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SPORTS 11/13/15 4:00pm

Lone freshman enters spotlight for Elon

By Alex Simon

There’s only one freshman on the Elon University women’s basketball team this year, and according to senior guard Josepha Mbouma, the Phoenix may have found a gem. “If we’re only to have one freshman, we got the perfect one,” Mbouma said. The “perfect one” is guard/forward Nikki McDonald, who comes to Elon from Atlanta. And she’s been making heads turn throughout the preseason practices.

SPORTS 11/13/15 3:55pm

Diehl highlights men's soccer award winners

By Jordan Spritzer

Eight Elon University men’s soccer players were named to All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA)cq jsteams, as released by the league offices Nov. 12. Senior defender Nathan Diehl was named CAA Defender of the Year and in addition to being named First Team All-CAA alongside fellow Phoenix senior midfielders James Brace and Miguel Salazar.

SPORTS 11/13/15 3:00pm

Column: Sophomores ready to fill big roles

By Tommy Hamzik

Elon University women’s basketball coach Charlotte Smith threw Shay Burnett and Malaya Johnson, the team’s two freshmen, right into the fire last year. And they produced. Burnett, a guard, led the team in scoring at 10.5 points per game, and Johnson, a forward averaged 7.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.

SPORTS 11/13/15 2:00pm

Phoenix looks to regroup heading into CAA tournament

By Jordan Spritzer

Senior defender Nathan Diehl’s game-winning header in the second period of overtime against College of Charleston Oct. 31 clinched the Elon University men’s soccer team a share of the regular Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) title and its place as the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament.

SPORTS 11/13/15 1:00pm

Column: Elon posts could be team strength

By Tommy Hamzik

Elon University had a number of issues on its men’s basketball team a year ago. Injuries, the transition to the Colonial Athletic Association and post play were among them. The first is uncontrollable, but the latter two shouldn’t be of concern as the Phoenix sets sail on a new year.

SPORTS 11/13/15 12:20pm

Football's 2016 CAA schedule released

By Alex Simon

The 2016 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) football schedule has been released online, revealing the Elon University football team’s eight conference games. The University of Delaware sent out a release late Thursday night stating that the CAA announced the league schedule for 2016, which was posted in a grid linked to the website. The Phoenix will open CAA play Week 4 by traveling to the College of William & Mary Sept. 24.

SPORTS 11/13/15 12:00pm

Women’s basketball carries tough defeat into new year

By Alex Simon

Even as the new season is set to begin for the Elon University women’s basketball team, there has been a focus on the way last season ended. In the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament semifinals, the Phoenix faced off against James Madison University, and had multiple chances to win the game late. But Elon was unable to make three potentially tying baskets in the final minute, including two 3-point tries from senior forward Same Coffer ’15 in the last 20 seconds, and lost 63-60. The Dukes would go on to win the CAA championship the next day, leaving an image that head coach Charlotte Smith decided to use. “Last year, after the season, Coach Smith actually put posters on our lockers of JMU holding up the trophy,” said senior guard Josepha Mbouma.

SPORTS 11/13/15 11:00am

Europe excursion has Elon gelling

By Alex Simon

The Elon University men’s basketball team is in the middle of roster turnover, with five freshmen joining the already young roster. With so many new faces in, getting players to gel together was going to be quite the challenge for head coach Matt Matheny. But, according to Matheny, the study abroad trip they took to Europe in August has the chemistry better than every before. “I think it’s at an all-time high,” Matheny said.

NEWS 11/13/15 10:18am

Alamance County assessment indicates residents’ concerns

By The Pendulum

The recently released 2015 Alamance County Community Assessment identified three challenges for county residents: access to care, education and economic issues.  The county plans to focus on these areas in its planning efforts for the next three years, according to a Burlington Times-News report.

