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NEWS 2/10/12 8:30am

Big freshman class set to make mark on the diamond

By Adam Lawson

As we grow older, certain events signal rites of passage that impact our lives. Things like a first crush,  and the first time behind the wheel of a car are both signs that we’re growing older – both symbols of taking life by the horns. One Friday in January, eight Elon University freshman softball players stepped into a makeshift photo booth in the media relations office tucked away in Alumni Gym for their first headshots as college athletes.

NEWS 2/10/12 8:20am

‘She Loves Me’ sets high bar for new semester

By Rebecca Iannucci

Setting foot in McCrary Theatre for a new production by the Department of Performing Arts is nothing if not intriguing. In the last calendar year, the stage has been home to a number of characters — struggling bohemian artists in New York’s Lower East Side; a tribe of politically active hippies; and now, in “She Loves Me,” a group of employees at a parfumerie in 1930s Hungary. It’s a far cry from “Rent” and “Hair,” two high-energy rock musicals that have recently graced the McCrary stage.

NEWS 2/10/12 1:28am

Q&A: Elon alumnus nominated to head U.S. Fleet Force Command

By Melissa Kansky

Q: How did your history and political science studies guide you in your decisions as a member of the department of defense? A: Being a student of history makes you have a better understanding of today and being in the Navy and department of defense and living with the challenges of today.

NEWS 2/9/12 2:34pm

Phoenix coming on strong at the right time going into road stretch

By Zachary Horner

[box] Elon University Phoenix @ University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mocs ESPN3, 7 p.m. [/box] The New York football Giants, as ESPN commentator Chris Berman often refers to them, won their last six games, including four in the playoffs, and seven of their last eight on the way to a Super Bowl championship. They got hot at the right time.

NEWS 2/9/12 8:55am

The week in review

By Melissa Kansky

This week signaled the first full spring term edition produced under the new staff. We're still working out a few kinks, but we expect to smooth out the production process as the year continues.

NEWS 2/8/12 7:00pm

Theater dorks rejoice – TV grants us another musical!

By Lindsay Kimble

For us Broadway fans, it felt like our unspoken dreams were finally heard in 2009 when Fox premiered “Glee,” its show about a high school glee club featuring multiple musical performances an episode. Aside from the occasional movie-musicals (2008’s “Mamma Mia” atrocity doesn’t count), we theater kids previously had to actually visit the theater to see musical performances of Broadway quality.

NEWS 2/8/12 3:24pm

Amuse Yourself - Feb. 8, 2012

By Rebecca Iannucci

http://elonpendulum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/A_E2.8.mp3 Arts and Entertainment Editor, Rebecca Iannucci, and Features Editor, Rebecca Wickel, discuss the top features, arts and entertainment pieces in today's paper.

NEWS 2/8/12 12:11pm

The Swing - Februrary 8, 2012

By The Pendulum

This week on The Swing, we talk to Sheryl Davis about her research on PostSecret, Melissa Kansky talks to us about the Elon School relocating, actor Adam Kaplan joins us to talk about his role in the latest Elon production, "She Loves Me," Will Brummett explains his new position as The Pendulum's student body representative and Kassondra Cloos gives us this week's news in brief

NEWS 2/8/12 10:52am

The modern day confessional

By Sheryl Davis

Go into any college dorm room and piles of textbooks litter the floor. But when it comes to a guide to life and how to make it through, students are often on their own.  And when it comes to dealing with the harder issues, many students are at a loss. Emotional issues used to be discussed at the family dinner table, or for many, answered in church.  But where are students turning now? Frank Warren, the founder of PostSecret, created an online outlet for expression by asking random people to fill out postcards with their secrets and mail them to him.  Seven years later, his company has exploded. The anonymity of the site generates honesty and connections, but are people really getting the support they need? Relief of honesty and restrictions of anonymity Megan McCarthy, a sophomore at Elon, had an opportunity to hear Warren present his initiative in high school. “What struck me the most was that so many people were willing to stand up in a room of hundreds of people and admit secrets that they have never told anyone,” she said.

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NEWS 02/05/2026 3:21pm
First-year parking lot causes safety concerns

Less than a month after the new first-year parking lot opened by the Francis Center, freshmen are raising concerns about their safety walking to and from the Gateway lot. Elon freshman Andy Bowman works at the Publix grocery store in Burlington, around a ten minute drive from campus. Bowman said that as a manager, he usually gets off of work at 11:15 p.m. After his shift is over, Bowman drives back to campus and then walks from the first-year parking lot back to his dorm in Colonnades — totaling a 30-minute walk. Bowman said that he usually gets back to his dorm at 12:30 a.m.

NEWS 02/04/2026 5:47pm
ABSS plans to better district with 6-step rezoning plan

The Alamance-Burlington School System has a six-step plan for its district-wide rezoning, developed in collaboration with SchoolCAMP, a professional consulting firm affiliated with North Carolina State University’s Institute for Transportation Research and Education. The plan, currently in its second phase, is expected to be complete by spring 2026. It includes a land use study, community engagement, zonal mapping, a board vote, family notification and implementation. The rezoning will then take effect in the 2026-27 academic year. 

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