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NEWS 8/24/12 8:00pm

How to be a kid around North Carolina

By Kate Riley

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Location: Raleigh Cost: Free Travel time: 1 hour Website  This museum is an elementary school field trip — you’ll feel like a kid again with the numerous hands-on activities.

NEWS 8/24/12 7:52pm

Elon Bucket List

By Jeff Stern

How will you spend your next four years on Elon's campus? We offer some potential items for your college bucket list - Elon style. [box] Have your own ideas for what she be on the Elon bucket list?

NEWS 8/24/12 7:47pm

The Whats and Wheres of Elon

By Stephanie Butzer

Elon has a lot to offer and, as a freshman, sometimes it can be hard to grasp everything. Here are some FAQs to help you navigate your first weeks on campus. What’s the best way to meet new people? Organizations and clubs are a good place to start, and classes are a great way to meet people who have similar interests as you.

NEWS 8/24/12 4:20pm

Move-In Day generates enthusiasm throughout campus

By Melissa Kansky

Establishing life at college involves braiding together pieces of home with indications of a new beginning. Most Elon University freshman considered deciding what to pack to be their biggest challenge on Move-In Day, but Takeva Mitchell had no doubt her fish would accompany her to campus. "I had to bring him because my mom was not going to take care of him," said Mitchell, who transported her fish, Carter, in a plastic container from her house in Burlington. Freshman Jessica Grembowski also introduced reminders of home into the Elon community.

NEWS 8/22/12 3:40pm

Women's cross country voted top in SoCon by coaches

By The Pendulum Sports Desk

Nine days before their first race of the season, the Elon University women's cross country team got a bit of a boost from the Southern Conference coaches. The Phoenix women were picked to finish first in the conference in 2012, earning the first-place vote of seven of the twelve SoCon coaches and 115 points.

NEWS 8/21/12 5:04pm

Campus dining facilities renovated to increase capacity

By Katherine Blunt

In an effort to compensate for the loss of Harden Dining Hall, several changes have been made to dining facilities across campus, including name changes and seating expansions. The grab-and-go section of downstairs McEwen had been renamed McGo and redesigned to serve dining hall food to students on the run.

NEWS 8/20/12 11:48pm

Correspondents' Corner: Tapping into the Dream

By William Stirn

Correspondents’ Corner is a place for The Pendulum’s team of international reporters to reflect on their time abroad and share stories about the new cultures they are experiencing. Every great journey starts with a dream - the dream to do something different.

NEWS 8/18/12 2:37pm

Women's soccer draws 1-1 tie with Cincinnati

By The Pendulum Sports Desk

Elon athletics are finally back as the Women’s Soccer team kicked off their 2012 campaign with a 1-1 tie over Big East opponent, Cincinnati. “It was a well fought game on both sides and I’m proud of our team for battling a lot of injuries and adversity tonight,” Chris Neal, Elon head coach, told elonphoenix.com. One of the injuries Neal was referring to was to preseason all-conference goalkeeper, Kate Murphy.

NEWS 8/16/12 10:16pm

Correspondents' Corner: Why Senegal?

By Greg Zitelli

Correspondents’ Corner is a place for The Pendulum’s team of international reporters to reflect on their time abroad and share stories about the new cultures they are experiencing.  About five months ago, just after I was accepted into the program at Dakar, I was leading a tour group in front of Alamance explaining how studying abroad is an important part of the culture at Elon.

NEWS 8/15/12 2:46pm

Residence Life in need of RAs as fall semester approaches

By Ethan Smith

If the recent email sent to students from new associate director of residential education Laura Arroyo seemed urgent to recruit new resident assistants, it’s because all empty RA slots needed to be filled by the start of training this Thursday. “There are only three or four open slots that need to be filled,” said Thomas Bowie, the assistant director of Residence Life for Danieley Center.

NEWS 8/10/12 11:19am

The Age of Loneliness

By Ethan Smith

Think of how many friends you have on Facebook and how many followers you have on Twitter. Now, think of the people in those lists that you actually know.

NEWS 8/7/12 6:31pm

Three weeks leads to another four months

By Laura Van Drie

Junior Laura Van Drie will be studying abraod in Copenhagen this fall. She will be writing regularly for The Pendulum about her experiences abroad and news developments in Denmark.  Part of the reason I came to Elon University was because of the study abroad opportunities. But before I went on my Winter Term trip to India and Dubai this past January, I wasn't sure if I actually wanted to spend a whole semester abroad - the thought of leaving Elon for a whole four months was a little nerve-wracking. After a few days in Dubai and three weeks in India, I knew I absolutely wanted to explore other countries.

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NEWS 09/22/2026 12:40pm
Elon University ranks top 100 in national university rankings

The U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 rankings placed Elon University first in Best Undergraduate Teaching for the sixth year in a row, according to a report released Sept. 22. Elon ranked first in first-year experiences and learning communities in the 2025 and 2026 rankings, and the university continued that streak in the 2027 ranking. 

LIFESTYLE 09/22/2026 11:38am
Recuerdos cocinando con familia inspira una clase práctica de cocinar

Cada jueves en la mañana en Colombia, la familia Montoya Posada se reunía en la casa de la abuela. Más de 20 personas compartan tiempo juntos cocinando. Esos recuerdos inspiraron a crear “Vamos a la Cocina”, las clases presenciales en cocina de El Centro que ofrecen a los estudiantes una manera práctica de aprender sobre la cocina y las culturas Hispanas.

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