Opinions

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OPINIONS 3/8/17 9:07am

EDITORIAL: Elon must diversify senior staff

 

Of Elon University’s 15 people on senior staff, 13 are white, 11 are men and 10 are white men. These 15 people who sit in the highest positions at our university are simply not representative of our student body, which is 59 percent female and 20 percent racially or ethnically diverse. Though Elon prides itself on its unprecedented commitment to diversity, if our university’s highest held offices are still primarily filled with white men, then we are not truly amplifying the voices of diverse perspectives. The university has come a long way in its efforts to not only recruit students of diverse backgrounds, but also make them feel like they belong at Elon.

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OPINIONS 3/1/17 9:30am

CAMPUS VOICES: History of abuse of native peoples repeats again and again

By Joshua O'Neil

After six months of protests and peaceful and prayerful resistance, the Oceti Sakowin (Seven Council Fires) Camp has largely been evacuated.

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OPINIONS 3/1/17 8:52am

EDITORIAL: Stay informed without sacrificing mental health

 

In the current media landscape, consumers can very easily feel overwhelmed. Our CNN apps notify us about every one of President Donald Trump’s executive orders, our Twitter feeds refresh with breaking news stories and our Facebook friends are constantly sharing articles that frustrate them. For many, the news today is consistently negative and at times scary, and the need to consume it is as constant as it is exhausting. This constant stream of negative news is resulting in a phenom now being referred to as resistance fatigue, or the tendency to become exhausted by the feeling of constantly needing to protest against unpopular government policies. In the first few weeks of his presidency, Trump has already passed a number of executive orders that will directly affect many marginalized groups in our nation, causing students and people across the country to march or protest in resistance.

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OPINIONS 3/1/17 8:49am

BEHNKE: The media are not the enemy

By Cammie Behnke

I remember covering a Donald Trump political rally earlier this year and walking into the media box.

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OPINIONS 2/22/17 8:00am

EDITORIAL: Finalists for president should be made public

 

Ever since President Leo Lambert announced his plan to step down from his role as president, the Elon University community has been wondering who will fill his role. While some students are campaigning for former president Barack Obama to become our next president, many have already begun thinking of people they would like and qualities or characteristics they hope for. The next year is going to be a challenging and transformative time for Elon as we prepare to recruit and choose a new university president.

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OPINIONS 2/15/17 8:37am

LEVY: Stand with Elon's Muslim community on Hijab Day

By Cassidy Levy

If you are a woman, please consider wearing a hijab on Thursday. It might not be comfortable, but being an ally rarely is. Last year was the first year Elon University participated in Hijab Day.

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OPINIONS 2/15/17 8:32am

CAMPUS VOICES: A good man like him is hard to find

By LD Russell

After posting on Facebook just last night about the void left by the loss of our dear Dr. Earl Danieley, I was jolted this morning by the news that Dr. Leo Lambert is stepping down as President of Elon University. I am deeply happy for Lambert, his wife Laurie and their family.

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OPINIONS 2/15/17 8:31am

CAMPUS VOICES: President Lambert understood what really mattered

By Jeffrey C. Pugh

Eighteen years ago Elon College waited anxiously for the arrival of our new president. We had taken a few tentative steps in the right direction in the nineties, but now Elon had hired a person we hoped would guide us into the future. Still, the ground felt shaky under our feet.

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OPINIONS 2/15/17 7:58am

SILVERS: If you've been waiting, your kairos is now

By Hannah Silvers

I think it’s time to learn a new word: kairos. The Greek word kairos literally translates to “time,” but in the field of rhetorical studies, kairos means more than that.

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OPINIONS 2/1/17 9:45am

CAMPUS VOICES: Look within for change: hold white women accountable

By Christina Casillo

On Jan. 21, I attended the Women's March on Washington. I was excited and a little nervous for the size and spectre of this event.

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OPINIONS 2/1/17 8:39am

LEVY: #FreeMelania cages real abuse victims

By Cassidy Levy

The last few weeks have been filled with controversy over the inauguration, the women’s march, censorship, walls and bans.

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OPINIONS 2/1/17 8:38am

BENSON: There is still success in being single

By Hannah Benson

We’ve all been there; at a busy party or reunion with family and friends, just trying to make it to the bathroom for a moment of silence when the sister of your aunt’s cousin begins lightly interrogating you and poses the question, “So, do you have a boyfriend?” Here we go again, you think to yourself. And it’s not necessarily the question that bothers you, but the answer you get, regardless of what you tell them.

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OPINIONS 2/1/17 8:36am

CAMPUS VOICES: Through hell or high water

By April Roberts

As some Elon University students were preparing for their Friday night, applying makeup and cologne, three friends and I quietly made our way to Durham.

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OPINIONS 2/1/17 7:41am

RYAN: Marginalized groups are not here to educate you

By Olivia Zayas Ryan

Ever since Donald Trump’s inauguration last week, my Facebook feed has been filled with post after post about our new president, various social justice marches and politics in general.

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OPINIONS 1/19/17 5:01pm

NTIM: Remembering Dr. King's words, 'How long, not long'

By Stephanie Ntim

When we trust the places we call home and challenge the oppressive and closed minded, the march to justice and freedom might be burdensome but is indeed not long. 

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OPINIONS 1/19/17 8:48am

EDITORIAL: Elon students need more support after returning from abroad

 

Elon University ranks #1 in the country for study abroad in the U.S. News & World Report. This high standing is advertised on the homepage of Elon’s website and on almost every brochure or publication about the university.

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OPINIONS 11/30/16 8:28am

DAHAL: BREAKING — The opinions section contains opinions

By Leena Dahal

It’s there in print, on the right-hand side of this page, in bold, white, Oswald: O-P-I-N-I-O-N-S.

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OPINIONS 11/13/16 1:17pm

CAMPUS VOICES: When democracy hurts

By Carlos Andino

Democracy can hurt. Our competitive system forcibly leads to winners and losers. These titles bring an array of emotion, from euphoria to melancholy.

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OPINIONS 11/10/16 3:30pm

NTIM: Parade! may no longer be showing but it will continue to touch hearts

By Stephanie Ntim

“I go to fight for these old hills behind me, these old Red Hills of Home.” This chorus, sung throughout Elon University’s rendition of the 1998 musical Parade, describes the spirit of the antebellum South that extended beyond the old hills of Georgia.

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OPINIONS 11/10/16 3:30pm

CAMPUS VOICES: What coming out really means

By Justin Brown

I want to start off this article by fully addressing what this is in response to. Last week, an article named “I’m coming out” was published in The Pendulum, where the author of the article “came out” as a conservative.

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