[quote]Traveling abroad also allows students to achieve an independence and freedom that they cannot gain while at school, where your parents are still on a phone call away and a dining hall is a leisurely two-minute walk.[/quote] Study abroad.
When Brynne Miller first stepped foot in Argentina, she found a story worth sharing. Miller, a 2010 Elon alumna of Elon University's first interactive media graduate class, used her experience abroad to inspire her film “Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo and The Search for Identity," which was shown Tuesday.
An almost-no-hitter. A grand slam. A come-from-behind victory. The Elon Phoenix baseball team used all three to begin the 2012 season on the right foot, picking up three victories in all of their games this past weekend over non-conference opponents. “It’s kinda early to tell, but the areas that we thought we would be good at, we did those things well,” Phoenix head coach Mike Kennedy said.
http://elonpendulum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/International_2.21.mp3 Katie Moran talks about sexism abroad, her moral clock, and what you can expect to find in this weeks international section of The Pendulum.
It may have taken decades, but Dan Doby is finally getting his dinner. Last year, the native Burlington resident opened Jazebel’s Jazz Bistro on land where he hunted for rabbits as a kid. “I never got one,” he said.
At the beginning of every semester, Elon University students tell themselves that this is the semester they’re going to do it all.
http://elonpendulum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/opinions_2.20.mp3 Is there such a thing as animosity or privacy in the online world?
To say this past weekend was a banner weekend for me is a gross underrepresentation. Never have I felt so proud to be a journalist. I didn’t quite know what to expect going into the North Carolina College Media Association conference Saturday.
The first time I heard about the Dirty War, a time in Argentine’s history where the country was governed by a dictatorship, was fall semester of this year in my Spanish Conversation class.
One of my favorite parts of my non-journalism life is openly supporting the teams I care about. Giants?
Get complete coverage of the 2012 Student Government Association Elections with our interactive voter's guide.
My first thought when I stepped off of the plane in Amman, Jordan, ironically enough, had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I was in Amman, Jordan.
When Elon senior guard Drew Spradlin missed the first of three potentially game-tying free throws, the game was over. A hard-fought, foul-heavy Saturday afternoon basketball game ended with a jubilant Western Carolina University squad and a disappointed Elon Phoenix team as the Catamounts defeated Elon 78-76 in overtime Saturday evening in Alumni Gym. “It’s a tough loss,” Elon sophomore forward Ryley Beaumont said.
Ni hao! The first phrase I learned in my first semester of Introduction to Chinese last fall has become my standard response when friends and family ask me to speak the intimidating language.
This year, the French Club will celebrate Mardi Gras with festivities for a cause close to its members’ hearts. Mardi Gras, which is closely associated with the French holiday Carnival, is an important time to call attention to those in need, according to Christie Goyette, French Club publicity chair. “The holiday is a good time to raise awareness of causes such as the Avalon Refugee Center because (the celebration) is often very extravagant, which is a sharp contrast to the way the people at Avalon live,” Goyette said. [box]The Mardi Gras benefit When: 6:30 p.m.
United, they pledged to vote in opposition. Elon University students and community members registered and pledged to vote against Amendment One during Race to the Ballot, an event dedicated to educating voters about a controversial state legislation, Feb.
ElonPhoenix.com’s game summary of the Elon Phoenix men’s basketball’s 72-59 loss to Wofford College Wednesday night begun, “A 24-1 first-half Wofford run proved an insurmountable hole for the Phoenix…” Understated. “This is disappointing,” Elon head coach Matt Matheny said of the loss.
If you’ve been living under a rock for the past two weeks, you’ve probably never heard of New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, or the newest phenomenon gripping the nation - Linsanity.
http://elonpendulum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Sports_2.17.mp3 On this week's edition of the Sports Jam, Zach and Adam talk about Elon men's and women's basketball and baseball and touch on Linsanity.
London is this year’s lucky host of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The events will be held from July 27 to Aug.
