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NEWS 2/14/14 6:14pm

Retooled NBA Dunk Contest to be exciting once again

By Matt Mallian

NBA All-Star weekend is one of the most exciting times of the NBA season.  The Skills Challenge, Three-Point Shootout, as well as the actual All-Star game are usually very entertaining for the fans. But one aspect of All-Star weekend that has been a huge letdown over the past few years has been the dunk contest. In the ‘80s and ‘90s, stars like Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins regularly headed the dunk contest lineup and always put on a show for the fans.  Even more recently, prolific dunkers like Vince Carter and Nate Robinson have made regular appearances in the event. But the last two dunk contests have been incredibly disappointing.  The last two winners were Jeremy Evans of the Utah Jazz in 2012 and Terrence Ross of the Toronto Raptors in 2013.  While some may recognize these names, most casual NBA fans do not.  And the purpose of NBA All-Star weekend is just that — to attract fans. Finally, it seems as though the NBA has realized how badly the dunk contest needs big-name talent.  This year’s contest, scheduled to take place during All-Star Weekend in New Orleans from Feb.

NEWS 2/14/14 10:03am

Five players to watch in the World Cup

By Patrick Everett

With five months left until the soccer world turns its attention, and T.V. sets, to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup, many players at their clubs are coming into great form. This is helping to provide a glimpse of things to come when the world’s brightest soccer stars meet on the sport’s biggest stage. Between the 32 teams that have qualified for the competition, stars young and old will come together to write their country’s name in the history books.

NEWS 2/13/14 5:12pm

Budding Elon baseball team aims to continue tradition

By Tommy Hamzik

There used to be a commercial for ESPNU that used the slogan, “Tradition never graduates.” The Elon University baseball team may have lost 16 players from last year’s Southern Conference Tournament champion squad, but that’s not an excuse to stop adding to the rich tradition of the program. “We don’t want to rebuild,” said Mike Kennedy, Elon head coach.

NEWS 2/13/14 5:07pm

Winter weather delivers delays, closings, cancellations

By mbrogan

A winter storm warning is in effect for Alamance County until 6 p.m. EST on Thursday. Snow will continue until 7 p.m., according to the National Weather Service, but Friday will bring a high of 41*F. Since early afternoon Wednesday, the Elon area has seen 4 to 6 inches of snow, sleet and ice, which has been the cause of many delays and closings in the area. Elon's Campus Dining has changed its hours for Thursday.

NEWS 2/13/14 4:10pm

Feds to investigate following coal ash spill

By Stephanie Lamm

The federal government launched a criminal investigation into the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Duke Energy after thousands of tons of coal ash spilled into the Dan River. The subpoena, issued Feb.

NEWS 2/13/14 3:01pm

Students write and publish book over winter term

By arose8

Winter Term classes can be stressful with a tight timetable, but Elon has a group of students who fought that timetable, and now their coursework can be bought across the world. Identity, culture shock and embracing independence are just a handful of issue students can face while traveling abroad. "Being in a place where you're not comfortable with anything, you really see who you really are underneath," said Jordan Joshua, an Elon Senior. This winter term, with the power of the pen, students who have studied abroad had an opportunity to share their experiences by writing a book. "It not only goes with the materialistic and the pretty surface level things of going abroad or coming back, but it also goes into deep personal analysis," said Emily Delaplane, a teacher's assistant to the class. Elon Professor Tom Arcaro set the pace for his class from day one without hesitation. "When he said we were going to be writing I book I thought... that's heavy," Joshua said. Despite the amount of work, Arcaro used teaching techniques that helped get the creative juices flowing. In a typical class you are assigned papers for work, but for this class, students wrote blog posts about specific personal experiences, some of which ended up in the book. Since 72 percent of Elon students study abroad before graduating, the class agreed on the importance of analyzing their life-changing experiences. "This is the reflection that students need when they come back, or before they go," Joshua said. The students aren't the only contributors.

NEWS 2/13/14 12:42pm

Elon postpones weekend games

By Tommy Hamzik

UPDATED, 5:14 p.m. February 14. The Elon University athletic department has announced postponements of four events for the weekend of February 14-16. Women's tennis has postponed its match scheduled for Feb.

NEWS 2/12/14 11:20pm

Good life: Elon alumna lives dream

By Abby Franklin

“It’s the little things” is a statement commonly heard on the topic of what makes life good. While each person has their own view of what makes their cup half full over the alternative, as a rule it’s best to crosscheck individual definitions of the good life with the Kanye West song. The “good life” is officially defined by West as a “living spree” — “the good life, it feel like Atlanta, it feel like L.A., it feel like Miami, it feel like N.Y.” If West’s lyrics allude to the truest of good lives, Elon University alumna Hannah Berg ’12 is living it out to a tee.

NEWS 2/12/14 11:09pm

Alaska program offers new opportunities

By Simone Jasper

After they complete final exams this spring semester, some Elon University students will abandon the continental United States and embark on the course to an internship program in Alaska. The Elon in Alaska program, adapted from a course that has been periodically offered for about a decade, now includes an 8-10-week internship component in 2014.

NEWS 2/12/14 11:02pm

Ask an alum: Death and taxes

By William Black

This piece is the ninth in a series of “Ask an Alum” columns that will be periodically published online through a partnership between Elon University’s Young Alumni Council and The Pendulum.  Congratulations on successfully navigating through your youth, graduating (or preparing to graduate) from college and landing your first “Big Kid” job.

NEWS 2/12/14 4:22pm

Nigeria's intolerance of homosexuality disturbs human rights activists

By Dalton Cox

DUBLIN- Nigeria’s recently passed anti-gay laws are not something one would expect to encounter outside areas of major media coverage, nor would Dublin be the place one would expect to encounter coverage of this legislation. Founded in 2000, Metro Eireann is Ireland’s leading multicultural newspaper, catering mainly to the diverse population of Dublin.

NEWS 2/12/14 1:35pm

Black History Month celebrated through song and dance

By Diana Stancy

Whitley Auditorium burst at the seams with excitement Feb. 7 while unveiling an anthology of African works of art performed by Elon University students to celebrate Black History Month. Directed by dance professor Jason Aryeh, the performance highlighted dance pieces learned by students who traveled to Ghana for the performing arts Winter Term program, in addition to pieces choreographed by junior dance majors Brenna Dames and Sophie McNeill. This performance has been a long-time goal of Aryeh’s. “This really was something I was thinking about since I moved to Elon, and I wanted to make it become a reality,” he said.

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Women’s lacrosse overcomes early deficit, earns impressive Senior Day win

The Elon women’s lacrosse team capped off their Senior Day with an impressive 9-4 win over William & Mary. In a game that was delayed by four hours from its initial start time at noon due to a chemical spill, the Phoenix furiously rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to outscore the Tribe 9-1 the rest of the way. The victory moves Elon back up to .500 at 6-6.

LIFESTYLE 04/04/2026 12:13pm
‘Romeo and Juliet’ gets a 1970s revival in McCrary Theatre

Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” may be centuries old, but Elon University’s spring production brings it into a new era, 1970s Italy, complete with disco music, dance numbers and a cast that mirrors the age of its audience. The idea came in January of 2025, when Professor Julian Stetkevych, director of the spring play, was listening to disco music. 

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