Hurricane Florence Coverage

The "global citizen"

Here at Elon, one of the main goals of the administration is to make students "global citizens." I'm not really positive what they mean by that, but if they want students to be concerned about the world around them, both on a public and personal level, I think they've done a pretty good job.

Money, money, money

Too bad money doesn't grow on trees. This week, after speaking with various administration heads, it is evident that Elon University is in budget mode.

A new chapter

Hello all, My name is Rachel Southmayd and I will serve as the Opinions editor for The Pendulum through the 2011 year.

Production night

After my second-ever production night, I can’t even begin to fathom how newspapers were printed back when type had to be set by hand.

Head Fakes and Penalty Shots from the NHL All-Star Game

Sunday evening was one of the best hockey moments in my entire life. I’ve had a few special hockey moments.

Slap shots and poke checks from the Super Skills Competition

The first thing I heard at the NHL-All Star Game SuperSkills Competition was a guy asking for extra tickets.

NHL All-Star Game mock draft

Editor's Note: The Pendulum's resident hockey expert, Zach Horner puts in his two cents about Friday night's All-Star Draft, and where he sees each player going, as captains Nick Lindstrom and Eric Staal make their picks.  You can tune in to the live draft on Versus at 8 PM on Friday night to see for yourself! Let me just go ahead and say ahead of time that I will probably be wrong about a lot of this.

Elon Tonight's 'fresh start' brings crowd for premiere

Standing room only was the theme of the evening at Elon Tonight's season three premiere. The student-produced sketch comedy show had its first showing of the academic year at 9 p.m.

Winter Term Pictures

Winter Term Issue

Transitioning back to a schedule from a long, relaxing winter break can be challenging, especially for a new staff at the newspaper.

Shedding those holiday pounds

Each New Year, people around the country make resolutions to lose weight, get fit and become healthier.  Students at Elon University are no different.  The result?  Gym and fitness center traffic increases dramatically after students return to campus for winter term. I spoke to Ross Venturi, campus recreation team leader for fitness, who said choosing a time of day to work out during winter term is key.

How the School of Law is helping others

The ice is on the ground and our classes have, yet again, been delayed. I spent my entire MLK holiday in the basement of McEwen, working on a project until it was dark.

'A' is for 'Average': Student GPA on the rise

Following the recent trend in distinguished grades at Elon University, 25 percent of grades given during the fall 2010 semester were A's while 12.8 percent were B's, bringing the standard GPA to 3.17. Steven House, provost and vice president for academic affairs, said his worries are more centered on the rise of A's and B's among students rather than the increased GPA. "The average grade percentage being 3.17 doesn't really bother me at all," House said.

Grade Distributions on the Rise.

In transitioning from fall to spring semester, the Bursar's office is responsible for compiling information concerning grade distributions and grade point averages.

Cover-6: Divisional Picks

By Michael Hermanson 3-1 last week, hitting 55% on the year, you better listen. Home team in CAPS PITTSBURGH (-3) over Baltimore If you’re even a slight sports fan, you’ve already heard that three points have decided the last four meetings between these two teams.

Cover-6: Wildcard Weekend

By Michael Hermanson Seattle (+11) over New Orleans At 7-9, including 3-7 over the last 10 games of the year the Seahawks are the only team to ever make the playoffs with a sub .500 record.

New year. New staff. New goals.

At this time of year, it seems that everyone has resolutions on the brain - how can this year be better than the previous one?

Another great year!

It's hard to believe that another year of The Pendulum has come to an end and it's time for a whole new staff to begin work on our award-winning paper.

'Tis the season for holiday shopping

Its that time of year again!  Malls and retail stores across the country will be filled with shoppers hoping to find all items on their holiday wish lists.

Bursting Bubbles at Elon

Here at Elon, we have a program called "Burst the Bubble." During our three-week long Winter Term, students can sign up to actually teach their fellow students.