Elon University's accumulation of annual donations are continuing to increase and are expected to meet the national average, which is currently 8.2 percent of the alumni community. According to a recent article in USA Today, donations have increased in recent years because of the decrease of government funding due to budget cuts.
$38,460 is an ominous number. This is the total amount, including tuition, fees, room and board for an undergraduate to attend Elon University in the 2012-2013 school year. About 70 percent of Elon students receive some kind of scholarship, whether merit-based, need-based, talent-based or other, according to Patrick Murphy, director of financial planning. Both Murphy and Susan Klopman, vice president of admissions and financial planning, said the reason prices of scholarships aren’t as high is because the cost of tuition at Elon is lower than other similar private institutions.
As campus develops, one piece needs to be complete before construction on another can begin. With the beginning of construction on Hunt Softball Field at the end of this month, there are now seven projects underway or scheduled to begin in the next several months.
“The meal plan options here are way too expensive.” “Late night McEwen should be open every night, not just weekends.” “Wait, there’s no more killer cookies?” These are just a few comments about Elon University’s on-campus dining options that can be frequently overheard from Colonnades to Harden and McEwen to Moseley.
In The Pendulum’s editorial last week, the paper looked at the relationship between social media and the job search.
There’s a man athletes all over the country want nothing to do with. His acquaintance is made out of necessity, not desire and his name alone sends shivers to those active in sport. His name is Dr. James Andrews, and Elon University pitcher Jim Stokes knows him all too well. Stokes was warming up in anticipation for his sophomore season on the diamond 14 months ago when things turned south.
Elon University men’s tennis coach Michael Leonard and lone senior Eric Turner might not have the same favorite moment of Turner’s career at Elon, but they both agree it’s been quite a run. Coach Leonard remembers a match two years ago in the 2010 Southern Conference tournament against undefeated, top-seeded College of Charleston.
Gatorade baths don’t usually take place in tennis. But when women’s tennis coach Elizabeth Anderson won her 100th match as a coach when the Elon University team took down Wofford College 7-0 at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center April 1, her players decided to change that. “We had all planned this after our match,” said senior Kaylyn Smialek.
For every positive moment on the diamond last week, there were many negatives for the Elon University baseball team. There was the injury to center fielder Niko Fraser at North Carolina April 4, a probable concussion which kept him out for the Furman series and has his status unknown for the upcoming week. There was disaster on the mound.
Macky Sall defeated Abdoulaye Wade in the second round of presidential elections in Senegal March 25, and took office as the fourth Senegalese president April 2. The 2012 elections have been marked with strong opposition to the now former president, Abdoulaye Wade.
When Dan Koehler was awarded the Lumen Prize in 2010, he knew he’d be headed to Africa.
Elon University softball coach Kathy Bocock fumed about the first game of the Phoenix’s April 6 double-header against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
The Student Government Association created the SGA Scholarship to increase its presence among the student body.
Mali president resigns after being forced into exile Mali’s president, Dioncounda Traore, wrote a letter of resignation April 7 after being forced into exile for a month.
It began with a news brief. One short article from an online newsletter about Paws and Stripes, an organization that trains service dogs to give to returning military veterans, caught Elon University’s senior Clara Martin’s eye last year.
Has your dorm got you down? Need a little spice in your home away from home? Or do you simply want to give your space a boost? Here are 10 tricks that will take your dorm from ordinary to chic. 1. Raise your bed To create space underneath your bed and store less frequently used items, raise your bed by a few feet to relocate bins and trunks.
Rachel Southmayd HAIFA, ISRAEL - To celebrate Passover this year while studying abroad, I spent the first night of the holiday having a Seder, or ritualistic holiday dinner, with a Hasidic Jewish family in a town outside of Tel Aviv.
By now everyone who has any sort of interest in sport has heard about Morris Claiborne. The former Louisiana State defensive back, entered into June’s NFL draft, scored a 4 out of 50 on the Wonderlic test, an examination administered to all draftees. The problem is that Caliborne’s score, which is the lowest score any future draft pick has ever received, was supposed to remain confidential.
Financing college just got a whole lot more fun. Grantoo, a social gaming community that gives college students the chance to win tuition money and donate to charity, recently opened its website to Elon University students. Within the first week and a half of play, sophomores Taylor Pewitt and Katie Ryan each recieved the first place prize: a $1,000 scholarship. Pewitt placed first out of 73 students in the April 8 tournament, and Ryan placed first April 15.
For a recent story of mine, I covered the Destination: International event, a presentation for students to talk to other students, who are living abroad, for advice and personal experiences. I was excited to write a story on it, because my plan has always been to find a job abroad once I graduate.
