Letters to the Editor

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NEWS 4/27/16 1:43am

Eco-Reps welcome environmental engagement

By Michael Somerby

Party for the Planet, an Eco-Reps-coordinated event, was an installment of the Elon Earth Week celebration. Aligned with the goals of prior events, the April 22 Party for the Planet promoted eco-friendly living, celebrated the beauties of the natural world and inspired attendees to strive for a healthier planet.

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NEWS 4/27/16 1:35am

Elon hosts 2016 SURF Day

By The Pendulum

International & Global Studies | Communications (Session 1 Civil Rights Focus) | Business | Communications (Session 2) | PERCS | Environmental Studies Elon University hosted its annual SURF Day 2016 to showcase recent student research.  Pendulum news reporters Emmanuel Morgan, Mackenzie Dunn, Madison Demmitt, Micah Spoerndle and Michael Somerby reported on a variety of SURF Day sessions.

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NEWS 4/27/16 1:32am

Students present environmental research findings during SURF's third session

By Michael Somerby

Roughly 50 students and faculty attended todays Environmental Science Oral Presentation Session held in the Moseley Centers McKinnon E conference room. One of many sessions held under the Student Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF) program, the event was moderated by senior Cassidy Levy, and was sponsored by Dr. Amanda Chunco, assistant professor of environmental studies.

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NEWS 4/27/16 1:30am

Students share ethnographic findings at SURF PERCS symposium

By Michael Somerby

Roughly 40 faculty and students gathered in Moseley 215 Tuesday, for a Spring Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF) symposium presented by the Program for Ethnographic Research and Community Studies. Titled, “Ethnography across Disciplines: Understanding Global and Local Communities,” the student-run symposium sought to contextualize various cultural identities through the research of Elon undergraduate students. Students presented four individual research projects, each dissecting the cultural identities of local, but vastly different communities.

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NEWS 4/27/16 1:29am

Session 2 Communications SURF

By Emmanuel Morgan

Five students presented their tedious academic investigations related to the field of communications and journalism April 26 at Lakeside 212 as part of Elon University’s annual Student Undergraduate Research Forum.

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NEWS 4/27/16 1:26am

Students' business studies from drones to amazon reviews

By Micah Spoerndle

In McKinnon F during the second Session of SURF presentations, five students discussed their research having to do with the subject of business.

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NEWS 4/27/16 1:24am

SURF Day Session 1

By Mackenzie Dunn

Lakeside 212- Communications All Research presented in this session had a theme of Civil Rights.

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NEWS 4/27/16 1:21am

Students share International & Global Studies research at SURF day

By Madison Demmitt

Session I- Global Commons Media Room 103 International & Global Studies/ Political Science & Policy Studies Mission Accomplished?

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NEWS 4/26/16 5:42pm

Anti-HB2 rally, sit-in in Raleigh

By Gary Grumbach

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SPORTS 4/26/16 5:00pm

Tiebreak defeat gives men’s tennis hope for future

By Alex Simon

Four hours and 11 minutes after freshman Mario Paccini and Elon started the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) semifinal match against the College of Charleston, Paccini found himself defending for the team’s life. The young, upstart Phoenix had a 3-1 lead over the Cougars as Paccini went to a third-set tiebreak on Court No. 2 against junior Rodrigo Encinas.

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SPORTS 4/26/16 3:30pm

Ogren, Zammarelli drive Elon's offensive prowess

By Tommy Hamzik

Elon University head baseball coach Mike Kennedy chalked up his team’s recent offensive success to a handful of players, but more notably, two spots in the lineup. The first two. Kennedy noted freshman infielder Ryne Ogren’s ownership of the lead-off spot, along with junior utility man Nick Zammarelli’s emergence in the two-hole, as keys to Elon’s offensive prowess that plated 51 runs in a span of four games last week. Ogren and Zammarelli have formed a one-two punch, and with senior infielder Tyler McVicar’s 12-game hitting streak and freshman outfielder Liam O’Regan’s stretch of five straight games with a home run, the Phoenix is the midst of its longest conference winning streak in seven years. Elon’s won seven straight in Colonial Athletic Association play, and has climbed to third place in the league after stumbling early to a 2-7 start in the league. Ogren’s hit in the leadoff spot in every game during this hot stretch, and was a catalyst in the victory that started the streak.

