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NEWS 8/28/14 9:50am

Elon's Mary Tendler preaches higher standard as bigger challenges approach

By Tommy Hamzik

Average just isn’t good enough anymore for Elon University volleyball coach Mary Tendler. The Phoenix was 16-17 a year ago and ranked right in the middle of the pack in both the Southern Conference standings and most league statistical categories. That’s why this year, as the team enters the much tougher Colonial Athletic Association, Tendler is encouraging her players to have higher expectations. Each player thinks of different things when it comes to expectations on and off the court.

NEWS 8/28/14 9:49am

'Lessons within Ferguson, MO.' opens communication within Elon

By kmckay3

"It just feels as if it's a bad dream for everyone." Elon student and Ferguson resident Mia Ginae Watkins remembers pacing around the house while watching news updates in disbelief with her family on August 9, when an unarmed 18-year-old African-American male named Michael Brown was fatally shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo. "Behind my backyard is the main street where the riots took place," said Watkins, a third-year student.

NEWS 8/27/14 6:15pm

Local law enforcement: To protect and serve?

By The Pendulum

Recent events in Ferguson, Missouri have sent shockwaves through the nation.The growing unrest amongst the population, as a result of the fatal shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, prompted President Barack Obama to launch an investigation into the use of military equipment by police forces.

NEWS 8/27/14 4:42pm

Love School of Business revamps curriculum

By Michael Papich

As technology improves, the world continues to change at an exponential rate. To keep up with a world forever changed by computing power, Elon University’s Love School of Business is altering the courses and curriculum for the new school year to teach students how to solve problems and analyze data. The business school is offering seven new courses, at both the undergraduate and graduate level, to instruct students in data analysis.

NEWS 8/27/14 4:34pm

‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’ movement comes to Elon

By Kaitlin Dunn

Nearly three weeks after unarmed teenager Michael Brown was fatally shot by police on August 9 in Ferguson, Missouri, the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” movement has arrived at Elon University, in the form of more than 100 people posing for an awareness-raising photo on Phi Beta Kappa Commons Tuesday during the first College Coffee of the new school year. The brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity (APA) brought the movement to Elon’s campus, beginning at College Coffee on August 26.

NEWS 8/27/14 12:24pm

Theft at Sheraton Place

By Jonathan Black

Elon University students reported a break-in at the Sheraton Place apartment, an off-campus housing location located near Danieley Center, last night to the Town of Elon Police.

NEWS 8/26/14 11:50pm

Carol Grotnes Belk remembered in faculty gathering

By mhawkins7

A memorial was held today at 4 p.m. in the Oak Grove Lounge of Belk Library in honor of the building's namesake, Carol Grotnes Belk, who passed away Monday, August 25th, just days before her 87th birthday. Associate Chaplain for Protestant Life, Rev.

NEWS 8/26/14 11:15pm

Elon upgrades phoenix cards

By ktracy4

For sophomores and upper classmen, phoenix cards are about to get an upgrade, and yes, students may get their pictures retaken. The university is moving to contactless, nonswipe cards, which first year students have already received.

SPORTS 8/26/14 11:09pm

CAA move hits home for Elon athletes

By afeather

With the new school year comes a new conference for the Phoenix. Elon officially left the Southern Conference for the Colonial Athletic Association this summer. When President Leo Lambert announced Elon's move to the CAA in May of 2013, he said a major reason the university swapped conferences was to increase Elon's name recognition throughout the country. "What's the best thing for the institution as a whole, for name exposure for Elon, and continued growth in institutional reputation," Lambert said.

NEWS 8/26/14 11:03pm

Elon student transitions from YouTube vlogger to stand-up comedian

By avogelsang

Last year, Elon Local News gave you the inside scoop on YouTube vlogger, Powell Mansfield. Now that Mansfield is a senior, we decided to follow up on his future plans as an entertainer who promoted himself through a free social media platform. The Elon senior is a double-major in Media Arts and Entertainment and French who has been very campus-involved during his college career.

NEWS 8/26/14 9:57pm

Elon cross country brings in new coach, keeps culture running

By Kate Murphy

The philosophy of new Elon University cross country coach Nick Polk is deep, but simple. “A culture of confidence: knowing and believing in your training so that when you get to your starting line, you know exactly what you need to do,” he said.  Polk was hired the same day the athletes’ reported back to campus for preseason.  Just days before preseason training was scheduled to begin, the Elon cross country team lost head coach Christine Engel when she left for a head coaching job at Duke University. The runners were left not knowing if they would have a coach when they returned to campus.  “We were all shocked,” said sophomore Kimberly Johansen.

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OPINIONS 03/27/2026 9:35pm
OPINION: Elon’s choice of infamous consulting groups challenge the morality of its education

The haste of Elon Day’s fundraising is over. Now is an important time to reexamine what it means to be a university using our financial ties. It seems we haven’t talked about the consulting half of the picture. The Elon-Queens merger also brought Elon University to consult with ethically dubious consulting firms, including the consulting firm that did infamous financial mapping used in a proposal to turn the bombed-out Gaza strip into a resort.

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