While further information about the shocking scope of NSA surveillance revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden continues to emerge, other programs and legislation at the state level aim to further expand the reach of government surveillance into U.S.
With news increasingly moving online and an economy that is still squeezing advertisers, the decline of print newspapers is nearly an accepted fact. But at smaller, local newspapers across the country, editors and publishers are finding ways to stay competitive so they can continue to bring specialized reporting to their communities, with some community papers like the Burlington Times-News in the process of adding a paywall and editors of college newspapers now heading their campus media as the new year begins. College newspapers are in a unique position to improve readership.
Elon University recently replaced its Zipcar car sharing service with Enterprise CarShare, a program that makes four fuel-efficient cars in the Moseley Center lot available to Elon students, faculty and staff members. According to Elaine Durr, director of sustainability at Elon, the new program is less expensive to maintain. “Enterprise CarShare provides lower overall vehicle rates and a local service team to maintain the vehicles,” Durr said. Registration for the Enterprise CarShare program is online.
At least four residents of Janie Poole Brown Hall in the Oaks Area apartment complex at Elon University packed their belongings today and vacated their first-floor apartment after sewage water seeped from the shower drain and saturated their living space. Sophomore Margaret Bryant, junior Jessica Edwards and their two other roommates have temporarily relocated to Trollinger House while Physical Plant repairs the damage to the bathroom, carpet and flooring caused by the contaminated water.
Some students who moved back to Elon University’s campus had an early surprise, as the ceilings in the Oaks D building leaked rainwater into many of the structure’s apartments. Leaks were seen primarily in the third and second floors of Oaks D, although Robert Buchholz, director of Physical Plant, said there were some leaks that reached the first floor. Buchholz attributed the leaks to the way the roof on Oaks D was constructed. “It’s at a place where the face of the building juts out, so the roof had to adjust to being an angled roof and they didn’t do a good job with that one particular spot,” Buchholz said. This angled construction, as opposed to a flat roof, allowed for more places where water could seep through. “You usually have to make an adjustment on the pitch on the roof and it’s two uneven angled pieces and so it leaked there at that joint,” Buchholz said. Junior Katie Maraghy, a resident on the third floor of Oaks D, said the damage from the leak was visible as soon as she moved into the apartment. “When (my roommate and I) first got back from summer break, there were pieces of our ceiling all over the common room floor,” Maraghy said.
This piece is the second in a series of “Ask an Alum” columns that will be periodically published online through a partnership between Elon University’s Young Alumni Council and The Pendulum. Whether or not you realize it, the majority of us spend our academic careers going to the same school with the same familiar faces.
Though the North Carolina General Assembly significantly tightened the state’s education budget during the summer’s legislative session, it voted to allocate an additional $5.1 million to Teach for America, an educational nonprofit that places temporary teachers in low-income school districts.
Designs for the construction and renovation of the McEwen School of Communications at Elon University have been finalized, though some specifics of the new building remain undecided. Construction is now set to begin in approximately three years and is expected to take 12 - 14 months for completion. Elon has reached an agreement for the design of the new building with Robert A.M.
Students who intended to live in the Trollinger House this year were in for a surprise when they arrived on campus late last month. Only three students signed up to live in Trollinger House, which has been undergoing renovations since the beginning of the summer, prompting Elon University to close the house to residents. “Safety was the main reason for the decision,” said MarQuita Barker, associate director of Residence Life.
When junior Emma Kwiatkowski was writing her college essay for Elon University during her senior year in high school, she wrote about improvisation. “During high school, I was part of the improv troupe in my hometown for four years,” Kwiatkowski said.
You can now use your Phoenix Card at more locations. Elon has added nine off-campus merchants in the Burlington area that will now accept Phoenix Cash.
As new additions have come to campus this summer, there have also been changes in the surrounding community. Super G Mart, an international grocery store, is located on W.
Members of the Town of Elon gathered on Saturday Sept. 14 in Beth Schmidt Park to celebrate the fifth annual Autumn Bash.
The Elon University soccer team, playing away from Rudd Field for the first time since the opening contest Aug.
The Elon University volleyball team thrived on scoring runs during the first two games of the Elon Phoenix Classic, but wasn’t able to break free against East Carolina University on Saturday Sept.
The Elon University men’s soccer team is beginning to earn a reputation for two things: winning home games against ranked or high-profile opponents, and having a loud, vocal crowd circling the perimeter of Rudd field, creating a definite home field advantage. “We really harnessed the energy that the fans brought, they were great tonight,” junior forward Jason Waterman said.
The Elon University football team had trouble getting any form of offense going in a 23-10 loss to North Carolina A&T State University inside Aggie Stadium Saturday September 14th. The struggle was evident from the start, where the Phoenix recorded just five first downs in its eight first half possessions.
As the price of a higher education continues to rise... more and more students are turning to student loans as a source of funding their college education.
The Elon University athletics department recently released the 2013-2014 men's basketball schedule.
Drinking and college go together, or at least that's what many people think. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism says more than 80 percent of college students drink alcohol.
