For a kindergartener, getting "a little scissor happy" usually means cleaning up a big mess.
While some students are struggling to find internships or part-time jobs, other students have opted for another route: wearing different hats as CEOs or founders of their own organizations.
Final Cut Pro, Canon 7Ds and Flash—oh my. These are just three of what seems like 1.2 million things I have learned about in just the past month and a half as a graduate student of the Interactive Media master's program. I just began my mere 10-month tenure with Elon iMedia and I am excited to be on this new, but short, journey of learning more than I ever thought I could. While getting acquainted with campus, I have had the opportunity to meet and speak with several new and delightful people.
Going to concerts with friends can turn into lifelong memories. Fortunately, Elon students are surrounded by musical inspiration and expression.
Croque monsieur topped with bechamel sauce and a side of salad with beer vinaigrette is just a normal dinner for the members of the Elon Cooking Club. The club, which consists of a dedicated 30 students, meets to create and cook a full meal, normally with a theme.
Instead of going to the usual spot for dinner tonight, head to Gibsonville and try The Post Office Eatery.
Last week’s issue of The Pendulum did not have an International section because of spatial constraints from our Sept.
"Colonnades," Elon's literary magazine, is different from a typical drugstore rag.
A report recently issued by the Eta chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Elon University compares the current status of the liberal arts program at Elon with the status of the program at the time of application to PBK in 2007.
Jewish life on campus will get a bit more academic this year with the arrival of Geoffrey Claussen, the first professor of Jewish Studies. Part of Claussen's responsibility this year will be developing the parameters for what a Jewish Studies program would look like at Elon University. A main component of the task is developing the courses that will provide the foundation of the program.
It took several years before Janet Fuller would eat chicken or strawberries again. "The bombers were coming over and overnight anti-aircraft guns were set up in the empty field across the street from our house," said Fuller, Elon University's new chaplain.
The design and budget for Elon University's Multi-faith Center, which will be located in the Academic Pavilion, have been finalized, according to Smith Jackson, vice president and dean of Student Life.
Each year, Deborah Long must complete what she calls a "terrible task." Working with a team to review about 100 applications from low-income high school freshmen in the Alamance County community, she must select about 60 to invite in for interviews before eventually selecting 26 to join other scholars in the Elon Academy. "It's really hard, so hard," she said. Since 2007, Long has served as the director of the Elon Academy, a college-access program she helped develop.
This time next year, there will be one fewer familiar face around the shelves of Belk Library. Kate Hickey, dean of Library Services and university librarian, has announced she will retire at the end of this academic year, her 15th working at Elon University. Hickey arrived at Elon in 1996, just after the architects for the new library had been selected.
http://stream.elon.edu/pendulum/2011fall/podcasts/opinions/topics_9.19.mp3 The Emmy's were last night.
An Elon University performing arts student came rushing through the doors of Coming Attractions Hair and Tanning salon.
In this post, several Elon students share their experiences in around 100 words.
President Leo Lambert joined SGA Thursday night to update the organization on the progress and plans for the Elon Commitment projects, while also addressing the recent incidents on campus involving diversity. A key theme was a question raised Tuesday at College Coffee by some of the 2,500 people in attendance - now what? Lambert first said that people need to use their heads and that the actions that occurred this week were thoughtless. "Think about the consequences of those actions on your future," he said.
Women are known to fear pumping iron at the gym, afraid that too much lifting can lead to bulky muscles.
David Ogden, former deputy attorney general of the United States, spoke Thursday night at Elon University about his experiences in government and the moral gray areas that result from interpreting the law through political lenses. Ogden's speech was titled "Justice at the Intersection of Law and Politics," and he gave several examples of cases in which the line between politics and policy has been challenging to draw. Lawyers who decide to dedicate their careers to being civil servants for the United States, its citizens their clients, are taking on important roles, Ogden said.
