Letters to the Editor

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SPORTS 11/14/16 11:46pm

Charlotte edges Elon in high-scoring affair

By Tommy Hamzik

When it came down to crunch time, the Elon University men’s basketball team couldn’t limit the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s freewheeling offense. In a high-scoring, back-and-forth affair, the 49ers outlasted the Phoenix 100-95 in nonconference action Monday night at Alumni Gym despite sophomore guard Steven Santa Ana’s career-high 32 points. Santa Ana’s burst of seven straight points cut Charlotte’s lead to one with 3:30 remaining, but the 49ers responded with a basket by freshman guard Quentin Jackson and a breakaway dunk by freshman forward Najee Garvin that prompted an Elon timeout. After sophomore forward Tyler Seibring missed a corner 3-pointer, junior guard Hudson Price buried a 3 from atop the key to put Charlotte up 96-89, effectively sealing the victory. “Defense was a big emphasis for us this offseason and something we’ve been stressing,” Santa Ana said.

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SPORTS 11/14/16 11:39pm

Defense carries Elon women's basketball to win over Rutgers

By Tommy Hamzik

The gravity of Monday night's victory wasn't lost on junior guard Shay Burnett. The Elon University women's basketball team recorded one of the biggest victories of its Division I era, toppling visiting Rutgers University 66-54 at Alumni Gym. Burnett had 20 points, and senior guard Lauren Brown added 13. "We definitely made history beating Rutgers," Burnett said.

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SPORTS 11/14/16 5:05pm

Elon professor interviewed for 'Religion of Sports' TV show

By Alex Simon

It’s not very common for an Elon University professor to be interviewed for a TV series. But L.D. Russell, senior lecturer of religious studies, thinks he knows how the producers of the new TV documentary series, “Religion of Sports,” found him.

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NEWS 11/13/16 11:57pm

Students give thanks for weeklong break

By Paige Carlin

Thanksgiving is a holiday that encourages people to gather with family and friends and reflect on the things they are thankful for.

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LIFESTYLE 11/13/16 3:27pm

New ESTV Show is on the Track to Success

By Meagan Lynn

“Laugh Tracks” is the fruition of senior Alexis Williams’ vision for a new live sketch-comedy show on Elon Student Television (ESTV). “I have always just been a huge comedy nerd,” Williams said.

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NEWS 11/13/16 1:22pm

CAMPUS VOICES: We need more uncomfortable exposure, not less

By Nicholas Rhyne

I woke up this past Wednesday to the same surprising news as my 300 million fellow Americans: Donald Trump had handily defeated Hillary Clinton in the previous day’s electoral contest.

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NEWS 11/13/16 1:21pm

NTIM: United We Stand, Divided We Fall

By Stephanie Ntim

When the clock strikes midnight, a sense of fear and anticipation is said to erupt.

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NEWS 11/13/16 1:17pm

CAMPUS VOICES: When democracy hurts

By Carlos Andino

Democracy can hurt. Our competitive system forcibly leads to winners and losers. These titles bring an array of emotion, from euphoria to melancholy.

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NEWS 11/13/16 1:09pm

ANDERSON: When hate trumped love

By Bryan Anderson

It was early Thursday morning when I got a news tip about a hateful note written on whiteboard saying “Bye Bye Latinos Hasta La Vista.” Looking through Facebook posts of the image, I sourced the time and location of the message to Tony Crider’s 8 a.m. Global Experience course in Kivette Hall Room 100.

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SPORTS 11/12/16 8:14pm

Football falls flat in blowout loss to last-place Rhode Island

By Alex Simon

The Elon University football team’s season hit a new low Saturday afternoon, as last-place University of Rhode Island blew out the Phoenix 44-14 in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) matchup. It’s a sixth-straight loss for Elon, dropping the Phoenix into a tie for last place and making 2016 Elon’s fourth-straight season with just a single home victory. “Obviously, a really frustrating day in every regard,” said head coach Rich Skrosky.

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SPORTS 11/12/16 5:59pm

Men's basketball beats D3 school to open season

By Alex Simon

It was a 101-68 win for the Elon University men’s basketball team over Division III William Peace University Friday night, but head coach Matt Matheny felt that the Phoenix has a lot to learn going forward. “We wanted to be victorious, and we were,” Matheny said.

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SPORTS 11/12/16 5:40pm

Cross country season ends at NCAA Southeast Regionals

By Alex Simon

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A day that started with a record-breaking performance from senior Kimberly Johansen ended in frustration for sophomore Nick Ciolkowski and the Elon University cross country teams Friday at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships. Johansen ended a sparkling cross country career with a school record time of 20:51.7 in the 6-kilometer race and her second-straight All-Region finish, taking 14th place.

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SPORTS 11/12/16 5:40pm

Volleyball falls to Hofstra in 5 sets Friday

By Emmanuel Morgan

Primed with an opportunity to snap a two-game losing streak, Elon University’s volleyball team fell just short against Hofstra University Friday, dropping to the Pride 3-2 after forcing a fifth set.

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NEWS 11/11/16 1:21pm

CAMPUS VOICES: Light upon light

By Ariela Marcus-Sells

This Campus Voices appeared in the [date] edition of The Pendulum. Campus Voices are written by members of the Elon community, not ENN staff members, and represent their informed opinions.

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NEWS 11/11/16 9:04am

CREDE offers safe spaces for students after election

By K McKay

Participant names have been redacted to respect the privacy of the safe space. The silence was deafening. In your face. Powerful. As students trickled into the Center for Race, Ethnicity, & Diversity Education (CREDE) Wednesday evening, looking for a space to process the events of the day — Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential election — they had little to say as they sat down and waited for the program to begin. A couple of students engaged in small talk with their neighbor as they settled in, but conversations were far and few, often ending after a minute and replaced with pensive silence.

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NEWS 11/10/16 5:59pm

LEVY: The world didn't end on Tuesday

By Cassidy Levy

If you’re reading this, the world didn’t end on Tuesday. Maybe it feels like it did.

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NEWS 11/10/16 3:38pm

EDITORIAL: There’s no time to be exhausted after elections

 

Editor's note: This editorial was written before Nov. 8 due to print deadline.  By the time you read this, the United States will have elected its next president.

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NEWS 11/10/16 3:30pm

NTIM: Parade! may no longer be showing but it will continue to touch hearts

By Stephanie Ntim

“I go to fight for these old hills behind me, these old Red Hills of Home.” This chorus, sung throughout Elon University’s rendition of the 1998 musical Parade, describes the spirit of the antebellum South that extended beyond the old hills of Georgia.

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NEWS 11/10/16 3:30pm

CAMPUS VOICES: What coming out really means

By Justin Brown

I want to start off this article by fully addressing what this is in response to. Last week, an article named “I’m coming out” was published in The Pendulum, where the author of the article “came out” as a conservative.

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NEWS 11/10/16 12:22pm

Note reading 'Bye Bye Latinos Hasta La Vista' found in Kivette Hall

By Bryan Anderson

A note reading "Bye Bye Latinos Hasta La Vista" was found on a whiteboard in Kivette Hall Room 100 at Elon University this morning. It is unknown at this time who wrote the note.

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