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NEWS 5/11/12 6:32pm

Elon University honors theses digitized in Belk archives

By Rebecca Wickel

It began with a request from Romania. There has been an increasing demand from outside the university for access to student research — including interest from other countries, according to Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler, professor of psychology and director of the honors program at Elon University, In response, Belk Library has digitized every honors thesis dating back to 2007 for use on the Internet.

NEWS 5/10/12 10:22pm

Elon University alumnus makes Tumblr breakthrough

By Adam Lawson

The idea came to Adam Smith, class of 2005, at a bar. After a long day at Public Campaign, the Washington non-profit organization where the Elon University alumnus works, Smith met up with his friend Stacy Lambe at Nellie’s Sports Bar. In addition to typical bar fodder, Hillary Clinton somehow became a topic of conversation.

NEWS 5/10/12 9:28pm

Actor reveals life milestones in one-man show

By Stephanie Butzer

It’s bound to be an interesting show when the main performer runs on stage and receives a standing ovation before he has said a single word. That is what happened during “Charlie Johnson: A Step in the Right Direction,” a one-man show featuring senior music theater major Charlie Johnson and two musicians, Michael Ptacin and university accompanist Haidee Dollak. Johnson had the opportunity to perform his show for several dance majors a few days before it opened.

NEWS 5/10/12 10:14am

Tiger Woods remains patient through struggles

By Kyle Maher

You have to give the guy credit. Tiger Woods is never rattled, even when going through the longest winless drought of his career from November 2009 until this year’s Arnold Palmer Invitational, he remained calm, cool and collected. He finally won the Arnold Palmer Invitational, his first win in more than three years, and seemingly everyone was ready to hop right back onto the Tiger Woods bandwagon. Immediately, people began to talk about whether Woods could eclipse Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major victories again, oddsmakers pronounced him the favorite at the Masters. And then, Tiger Woods plummeted again.

NEWS 5/10/12 9:22am

French presidential debate evolves into playground banter

By Keeley Franklin

Millions of French households tuned in to watch a heated presidential debate between incumbent president, Nicholas Sarkozy and his opponent, socialist Francois Hollande May 3. The three-hour live debate was of critical importance to the candidates with the second round run-offs coming up and in June, the legislative election occurs.

NEWS 5/9/12 9:30pm

Elon community expresses sorrow about the approval of Amendment One

By Melissa Kansky

Despite the passage of the marriage-amendment May 8, those in opposition to Amendment One gathered in community and hope May 9 at Elon University. The university's Student Government Association approved a resolution stating the institution's opposition to the amendment that defines the marriage between one man and one woman as the only domestic legal union recognized in the state less than two weeks earlier. "We're in the liberal havens," said Charlie Loeser, a former student at Elon and resident of Chapel Hill.

NEWS 5/8/12 10:19pm

‘Festivus for the rest of us’ comes to Elon

By Audrey Horwitz

[box]Have photos from Festivus you'd like to share? Send them to The Pendulum at pendulum@elon.edu to keep the party going.[/box] Mud, barbeque and college kids are the three components for one notorious weekend. Festivus, Elon University's annual celebration may sound like a slightly more creative version of a college party, but for many students, it means something more. Saturday morning, hundreds of Elon students headed to Sheridan to carry on a tradition that began at Elon in 2005.

