Special MLK College Coffee gives past fight current significance
The Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial stands opposite the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial stands opposite the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
It’s not often where you have two point guards that can play equal minutes and both produce the way you want them to, especially in the Southern Conference. That’s why freshman guard Austin Hamilton and sophomore guard Jack Isenbarger make a great, albeit surprising, duo for the Phoenix and head coach Matt Matheny. “Austin has been a surprise in some ways,” Matheny said following Elon’s tough loss to Georgia Southern Jan.
Once again, the Elon Phoenix men's basketball team let a lead slip by not hitting shots. The Phoenix held a 41-27 lead with 16:08 to play in the second half.
After a tough three-game road swing where the Phoenix men’s basketball lost three straight, head coach Matt Matheny brings his young team back into Alumni Gym for the first time since last year. Okay, it has only been 25 days since Elon whomped the Lynchburg Hornets 109-67 on their home court. Then losses to Dartmouth College, No.
Chapel Hill — For a moment in time Thursday night, Elon University had done the unthinkable. The Phoenix had outscored the mighty University of North Carolina Tar Heels at their place. Of course, there were still almost 39 minutes to play and Elon's lead was 3-2.
Elon University Phoenix (7-2, 2-0 Southern Conference) @ Dartmouth College Big Green (2-7, 0-0 Ivy League) December 17, 2011 at 12 p.m. Leede Arena, Hanover, New Hampshire Coaches: ELON Matt Matheny (third year), DART Paul Cormier (ninth year) Last Games: ELON vs.
Christmas spirit is not just for children this year. The Burlington Parks and Recreation department is bringing a Victorian-themed Christmas festival to the downtown Burlington area. From 6 to 9 p.m Dec.
Elon Phoenix men's basketball head coach Matt Matheny has a knack for being humble. Even after his team has started 7-2, that seventh win coming on a blowout 109-67 victory over Division III opponent Lynchburg College Hornets. "We missed assignments," Matheny said.
Deep in the woods near Bennett is a 40-foot circle where nothing will grow. According to locals, this spot is the Devil's Tramping Ground, where Satan silently paces, plotting and planning. Senior Brooke Kassner spent a night at this haunted spot to test the validity of myths associated with the Devil's Tramping Ground, along with other students, in 'What Can We Know,' a philosophy course led by Anthony Weston. "The spookiness of this spot is perpetuated by itself," Weston said.
Yasmine Arrington calls herself different and lucky — and she is quite lucky. The freshman strategic communications major from Washington, D.C., is a published poet, recipient of numerous scholarships — including a $25,000 award from the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation and a $30,000 scholarship from The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation — and has traveled abroad to Zambia.
An Elon University student was robbed at gunpoint at the Bank of America ATM at 110 Williamson St. at 10 p.m.
Peacehaven Farm is located in the agrarian community of Whitsett on 89 acres of sprawling land. The farm is on a quiet street, with the neighboring houses ,mostly farms, few and far between.
Some of the most prominent symbols of holiday celebrations are Christmas lights strung through bushes, trees and around doorways.
Every Elon University student has had a late-night craving, but not everyone has figured out a way to craft a business around quenching it. Fortunately for Elon's latenight munchers, sophomores Maritza Gamboa and Leah Hayes have. "We had been looking for jobs for a while and were talking about what things we could do on campus to make money," Hayes said.
Kasey Thornton has known she was going to be a writer since seventh grade. Now, as a senior majoring in English, Thornton has a big future ahead and she has already made a name for herself. While looking at North Carolina State University's Masters of Fine Arts graduate program, Thornton found the NC State Fiction Contest.
"We are a community that must listen to one another, even when that dialogue is one that's not necessarily easy." In the past 24 hours, The Pendulum has received a mountain of feedback concerning this week's front-page editorial. Thank you all for your comments, support and criticisms.
Q: How would you describe your first year playing for Coach Jason Swepson and his staff? A: It was a great experience.
This week we have complete coverage of the recent Tap House controversy. Senior Reporter Grace Elkus talks about her methods in writing the story that started the controversy, News Editor Kassondra Cloos and Managing Editor Rebecca Smith talk about what happened after the story was published while Editor-in-Chief Anna Johnson takes a stance for the Pendulum and Julia Boyd asks students what they think.
We've seen a special College Coffee, discussions and forums, the creation of a Speakers' Corner and the Elon administration make free speech and the First Amendment rights of students a matter of high importance. Yet in the last week, the university administration has bluntly put an end to this dialogue by punishing a student for speaking candidly about a serious campus problem.
The Elon community responds to "Hypocrisy exposed." In response to this an other feedback, The Pendulum published a follow-up editorial. If you have an opinion or comment on one of The Pendulum's articles please write a letter to the editor. All letters must be signed and emailed to pendulum@elon.edu.