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11/22/11 11:12am
Students Run Turkey Trot 2011
Students ran the annual Turkey Trot to benefit Loaves and Fishes of Alamance County on Friday, November 18 2011.
Students ran the annual Turkey Trot to benefit Loaves and Fishes of Alamance County on Friday, November 18 2011.
Let's face it: We often overeat the day of Thanksgiving ... err ... and the several days after Thanksgiving as well (too many leftovers sound familiar?). Here are the top-5 tips for sticking to your wellness plan during Thanksgiving week. 1.
Elon students enrolled in the general studies course "The Meaning of Work" hosted an all-day conference Thursday on the way labor defines identity in American society.
The senior staff at Elon University has selected writing as the topic for the Quality Enhacement Plan after the QEP selection committee submitted a report to President Leo Lambert Oct.
QUITO, ECUADOR -- The celebration of holidays and annual traditions transcends time and place to reach virtually every family and community in the world.
The team was one play away from the biggest win of its season. But the pass was tipped high, away from the receiver.
The Elon University football team leads No. 8 ranked Appalachian State University 24-14 at halftime in Rhodes Stadium. The Phoenix scored the game's first 21 points to take a commanding early lead and has not trailed since. After an Appalachian State fumble, Elon got on the board first with a five-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Thomas Wilson to sophomore wide receiver Rasaun Rorie, who caught the first touchdown pass of his career. The Elon defense then forced Appalachian State to punt, and an 11-yard punt set up Elon with starting field position at the Appalachian State 43 yard line.
The registration period at Elon is one that can be stressful, time-consuming and difficult, but there is a new idea that may just make this often dreaded time a much simpler one. According to a recent article in USA Today, many colleges are adding midnight classes to their schedules to make room for more students to get the classes they want. Beginning at Bunker Hill community college in Boston, this idea was brought about with the hopes of offering students more variety in their class schedules. Mark Albertson, registrar and assistant to the provost at Elon University, said it has been several years since midnight classes have been considered.
Three Elon faculty members have been awarded senior faculty research fellowships for the next two academic years to pursue extensive study in their fields.
http://stream.elon.edu/pendulum/2011fall/podcasts/sports/Sports_11.17.mp3 This week on the Sports Jam, Justin and Zach discuss the Elon men's soccer Southern Conference championship, men's basketball's big win over South Carolina and the upcoming Elon-Appalachian State football game.
This week marks International Education Week, an initiative started by the U.S.
Hovering inches above the ground, Anuradha Murali reverently touched the wooden floor of Whitley Auditorium.
The definition of heroism is constantly changing, since competitors are judged on their background, nationality and personality.
Sitting in her office, gun holstered and badge in full visibility, Crystal Sharpe, adjunct professor of human service studies, reminisces on the 6-foot wall she put up in her backyard to practice scaling for the physical test at the police academy. "Thank God they took that out of the test," she said. Now a sergeant at the Graham Police Department, Sharpe said she found her true passion in law enforcement. But having such a prestigious title as a woman working in law enforcement is no small feat. "Even as a very small child, she had a very unique personality," said Libby Sharpe, Crystal Sharpe's mother.
President emeritus Earl Danieley saw his current Elon 101 T.A. grow up through photography.
http://stream.elon.edu/pendulum/2011fall/podcasts/a_e/A_E_11.16.mp3 Lauren and Elizabeth talk about everything from stories in the paper to Thanksgiving plans to Black Friday shopping and everything in between!
The Elon University men's soccer team won its first Southern Conference tournament title in program history with a 3-2 victory against UNC Greensboro Nov.
10. The Phoenix defeated the University of North Florida 5-0 to secure its first win of the season Sept.
After a loss at Wofford College put the Phoenix under .500 for the first time since its season-opening loss at Vanderbilt University, Elon University head coach Jason Swepson wanted to get back to that mark. "I told the team after the (Wofford) game, 'Let's get to 5-5, and put all our chips in against App,'" he said. The words proved to be prophetic, as the Phoenix defeated Furman University 41-34 Nov.
As football season ends for the Phoenix, the team has yet to play one of its biggest games of the year against in-state conference rival Appalachian State University.