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NEWS 4/26/16 3:15pm

Former Democratic presidential candidate Lawrence Lessig discusses campaign finance reform, House Bill 2

By Bryan Anderson

Former Democratic presidential candidate and Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig visited the Elon University School of Law Tuesday to speak with an Elon faculty member who hosts a popular radio program broadcast in Silicon Valley. Before the event began, The Pendulum spoke with Lessig to get his thoughts on campaign finance reform, House Bill 2 and potential endorsements.

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NEWS 4/26/16 1:35pm

Piedmont Farm Tour showcases sustainability

By Courtney Campbell

A group of farmers at the Carsboro Farmers’ Market felt there was a slight disconnect between their customers and their practices.

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SPORTS 4/26/16 1:00pm

DB picks right time to shine

By Alex Simon

After the Elon University football team’s spring game ended, rising sophomore quarterback Connor Christiansen smiled a knowing smile when asked about rising sophomore defensive back Greg Liggs Jr. “Greg Liggs has not made one play all spring until tonight,” Christiansen said through laughter. Standing just five feet away, Liggs’ eyes lit up at Christiansen’s words, and asked, “Is that on the record?” The laughter shared between these two after the exchange happened following Liggs’ phenomenal spring game, where he picked off rising sophomore quarterback Daniel Thompson three times. And it comes at the end of an admittedly difficult spring for the Greensboro native and Southeast Guilford High School graduate.

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NEWS 4/25/16 6:43pm

DU Dogs don't disappoint

By Mackenzie Dunn

Students enjoyed a break from end-of-year stress Monday afternoon at Delta Upsilon fraternity's DU Dogs event. The afternoon allowed students to buy tickets for the opportunity to pet both puppies and dogs from the Humane Society of Alamance County. The event served as the main attraction for the organization's philanthropy week — all proceeds benefitted he Boys and Girls Club of Burlington and the Humane Society.

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NEWS 4/25/16 5:16pm

Unexpected debate at SGA meeting emerges about inclusivity

By Emmanuel Morgan

Chris Tarpley singlehandedly ignited a fiery, vigorous debate at Elon University’s April 21 SGA meeting, sprouting an animated conversation on an essential problem on campus with three simple words: “Where were you?” What was originally scheduled as a hearing of a potential resolution to House Bill 2 quickly evolved into a forum about Elon’s lack of inclusivity towards minority students.

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NEWS 4/25/16 1:41pm

Magnitude-7.8 earthquake strikes Ecuador

By The Pendulum

On Saturday, April 16, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador’s coast, killing hundreds and injuring thousands more. Countless others await aid in more rural areas. The hardest-hit area of the South American nation was the coastal Manabi Province, a main tourist area.

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NEWS 4/24/16 9:57pm

Sanders still has hope despite Clinton's giant lead

By Emmanuel Morgan

In 2008, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton entered the presidential election season the same way she did this year. She was the favorite to win the Democratic Party nomination, but the outcome did not match the expectation.

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SPORTS 4/24/16 5:22pm

Baseball sweeps Hofstra as Daniels turns in strong outing

By Tommy Hamzik

As the Elon University baseball team's offense stayed hot, freshman right-hander Mason Daniels turned in his longest outing of the year and the Phoenix completed its sweep of Hofstra University with a 10-5 victory on Sunday at Latham Park. It's Elon's eighth straight Colonial Athletic Association victory, its longest conference winning streak since 2009. Daniels went seven and one-third innings, making it past the dreaded sixth inning that's been hindering him, striking out six and allowing just two earned runs (five total) on five hits with three walks.

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NEWS 4/24/16 4:24pm

A night of ‘acanostalgia’

By Danielle Deavens

 “I feel like for me I’m like the old high school quarterback who can’t let go of my high school years.” Maddie Phillips, Elon class of 2008, came back to Elon last weekend – not for an alumni event or a speaking engagement, but to celebrate 15 years of Elon’s first all-women acapella group, Sweet Signatures. Phillips, who now lives in Charlotte, initially planned for the event to be a small gathering of some Sweet Sigs alumnae, but it snowballed into a performance at the group’s final concert of the year.

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