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NEWS 2/12/16 12:26pm

Cheat sheet: Zika virus

By The Pendulum

Doctors working in the maternity wards of Recife, Brazil, noticed a spike in late August 2015 in babies born with a medical condition known as microcephaly — a defect characterized by normal head construction up to the eyebrows but with little-to-no forehead or upper cranial formation.

SPORTS 2/11/16 2:30pm

Column: Experience should benefit women’s lacrosse team

By Tommy Hamzik

The Elon University women’s lacrosse team isn’t young anymore. At least, not in terms of experience. The Phoenix enters its third year of competition (its second in the Colonial Athletic Association) after an encouraging 2015 campaign that included a CAA Rookie of the Year performance by now-sophomore midfielder Stephanie Asher. Elon also has a wealth of experience, something that wasn’t the case for the past two years as it built the program.

SPORTS 2/11/16 2:00pm

Women’s lacrosse ready to attack new season

By Alex Simon

The Elon University women’s lacrosse team’s introduction to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) may look rough on the standings. But the 1-5 record doesn’t tell the whole story, and junior attacker Sloane Kessler finds a lot to draw from the program’s first year in the conference.

NEWS 2/11/16 12:00pm

Students beat stress with emotional support pets

By Courtney Campbell

Junior Christina Rose has been struggling with an anxiety disorder for most of her life. It wasn’t a problem until the fall of her sophomore year, when a combination of high stress and bad side effects from her medication led to Rose taking a semester off. She returned to campus the following fall with better medication and an assistant, a Dachshund named Norman — her emotional support pet.

NEWS 2/11/16 8:10am

Black history in the modern age

By JPascale3

Each year as the month of February flies by, one cannot help but question the meaning behind "Black History Month." What history haven't we learned about and why do we have a whole month centered around one race's background and culture? [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JMHnaGhaVA&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] Tony Weaver Jr., an Elon senior, sees this month as more than just remembering the past.

NEWS 2/11/16 8:03am

Senior's new company heats things up

By cmckoy

At Koury Business Center young entrepreneurs learn how to start, finance, and run a business. For some, these are merely exercises but for students like Madison Tamblyn, a Project Management Major, they're skills she intends to put to use very soon. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BnBDzCbf38&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] Tamblyn is the CEO and sole employee of Mad Dogg Heat Sleeve, a business she founded earlier this year.

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SPORTS 04/25/2026 8:08pm
Beyond the Athlete conference highlights mental health in sports

Students and community members gathered in McKinnon Hall for the first-ever Beyond the Athlete Conference. Leaders in sport spoke about the challenges that Black or African American and allied community members, identifying as women, face during and after their athletic career.

SPORTS 04/25/2026 12:25pm
Rising defensive mind joins Elon football coaching staff

Elon has hired experienced defensive coach Jalen Hairston to lead its secondary. Hairston comes to Elon after many years of success in Division II football. He joins the Phoenix coaching staff after spending the past two seasons as the defensive backs coach for the University of Maine. While there, he also served as the safeties coach and defensive passing game coordinator for the Black Bears. Before he was a coach, Hairston played three seasons with the University of Charleston from 2015-2018.

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