Elon community mourns loss of friend, colleague Jim Pickens Jim Pickens, a former Elon University professor, died Friday, Feb.
Elon University’s School of Law will hold its fifth annual Diversity Day on Feb.
Sorority. Fraternity. Rush. Pi Chis. Bids. Elon University has been abuzz recently with all things Greek, marking the time of year when underclassmen struggle to decide whether to rush.
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.
Now a household name, Facebook has transfixed and inspired a generation, as well as given the social media world a major renovation.
The message is simple enough — vote against. “This project will give you a voice — what are you going to vote against?” the welcome video for the movement asks.
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.
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.
The Elon School, an independent high school adjacent to the university, is searching for a new home for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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
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.
Bickering co-workers, secret pen pals, a flashy playboy and a young and eager deliveryman round out the quirky cast of the 1963 musical comedy “She Loves Me.” The Elon University Department of Performing Arts’ production of the show is wrapping up its final week of rehearsals in preparation for a weekend-long run from Feb.
Alivia Mattioli is a freshman at Elon University studying business marketing and sport and event management.
The philosopher Voltaire once said, “Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.” On a campus where dorms are always changing, 10 year plans are expanding and the student body is continuously growing, we are used to having a lot of questions as Elon students. But, do we ask the questions when we have them?
What do the presidents of Duke University, Dartmouth College and Colgate University all have in common?
The grueling task of paying for a college education — private or public — is often terrifying for the thousands of middle and lower-class families who take out loan after loan, year after year. For some, the federal government offers sufficient aid in the form of scholarships, grants and subsidized loans.
Elon University students have expressed concern about the use of their common living spaces as classrooms for spring semester courses.
Hey, everybody, and welcome to a Tuesday in the life of senior reporter Mary Kate Brogan. My main focus for this blog post is TMI. TMI stands for too much information, often used when someone says something too personal or awkward. In my case, it's not necessarily that I say things that are too personal or awkward, I just tend to give everyone too much information in my stories, both verbal and journalistic.
Residence Life distributed letters to rising juniors and seniors with revised information concerning housing selection for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Elon University athletic director Dave Blank said the athletic department is considering adding women’s swimming, lacrosse or sand volleyball to the program’s lineup of sports. “The way that works is you look at what’s around you and what would make sense geographically,” Blank said.
