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NEWS 3/14/12 5:17pm

Budget increase provides funding for new domestic, international initiatives

By Grace Elkus

The Isabella Cannon International Centre will implement new domestic and international initiatives in 2013 with additional funds provided by the 2012-2013 budget increase.  A new Office of Domestic Programs is currently in the works, and an Honors Fellows Winter Term study abroad course to Turkey will begin January 2013. The new Office of Domestic Programs will serve as a support system for current domestic programs in place and will aid students who find their own opportunities to study domestically, according to Woody Pelton, director of the Isabella Cannon Centre.

NEWS 3/14/12 5:16pm

Battle of the Bands gives voice to campus musicians

By Stephanie Butzer

Many will enter, few will win. For the student musicians who competed in the Student Union Board’s Battle of the Bands Friday night, that mantra could not have been more applicable. A number of bands duked it out for a chance to play SUB's Rock the Lawn 2012 event, a one-day outdoor concert held in April featuring student performers from all corners of Elon’s campus.

NEWS 3/14/12 5:15pm

Turnage Fund grant endorses faculty research in political communication

By Rebecca Wickel

The Turnage Fund has granted awards to faculty members for the first time to facilitate the study of political communication and media literacy in the 21st century. The faculty recipients include Douglas Kass, communications instructor; Byung Lee, associate professor of communications; and Safia Swimelar, assistant professor of political science. Laura Roselle, professor in the department of political science and public administration, announced the 2012 recipients of Turnage Fund grant monies for scholarly research on political communication March 7. The Turnage Family Faculty Innovation and Creativity Fund for the Study of Political Communication was established at Elon University in 2010.

NEWS 3/14/12 5:14pm

Scholarship reflects alumna’s experience

By Kristen Olsen

A new scholarship in development will give students a chance to provide service abroad. Elon University alumna Sydnie Krause is creating a scholarship that would award a student with an all-expenses-paid alternative spring break, which is a community service trip organized through Elon. Krause, who graduated in 2011 with a degree in accounting, wants students to have the same positive experiences abroad that she had.

NEWS 3/14/12 5:13pm

Faculty prove more in touch with tablets than younger generation

By Jeff Stern

While the public meets Apple’s product announcements with a huge amount of excitement, few students at Elon University seem to care about the new iPad’s launch last Friday. Tablets such as the iPad allow for more possibilities in schools: e-textbooks, productivity and note-taking, interactive learning apps. “What I like about them is the instant on and the battery life,” said Scott Hildebrand, assistant director of Teaching and Learning Technologies.

NEWS 3/14/12 5:09pm

Passing the torch: Elon welcomes new face of security

By Mary Kate Brogan

Dennis Franks of Pekin, Ill. will succeed Chuck Gantos as director of campus safety and police beginning March 26. In the final days of the process, the search committee reviewed the remaining three applicants and considered the community’s reactions to the candidates. Members of the search committee said they believe they selected the best person for the job, said Gerald Whittington, senior vice president for business, finance and technology and head of the search committee for a new director. “(Franks brings) energy, enthusiasm, experience (to Elon),” Whittington said.

NEWS 3/14/12 4:49pm

Elon explores marketing opportunities in Pinterest

By Hannah Delacourt

It would take more than a picture of Alamance to attract students to an Elon University Pinterest page. According to junior Lauren Ludlow, crafts, funny squirrels, job tips or inspirational quotes would better grab her attention. Colleges are taking an interest in Pinterest, the popular social media website that allows users to create pinboards and organize and share content they find on the Web. Elon University has recently joined the many colleges that are trying out Pinterest, according to Dan Anderson, vice president of university communications. Schools such as Drake University, Texas A&M, Yale and Concordia College already joined the website. But the question Elon has to answer is whether there is enough interest to put time and effort into this form of social media, Anderson said. “We don’t have a lot of support, so we have to figure out if it is worth our time,” Anderson said.

NEWS 3/14/12 1:59pm

Strummin' on a sunny afternoon

By Claire Esparros

It's not often that you see random whims of musical or artistic action around Elon's campus, so on the rare occasion that a gent is spotted outside of the Acorn Coffee Shop strumming his guitar and singing sweet melodies, it stands out. After Josh Kendrick got off his shift at work, he came on over to "downtown" Elon to play some tunes on this beautiful afternoon.

NEWS 3/14/12 1:58pm

No hard feelings, McMichael

By Audrey Horwitz

To be honest, I don’t attend College Coffee very often. But in my 8 a.m.this morning, my professor told us that there would be good food since it was Founder’s Day.

NEWS 3/14/12 1:54pm

Major struggles, minor crisis

By Mary Kate Brogan

As almost any first-year communications major at Elon could tell you, the School of Communications now requires communications students to have a second major, a minor or a semester abroad, and, let me tell you, picking a second major is an ordeal.

NEWS 3/14/12 1:45pm

Pendulum Men's Basketball Awards

By The Pendulum Sports Desk

Awards chosen by The Pendulum Sports Desk MVP | Jack Isenbarger | #20 | Sophomore guard Even with a bum shoulder for most of the season, sophomore guard Jack Isenbarger managed to impress everyone around him. He was named to the Southern Conference All-Conference team by the coaches, second team All-Conference by the media and the All-Conference tournament second team. “I thought he earned All-Southern Conference honors,” Elon head coach Matt Matheny said.

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Elon University is seeking dismissal of former Elon professor of accounting Ray Knight’s federal lawsuit, which he filed against the university on Feb. 6. Knight alleges the university retaliated against him for whistleblowing, wrongfully denied him tenure, wrongfully terminated his employment and violated both federal whistleblower protections and North Carolina public policy. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.

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Elon University’s Alumni Gym was transformed into a sea of energy April 11 as the community gathered for the 2026 Elonthon. The six-hour dance marathon, one of Elon’s many philanthropic events, brought students together to raise over $47,000 for Duke Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network, a nonprofit organization that raises funds for children's hospitals in the U.S. and Canada.

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