So this week, almost all of the new members in Elon’s sororities are getting “bigs,” but even though I’m not in a sorority, I feel like I’ve gotten two bigs this past month. Just two weeks ago, I started the Elon University crime beat and, much like sorority sisters who’ve been through it all before, two Pendulum staffers have helped me out with my new undertaking.
This past week, I had the opportunity to cover Race to the Ballot, a fantastic event that truly unified the Elon community.
Burgess Jenkins, famous for playing Ray Budds in Disney's 2000 film "Remember the Titans," is one of many crew members involved with "Find a Way," a Cornelius Muller Productions feature that is filming on various parts of Elon's campus. The movie is inspired by the life of Harry Cohen, a student and quarterback at Walter M.
Elon University students jokingly refer to the Elon Bubble, but in the past year, students have broken out of that bubble by showing that international, national and local events have an influence in their lives. This is a demonstration of how Elon students have gone beyond the confines of Elon to show their appreciation and interest in the world around them.
Faculty and administrative members of Elon University’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter challenged the university to revise the minimum foreign language requirement to better prepare students for a globalized society.
The Elon University Board of Trustees recently approved the 2012-2013 fiscal year budget, which includes an undergraduate tuition increase of 3.99 percent.
[quote]Most of the perfumed air fresheners sold in stores actually fill your home with toxic chemicals.[/quote] A busy schedule combined with a lack of parental reminders usually results in some pretty messy student homes.
When senior Hannah Barry returned to Elon University after studying abroad in Ghana last Winter Term, she wasn’t quite ready to let go of the experience she’d had there. “We came back and wanted to create an organization on campus where we can basically do international development projects for the communities we visited,” she said. The Periclean Scholars program, a civic engagement group which students apply to participate in, focused on Ghana in the past, but Barry wanted a new option to be more accessible to all students. When the group of students first applied to Student Life for recognition as an organization, the proposal did not pass, Barry said, because there was concern that other classes would want to create similar organizations for other nations, which would become overwhelming. Instead, the organization applied again under the name Elon Partners in International Development, which is now under provisional status as an organization.
In today’s world, college degrees are the way to add more figures to a salary. According to a recent study by Georgetown University, majors that have higher earnings are gaining popularity.
Sandra Dubose-Gibson, Mrs. Black North Carolina 2011, shared her experience living with alopecia universalis and emphasized the importance of inner beauty Feb.
[quote]I wish I could see more of our white students at our programming.[/quote] Throughout the month of February, Elon students have participated in a new series of programming inspired by Black History Month.
North Carolina legislators are considering a bill that would allow companies to drill for natural gas in the state, despite decades of laws to the contrary.
[quote]Blackboard costs the university about $22 per student, while Moodle costs about $4 per student.[/quote] The complete transition from Blackboard to Moodle is fast approaching.
As Elon University expands the physical living space on campus, Laura Sturm is looking toward on-campus options, particularly those offering gender-neutral housing. The junior and vice president of SPECTRUM, Elon’s gay-straight alliance, first became involved with the issue as a result of a story that ran in The Pendulum last spring, which included a quote from an administrator inviting a student to take on the initiative.
“The Vagina Monologues.” The name is enough to turn away delicate minds. But somewhere between an intense curiosity and knowledge of past successes, Yeager Recital Hall filled every seat.
It always stinks to lose. So said Elon sophomore guard Jack Isenbarger, whose team has lost four games in a row dating back to its Feb.
Road trips are a lot more fun after victories. The Elon women’s basketball team won two games away from home this week, defeating Georgia Southern University by 30 on Saturday and taking a 63-50 decision over the College of Charleston Monday night.
Elon University is continuing to provide hands-on experience for its students. Alpha Psi Omega, the theater arts honor society, put on its annual One-Act Play Festival last weekend in the Black Box Theatre.
For some Elon University students, spending four years in North Carolina is already an international adventure. Senior Margaux Lepretre was born and raised in France.
Elon University has presented its alumni awards for years, but starting this year, each school or college can now honor its respective distinguished alumni. Elon alumni Jo Craven McGinty, Class of 1985 and Doug Finberg, Class of 1994, were chosen as the inaugural recipients of the School of Communications Distinguished Alumni Award.
