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NEWS 2/15/16 2:37pm

Area high school students get jump start on college

By ktracy4

"You're allowed to eat in class. I love it. You're also allowed to just get up and go to the bathroom without signing anything or taking a pass," high school senior Laci Breen said. Breen has gotten a newfound taste of independence in a college classroom as part of Collegiate Start at Elon, a program that lets area high school students take up to two college courses.

NEWS 2/15/16 2:15pm

Revived campus organization supports U.S. troops and their families

By bmcclelland

Team Hero at Elon University is an organization on campus whose goal is to connect the Elon Community with members of the military and support members of military families. The organization gives support to members of the military and their families mainly through sending care packages, holding bake sales and letter writing campaigns. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke6nUtmIdsk&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] In a statement on their website Team Hero says, "We feel there is a major disconnect between civilian and military culture that results in a lack of support for those returning from tours of duty.

NEWS 2/14/16 3:06pm

Indifference to national politics can't be the norm

By Tim Melton

If you had asked me about a year ago for my opinions on America’s political climate, I might have scoffed and shook my head. While I’ve never been entirely apathetic when it comes to politics — there have always been prominent social issues that I have followed the political responses to — I could never bring myself to take an active interest.

NEWS 2/14/16 11:27am

Extra accommodations are necessary for students with learning disabilities

By Jessica Rapfogel

I watch as the thirty-three other students in my class put away their laptops, take out their pencils, and prepare for to take their exam. The room is silent and I try to stand up quietly, but everyone watches as I take a sealed envelope from my professor and head to Duke 108. The problem is not the extra exercise, but rather the feeling of thirty-three sets of eyes on me as I walk out the door. I, as well as many other students, embrace the accommodations Elon offers, but being a college student with learning disabilities is not easy.

NEWS 2/13/16 9:15pm

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies at 79

By BWivagg

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died in his sleep last night at age 79 while visiting Texas. According to CNN, President Obama plans on nominating a replacement "as soon as possible." However, Obama will have a challenging time nominating a new member to the court as the senate is Republican-controlled and it is an election year. Dean and Professor of Law at Elon University's School of Law, Luke Bierman, released a statement regarding the passing of Justice Scalia. "With the passing of Justice Scalia, politics just got serious again.

NEWS 2/13/16 8:55pm

S.C. Senator urges Millennials to consider bipartisan candidates

By Tommy Hamzik

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Sen. Lindsey Graham, on the campaign trail endorsing former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, said Saturday before the GOP Debate that Millennials need to consider how a commander-in-chief would cooperate with both parties when choosing a candidate to support. “If you can’t find a president who can work with both Democrats and Republicans, your generation is going to suffer,” he said. Graham, who ended his bid for the presidency in December, was in South Carolina this week campaigning with Bush. He spoke out about how front-runner and New Hampshire primary winner Donald Trump is the opposite of what conservatives stand for. “People on our side hate Obama.

SPORTS 2/13/16 7:49pm

Burnett, Baucom lead women's basketball to rout of Towson

By Alex Ofori

The Elon University women’s basketball team rode a strong first quarter to its third straight Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) win, a 80-58 victory over Towson University Friday night. Coming off her game winning shot against Delaware, sophomore guard Shay Burnett had a game-high 19 points, six rebounds and six assists.

NEWS 2/13/16 2:49pm

Freshman Starts social justice Living Learning Community

By Christina Elias

A new student-led Living Learning Community (LLC) called the Hall for Change will offer residents opportunities to discuss current events, raise awareness of social justice issues and participate in service. Freshman Amy Belfer was inspired to create a place for Elon University students to come together to learn more about what is happening on campus, in the local community and internationally. Belfer said she realized the university did not have a social justice house like other universities.

SPORTS 2/12/16 12:34pm

Men's basketball keeps close but falls at UNCW

By Alex Simon

The Elon University men’s basketball team stayed within five points of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in the final seven minutes of the game, but could not take the lead, dropping 86-82 Thursday night in Colonial Athletic Association action. The Phoenix cut the deficit to one at four different moments in the second half and led for a grand total of 15 seconds in the game. The Seahawks were able to keep Elon away, answering nearly every Elon basket with a basket on the other end to extend their win streak to a school-record 10 straight victories. “We’re a better team now than when we got [to Trask Coliseum],” said head coach Matt Matheny, who turned 46 Thursday.

NEWS 2/12/16 12:26pm

Cheat sheet: Zika virus

By The Pendulum

Doctors working in the maternity wards of Recife, Brazil, noticed a spike in late August 2015 in babies born with a medical condition known as microcephaly — a defect characterized by normal head construction up to the eyebrows but with little-to-no forehead or upper cranial formation.

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SPORTS 04/07/2026 7:41pm
Long-tenured Elon guard enters transfer portal

Redshirt senior guard Kamryn Doty is entering the NCAA transfer portal. She announced her decision April 7 via Instagram. The Arizona native has one year of eligibility remaining. 

OPINIONS 04/07/2026 12:26pm
OPINION: AI poster competition proves Elon has entered AI psychosis

Elon University’s School of Communications and Love School of Business held the “Make Your Mark” artificial intelligence poster competition. The first of its kind on campus, the event drew the attention and ire of art and communications students. It featured a $650 prize pool and was held in three parts: a training session March 31, the competition April 2 and the award ceremony April 3. The outrage lasted the entire week. Has Elon entered an AI psychosis? 

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