Features

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NEWS 1/5/13 11:30am

Analysis: Elon women's basketball preps for SoCon play

By Matt Krause

The conclusion of winter break and the start of a new year mean one thing in college basketball: conference play is on the horizon. Although the Elon University women’s basketball team (4-7, 1-1 SoCon) has played two games in the Southern Conference thus far, the team has finished non-conference action and will play 18 straight conference games in the last two-thirds of the regular season. The Phoenix will enter the grind of SoCon play on a sour note, however.

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NEWS 12/31/12 8:18pm

Elon dining program designed to encourage balanced eating

By Alex Francis

With the realities of hectic schedules, long study hours and late nights, maintaining a balanced diet can get lost in the shuffle of college life.

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NEWS 12/31/12 8:15pm

Men’s basketball dominates visiting Manchester

By Andrew Wilson

From start to finish, the Elon University men’s basketball team was in total control, ending the 2012 portion of the season with a convincing 84-49 win over Manchester University Dec.

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NEWS 12/31/12 7:08pm

North Carolina A&T closes out women’s basketball late

By Andrew Wilson

Down by three with 3:54 remaining, the Elon University women’s basketball team couldn't close out North Carolina A&T State University Dec.

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NEWS 12/29/12 9:09pm

Late run helps East Carolina top Elon

By The Pendulum Sports Desk

Battling another slow start, senior guard Ali Ford pulled the Elon University women’s basketball team within two at the halftime break with back-to-back 3-pointers, but the Phoenix ultimately dropped their second straight game Dec.

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NEWS 12/23/12 1:03am

Brief: Elon clinches men's basketball win with 2 seconds to spare

By The Pendulum Sports Desk

On a night of much-improved shooting all the way around for the Elon University men's basketball team, a single shot from a player who had been struggling from the field as of late counted the most. Junior guard Jack Isenbarger hit a three-pointer from the right wing with 2.3 seconds left to give the Phoenix a 70-69 victory over the Columbia University Lions Saturday afternoon. In the Phoenix's last game before Christmas, Elon (7-5 overall, 1-1 Southern Conference) found itself down two with time winding down.

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NEWS 12/21/12 1:27pm

DOJ files civil rights suit against Alamance County Sheriff

By bmcgovern

The United States Department of Justice filed a civil rights lawsuit against Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson Thursday, after he was faced with allegations of racial profiling and discrimination. The lawsuit claims that Johnson has violated the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments and Section 14141 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which guard against unreasonable search and seizure and guarantee due process. The DOJ has investigated the Sheriff's Office since 2009, and on Sept.

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NEWS 12/21/12 12:22pm

Department of Justice files lawsuit against Alamance County Sheriff's Office

By Katherine Blunt

The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil rights lawsuit against Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson Dec.

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NEWS 12/20/12 11:49pm

Duke uses strong second half play to trip Phoenix

By Zachary Horner

DURHAM - The Elon University men's basketball team was sticking with the No. 1 team in the nation. With time winding down in the first half, the Phoenix was only down five points to the Duke University Blue Devils.

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NEWS 12/20/12 11:12pm

Evans' career high not enough against Campbell

By The Pendulum Sports Desk

Senior forward Kelsey Evans has a knack for breaking records when the Elon University women’s basketball team finds itself on the losing end of games. Evans scored a career-high 26 points and pulled down nine rebounds Dec.

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NEWS 12/19/12 12:34pm

Men’s basketball update: Duke matchup allows Elon to test itself in tournament situation

By Zachary Horner

I’d like to tell you that I’ve been 100 percent up on everything Elon University men’s basketball in the last couple weeks.

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NEWS 12/18/12 2:25pm

Women’s basketball looks to improve on rebounds, turnovers against Campbell

By Andrew Wilson

In eight games this season for the Elon University women’s basketball team, turnovers and rebounding have been a problem. Four times on the young season, the Phoenix has turned the ball over at least 20 times.

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NEWS 12/17/12 1:54pm

Clinton speaks human rights in Dublin

By Tara Kirkpatrick

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke on “Front Lines and Frontiers: Making Human Rights a Human Reality” earlier this month at Dublin City University, just five days before Human Rights Day on Dec.

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NEWS 12/15/12 3:58pm

Brief: UMass pulls out OT victory over Elon men's hoops

By The Pendulum Sports Desk

After missing two potentially game-winning free throws in the waning seconds of regulation, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst men's basketball team defeated Elon University 78-73 in extra time Saturday afternoon in the 2012 Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase in Springfield, Mass. Elon freshman guard Tanner Samson hit a three-pointer with eight seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 66.

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NEWS 12/15/12 3:08pm

O’Keeffe earns NSCAA Scholar All-South region honors

By The Pendulum Sports Desk

To polish off her career in maroon and gold, senior defender Claire O’Keeffe was named to the third-team 2012 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Women’s University Division Scholar All-South Region Team on Friday, Dec.

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NEWS 12/14/12 5:02pm

A year of mourning: Conn. shooting marks latest tragedy

By Jonathan Black

There is nothing stopping random acts of violence within our country. True, there are laws that attempt to govern our behavior by detouring us from doing anything evil, but these laws act to punish our actions rather than prohibit. This has never been more relevant than this year. On July 20 in Aurora, Colo., a gunman attacked movie theater patrons at the midnight premiere of “The Dark Knight Rises.” Total deaths: 12.

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NEWS 12/13/12 10:13pm

Sister factor: Farmer’s double-double helps Elon past Morgan State

By Andrew Wilson

Even though her parents come to every game, Thursday night’s 74-54 win for the Elon University women’s basketball team over Morgan State University was the first game freshman guard Jessica Farmer’s sister had been to.

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NEWS 12/13/12 2:38pm

Guilford County and Iredell-Statesville school districts receive Race to the Top grants

By Katherine Blunt

The Guilford County and Iredell-Statesville school districts are two among 16 nationwide to receive federal Race to the Top grants to enact education reforms that promote individual student learning.

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NEWS 12/11/12 2:55pm

Bill Morningstar, men's golf coach, to retire in May 2013

By The Pendulum Sports Desk

Bill Morningstar, the current head coach of the Elon University men's golf team, will retire in May 2013 after the men's golf season wraps up, according to an e-mail sent to faculty and staff today by athletic director Dave Blank. "It is with great gratitude that I inform you on the retirement of Bill Morningstar ’64, Director of Golf and Head Men’s Golf Coach, effective after the 2013 spring season in May," Blank said in the e-mail.

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NEWS 12/10/12 9:05pm

Water worries: Fracking studies raise concerns among Chatham County farmers

By Katherine Blunt

Farrell Moose is keeping an eye on his water. When the North Carolina General Assembly voted in July to legalize hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the state, he paid more than $300 for a baseline test of his well. A statewide moratorium on fracking will remain in place for at least two years while the North Carolina Mining and Energy Commission (MEC) assesses the potential effects of shale gas extraction in areas over the Triassic Basins, but Moose wants to clearly establish his current water quality before the commission completes its study.

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