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NEWS 2/21/12 3:40pm

Jack on track: Sophomore guard shines for Elon

By Zachary Horner

Elon sophomore guard Jack Isenbarger has impressed the Southern Conference, Phoenix fans and, most importantly, his coach with his play this season. “He’s gotten better,” Elon Head Coach Matt Matheny said.

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NEWS 2/21/12 3:31pm

Candidate religions should not matter in presidential campaigns

By Madison Margeson

In recent GOP campaigns and debates, it is nearly impossible to avoid one topic: religion. It is safe to say that a candidate with strong morals and values should be respected for his or her consistency and dedication.

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NEWS 2/21/12 3:30pm

Chapel meant to focus on spirituality, not faith

By Mary Kate Brogan

A violinist’s waltz fills Whitley auditorium Thursday morning. Earl Danieley, a weekly attender, sits in the second row in front of the podium where, in a few moments, a speaker will give a lecture.

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NEWS 2/21/12 3:24pm

The Endemic of Apathy

By The Pendulum

Transparency was the buzzword at last week’s Student Government Association debate and in candidate speeches for the upcoming election.

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NEWS 2/21/12 3:22pm

Students connect with meme craze

By Cassie Grimm

Elon students don’t always create Facebook pages... ...but when they do, it's Elon Memes. The new Facebook page, which follows in the footsteps of other universities’ pages across the country, has gained a noticeable following during the last few weeks. Two weeks after its creation Feb.

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NEWS 2/21/12 3:18pm

Studying abroad helps students connect with world outside Elon

By Jonathan Black

[quote]Traveling abroad also allows students to achieve an independence and freedom that they cannot gain while at school, where your parents are still on a phone call away and a dining hall is a leisurely two-minute walk.[/quote] Study abroad.

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NEWS 2/21/12 3:16pm

Elon alumna brings home international experience through film

By Hannah Delacourt

When Brynne Miller first stepped foot in Argentina, she found a story worth sharing. Miller, a 2010 Elon alumna of Elon University's first interactive media graduate class, used her experience abroad to inspire her film “Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo and The Search for Identity," which was shown Tuesday.

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NEWS 2/21/12 3:11pm

Latham Park ablaze with hot-hitting Phoenix baseball

By Zachary Horner

An almost-no-hitter. A grand slam. A come-from-behind victory. The Elon Phoenix baseball team used all three to begin the 2012 season on the right foot, picking up three victories in all of their games this past weekend over non-conference opponents. “It’s kinda early to tell, but the areas that we thought we would be good at, we did those things well,” Phoenix head coach Mike Kennedy said.

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NEWS 2/21/12 10:21am

International Adventures - Feb. 21, 2012

By Katie Moran

http://elonpendulum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/International_2.21.mp3 Katie Moran talks about sexism abroad, her moral clock, and what you can expect to find in this weeks international section of The Pendulum.

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NEWS 2/20/12 11:28pm

Stage presence: Alumnus, acting veteran opens jazz restaurant

By Caitlin O'Donnell

It may have taken decades, but Dan Doby is finally getting his dinner. Last year, the native Burlington resident opened Jazebel’s Jazz Bistro on land where he hunted for rabbits as a kid. “I never got one,” he said.

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NEWS 2/20/12 7:58pm

Elon students simply can't do it all

By Dan Quackenbush

At the beginning of every semester, Elon University students tell themselves that this is the semester they’re going to do it all.

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NEWS 2/20/12 6:57pm

Topics - Feb. 20, 2012

By Dan Quackenbush

http://elonpendulum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/opinions_2.20.mp3 Is there such a thing as animosity or privacy  in the online world?

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NEWS 2/20/12 10:27am

What a weekend

By Adam Lawson

To say this past weekend was a banner weekend for me is a gross underrepresentation. Never have I felt so proud to be a journalist. I didn’t quite know what to expect going into the North Carolina College Media Association conference Saturday.

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NEWS 2/20/12 10:18am

The "Dirty War:" a point in history Americans should know about

By Hannah Delacourt

The first time I heard about the Dirty War, a time in Argentine’s history where the country was governed by a dictatorship, was fall semester of this year in my Spanish Conversation class.

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NEWS 2/19/12 11:52pm

Stand by me, please

By Rebecca Wickel

One of my favorite parts of my non-journalism life is openly supporting the teams I care about. Giants?

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NEWS 2/18/12 9:44pm

SGA Elections 2012: The Executive President debate

By The Pendulum

Get complete coverage of the 2012 Student Government Association Elections with our interactive voter's guide.

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NEWS 2/18/12 9:01pm

Feels like home in Amman, Jordan

By Jasmine Whaley

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.

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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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