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NEWS 5/14/12 2:04pm

Elon freshman flies high above the ground

By David Turkel

Most college students don’t have the necessary training or ambition to join Cirque du Soleil. But Elon University freshman Sophia Koh is not an average college student - she’s also an acrobat. Koh became interested in acrobatics when she was eight years old, at a summer camp that had a trapeze.

NEWS 5/11/12 6:32pm

Elon University honors theses digitized in Belk archives

By Rebecca Wickel

It began with a request from Romania. There has been an increasing demand from outside the university for access to student research — including interest from other countries, according to Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler, professor of psychology and director of the honors program at Elon University, In response, Belk Library has digitized every honors thesis dating back to 2007 for use on the Internet.

NEWS 5/10/12 10:22pm

Elon University alumnus makes Tumblr breakthrough

By Adam Lawson

The idea came to Adam Smith, class of 2005, at a bar. After a long day at Public Campaign, the Washington non-profit organization where the Elon University alumnus works, Smith met up with his friend Stacy Lambe at Nellie’s Sports Bar. In addition to typical bar fodder, Hillary Clinton somehow became a topic of conversation.

NEWS 5/10/12 9:28pm

Actor reveals life milestones in one-man show

By Stephanie Butzer

It’s bound to be an interesting show when the main performer runs on stage and receives a standing ovation before he has said a single word. That is what happened during “Charlie Johnson: A Step in the Right Direction,” a one-man show featuring senior music theater major Charlie Johnson and two musicians, Michael Ptacin and university accompanist Haidee Dollak. Johnson had the opportunity to perform his show for several dance majors a few days before it opened.

NEWS 5/10/12 10:14am

Tiger Woods remains patient through struggles

By Kyle Maher

You have to give the guy credit. Tiger Woods is never rattled, even when going through the longest winless drought of his career from November 2009 until this year’s Arnold Palmer Invitational, he remained calm, cool and collected. He finally won the Arnold Palmer Invitational, his first win in more than three years, and seemingly everyone was ready to hop right back onto the Tiger Woods bandwagon. Immediately, people began to talk about whether Woods could eclipse Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major victories again, oddsmakers pronounced him the favorite at the Masters. And then, Tiger Woods plummeted again.

NEWS 5/10/12 9:22am

French presidential debate evolves into playground banter

By Keeley Franklin

Millions of French households tuned in to watch a heated presidential debate between incumbent president, Nicholas Sarkozy and his opponent, socialist Francois Hollande May 3. The three-hour live debate was of critical importance to the candidates with the second round run-offs coming up and in June, the legislative election occurs.

NEWS 5/9/12 9:30pm

Elon community expresses sorrow about the approval of Amendment One

By Melissa Kansky

Despite the passage of the marriage-amendment May 8, those in opposition to Amendment One gathered in community and hope May 9 at Elon University. The university's Student Government Association approved a resolution stating the institution's opposition to the amendment that defines the marriage between one man and one woman as the only domestic legal union recognized in the state less than two weeks earlier. "We're in the liberal havens," said Charlie Loeser, a former student at Elon and resident of Chapel Hill.

NEWS 5/8/12 10:19pm

‘Festivus for the rest of us’ comes to Elon

By Audrey Horwitz

[box]Have photos from Festivus you'd like to share? Send them to The Pendulum at pendulum@elon.edu to keep the party going.[/box] Mud, barbeque and college kids are the three components for one notorious weekend. Festivus, Elon University's annual celebration may sound like a slightly more creative version of a college party, but for many students, it means something more. Saturday morning, hundreds of Elon students headed to Sheridan to carry on a tradition that began at Elon in 2005.

NEWS 5/8/12 8:41pm

Results: 2012 Primary Election

By Caitlin O'Donnell

[box] Statewide Amendment One For: 61 percent Against: 39 percent Counties reporting: 100 of 100 Presidential Preference (Democrats) Barack Obama: 79 percent No preference:  21 percent Counties reporting: 100 of 100 Presidential Preference (Republicans) Newt Gingrich: 8 percent Ron Paul: 11 percent Mitt Romney: 66 percent Rick Santorum: 10 percent No preference: 5 percent North Carolina Governor (Democrats) Walter Dalton: 46 percent Gary Dunn: 3 percent Bob Etheridge: 38 percent Bill Faison: 6 percent Gardenia Henley: 5 percent Bruce Blackmon: 3 percent Counties reporting: 100 of 100 North Carolina Governor (Republicans) Jim Harney: 3 percent Scott Jones: 3 percent Jim Mahan: 3 percent Pat McCrory: 84 percent Charles Moss: 2 percent Paul Wright: 6 percent Counties reporting: 100 of 100 [/box] [box] Alamance County Amendment One For: 64 percent Against: 36 percent Precincts reporting: 37 of 37 Presidential Preference (Democrats) Barack Obama: 76 percent No preference:  24 percent Precincts reporting: 37 of 37 Presidential Preference (Republicans) Newt Gingrich: 9 percent Ron Paul: 12 percent Mitt Romney: 67 percent Rick Santorum: 9 percent No preference: 4 percent Precincts reporting: 37 of 37 North Carolina Governor (Democrats) Walter Dalton: 43 percent Gary Dunn: 3 percent Bob Etheridge: 40 percent Bill Faison: 7 percent Gardenia Henley: 5 percent Bruce Blackmon: 3 percent Precincts reporting: 37 of 37 North Carolina Governor (Republicans) Jim Harney: 3 percent Scott Jones: 2 percent Jim Mahan: 3 percent Pat McCrory: 86 percent Charles Moss: 1 percent Paul Wright: 5 percent Precincts reporting: 37 of 37 [/box]

NEWS 5/8/12 8:16pm

County residents divided by Amendment One during primary elections

By Katherine Blunt

The highly anticipated day arrived at last. A steady steam of people entered the First Baptist Church of Elon May 8 to cast their votes in the North Carolina Primary Elections. This year’s ballot prompted voters to indicate their support or opposition of Amendment One, a proposed addition to the North Carolina State Constitution defining marriage as an exclusively heterosexual union and revoking the legal rights and recognition of all unmarried couples. The amendment passed with 61 percent of the state voting in favor and 39 percent of the state voting in opposition.

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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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