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NEWS 1/21/12 8:33pm

Hustle, craftiness propel Phoenix to win over Mocs

By The Pendulum

Jack Isenbarger picked a good time to notice something wrong in the Chattanooga defense. With Elon University trailing by a point and just over a minute remaining in the game, the sophomore guard noticed a Mocs defender "sleeping" in the post and threw a pass up to Lucas Troutman. The sophomore forward didn't see the ball until it was halfway on its path near the basket.

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NEWS 1/19/12 9:03pm

Elon gets behind early, falls to Samford

By Adam Lawson

With the losses piling up and nothing seeming to work, Elon University head coach Matt Matheny is doing anything he can to change the Phoenix's fortunes. On Thursday night against Samford University, that meant trotting out a different starting lineup.

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NEWS 1/19/12 12:05pm

Multi-Faith center construction begins

By Al Drago

The Academic Village is just the latest site of construction on Elon University's campus. This week, a team broke ground on the Numen Lumen Pavilion, the final building in the village which will serve as a Multi-faith Center. The Numen Lumen Pavilion was formally dedicated at a ceremony in November and will include a multipurpose room, prayer room and meditation garden.

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NEWS 1/18/12 12:47am

Career services changes name, functionality

By Emily Hines

The Student Professional Development Center, formerly known as Career Services, is now located in Moseley Center and incorporates new services reflective of student's post- graduation plans.

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NEWS 1/17/12 11:55pm

Occupy movements are not protesting for same reasons

By Jonathan Black

Everything started out simply — protest the wealthiest 1 percent in America at a location where some of the wealthiest people in the world work, New York City, particularly, Wall Street. On Sept.

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NEWS 1/17/12 11:45pm

Elon reacts to new liquor law

By Melissa Kansky

Allowance of liquor by the drink increases diversity in bars and restaurants in the Town of Elon, according to Jeff MacKenzie, co-owner of The Fat Frogg.

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NEWS 1/17/12 11:19pm

School of Health Sciences moves into new home

By Emily Hines

The Gerald L. Francis Center, home of the School of Health Sciences located on Haggard Avenue, opened this month. The department of physician assistant studies moved into the building Jan.

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NEWS 1/17/12 11:11pm

Klopman retires as vice president of admissions; Zaiser will succeed her

By Kassondra Cloos

As Susan Klopman prepares for retirement and reflects on a 27-year career at Elon University, it's clear she has seen and spearheaded extensive changes at the institution.

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NEWS 1/17/12 11:03pm

Letter from the editor

By Caitlin O'Donnell

If the first few weeks of 2012 are any indication, it's going to be a crazy year.

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NEWS 1/17/12 10:58pm

Pointed Twitter comments welcomed on Elon's campus

By Anna Johnson

#Elonproblems: A phrase that every student is fast becoming familiar with. If you're an Elon student on Twitter, you may have noticed a recent increase in parody accounts focusing on #elonproblems. Spurring from the popular first world problems meme (and its many, many variations), Elon now has its very own Twitter accounts focusing on the problems on campus.

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NEWS 1/17/12 10:54pm

A few bold predictions

By Zachary Horner

Phoenix athletes had some big events in 2011. The baseball and men's tennis teams won regular season championships.

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NEWS 1/17/12 10:53pm

Feelings vary among students back from abroad

By Chelsea Vollrath

After studying for up to four months at universities all around the world, students who were abroad for the fall semester have returned to Elon, and feelings about being back vary. Kenton Porter couldn't be happier to be back.

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NEWS 1/17/12 10:49pm

Burst the Bubble transforms the classroom

By Brittany Washington

Whether it's learning about the true definition of money or paso basico, steps from the Argentinian style of tango, Burst the Bubble classes provide extra fun and educational opportunities during Winter Term.

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NEWS 1/17/12 10:47pm

Student athletes put faith on display through Campus Outreach involvement

By The Pendulum

Tim Tebow's famous prayer pose has brought God into sports conversations across the United States, and Elon University is no exception. Several Phoenix athletes are members of Campus Outreach, a national collegiate ministry that serves university communities.

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NEWS 1/17/12 10:43pm

Come one, come all

By David Turkel

A Elon alumna is at the forefront of the vaudeville movement, which is making a comeback from its glory days of the last century. Amanda Hulon-Coyle, under the stage name Virginia Scare, is the founder of The VaudeVillian Revue, a neo-vaudeville and burlesque troupe that played its first show in Raleigh in November 2011. "The VaudeVillian Revue pays homage to the history of vaudeville stylistically, and by occasionally reprising classic acts," she said.

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NEWS 1/17/12 10:39pm

Squirrels and sorority girls: anonymous Twitter accounts parody campus culture

By Kyra Gemberling

For Twitter users at Elon, popular tweets involve making fun of students wearing stylish rain boots as status symbols, the health center's wait time and Elon residents letting their dogs swim in the campus fountains. But what may appear to be nonsense has actually become quite a hit.

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NEWS 1/17/12 10:37pm

Mightier than the sword

By Caitlin O'Donnell

The words came from a place of profound understanding, spoken with a quiet assuredness. "It's about empowering, about giving back what we've lost," she said.

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NEWS 1/17/12 10:25pm

Denmark's citizens report less burden with extensive systems of health care, education

By Peter Gallagher

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — Although both economically successful and culturally unique, the United States and Denmark could not be more different when it comes to the social issues of education and health care.

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NEWS 1/17/12 7:26pm

Elon welcomes South Korean visitors

By Caitlin O'Donnell

The first thing they noticed was the friendliness. Stepping off a plane from Gwacheon, South Korea, the welcome the 16 students received from Americans stood out when they first arrived in the United States. The students are participating in a two and a half week visit through the Burlington-Alamance Sister Cities Program.

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NEWS 1/17/12 7:04pm

Former Elon athletes have long path to career in professional sports

By The Pendulum

In a recreation league basketball game somewhere in North Miami, Fla., 18 years ago, a young Adam Constantine formed his first memory of the game he loves. As a loose ball made its way into the vicinity of the 5-year-old Constantine, he used his instincts to make sure the opponent closest to him couldn't get his hands on the rock. "He was going to get it," Constantine said.

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