Features

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NEWS 2/18/12 7:54pm

Men's basketball loss to Western Carolina puts regular season championship hopes on brink

By Zachary Horner

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.

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NEWS 2/18/12 2:02pm

Opportunity is knocking, will you answer?

By Rebecca Wickel

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.

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NEWS 2/18/12 10:00am

French club celebrates Mardi Gras for a cause

By Adriana Miano

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.

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NEWS 2/18/12 7:28am

Students raise their voice against NC amendment during Race to the Ballot

By Katherine Blunt

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.

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NEWS 2/17/12 3:03pm

Phoenix look to end three-game losing streak in friendly confines

By The Pendulum

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.

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NEWS 2/17/12 3:03pm

Why the story of Jeremy Lin is so intriguing

By Kyle Maher

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.

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NEWS 2/17/12 2:56pm

Sports Jam - Feb. 17, 2012

By Zachary Horner

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.

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NEWS 2/17/12 8:29am

London prepares for 2012 Summer Olympics

By Leigh Iler

London is this year’s lucky host of the 2012 Summer Olympics.  The events will be held from July 27 to Aug.

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NEWS 2/17/12 8:22am

Despite multi-faith initatives, not all students perceive campus as diverse

By Grace Elkus

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.

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NEWS 2/17/12 1:29am

Finding a new meaning for Mardi Gras

By Adriana Miano

This week I was originally assigned a story on the Tournees Festival, a series of French films being shown in McEwen this month.

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NEWS 2/17/12 12:59am

The rise (and fall?) of the meme

By Dan Quackenbush

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.

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NEWS 2/16/12 7:34pm

Ruth Messinger selected as Baccalaureate speaker

By Melissa Kansky

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.

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NEWS 2/16/12 3:42pm

Speaker addresses social change as part of annual H. Shelton Smith Lecture

By Adriana Miano

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.

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NEWS 2/16/12 3:02pm

The News Report - Feb. 16, 2012

By Elizabeth Nerich

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?

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NEWS 2/16/12 1:34pm

First experience as a senior reporter

By Ben Donahue

Tonight was my first event covered for The Pendulum!  This story took me to a new place on campus.

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NEWS 2/16/12 11:57am

The Swing - February 16, 2012

By The Pendulum

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.

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NEWS 2/16/12 11:31am

Human oversights cause errors in university electronic communication

By The Pendulum

Accidental acceptance notifications and updates regarding false emergencies have recently plagued colleges with slip-ups in email systems.

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NEWS 2/16/12 9:34am

Local food movement puts spotlight on area farmers

By Lauren Ramsdell

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.

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NEWS 2/16/12 9:34am

Burlington police, university collaborate for satisfaction survey

By Mary Kate Brogan

[quote]We need to know what the citizens think so we can bring (their concerns) back to the table.[/quote] Elon University and the City of Burlington Police Department are teaming up for a triennial citizen satisfaction survey.

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NEWS 2/16/12 9:06am

Transfer looking forward to first season with Elon

By Kyle Maher

Transferring schools is never an easy decision. Elon junior pitcher Nate Young knows this first-hand. He started his pitching career at his high school in Kalamazoo, Mich., spent a year at a small junior college in Robinson, Illinois.

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