Letters to the Editor

NEWS 4/20/16 6:04am

125 years later, ECC influence remains

By Bryan Anderson

Elon University President Emeritus Earl Danieley wrote the Elon Community Church constitution from the back of his car while a student was driving him for a trip to Alabama. As Danieley laughed at the fact that he wrote the document on a portable typewriter he had placed on a piece of plywood across his knees, he could not help but think of the fond memories he has said with the church.

NEWS 4/19/16 9:10pm

Newcomers School offers English assistance, provides education to immigrants

By Michael Somerby

El Salvador, Honduras, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Pakistan are examples of four countries rife with acts of unspeakable violence, often carried out by the likes of rebel militant forces run amok, drug cartel members, or radical terrorist organizations. Now, 340 immigrant and refugee children from various countries, including those mentioned, face a whole new and daunting life challenge — learning how to speak English in their new home nation, the United States. Elon’s School of Education occasionally sends its students to shadow and assist teachers at The Newcomers school. Marna Winter, lecturer in education and director of education outreach at Elon, said outreach efforts at schools like the Newcomers School are used to train Elon students to take innovative approaches in their teaching methods. “We want to make sure that every student has opportunities to teach at all different types of schools.

NEWS 4/19/16 7:42pm

Kyle Porro sets goals for term as SGA President

By Tommy Hamzik

The sudden realization left Kyle Porro feeling as if he was going to pass out and running to Biscuitville to order chicken tenders. And soon after that, the newly-elected SGA President knew it was time to get to work. Porro, a junior, has sustainability, school spirit and proactivity at the top of his list as he starts his term with SGA after winning a highly-contested, three-person race that ended with a one-day run-off election. He was inaugurated March 29, and led his first full meeting about a week later.

NEWS 4/19/16 5:07pm

SGA budget shows allocation disparity

By Emmanuel Morgan

At first glance, the trend of the 2016-2017 budget is not a good one. Most of the organizations did not receive the amount they requested, and 35 out of 60 organizations were denied $1,000 or more of their asking price.

NEWS 4/19/16 3:21pm

Preparation the key to success, says Jay Bilas

By Emmanuel Morgan

Jay Bilas has covered a plethora of nationally televised college basketball games with historical teams such as Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and The University of Kentucky, but the well-renowned sports broadcaster says his first game with a significantly fewer audience was his most important one.

NEWS 4/19/16 1:25pm

A walk against victim blaming

By Allie Dietz

More than 23.6 million people in the United States are sexual assault and rape survivors, according to the Joyful Heart Foundation. The month of April is also Sexual Assault Awareness Month and both Elon University and EFFECT dedicated the week of April 10 as their third annual Support Survivors week. The week is designed to both imagine a campus free of sexual assault, as well as to show our alliance with victims of sexual violence,” Said Shay Freidman, member of EFFECT and Elon first year.

NEWS 4/19/16 10:18am

How a contested convention would run

By The Pendulum

GOP candidates require 1,237 delegate votes to win the national convention, and right now Donald Trump is in the lead, trailed closely by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). If Trump fails to reach the majority number to secure his nomination before the July convention, there’s a possible opportunity for delegates to vote for another nominee on the floor, prompting a contested convention. With the 2016 GOP convention just three months away, Trump, Cruz and Kasich are candidates to watch out for.

NEWS 4/17/16 9:00am

Be open to using your resources

By Tim Melton

It seems hard to believe, but we’re already approaching the end of spring semester. While the yearning dreams of summer may already be fresh in our minds, it’s time once again for the annual onslaught of exams and final projects.

SPORTS 4/16/16 9:44pm

Hall pitches out of jam to lead baseball over Towson Saturday

By Alex Simon

All season long, Elon University baseball head coach Mike Kennedy has trusted junior pitcher Chris Hall to finish games. When Hall loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth and Elon leading by two, he did not flinch. “The great thing about Hall is he shows little emotion,” said assistant coach Robbie Huffstetler.

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Students receive E-alert warning of assault

Students received an E-Alert around 4 a.m. April 5, informing them of an assault earlier that night in the Mill Point neighborhood and urging anyone with information to contact campus police.

NEWS 04/05/2026 9:34am
Elon University, Go Baby Go modify cars for children with mobility challenges

Elon University’s Innovation Hall was filled with the high-pitched hums of electric motors and the sounds of childhood play April 4. The noises came from the first Go Baby Go program at Elon, where the community takes standard electric toy cars and adapts them for children who cannot traditionally operate one. 

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