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NEWS 11/14/13 3:14am

'I Choose U, Elon:' Timeflies Homecoming performance review

By Audrey Griffith

Elon University's Colonnades parking lot typically does not have flashing strobe lights, dancing students and Timeflies’ lead singer, Cal Shapiro, belting out selections from “The Scotch Tape” and “Pipe Dream.” But Elon’s 125th Homecoming brought this exact scene to campus Nov.

NEWS 11/13/13 8:00am

What went wrong for Georgia Southern football this season?

By Matt Krause

Although they were ineligible for the Southern Conference championship in 2013, Georgia Southern University’s Eagles were picked to finish with the best record in the league. Junior fullback Dominique Swope, who rushed for 1,246 yards in 2012, was back on a team that advanced to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals.

NEWS 11/13/13 12:03am

Elon Veterans reflect on their time in the military

By ahaney2

In celebration of Veterans Day, members of the Elon community reflect on their time in the military. "I think I had a feeling that I needed to serve," Director of Physical Plant, Robert Buchholz said. Buchholz joined the military following his brother and father.

NEWS 11/12/13 6:26pm

Phillippines' Typhoon Haiyan Impacts Elon

By arose8

First-year student Gaby Chiongbian has lived in the Philippines all her life but now misses home more than ever. "It really does make you feel homesick but more than anything I feel helpless," Chiongbian says. Chiongbian called home to her family on Saturday, who was near the eye of Typhoon Haiyan. "I asked them, 'What time is it?' and they said 'It's two.' I apologized, but I was so scared for them," she says.

NEWS 11/12/13 1:18am

Elon’s 'Instant Laughter' improv show is a Homecoming hit

By Dalton Cox

Nothing has the potential to bridge the generational gap between students, alumni, faculty and community members like a good laugh. On Friday and Saturday of Elon University’s homecoming weekend, the Department of Performing Arts presented its third annual evening of improvisation, titled “Instant Laughter,” in Yeager Recital Hall.

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.

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NEWS 04/17/2026 5:48pm
Elon University physics major explores connection between quantum, classical physics in SURF project

Junior Muhammad Awal Tahiru’s project for this year’s Student Undergraduate Research Forum is focusing on how small-scale things move and how to bridge together quantum physics and classical physics. Classical physics deals with the predictable behavior of human-scale objects; whereas, quantum physics deals with probabilities of the smaller, atomic world of particles. These two types don’t always fit together, according to chair of the department of physics and astronomy Martin Kamela, who served as Tahiru’s research mentor.

NEWS 04/17/2026 3:20pm
Belk Library to add neuroinclusive spaces guided by student research

Over the summer of 2026, Elon’s Carole Grotnes Belk Library will create two new neuroinclusive spaces to better support diverse learning needs, building on the success of two classrooms in Lindner Hall that have been in use throughout the school year.These spaces are a result of research conducted by students: senior Kira Campagna, junior Benjamin Krasnow, and junior Kaz Kelly, who are studying what makes a classroom accessible and effective for all learners.

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