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My first thought when I stepped off of the plane in Amman, Jordan, ironically enough, had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I was in Amman, Jordan.
When Elon senior guard Drew Spradlin missed the first of three potentially game-tying free throws, the game was over. A hard-fought, foul-heavy Saturday afternoon basketball game ended with a jubilant Western Carolina University squad and a disappointed Elon Phoenix team as the Catamounts defeated Elon 78-76 in overtime Saturday evening in Alumni Gym. “It’s a tough loss,” Elon sophomore forward Ryley Beaumont said.
Ni hao! The first phrase I learned in my first semester of Introduction to Chinese last fall has become my standard response when friends and family ask me to speak the intimidating language.
This year, the French Club will celebrate Mardi Gras with festivities for a cause close to its members’ hearts. Mardi Gras, which is closely associated with the French holiday Carnival, is an important time to call attention to those in need, according to Christie Goyette, French Club publicity chair. “The holiday is a good time to raise awareness of causes such as the Avalon Refugee Center because (the celebration) is often very extravagant, which is a sharp contrast to the way the people at Avalon live,” Goyette said. [box]The Mardi Gras benefit When: 6:30 p.m.
United, they pledged to vote in opposition. Elon University students and community members registered and pledged to vote against Amendment One during Race to the Ballot, an event dedicated to educating voters about a controversial state legislation, Feb.
ElonPhoenix.com’s game summary of the Elon Phoenix men’s basketball’s 72-59 loss to Wofford College Wednesday night begun, “A 24-1 first-half Wofford run proved an insurmountable hole for the Phoenix…” Understated. “This is disappointing,” Elon head coach Matt Matheny said of the loss.
If you’ve been living under a rock for the past two weeks, you’ve probably never heard of New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, or the newest phenomenon gripping the nation - Linsanity.
http://elonpendulum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Sports_2.17.mp3 On this week's edition of the Sports Jam, Zach and Adam talk about Elon men's and women's basketball and baseball and touch on Linsanity.
London is this year’s lucky host of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The events will be held from July 27 to Aug.
The Interfaith Youth Core, a non-profit organization that promotes interfaith conversation, held a campus-wide meeting concerning religious diversity and interfaith cooperation on college campuses.
This week I was originally assigned a story on the Tournees Festival, a series of French films being shown in McEwen this month.
The latest Facebook trend that has seized control of most Elon students’ news feed’s over the last few weeks has probably garnered more “Likes” than I care to estimate.
This year's selection of baccalaureate speaker demonstrates the university’s values of diversity and social action, according to Jan Fuller, university chaplain. Elon University invited Ruth Messinger, president of American Jewish World Service, to speak at the 2012 baccalaureate ceremony.
Tony Campolo, founder of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education, discussed accomplishing social change with the Elon community Wednesday night in McCrary Theater. Campolo’s talk was featured as this year’s H.
http://elonpendulum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/News2.16.mp3 Want to know what the reporters favorite stories from this week's issue of The Pendulum was?
Tonight was my first event covered for The Pendulum! This story took me to a new place on campus.
This week on The Swing: Sam Warren and Grant De Roo explain the SGA elections process, find out what a couple of basketball players are doing off the court, Julia Boyd gets your opinions on Elon Memes, Elon University has proposed a new bias and discrimination policy, and Kassondra Cloos runs through this week's edition of The Pendulum in less than 90 seconds.
Accidental acceptance notifications and updates regarding false emergencies have recently plagued colleges with slip-ups in email systems.
On a mild February afternoon, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and next to the Truitt Center for Religious Life, the scent of freshly turned earth permeated the air.
