malfini

Fifteen minutes away from Elon's campus is a small shopping center off of North Church St. Cum Park Plaza is home to a number of businesses, but it also hosts a number of empty lots where stores and restaurants used to reside. Vaughan McCraw is the store manager of Schewel Furniture Company, one of the businesses in the plaza.

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NEWS 4/27/15 1:34pm

Letter to the Editor: The Armenian Genocide after 100 years

By Katy Canada

Friday, April 24, 2015, is a sacred day, for it is the 100th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide.

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NEWS 4/27/15 1:27pm

Doctor's Orders: In registration and food trucks, you win or you die

By Frankie Campisano

Doctor's Orders is a weekly satirical column in which two unprofessional, definitely-fake doctors offer up prescriptions for their Phoenix patients. Spring at Elon is a time of rain, change, procrastination and, according to legend, preparation for finals.

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NEWS 4/27/15 1:26pm

Go beyond Elonthon and your wallet

By Morgan Abate

At 9 a.m. February 2, 2013, I received the worst call of my life. It left me speechless.

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NEWS 4/27/15 12:36pm

Commuter students discuss alternative college experience

By Brett Gubitosi

Each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, transfer sophomore Charles Perschau leaves home by 7:15 a.m. While his classmates roll out of bed 15 minutes before class begins, he is pulling into Elon University and searching for a parking spot. Perschau was born in Raleigh.

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NEWS 4/27/15 12:28pm

Sign and Dine raises awareness for deaf and hard-of-hearing

By Miranda Siwak

Communicating an order is key to getting the meal you actually want from a restaurant.

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NEWS 4/26/15 10:11pm

Wastewater spillage Burlington’s second in five days

By Max Garland

A wastewater overflow of approximately 27,400 gallons from Burlington’s sanitary collection system went into Bowden Branch, a tributary of Little Alamance Creek.

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NEWS 4/26/15 8:00pm

Baseball splits doubleheader, wins series against formidable UNCW

By Bryan Anderson

The bats remained hot for the Elon University baseball team today in its doubleheader against the No.

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NEWS 4/26/15 3:15pm

Construction continues on Park Place at Elon

By Tanza Loudenback

Construction is fully underway at the site next to Skids Restaurant on Haggard Avenue.

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NEWS 4/26/15 1:32pm

Elon’s vocal jazz ensemble group to perform Sting tribute concert

By Ally Feinsot

Elon University’s only vocal jazz ensemble group, elan, will be bringing a distictive style and sprit to the music of Sting, who wrote hits like “Roxanne” and “If You Love Someone Set Them Free,” in its spring concert “Bring on the Night” on April 28.  elan combines a cappella with jazz, but also performs other genres such as rock and pop.

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NEWS 4/26/15 12:19am

Football Spring Game ends in unusual fashion

By Alex Simon

Elon University redshirt freshman quarterback Connor Christiansen scrambled into the end zone from two yards out as time expired to notch a 6-3 victory for the Maroon team at Saturday's Spring Game. But the play nearly didn’t get off in time. “When I was running up to the line, I peaked back [at the clock]” Christiansen said.

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NEWS 4/25/15 1:21am

Clutch hitting, Beaulac propel Elon to 14-3 thrashing over No. 22 UNCW

By Bryan Anderson

Head coach Mike Kennedy wanted consistency from the Elon University baseball team Friday. His players delivered. With a plethora of offense against No.

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NEWS 4/24/15 11:00pm

President Lambert urges Elon community to take action against racial intolerance

By chartshorn

University officials along with police and campus security are investigating an incident of racial intolerance that occurred Wednesday night on North O'Kelly Avenue. The incident involved an African American female student being shouted at from a passing car. In a press report released on Friday, April 24, students and members of the community were informed of this incident and asked to take action. President Leo Lambert urged Elon students and community members to take a stand regarding racial misbehavior. "Let me be as clear as possible: Our community will not tolerate acts of racism, which undermine and contradict our core values and cause fellow members of the community to feel unsafe and devalued as human beings," President Lambert wrote in his email. President Lambert is asking students and members of the community to take it upon themselves to make a change to their everyday lives and interactions. "Bias and bigotry are not unique to Elon-indeed racism seems to be part of an increasingly toxic environment in modern society" Lambert wrote. Members of the Black Student Union along with other student organizations are developing a plan aimed at attacking "the fundamental issues that are at the root of the racial incidents we have experienced." Police are asking for information that might help them in their investigation.

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NEWS 4/24/15 6:10pm

2015 Lumen Scholars Announced

By Caroline Fernandez

Fifteen sophomores received news Thursday morning that they were recipients of Elon University's Lumen Prize, a $15,000 award given to help students attain their "ambitious and serious intellectual goals." Applicants were required to go through an extensive application process that included letters of recommendation and nomination, a detailed project plan and interview. Ann Cahill, director of the program, released the list of the recipients Friday afternoon in an email to The Pendulum.

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NEWS 4/24/15 4:50pm

West End to host event benefiting CrossRoads

By Tanza Loudenback

West End Terrace will host “Crafternoon,” a spring fundraiser to benefit CrossRoads Sexual Assault Response and Resource Center, Saturday, April 25. “Crafternoon” tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door and include craft beer and wine tastings, as well as a BBQ buffet.

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NEWS 4/24/15 1:26pm

Teaching piano, 15 seconds at a time

By Michael Bodley

These are not your parents’ piano lessons. Junior Addison Horner is trying to entice would-be pianists onto the keyboard through an unconventional medium — Instagram.

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NEWS 4/24/15 10:59am

SGA Senate Recap: April 23

By Caroline Fernandez

At Thursday night’s SGA Senate meeting, another incident of racial bias came to light, which occurred Wednesday night, according to Jana Lynn Patterson, associate vice president for student life.

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