NEWS 5/8/12 8:41pm

Results: 2012 Primary Election

By Caitlin O'Donnell

[box] Statewide Amendment One For: 61 percent Against: 39 percent Counties reporting: 100 of 100 Presidential Preference (Democrats) Barack Obama: 79 percent No preference:  21 percent Counties reporting: 100 of 100 Presidential Preference (Republicans) Newt Gingrich: 8 percent Ron Paul: 11 percent Mitt Romney: 66 percent Rick Santorum: 10 percent No preference: 5 percent North Carolina Governor (Democrats) Walter Dalton: 46 percent Gary Dunn: 3 percent Bob Etheridge: 38 percent Bill Faison: 6 percent Gardenia Henley: 5 percent Bruce Blackmon: 3 percent Counties reporting: 100 of 100 North Carolina Governor (Republicans) Jim Harney: 3 percent Scott Jones: 3 percent Jim Mahan: 3 percent Pat McCrory: 84 percent Charles Moss: 2 percent Paul Wright: 6 percent Counties reporting: 100 of 100 [/box] [box] Alamance County Amendment One For: 64 percent Against: 36 percent Precincts reporting: 37 of 37 Presidential Preference (Democrats) Barack Obama: 76 percent No preference:  24 percent Precincts reporting: 37 of 37 Presidential Preference (Republicans) Newt Gingrich: 9 percent Ron Paul: 12 percent Mitt Romney: 67 percent Rick Santorum: 9 percent No preference: 4 percent Precincts reporting: 37 of 37 North Carolina Governor (Democrats) Walter Dalton: 43 percent Gary Dunn: 3 percent Bob Etheridge: 40 percent Bill Faison: 7 percent Gardenia Henley: 5 percent Bruce Blackmon: 3 percent Precincts reporting: 37 of 37 North Carolina Governor (Republicans) Jim Harney: 3 percent Scott Jones: 2 percent Jim Mahan: 3 percent Pat McCrory: 86 percent Charles Moss: 1 percent Paul Wright: 5 percent Precincts reporting: 37 of 37 [/box]

NEWS 5/8/12 8:16pm

County residents divided by Amendment One during primary elections

By Katherine Blunt

The highly anticipated day arrived at last. A steady steam of people entered the First Baptist Church of Elon May 8 to cast their votes in the North Carolina Primary Elections. This year’s ballot prompted voters to indicate their support or opposition of Amendment One, a proposed addition to the North Carolina State Constitution defining marriage as an exclusively heterosexual union and revoking the legal rights and recognition of all unmarried couples. The amendment passed with 61 percent of the state voting in favor and 39 percent of the state voting in opposition.

NEWS 5/8/12 4:18pm

End-of-semester success for campus literary journal

By Stephanie Butzer

What, exactly, is the heat and noise of being? Elon University students explored such an incredibly weighty subject through Issue 63 of “Colonnades,” Elon’s art and literary journal. With more than 40 different pieces of work, the journal holds the best student writing and artwork found at Elon.

NEWS 5/8/12 11:15am

Latham Park Medick's latest stopping point on lifelong journey

By Adam Lawson

Spencer Medick is a journeyman. He isn’t old enough to legally drink, but he’s already lived in six states, gone to three colleges, had a major surgery and flirted with lacrosse before completing his junior year. But – for now anyway – he’s found a home at Elon University. The 6-foot-3 southpaw is standing against the fence along the first base foul line, slumped over but wearing a smile while talking with friends and family after a Phoenix victory. He didn’t pitch in Monday’s series finale.

NEWS 5/8/12 11:13am

Softball honors seniors, gains momentum toward SoCon tournament

By Andrew Wilson

After dropping a ninth straight game on Wednesday, May 2 against North Carolina A&T in game one of a double header, the Phoenix softball team ended their losing streak by defeating the Aggies 7-1 to finish a grueling 11-game road trip. Elon then returned home for the regular season finale with a weekend series against the College of Charleston Cougars.

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NEWS 04/01/2026 5:36pm
Elon Poll finds 35% of North Carolinians approve of President Trump, over 50% oppose Iran conflict

An Elon University poll, published April 1, found that 35% of North Carolinians approve of President Donald Trump, while 51% oppose the current U.S. military involvement in Iran. Director of the Elon Poll Jason Husser said the poll focused on big picture questions related to approval rating of the Trump Administration, the economy and current events like the war in Iran and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Husser said that they did not find broad support for escalation of the conflict in Iran.

NEWS 03/30/2026 8:29pm
Gathering of friends celebrates life of Elon faculty member

Students, colleagues, family and friends gathered in the Numen Lumen gathering space on March 30 to celebrate the life of Allison Keill, director of the Elon Curriculum Resources Center. She passed away March 25 at 50 years old following an 18-month battle with pancreatic cancer. The gathering of friends began with words from University Chaplain and Dean of Multifaith Engagement Kirstin Boswell before the floor opened up for attendees to share feelings and memories.

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