Letters to the Editor

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NEWS 9/3/13 6:30pm

Replacing Sir Alex Ferguson could be nearly impossible for David Moyes

By Jordan Spritzer

Replacing legends is a near-impossible task in sports. Very few have been as successful as, say, Aaron Rodgers with the Green Bay Packers.

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NEWS 9/3/13 4:36pm

Elon senior blogs for music industry, gains experience for marketing in a viral world

By Casey Brown

Blogging. For a long time, this word was associated with people writing about their personal lives and airing their opinions to the Internet.

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NEWS 9/3/13 12:10am

Moral Monday Comes to Greensboro, Chapel Hill

By jbowden4

It's a movement that started just as students were taking final exams last semester. Moral Mondays began as a small movement of people angry with new policies enacted by North Carolina legislators.

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NEWS 9/2/13 11:38pm

SGA Swears In New Sophomore Class Leaders

By jbowden4

Elon's Student Government Association swore in three new members on Thursday to replace three sophomore class members who resigned over the summer. Former Sophomore Class Vice President Ruth Robinson, Class Secretary Natasha Schettini and Senator Conor Janda all resigned over the summer. SGA was not given reasons for their resignations, and all three refused to comment when contacted. Students Matthew Crehan, Madison Gosselin and Brittany Armstead

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NEWS 9/2/13 11:33pm

Third Time is a Charm: Men's Soccer Goes for a 3-Peat.

By jbiegel

Some sports teams never make it to a championship, much less win it. But, for the Elon Men's Soccer team, winning the "big game" has become a custom. For the past two seasons, Elon finished first in the Southern Conference, most recently defeating Wofford with a 2-1 score to claim the 2012 title. The team looks for much of the same heading into the fall 2013 season. "We're feeling good about it (winning the title)," junior Goal-Keeper Nathan Dean said.

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NEWS 9/2/13 11:26pm

Mellette Makes Baltimore Ravens Roster

By jbiegel

Elon alumni and current Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Aaron Mellette made the team's final roster Saturday afternoon joining five more receivers.

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NEWS 9/2/13 9:28pm

Students question value of unpaid internships

By childyard

For many academic programs on Elon's campus, having at least one internship is a curriculum requirement.

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NEWS 9/2/13 4:53pm

Russian politics can’t deter American athletes

By Jonathan Black

Editor's Note: A factual inaccuracy has been changed. In 1931, Germany won the bid to host the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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NEWS 9/2/13 4:46pm

Spacey’s got it right: The Golden Age of TV won’t be on TV

By Ian Luther

Right now, it’s good to be a couch potato. This past week, Hollywood actor and recent Netflix star Kevin Spacey took to the stage at the Edinburgh International Television Festival for the keynote MacTaggart address.

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NEWS 9/2/13 4:38pm

Turner Rouse '12 tours with 'American Idiot' musical

By Dalton Cox

Turner Rouse, Jr., a 2012 Elon graduate and music theater major, hated going to dance classes. Now Rouse is a part of the international touring production of “American Idiot,” a Tony Award-winning musical based on the popular Green Day album.

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NEWS 9/2/13 4:25pm

‘Break the Night’ competes for winning spot in national Sprite Refreshing Films competition

 

Elon University alumnus Dean Coots '13 has been making waves with his short film “Break the Night,” formerly known as “Street Picasso.” The student-produced film was selected out of more than 200 others to receive funding for the Sprite Refreshing Films competition earlier this year.

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NEWS 9/2/13 4:20pm

Ask an Alum: What is the Young Alumni Council?

By Dave Dziok

This piece is the first in a series of “Ask an Alum” columns that will be periodically published online through a partnership between Elon University’s Young Alumni Council and The Pendulum. As graduation approaches on college campuses each year, the all-too-common reaction for seniors is to feel that one’s college career — and one’s connection to campus and the university in general — is coming to an end. While certainly true to the extent of classes being completed and not having access to campus dining halls and meal dollars, one’s relationship to their alma mater should only strengthen, not become more distant, after graduation. In 2007, Elon University’s Young Alumni Council was created by a dedicated group of volunteers to ensure that Elon placed a proper focus on communicating and engaging with the university’s sizable and ever-growing young alumni population. Having expanded to 35 members since its humble beginnings, the Council is comprised of Elon alumni who graduated within the past 10 years.

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NEWS 9/2/13 2:54pm

Chicken is eliminated from Varsity menu

By mfoard

One of the newest changes to Elon Campus Dining that students are noticing is the new menu options at Varsity Sports Grill, or rather, what is no longer an option. Chicken sandwiches, among other items on the Varsity menu can no longer be found on the meal exchange.

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NEWS 9/2/13 2:44pm

Top five companies that pay interns big bucks

By kmaraghy

Every summer, many Elon students choose to work as interns across the country in order to fulfill their Experiential Learning Requirement, a mandatory program which all students must complete, prior to graduation. While a majority of internships are unpaid, 20 companies just made national news for how much they pay their interns each month, according to Yahoo!

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NEWS 9/2/13 12:30pm

Dave Doeren in for untimely blows like predecessor Tom O'Brien at N.C. State?

By Andrew Wilson

The Dave Doeren-era at North Carolina State University got started with a bang Saturday in Raleigh against Louisiana Tech behind athletic quarterback Brandon Mitchell. Then, just as soon as it started, the fast start ended.

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NEWS 9/1/13 10:43pm

Weather cancels Elon vs. Charlotte; Greensboro added for Thursday

By Andrew Wilson

With numerous thunderstorms and severe weather coming through the Elon-area Sunday Sept. 1, the Elon University women's soccer team's match against the University of North Carolina at Charlotte was cancelled. The game was originally pushed back from its 7 p.m.

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NEWS 9/1/13 8:28pm

Elon freshman reflects on life after Katrina

By ahaney2

Elon freshmen started this school year just like many freshmen across the country. But not too long ago, for one Elon student, what should have been a normal start to fifth grade was interrupted in a big way - by Hurricane Katrina. "We thought the hurricane would just pass, no big deal," freshman student Angelique McKenna said.

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NEWS 9/1/13 6:07pm

Elon completes late comeback against Rutgers for first win

By Kyle Maher

After a winless preseason and a draw on opening night against Northeastern University, the Elon University men’s soccer team found the win column on Sunday Sept.

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NEWS 9/1/13 5:23pm

Can Ohio State end the SEC’s reign of terror?

By Kyle Maher

The Southeastern Conference — or more specifically, the University of Alabama — has dominated college football like few teams or leagues have ever dominated before in recent years.

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NEWS 9/1/13 5:10pm

Editorial feedback critical to campus dialogue

By The Pendulum

As the school year starts and the Elon University campus comes to life, The Pendulum begins reporting on a number of local, national and world stories.

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