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SPORTS 4/26/16 5:00pm

Tiebreak defeat gives men’s tennis hope for future

By Alex Simon

Four hours and 11 minutes after freshman Mario Paccini and Elon started the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) semifinal match against the College of Charleston, Paccini found himself defending for the team’s life. The young, upstart Phoenix had a 3-1 lead over the Cougars as Paccini went to a third-set tiebreak on Court No. 2 against junior Rodrigo Encinas.

SPORTS 4/26/16 3:30pm

Ogren, Zammarelli drive Elon's offensive prowess

By Tommy Hamzik

Elon University head baseball coach Mike Kennedy chalked up his team’s recent offensive success to a handful of players, but more notably, two spots in the lineup. The first two. Kennedy noted freshman infielder Ryne Ogren’s ownership of the lead-off spot, along with junior utility man Nick Zammarelli’s emergence in the two-hole, as keys to Elon’s offensive prowess that plated 51 runs in a span of four games last week. Ogren and Zammarelli have formed a one-two punch, and with senior infielder Tyler McVicar’s 12-game hitting streak and freshman outfielder Liam O’Regan’s stretch of five straight games with a home run, the Phoenix is the midst of its longest conference winning streak in seven years. Elon’s won seven straight in Colonial Athletic Association play, and has climbed to third place in the league after stumbling early to a 2-7 start in the league. Ogren’s hit in the leadoff spot in every game during this hot stretch, and was a catalyst in the victory that started the streak.

NEWS 4/26/16 3:15pm

Former Democratic presidential candidate Lawrence Lessig discusses campaign finance reform, House Bill 2

By Bryan Anderson

Former Democratic presidential candidate and Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig visited the Elon University School of Law Tuesday to speak with an Elon faculty member who hosts a popular radio program broadcast in Silicon Valley. Before the event began, The Pendulum spoke with Lessig to get his thoughts on campaign finance reform, House Bill 2 and potential endorsements.

SPORTS 4/26/16 1:00pm

DB picks right time to shine

By Alex Simon

After the Elon University football team’s spring game ended, rising sophomore quarterback Connor Christiansen smiled a knowing smile when asked about rising sophomore defensive back Greg Liggs Jr. “Greg Liggs has not made one play all spring until tonight,” Christiansen said through laughter. Standing just five feet away, Liggs’ eyes lit up at Christiansen’s words, and asked, “Is that on the record?” The laughter shared between these two after the exchange happened following Liggs’ phenomenal spring game, where he picked off rising sophomore quarterback Daniel Thompson three times. And it comes at the end of an admittedly difficult spring for the Greensboro native and Southeast Guilford High School graduate.

NEWS 4/25/16 6:43pm

DU Dogs don't disappoint

By Mackenzie Dunn

Students enjoyed a break from end-of-year stress Monday afternoon at Delta Upsilon fraternity's DU Dogs event. The afternoon allowed students to buy tickets for the opportunity to pet both puppies and dogs from the Humane Society of Alamance County. The event served as the main attraction for the organization's philanthropy week — all proceeds benefitted he Boys and Girls Club of Burlington and the Humane Society.

NEWS 4/25/16 5:16pm

Unexpected debate at SGA meeting emerges about inclusivity

By Emmanuel Morgan

Chris Tarpley singlehandedly ignited a fiery, vigorous debate at Elon University’s April 21 SGA meeting, sprouting an animated conversation on an essential problem on campus with three simple words: “Where were you?” What was originally scheduled as a hearing of a potential resolution to House Bill 2 quickly evolved into a forum about Elon’s lack of inclusivity towards minority students.

NEWS 4/25/16 1:41pm

Magnitude-7.8 earthquake strikes Ecuador

By The Pendulum

On Saturday, April 16, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador’s coast, killing hundreds and injuring thousands more. Countless others await aid in more rural areas. The hardest-hit area of the South American nation was the coastal Manabi Province, a main tourist area.

SPORTS 4/24/16 5:22pm

Baseball sweeps Hofstra as Daniels turns in strong outing

By Tommy Hamzik

As the Elon University baseball team's offense stayed hot, freshman right-hander Mason Daniels turned in his longest outing of the year and the Phoenix completed its sweep of Hofstra University with a 10-5 victory on Sunday at Latham Park. It's Elon's eighth straight Colonial Athletic Association victory, its longest conference winning streak since 2009. Daniels went seven and one-third innings, making it past the dreaded sixth inning that's been hindering him, striking out six and allowing just two earned runs (five total) on five hits with three walks.

NEWS 4/24/16 4:24pm

A night of ‘acanostalgia’

By Danielle Deavens

 “I feel like for me I’m like the old high school quarterback who can’t let go of my high school years.” Maddie Phillips, Elon class of 2008, came back to Elon last weekend – not for an alumni event or a speaking engagement, but to celebrate 15 years of Elon’s first all-women acapella group, Sweet Signatures. Phillips, who now lives in Charlotte, initially planned for the event to be a small gathering of some Sweet Sigs alumnae, but it snowballed into a performance at the group’s final concert of the year.

SPORTS 4/24/16 11:07am

Women's tennis falls in CAA semis to James Madison

By Jordan Spritzer

Elon University head women’s tennis coach Elizabeth Anderson said her team came up just short in the Phoenix’s 4-3 defeat to James Madison University in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tennis championships April 23. No. 3 seeded JMU rattled off three straights singles victories to stun the No. 2 seeded Phoenix on its home courts.

SPORTS 4/24/16 11:00am

Baseball keeps roll going, sweeps doubleheader Saturday

By Alex Ofori

The offense kept rolling for the Elon University baseball team as the Phoenix swept a doubleheader with Hofstra University Saturday afternoon at Latham Park, winning 14-8 and 7-2. “I thought offensively we just carried over what we did at High Point [University] and with UNCG,” said Elon head coach Mike Kennedy.

SPORTS 4/24/16 11:00am

Men's tennis falls in CAA semis at home to CofC

By Alex Simon

The Elon University men’s tennis team lost to the College of Charleston 4-3 in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) semifinals, with a 30-point tiebreaker being the decisive moment in the match. On Court No. 2, freshman Mario Paccini battled Cougar junior Rodrigo Encinas to a third set tiebreaker, then fought back and forth through a 30-point tiebreak.

NEWS 4/23/16 11:56am

Elon Hillel's Passover Seder embraces interactivity, engagement

By Hannah Silvers

Why is this night different from all other nights? This night — more specifically, Friday, April 22 — was Passover, the Jewish holiday celebrating the freedom of the Jewish people. A crowd big enough to almost fill Upstairs Lakeside powered through the rainy weather to celebrate the holiday with Hillel at 5:30 p.m.

NEWS 4/23/16 8:00am

Nothing cool about cooler season

By Jessica Rapfogel

            Welcome to banquet season. A weekend of seclusion spent with fraternity brothers and their dates at the beach may sound relaxing, but the weeks leading up to it definitely are not for the girls attending.

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Town of Elon encourages voluntary water conservation in response to drought conditions

The Town of Elon has announced it will implement a Stage 1 water conservation declaration as officials respond to rising temperatures and worsening drought conditions across Alamance County.During its July 8 meeting, the Elon Town Council approved a voluntary water conservation effort after the City of Burlington issued a Stage 1 water conservation declaration earlier that day.

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