After several months of interviews, phone calls and committee meetings, Gerald Whittington, vice president of Business, Finance and Technology and head of the search committee for a new director of campus safety and police, must pick a candidate for the director position.
After soggy weather and a two-game losing skid dampened its spirit a week ago, the Elon University softball team will go into the Georgia Tech Buzz Classic in Woodstock, Ga.
It is not often that a Southern Conference baseball team gets to play the twice-over defending national champions in a weekend series in just the second week of the season. The Elon Phoenix squandered that opportunity, losing all three games by a combined score 17-3 to the University of South Carolina Feb.
It’s not often that a first-round bye in a tournament of any kind is classified as negative. Elon University men’s basketball head coach Matt Matheny is happy with the bye, but concerned that his team might end up being a little behind their second round opponents in the Southern Conference Basketball Tournament March 2-5 in Asheville. “The bye is an interesting thing,” Matheny said.
English is not the official language of the United States of America. The U.S. of A. is one of the 8 percent of countries in the world that does not have an official language.
Her size always defined her. As a child, senior Kelly Little, who describes herself as tiny, recognized the limitations body image imposed on individuals, eventually inspiring her Lumen project and collaboration with SPARKS’ annual Love Your Body Week. As part of the week’s activities, Ophira Edut, an activist, author and national body image speaker, enlightened an audience of Elon University students, faculty and staff with information regarding body image and how it expands beyond eating disorders. Edut, author of “Body Outlaws” and co-founder of loveyourbody.com, has made it her personal mission to create a world where women and girls cherish themselves. Little contacted Edut, among other potential speakers, as a way to combine her research with Love Your Body week.
The Southern Conference announced their 2012 men's basketball postseason awards today, and the Elon Phoenix were well-represented. Sophomore guard Jack Isenbarger was named to the All-Conference Team and freshman guard Austin Hamilton was selected to the All-Freshman Team by the league's coaches. Isenbarger was first on the Phoenix and ninth in the SoCon with 14.1 points per game.
Physical Plant and Residence Life cleared a bed bug infestation in less than a week, acting quickly after confirming a case of bed bugs in a Colonnades single. On Feb.
The debate over Amendment One, legislation that recognizes marriage only as a union between man and woman, has sparked conversations regarding marriage equality, social approval and basic human rights.
Spanish instructor Ricardo Mendoza Castano paints the face of community member Liliana Cardenas during the Department of Foreign Languages’ celebration of El Carnaval, an international holiday that occurs before Lent.
When sophomore Eryn Gorang began riding the BioBus to tutor at Burlington Housing Authority her freshman year, she noticed that no one got off at the Cummings High School stop. Gorang asked the director of BHA’s Leaders in Collaborative Services tutoring program about the school, located in East Burlington.
It seems as though the Phoenix Piano Trio was made for each other. Department of Music professors Meaghan Skogen and Dan Skidmore were new faculty members when colleague Victoria Fischer Faw introduced the idea of making a piano trio.
Elon students are often given ample opportunities to have their voice heard in regards to campus issues during open forum discussions.
Sorority hosts Impact Day The Omicron Iota Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will host Impact Day: A Day of Service at 9 a.m.
NICE, FRANCE — Never is there as much confetti as there is during Carnaval. Parents run up to street vendors and buy dozens of euros’ worth of silly string, confetti bags and noisemakers for their children.
http://elonpendulum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/International_2.28.mp3 Katie Moran and Elizabeth Nerich talk about their study abroad experiences and why you should check out next weeks winter term study abroad fair.
The Isabella Cannon International Centre will hold the first ever Winter Term Fair programs for 2013, giving students the opportunity to talk with professors and peers about each of the 25 programs offered for the upcoming Winter Term. [box] WHAT: Winter Term 2013 Study Abroad Fair WHEN: 11:30 a.m.
Nelson Mandela released from hospital for stomach issues Nelson Mandela, a former South African president, was released from the hospital Feb.
Already representing 60 percent of students on campus, women will gain even more prominence in March. The women’s and gender studies program is coordinating these events in celebration of Women’s History Month. “Given the huge amount of debate and discussion about women, particularly in regards to women’s healthcare decisions, I find this opportunity to be especially important,” said Mandy Gallagher, women’s and gender studies program coordinator and assistant professor of communications. The events will include panels, digital displays in Moseley that will feature important women and a documentary screening that will include a discussion about the prominent women in history and their effect on society today. “This is a time for us to reflect on the historical accomplishments of women before us to further explore where we would like to see women go in the future,” Gallagher said.
http://elonpendulum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/opinions_2.27.mp3 Opinions editor, Dan Quackenbush, discusses sustainability at Elon.
