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NEWS 12/11/11 4:06pm

Philosophy class asks: 'What can we know?'

By Rebecca Wickel

Deep in the woods near Bennett is a 40-foot circle where nothing will grow. According to locals, this spot is the Devil's Tramping Ground, where Satan silently paces, plotting and planning. Senior Brooke Kassner spent a night at this haunted spot to test the validity of myths associated with the Devil's Tramping Ground, along with other students, in 'What Can We Know,' a philosophy course led by Anthony Weston. "The spookiness of this spot is perpetuated by itself," Weston said.

NEWS 12/11/11 4:03pm

Freshman uses personal tragedy to help others

By Edith Veremu

Yasmine Arrington calls herself different and lucky — and she is quite lucky. The freshman strategic communications major from Washington, D.C., is a published poet, recipient of numerous scholarships — including a $25,000 award from the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation and a $30,000 scholarship from The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation — and has traveled abroad to Zambia.

NEWS 12/11/11 3:48pm

Decorating for a cause

By The Pendulum

Some of the most prominent symbols of holiday celebrations are Christmas lights strung through bushes, trees and around doorways.

NEWS 12/11/11 1:32am

Satisfying late-night munchies

By The Pendulum

Every Elon University student has had a late-night craving, but not everyone has figured out a way to craft a business around quenching it. Fortunately for Elon's latenight munchers, sophomores Maritza Gamboa and Leah Hayes have. "We had been looking for jobs for a while and were talking about what things we could do on campus to make money," Hayes said.

NEWS 12/10/11 4:19pm

Senior gains accolades for fiction writing

By The Pendulum

Kasey Thornton has known she was going to be a writer since seventh grade. Now, as a senior majoring in English, Thornton has a big future ahead and she has already made a name for herself. While looking at North Carolina State University's Masters of Fine Arts graduate program, Thornton found the NC State Fiction Contest.

NEWS 12/8/11 9:09pm

The Pendulum responds to community feedback

By The Pendulum

"We are a community that must listen to one another, even when that dialogue is one that's not necessarily easy." In the past 24 hours, The Pendulum has received a mountain of feedback concerning this week's front-page editorial. Thank you all for your comments, support and criticisms.

NEWS 12/7/11 9:23pm

The Swing - December 7th 2011

By The Pendulum

This week we have complete coverage of the recent Tap House controversy. Senior Reporter Grace Elkus talks about her methods in writing the story that started the controversy, News Editor Kassondra Cloos and Managing Editor Rebecca Smith talk about what happened after the story was published while Editor-in-Chief Anna Johnson takes a stance for the Pendulum and Julia Boyd asks students what they think.

NEWS 12/7/11 9:20pm

Hypocrisy exposed: Pendulum staff questions sincerity behind university's pursuit of free speech

By The Pendulum

We've seen a special College Coffee, discussions and forums, the creation of a Speakers' Corner and the Elon administration make free speech and the First Amendment rights of students a matter of high importance. Yet in the last week, the university administration has bluntly put an end to this dialogue by punishing a student for speaking candidly about a serious campus problem.

NEWS 12/7/11 9:17pm

Letters to the Editor: Hypocrisy exposed

By The Pendulum

The Elon community responds to "Hypocrisy exposed." In response to this an other feedback, The Pendulum published a follow-up editorial. If you have an opinion or comment on one of The Pendulum's articles please write a letter to the editor. All letters must be signed and emailed to pendulum@elon.edu.

NEWS 12/7/11 4:12pm

Senior saxophonists prepare for careers in music

By Samuel Davis

The smooth sounds of saxophone notes are familiar to two seniors concentrating in the woodwind. Jon Moore, a performance major, and Nathan Thomas, a music education major, have been coaxing jazzy tunes out of their horns since before they enrolled at Elon University. Their first encounter was four years ago in Elon's marching band, the Fire of the Carolinas, when Moore played tuba and Thomas played euphonium. "We met each other outside of what we usually play, in the low brass section of marching band," Thomas said.

NEWS 12/7/11 3:49pm

Annual lights, luminaries bring community together

By Chelsea Wingo

Drinking hot chocolate, hearing joyous music and seeing Santa and Mrs. Claus on campus brings community members together. But what really catches people's attention each year are the lights and luminaries that span from Alamance to Moseley Center. "Looking at the lights themselves is the best part of the celebration," said President Leo Lambert.

NEWS 12/6/11 9:02pm

In wake of fire at Crest, false alarms still frequent, costly

By John Tinkelenberg

False alarms from Elon University continue to place a bind on the town of Elon's fire response resources. Any time Elon students pull a fire alarm or set off the smoke detectors by burning their dinners, the Town of Elon pulls out the cash register. According to Eddie King, fire chief for the town of Elon, the combined cost of personnel and vehicles is $575 per false alarm. "There's no such thing as a free response to anything," King said. "We're using fuel, wear and tear on the vehicles and man-hours." One recent incident at the Crest Apartments showed how the line between harmless cooking accidents and dangerous fires is blurred. According to the fire department, students cooking doughnuts led to a vat of grease causing a fire. The fire was extinguished by the apartment's sprinkler system and the apartment had more water damage than fire damage.

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Alamance County community members gather to protest N.C. HB 958

The Poor People’s Campaign North Carolina Division hosted a protest against N.C. House Bill 958, a bill focused on new voting regulations, in front of Elon’s Town Hall. Approximately 40 community members attended the protest, which lasted around an hour Monday evening. 

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N.C. attorney general will not sign new Duke Energy settlement

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is not joining a proposed settlement submitted by Duke Energy Carolinas, the largest electricity provider in Alamance County. Jackson acknowledged the concessions Duke Energy has made, but he was not satisfied with the proposed rates, according to a press release by the North Carolina Department of Justice.

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