NEWS 11/13/15 8:00am

War, Peace and Rebellion through music

By Danielle Deavens

While "undergraduate recruitment" is often associated with athletics or targeted scholarships, the Elon University Department of Music has created a unique and effective strategy for attracting potential students: Elon Music Ambassadors (EMA).

SPORTS 11/12/15 10:49pm

Stadium becomes shelter as community celebrates Elon junior

By Tommy Hamzik

No one said anything, because no one knew what to say. No cameras flashed. No cellphones glowed. The only lights were the streetlights and the dozens of candles brought by those in attendance, and of the shooting star one person saw as he arrived. Gathered in remembrance of junior Demitri Allison, a wide receiver on the Elon University football team, hundreds stood in silence.

NEWS 11/12/15 2:19pm

Update: Elon Junior dead after fall at UNC Chapel Hill

By elonlocalnews

Updated at 12:10 p.m. Elon junior Demitri Allison's death has been ruled a suicide, according to a report from UNC police. Allison died Wednesday afternoon after falling from a 10-story Morrison Residence Hall, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. According to the police report, the investigation is still ongoing, and it is unknown whether drugs or alcohol were involved in the death. The story will continue to be updated as more information emerges. An Elon University student died Wednesday after falling from a 10-story Morrison Residence Hall, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, according to an email from Smith Jackson, vice president for student life. Demitri Allison, 21 and a native of Cornelius, N.C., was a junior management major and wide receiver on the Elon football team. There will be a gathering of friends at 4:30 p.m.

NEWS 11/12/15 1:19pm

Mother remembers Demitri Allison's kindness

By elonlocalnews

"He was an extremely kind and gentle, thoughtful person who was so humble and I always felt like when Demitri came into our life, he was just a blessing from above to us," said Allison's mother, Lisa Hartman. The mother of Demitri Allison remembered her son as a "kind and gentle, thoughtful person who was so humble," speaking the day after he fell to his death from a 10-story building. Allison, 21, was an Elon University junior who died Wednesday afternoon after falling from Morrison Hall, a residence hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A native of Cornelius, N.C., Allison was a wide receiver on Elon's football team. Mark and Lisa Hartman took in Allison eight years ago when "he was going through a rough time," and he became a part of their family, Lisa Hartman told Elon Local News and The Pendulum in a phone interview Thursday.

SPORTS 11/12/15 1:18pm

Mother remembers Elon junior's kindness

By Tommy Hamzik

The mother of Demitri Allison remembered her son as a “kind and gentle, thoughtful person who was so humble,” speaking the day after he fell to his death from a 10-story building. Allison, 21, was an Elon University junior who died Wednesday afternoon after falling at a residence hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A native of Cornelius, N.C., Allison was a wide receiver on Elon’s football team. Dave and Lisa Hartman took in Allison eight years ago when “he was going through a rough time,” and he became a part of their family, Lisa Hartman told Elon Local News and The Pendulum in a phone interview Thursday. “We were really proud of Demitri,” Lisa Hartman said.

NEWS 11/12/15 12:34pm

Pumpkins

By Xernay Aniwar

Turns out fall’s favorite fruit (well, technically, a pumpkin is a berry, part of the Cucurbitaceous family) is actually kind of a super food. 

NEWS 11/12/15 10:35am

Triple the pitches, triple the impact

By Max Garland and Hope Koene

More than 90 Elon University students pitched their ideas for business ventures and social entrepreneurial opportunities, ranging from a pet rental service to a hunger prevention app, at the Triple Impact Challenge Nov. 11 in Upstairs Lakeside. The pitch competition, sponsored by the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, aimed to promote entrepreneurship and innovation among Elon students. Even more so than previous iterations of the challenge, that included non-business majors.

NEWS 11/12/15 8:00am

'The Great American Songbook' gets jazzed

By Ally Feinsot

Audiences will travel back to the 1900s and listen to America's historical musical art form — jazz. Elon’s Jazz Ensemble will perform its fall concert, “American Standardization,” in McCrary Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 14.

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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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