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NEWS 9/30/11 5:00pm

Pulitzer Prize winner explores complex nature of immigration

By Emily Hines

Sonia Nazario went on a 16,000 mile journey to tell a story. Nazario spoke at Elon University Thursday night about what she saw during that journey, which led to her writing "Enrique's Journey," originally published as a journalistic series before expansion into a book. She was inspired to write her story by her housekeeper, Carmen, who left four children behind in her native country of Guatemala.

NEWS 9/28/11 11:24pm

Celebrate First Amendment Day

By The Pendulum

It's the ugliest word that can be uttered in a college newsroom. And unfortunately, it's an all too frequent occurrence. College reporters across the country wake up to find their newspapers snatched from stands, broadcasts barred from airing and their funding slashed by angry student government associations and university officials. Censorship.

NEWS 9/28/11 11:16pm

How will the NC constitution read in 2012?

By Rebecca Smith

It took less than 48 hours for the N.C. General Assembly to pass an amendment saying marriage is only between a man and a woman. Once that decision was made, the constituents of North Carolina had 5,736 hours to decide what the definition of marriage is before they enter the polls for the May 2012 primary ballots and vote on writing the Defense of Marriage amendment into the state constitution. When voters are deciding whether to approve or reject the amendment, they will only be able to read the first sentence of the amendment on the ballot.

NEWS 9/28/11 11:02pm

Pandora's Pies to bring specialty pizza to Elon

By Natalie Allison

The Elon Town Center will soon welcome another restaurant, Pandora's Pies. The restaurant, which is still under construction inside, will feature specialty pizzas, salads, soups, bruschetta and a small bar. Owned by Jeff MacKenzie and Peter Ustach, who also own the Fat Frogg, Pandora's Pies will occupy the remaining space on the first story of Elon Town Center, next to the Elon University campus bookstore, Barnes & Noble at Elon University.

NEWS 9/28/11 10:55pm

News Briefs - Sept. 28, 2011

By The Pendulum

Elon team travels to Kenya for forum about the Internet Elon University's Imagining the Internet Center sent three students to the Internet Governance Forum in Kenya this week. Seniors Kellye Coleman and Samantha Baranowski and sophomore Nicole Chadwick were joined by alumni Taylor Foshee and Lee Hopcraft and communications professor Rich Landesberg in Nairobi. Professor receives NSF grant Duke Hutchings, assistant professor of computing sciences, has received a $14,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a software tool that assists beginning computer programmers with writing code. Hutchings will be joined by colleagues from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Johnson C.

NEWS 9/28/11 9:39pm

Getting social to land a job

By Kelsey Trabue

Ross Wade, assistant director of Career Services for the School of Communications, invited iMedia students to join him as he presented at the Triangle Social Media Club (SMC) meeting to discuss how job seekers can successfully utilize social media in their job search.

NEWS 9/28/11 9:31pm

A new way to recycle

By Sarah Carideo

We all know it's important to recycle, but sometimes it's hard to keep track of the best way to do it.  Which recycling numbers are allowed?  Do I leave the cap on or take it off?  Should I rinse this out? A particularly troublesome object is the carton because it's part paper, plastic and aluminum. According to Earth911.com, there are two types of cartons.  The first kind is shelf-stable cartons, which are made from paper with a thin layer of plastic and aluminum to preserve products without refrigeration.

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NEWS 04/03/2026 4:55pm
SGA set to appoint VP of Communications, VP of Finance

At Elon University’s Student Government Association, not every leadership role is decided by a student vote. While students recently cast ballots for executive president and vice president, two executive positions, vice president of communications and vice president of finance, are filled through an internal application and interview process.Final appointments will be announced at the first SGA business meeting of the new term on April 9, when newly elected senators will be sworn in and the new executive board will be introduced. Members of SGA say this approach ensures candidates are chosen based on experience and not popularity. 

NEWS 04/03/2026 10:10am
ABSS approves rezoning plan to address overcrowding

The Alamance-Burlington School System Board of Education has approved a rezoning plan aimed at addressing overcrowding across the district. Garrett Elementary, Southern Middle, and Williams High are already over 100% capacity.

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