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NEWS 11/12/13 1:18am

A whole new DIY: TrendFACTORY exhibit invites students to create community art

By Jessica Petrocchi

Art exhibits in museums are usually made to be seen and never touched. But that is not the case for artist and University of Texas professor Leslie Mutchler's fifth and last TrendFACTORY exhibit in the new Arts West Gallery at Elon University. Mutchler said every time the show moves locations and has a new audience, it changes the type of experience the viewers receive. Upon entering the gallery, a visitor would see huge, numbered instructions on the wall.

NEWS 11/11/13 10:38pm

AUDIO: 'Homeless to high-flying' dog show promotes rescue and adoption

By Jessica Leano

[audio wav="http://www.elonpendulum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Pendulum-K-9s-in-Flight.wav"][/audio] As the holidays approach, Elon students look forward to not just the familiar faces of friends and family, but the excited barking and wagging tails of their canine companions. For students who may be missing their pets at home, the K-9s in Flight exhibition at the North Carolina State Fair gave fairgoers the chance to pet some well-trained rescue dogs and cheer for their long jumps, frisbee catching and flips. Although he is a strong advocate for rescuing and adopting dogs from shelters, trainer John Misita urges college students to think cautiously about adopting a pet before they are ready.

NEWS 11/11/13 10:36pm

Ask an Alum: The adventures of working abroad

By Hilary Corna

This piece is the fifth in a series of “Ask an Alum” columns that will be periodically published online through a partnership between Elon University’s Young Alumni Council and The Pendulum. I was twenty-two years old, a top business student with a list of job offers and in love with a “good guy with a good career.”  But my heart was calling for me from Asia. With one major in international business and a second in Asian/Pacific studies, I inherently knew a career abroad was on my path, but I didn’t know when.

NEWS 11/11/13 8:39pm

Stop Hunger Now

By Gary Grumbach

More than 250 students, alumni, and families, spent the Saturday morning of Homecoming Weekend in a gym: but they weren't playing basketball. On homecoming weekend, volunteers could have slept or tailgated, but they instead chose to feed the hungry. Forty-eight thousand.

NEWS 11/11/13 11:38am

Elon Alum Named Kappa Sigma Man of the Year

By jbowden4

He may be an Admiral, but to those in the room, he's still "Shortney." Admiral William Gortney of Elon's Class of 1977 was in Burlington Saturday where he received his fraternity Kappa Sigma 2013

NEWS 11/9/13 9:04pm

Elon men's soccer wins thriller on penalty kicks in SoCon quarterfinals

By Kyle Maher

Elon University men’s soccer head coach Darren Powell could barely watch. As senior defenseman Nick Butterly walked toward the penalty spot, Powell paced up and down the sideline muttering encouragement as his bench players stood a few feet away, arms around eachother’s shoulders. “I just wanted to be part of the action,” Powell said.

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NEWS 02/24/2026 1:05pm
Community funds anti-child exploitation project

As a mother and Vice President of Development for the Invictus Project, Whitney Miller said there was no way she could ignore child exploitation. The Invictus Project is a nonprofit organization that supports the Invictus Task Force — a multiagency uniting Randolph, Alamance, Davidson and Forsyth County Sheriff's Offices with Homeland Security Investigations and the State Bureau of Investigation.

SPORTS 02/24/2026 10:59am
Freshman duo grows up fast for Phoenix

In a season defined by adjustment, opportunity and growth, two rookies have helped steady Elon women’s basketball when it mattered most. Freshman center Tamia Watkins controls the paint and freshman guard Ashanti Fox controls the pace. The rookies have combined to earn Coastal Athletic Association Rookie of the Week honors for four straight weeks, going back to Jan. 19. 

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