Tennis

NEWS 10/28/15 5:00pm

Baila with El Centro's dance classes

By Alexandra Schonfeld

Elon University students have the chance to tango, salsa and cha-cha-cha their way through Latin dance classes with El Centro de Espanol. El Centro provides students and faculty with learning opportunities to not only master the Spanish language, but also to understand the culture from Spanish-speaking countries around the world.

SPORTS 10/28/15 2:00pm

Little keeping tabs on ranking as postseason nears

By Jordan Spritzer

With 12 wins, achieving the team’s highest ranking in program history earlier this year, and the longest winning streak to start a season in team history, Chris Little, head coach of Elon University’s men’s soccer team, has a lot to appreciate on the field.  Though the second-year head coach is always widening his focus, keeping an eye on national rankings and opposing team’s Ratings Percentage Index (RPI). “It’s really important to us and it’s always has been to the program because why would you put all your eggs into once basket in terms of just winning the conference tournament?” said head coach Chris Little.

NEWS 10/28/15 1:15pm

Mapping Elon's Mushrooms

By Max Garland

On associate professor of biology Antonio Izzo’s website is a link to a map that shows dozens of fungi, all in different shapes, sizes and colors, around Elon University’s campus.

NEWS 10/28/15 1:09pm

Cheat Sheet: Speaker of the House

By The Pendulum

NEWS Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is set to officially know if the title of Speaker of the House will be in his future.  Dubbed currently the House Speaker-in-waiting, the decision to elect Ryan to one of the top positions will be voted on during a secret-ballot GOP election Wednesday and a full House vote Thursday.  After years of resisted pressure to take on a more prominent role in the party, the decision for Ryan to nominate himself as a potential candidate for the position did not come quickly.

NEWS 10/28/15 1:02pm

The eyes of the university

By Max Garland

Progress in both technology and the size of Elon University has led to the number of campus security cameras balloon to roughly 500 total. The cameras are primarily located in places such as parking lots and campus pathways, Elon Police Chief Dennis Franks said in an email, where people could be vulnerable to crime that no one else could witness. Other cameras are installed on building exteriors and popular areas in larger, public buildings such as the Moseley Center and Belk Library.

NEWS 10/28/15 8:00am

Elon longs for longer lunch tables

 

As Elon Dining, formerly branded as Aramark, moves forward, it has a chance to redesign the university’s dining halls in a way that is much more welcoming.

NEWS 10/28/15 8:00am

Treat Title IX training as a priority

 

A new population on campus now knows how to appropriately report and respond to instances of sexual assault or harassment: members of fraternities and sororities

NEWS 10/27/15 5:24pm

Healing through helping

By Caroline Perry

Three organizations came together to present inspirational speaker Dennis Gillan 7:30 p.m. Monday in Whitley Auditorium. The space was filled with students from different circles within Elon University, ranging from fraternity and sorority members to those interested in mental health. Zeta Beta Tau, Alpha Omicron Pi and Active Minds hosted Gillan to talk about his struggles and the greater context of mental health in college. Gillan opened his talk with a simple yet powerful statement. “My name is Dennis Gillan, and suicide stinks,” he said.

NEWS 10/27/15 4:47pm

Kung explains how music, mathematics are similar

By Emmanuel Morgan

Dave Kung, professor of mathematics at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, delivered a lecture titled "Harmonious Equations: A Mathematical Exploration of Music" at Elon University’s Whitley Auditorium Oct. 26 for the North Carolina annual regional meeting of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).

Latest

NEWS 04/24/2026 4:42pm
Former Elon University student arrested for sexual exploitation charge

A Burlington man, who previously attended Elon University, was arrested April 21 and charged with four counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Nikolaos Alexander Fotiou, 18, was taken to the Alamance County Detention Center and is being held there under no bond, as of April 24. According to a Burlington Police Department press release, the Invictus Task Force aided with the investigation. 

NEWS 04/24/2026 3:25pm
Meet Elon University’s 2026 Lumen Prize winners

Fifteen students have been selected to receive $20,000 to support their mentored research and projects for the next two years as a part of the Lumen Prize. The 2026 Lumen Scholar winners will work closely with their mentors on their projects during their junior and senior years.

Advertisement

Latest Show

Latest Pendulum

The Pendulum, April 22, 2026
More Print Editions