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NEWS 2/12/13 10:52am

Local Cake Shop Bakes Happiness Into the Community

By bmezerski

What she said began as a "fluke," turned into a local shoppe in Burlington for April Murray who opened Main Street Cake Shoppe on South Church Street seven weeks ago. "We started really just giving them out saying, 'Hey, have a red velvet cupcake.' And then people were like, 'Oh!

NEWS 2/11/13 6:44pm

Top 5: Cheap Valentine’s Day outings for couples, friends

 

Love is in the air as Valentine’s Day 2013 approaches. Thirteen billion dollars will be spent on Valentine’s Day this year with the average consumer spending $117, according to the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association. Though flower bouquets, elegant dinners and lustrous jewelry are all great gifts to give, they’re not usually in the price range of most college students.

NEWS 2/11/13 1:51pm

University’s ‘puppy room’ provides stress relief opportunity for students

By Megan Cummins

As man’s best friend, dogs are common fixtures in family homes as well as popular visitors in hospitals and senior centers. Recently, furry little friends are slowly becoming the newest addition to college campuses, helping to relieve stress often put on students during final exams. The fad came to light when the National Post reported Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, had set up a “puppy room” during final exams week in early December 2012. “It fills a niche that people need right now because students are super stressed,” said Michael Kean, a Dalhousie junior who proposed the idea. Student stress is the reason why Dalhousie decided to work with a pet therapy organization called Therapeutic Paws of Canada. Research has shown the health benefits of therapy animals, which is why creating a puppy room for students has become a popular idea.

NEWS 2/10/13 1:43pm

Second Amendment endangers Americans’ right to life

By Dan Quackenbush

If the words “gun” and “freedom” belong in the same sentence, then it should be in this context: America’s gun culture is a threat to one of our most fundamental freedoms, our most unalienable right: the right to life. [quote]The Second Amendment is an outdated concept from a past era: an 18th century solution that has created 21st century problems.[/quote] The Second Amendment to the Constitution was part of the original Bill of Rights, adopted by the founders of our then-fledgling nation in December of 1791.

NEWS 2/9/13 11:33pm

Women’s tennis makes quick work of N.C. Central and N.C. Wesleyan

By Andrew Wilson

The Elon University women’s tennis team hosted two different North Carolina schools on Saturday, but the end result was the same in both matches as the Phoenix first swept North Carolina Central University, then did the same to North Carolina Wesleyan College. As was the case in both outings, the Phoenix swept the opening doubles matches.

NEWS 2/9/13 11:00pm

Milestone win for men's basketball over Furman

By Kyle Maher

After a disappointing loss to the Wofford College Terriers that ended their seven-game winning streak, the Elon University men’s basketball team rebounded with a 64-60 win over the Furman University Paladins on Saturday, Feb.

NEWS 2/9/13 10:37pm

Softball swept on second day of Red and Black Showcase

By Matt Krause

One day after upsetting the No. 8 University of Georgia Bulldogs, the Elon University softball team dropped both of its Saturday contests at the Red and Black Showcase tournament, hosted by the Bulldogs in Athens, Ga. In the opener, a rematch of Friday’s upset, Georgia shut out Elon by a score of 8-0.

NEWS 2/9/13 6:30pm

Belk Library modifies interlibrary loan program

By Michael Papich

Textbooks no longer being sent through the InterLibrary Loan program might seem like a new policy for Belk Library, but it isn’t a change from what the library was already doing. As of January, Belk Library’s policy on ILL, a program that allows libraries to loan each other books internationally, now explicitly states Belk will not request textbooks from other libraries. This had already been the policy at Belk, but some books ended up slipping through. “In the past, if a textbook could be borrowed through interlibrary loans, it would be sometimes, but they’re rarely available, which is part of the motivation for changing it,” said Joan Ruelle, librarian at Elon University. Ruelle started in her current position last summer, so this clarification of library policy comes with Ruelle entering Belk as a newcomer. “It wasn’t clarified in the policy, so we wanted to make sure that we were consistent and that our message to students was consistent about what we can and can’t do and why that is,” Ruelle said. One of the main reasons that Belk does not request textbooks through ILL is students need textbooks for an entire semester and the loaning libraries, which set the loan periods, typically want the books back in a month. “So even if you could get it through interlibrary loans, you weren’t able to keep it for a semester,” Ruelle said. Ruelle also added it takes a very long time to get textbooks to students because so few libraries buy textbooks and even fewer loan them out.

NEWS 2/9/13 1:46pm

Religious diversity needs student support to thrive

By The Pendulum

Elon University prides itself on more than academic excellence. In addition to the lessons we learn inside the elegant brick buildings, students are encouraged to become socially conscious, global citizens. Fostering religious tolerance is a crucial part of Elon’s pledge to promote diversity.

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NEWS 02/25/2026 1:07pm
Elon Votes sponsors State of the Union watch party

Around 15 students gathered in Moseley Center on Feb. 24 for the State of the Union watch party, hosted by Elon Votes. The broadcast was President Trump’s first State of the Union of his second term and lasted a record 108 minutes, according to AP News. The previous record for the longest presidential address to Congress was 100 minutes and was set by Trump last year.

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