http://stream.elon.edu/pendulum/2011fall/podcasts/movies/Movies_11.15.mp3 This week, Chris and special guest Zachary Horner talk about the past weekend's box office, Billy Crystal hosting the Oscars and the upcoming weekend's new releases, including the new Twilight film. Immortals Jack and Jill J.
Well, they've done it. Finally, the school board is making a change and turning back to maintaining one of the best school districts in the country. From those of who thrived under the unique policies of nearby Wake County school system, thank you to residents for voting, and thank you for voting sensibly. Two years ago, Republicans were voted into the Wake County school board, creating a 5-4 majority against the Democrats.
While spring break can be a time for relaxation, many Elon students choose to dedicate their vacation time to helping the less fortunate through various Elon Volunteers! Alternative Break service trips. In conjunction with The Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement, Elon Volunteers!
A small group of students assembled on the lawn in front of Moseley Tuesday afternoon in their first steps toward establishing an Occupy Elon demonstration.
Several cars parked on Lebanon and East College Avenues were damaged this past weekend, a situation currently being looked into by the Elon town police.
Hollywood producer Bill Badalato provided insight into the ever-changing world of cinema Tuesday night in a taped discussion with students, faculty and staff led by Paul Castro, associate professor of communications.
Residence Life at Elon University has issued a statement of apology and will re-examine aspects of their policy following the removal of two posters from senior Taylor Ferguson's room during a tour of Colonnades Oct.
Mystery has surrounded J.K. Rowling's Pottermore since its creation in June. The website, which builds upon Rowling's world of "Harry Potter," is a way for people who grew up alongside Potter and the rest of the characters to continue their experience.
The LGBTQ Office open house provided an informal and relaxed opportunity for the Elon University community to gather and socialize Nov.
http://stream.elon.edu/pendulum/2011fall/podcasts/opinions/topics_11.14.mp3 Guests and Wake County residents Rebecca Smith, Chris Bosak, Ashley Fahey, Kate Riley and Lauren Ramsdell talk about the recent school board elections in one of North Carolina's largest school districts where Democrats regained a majority and plan to do away with virtual "resegregation" of schools.
The only thing better than the feeling of sitting down with your family to enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving meal is knowing that you worked for this meal.
Writing the article regarding the GST proposal vote required more reporting than I had originally thought it would, but I subsequently learned a significant amount about how decisions like these are made at Elon and why some people are more willing to talk about them than others. It wasn’t until I learned how many years of work were put into the proposal that I realized how big of a vote this was, and the fact that it was put to a full faculty vote meant it was of extreme importance. Although I was hoping to attend the meeting during which the votes were cast, I was informed that the presence of a reporter might affect faculty participation in the discussion. It would have been helpful to see the specifics as to how the meeting was run, who participated in the discussion, etc. Instead, I knew that I would have to talk to faculty the following Monday. I wanted to get a range of faculty opinions on how they felt about the proposal being voted down, but getting clear answers from some faculty proved difficult. I was constantly re-directed to different people to talk to, and some simply said they didn’t want to comment. Although the majority of the faculty who participated in the vote voted the proposal down, no one I talked to would explicitly say they voted no. When it came to writing the story, it proved challenging to not have the story seem biased or one-sided because of the lack of sources I had that were against the proposal. No further discussion was held immediately after the vote, so my first follow-up story consisted of two students’ opinions on the result of the vote. I thought it was interesting that one of the students mentioned an over-arching concern regarding a lack of communication between faculty and students concerning these types of proposals/votes. I think it is true that many students did not know about the GST proposal, which is one of the reasons why I was happy I got to write about it for The Pendulum. I will be doing a second follow up for this weeks paper, which will include the specifics of what was discussed at various meetings following the vote. For more on this subject, check out this week's issue of The Pendulum.
While I was doing interviews for my story about the changes to SUB this week, I was surprised to learn how much work and planning goes into every SUB event.
The Elon community responds to "Limits of Diversity." If you have an opinion or comment on one of The Pendulum's articles please write a letter to the editor.
Since its first publication in 1928, the Oxford English Dictionary — at 20 volumes, the most comprehensive historical dictionary in the world — has only been revised once in 1933, and republished once with supplemental material in 1979. And though Jesse Sheidlower's job as the dictionary's editor at large for North America is to spend his days updating, revising and adding new entries, there's no guarantee that there will ever be an OED 3.
With the recent passing of the Affordable Care Act, some university health centers are being forced to adjust their fees because of changes under the preventative care portion of the act, which lists several preventative medications and measures that are covered under universal health care.
Kavita Ramdas, senior advisor for the Global Fund for Women, spoke Tuesday night, Nov. 8 in McCrary Theater on the effect of women's movements in bringing about social change.
http://stream.elon.edu/pendulum/2011fall/podcasts/sports/Sports_11.10.mp3 This week on the Sports Jam, Justin and Zach discuss the Joe Paterno firing, a big weekend in college football and the beginning of the college basketball season, including the Carrier Classic.
Below, you can find the rules and regulations for the social media sweepstakes, to be held Nov. 10 through Dec.
College basketball is back. For the Elon University men's basketball team, the season begins with a handful of changes.
