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Members of SPECTRUM, Elon University’s queer-straight alliance, gathered to discuss the commonalities that bind individuals within their community together at this year’s Southeast Regional Unity Conference. “A conference such as Unity brings together multiple schools and a variety of different people to show us that there are many people, specifically in the southeast, that can support one another and bond with one another,” said Kevin Moore, president of SPECTRUM. The conference, which was held March 30 to April 1, focused on the ways the diverse identities within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer communities intersect to form one larger identity. The conference took place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and gave members of LGBTIQ communities from a variety of schools an opportunity to interact and network. “I got the chance to work with many other schools from different states, and now have developed plans and ideas on how our (schools) can work together towards a goal of equality for everyone,” Moore said. In addition to learning about how LGBTIQ organizations function on campuses other than Elon’s, networking allows members of SPECTRUM to develop important contacts, according to Raafe Purnsley. “So many of the ideas, so many of the speakers and programs we bring back to campus come from the conference,” Purnsley said. Attending the conference has always compelled SPECTRUM to make some important changes, according to Purnsley.
The morning was bright and crisp Saturday for the fourth annual Barbara Sullivan Race for Women’s Health 5k Race.
In a 35-0 vote, the Senate approved a reaffirmation of the SGA stance on diversity, which is stated: Whereas: The first theme of the Elon Commitment Strategic Plan is to increase diversity and global awareness on campus and; Whereas: Discriminatory acts on campus during this academic year have highlighted the need for a more complex understanding of diversity; Whereas: Diversity is not always seen visually but contributed also through differing beliefs, values and ideas. Be it resolved by the Student Government Association of Elon University that: Article I: We the Student Government Association of Elon University define diversity as appreciating and celebrating individual, community and cultural differences through learning and understanding.
Members of many Elon organizations gathered in Harden Clubhouse 9 a.m. Saturday, March 3 to benefit a cause they said they felt was well worth waking up early for. These students were participating in Impact Day: A Day of Service, an event that promotes community service at several sites in Elon and the towns surrounding it. “I think (service) is an important part of being a student at Elon,” said Brittany Walker, chairwoman of the event. Walker decided to organize the event after she learned the Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement had chosen not to host it, as it had in the past. [quote]I think it’s always good to take part in an event that gives back to the community. -- Candice Blacknall, Impact Day participant.[/quote] Walker said her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, considers community service one of its core values, and its members agreed to host Impact Day to benefit those in need. “We thought it was such an amazing day that people could volunteer for,” Walker said. Walker said she was eager to expose participants of Impact Day to a wider range of service opportunities than they may not have known existed. In order to partner with a variety of service locations, Walker personally contacted the Elon community partners listed on the university’s website, many of which she coordinated with in the past as the director of the Kernodle Center’s Leadership in Collaborative Services. She then worked with the service sites that responded to her emails to identify their greatest areas of need, some of which called for labor-intensive projects. “We’re cleaning out stables, we’re digging up gardens and we’re weeding,” Walker said.
For the first time, The Pendulum is handing out end-of-season awards to Elon basketball teams.
After several months of interviews, phone calls and committee meetings, Gerald Whittington, vice president of Business, Finance and Technology and head of the search committee for a new director of campus safety and police, must pick a candidate for the director position.
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http://elonpendulum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/International_2.14.mp3 Katie Moran discusses love around the globe for Valentine's day.
Downtown Greensboro’s Elm Street is a popular place on Friday nights. Natty Greene’s Pub and Brewing Company, the Green Bean Coffeehouse and the nearby Carolina Theatre are hoppin’ nighttime destinations.
Elon community mourns loss of friend, colleague Jim Pickens Jim Pickens, a former Elon University professor, died Friday, Feb.
This week on The Swing, we talk to Sheryl Davis about her research on PostSecret, Melissa Kansky talks to us about the Elon School relocating, actor Adam Kaplan joins us to talk about his role in the latest Elon production, "She Loves Me," Will Brummett explains his new position as The Pendulum's student body representative and Kassondra Cloos gives us this week's news in brief
Last semester, the Bloomberg Assessment Test (BAT) was offered to Elon students for the first time.
Senior Olivia Feldman spent the final week of January in Berlin — not as a tourist or student, but as a guest of the German government.
Construction of the Numen Lumen Pavilion brings increased noise levels and obstacles for pedestrians in East Area, but despite the current inconveniences, students look forward to the opportunities associated with the Multi-faith Center. The construction creates an obstacle for students walking through the area, said sophomore Beth Beless, resident assistant in the International Pavilion.
Allowance of liquor by the drink increases diversity in bars and restaurants in the Town of Elon, according to Jeff MacKenzie, co-owner of The Fat Frogg.
In the six years since the School of Communications at Elon University was first granted full accreditation, a lot has changed.
When Elon University's administration was working to create a School of Law, it didn't want the students walking across the stage to feel like lawyers.
Amid debt debacles and global financial crises, the DREAM Act on immigration has been forgotten by many.
This month, many Elon University students will apply for high-level international scholarship programs sponsored by the federal government.
