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NEWS 7/13/09 1:36am

When metalheads and commentators collide

By pendulumopinions

Only on Fox News can you hear the following... "After this show is over, I'm walking back down to the Rio to kill everyone." "That's awesome!" [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NQ_bE4xujs] Yes, I know it's supposed to be a comedy show (don't worry, I spoke to a producer and the jokes took a sick day during that particular installment) but I think this is still worthy of a collective, "Huh?" or perhaps a group, "But...why?"

NEWS 7/13/09 1:16am

Show bum, hump strangers, mock hicks, repeat

By pendulumopinions

The "Bruno" press assault has finally left town (but don't worry, in a few years when Sacha Baron Cohen disguises himself as a Brazilian woman to expose the prejudices against the opposite sex in "Bertha" the same media blitzkrieg will take place) and I can't help but be simultaneously smug and disappointed in its wake. I was siding more with the, "Bruno looks like a massive, counter-intuitive beast" crowd that held their expectations for the film in check while the rest of the world seemed to fawn over Cohen, with the progressively gaudier premiers and increasingly bland talk show appearances (until he gave up the Bruno act altogether to appear on "The Late Show with David Letterman"). But in the back of my head, I held the expectation that despite my snooty disbelief that lightning could strike twice after the brilliance of "Borat," the film would jump out and pleasantly surprise me. But it didn't.

NEWS 7/8/09 3:12pm

Raise your hand if you remember money

By pendulumopinions

It's a nice feeling when you trump a few media outlets on a story, isn't it? Earlier this year, we reported on how much of a bust Youtube is turning out to be, from a financial standpoint, and now both the Independent and Gawker have reported on the same matter (though the $470 million loss we originaly reported has been toned down to $380 at most). This story has resurfaced around the same time as the record industry settled a long-standing feud with Internet radio and Google's announcement of its jump into the operating systems market. What a wild time for all of the webaholics, no? The feverish proponents of the web's current lackadaisical stance toward copyright protection and apathetic attitude toward things such a money continue to scoff at claims that the current model is broken, it's a seesaw that tilts perpetually toward the consumer.

NEWS 7/7/09 3:56pm

As if we needed any more hype...

By pendulumopinions

I just happened to stumble upon the ability for to transfer my hypemachine account onto the blog, which means that all of you loyal readers get to take a peek into what I'm tuned into music-wise.

NEWS 7/6/09 9:32pm

Ignored on the Fourth of July

By pendulumopinions

Yes, it's old news that Sarah Palin is unpredictable and, in a move that some would liken to hopping onto a crazy train to Looneyville, will be resigning as governor and starting her run for the presidency in 2012 (well, that last part isn't official...yet). But I have to giver her credit for the brilliance of her timing, tossing a bomb into the crowd right when the crowd scatters to distant lands.

NEWS 7/3/09 5:26am

Google and its online library

By The Pendulum

I've always been a fan of Google's. The company has done an amazing job of predicting the online market and the progression of modern technology, well enough to see its stock remain one of the largest in recent years.

NEWS 6/26/09 2:02pm

Jackson's Farewell

By The Pendulum

The death of a celebrity is always a tough time. It brings people out in full force, ready to offer condolences to each other and show support for the family, or whoever's left.

NEWS 6/24/09 3:34pm

Twitter!

By pendulumopinions

We here at the Pendulum aren't immune to jumping on the bandwagon, so take a peek at our new Twitter, I'm sure it'll have all of the wit and brillance of the blog, only ridiculously shortened and littered with tinyurls...

NEWS 6/23/09 10:50pm

Passing half of the torch

By pendulumopinions

As a good friend of mine said about a month ago, if anyone suggested the idea of a library in this day and age, a sort of communal stomping ground where books and in many cases, DVDs, CDs and even video games (something I've never been able to understand) were available for no charge, with the only limitation would be a system of time limits and fines if said limits are exceeded coupled with the scornful gaze of the librarians when you try and check something out only to find that you owe $5 for renting "Derailed," they would immediately be kicked around by publishing and media companies as a nutcase.

NEWS 6/21/09 9:19pm

This week in The Pendulum...

By The Pendulum

For the first issue of the summer, the opinions section will have a nice little balance of that warm, fuzzy optimism that you've grown accustomed to reading in other publications, and the typical grizzled, commentary that tends to dominate the editorial pages.

NEWS 6/17/09 7:32pm

Working for the Clampdown

By The Pendulum

Democracies are such a problem. Sure, they provide a solid basis for capitalist enterprise, grant people greater control of the government and give a nation greater credibility on the world stage.

NEWS 6/16/09 4:06am

YouTube and the digital TV age

By The Pendulum

Hulu has dominated the internet television and movie industry ever since it began, offering a legitimate home for shows that couldn't be shut down by copyright laws.

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Students receive E-alert warning of assault

Students received an E-Alert around 4 a.m. April 5, informing them of an assault earlier that night in the Mill Point neighborhood and urging anyone with information to contact campus police.

NEWS 04/05/2026 9:34am
Elon University, Go Baby Go modify cars for children with mobility challenges

Elon University’s Innovation Hall was filled with the high-pitched hums of electric motors and the sounds of childhood play April 4. The noises came from the first Go Baby Go program at Elon, where the community takes standard electric toy cars and adapts them for children who cannot traditionally operate one. 

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