Dirty, sick, gross, nasty – words to describe the experience of stepping in dog poop? Wrong. Students tend to use these words to describe sexually transmitted infections that affect 25% of college students and 50% of the general population.
Since Oct. 9, 2010, Western Carolina University has played 33 football games against fellow Division I opponents.
This past week in college football is what makes the sport so great: upsets. Teddy Bridgewater and his No.
Ronnie Wall was first elected mayor of Burlington in 2007.
Millions of Americans have spent Sunday nights on meth for the past five years. This past Sunday, there were about 10.3 million. According to Nielsen ratings, that’s how many viewers tuned into the series finale of the AMC network’s wildly popular drama series “Breaking Bad.” This is coming off the show’s big win last week at the Emmys, where it (finally) took home the trophy for Outstanding Drama Series over the likes of “Homeland” and Netflix darling “House of Cards.” People love “Breaking Bad,” that much is obvious.
With Halloween right around the corner, you may be planning out your costume. If you're looking to cut back on spending as the holiday season gets closer, there are a few ways to save money before getting dressed up for the scariest night of the year. Before reaching for your wallet, ask around and see if people have parts of old costumes you can borrow.
On behalf of a group of disappointed students, we would like to voice some criticism of the recent cover story about Chick-fil-A’s reopening. While the article does provide a good summary of last year’s Chick-fil-A controversy, it fails to address the full and current range of opinions on Elon’s campus. The problem with this coverage is that all of the students who voiced opposition to Chick-fil-A that were represented in the article graduated last year, while a number of the students who voiced support in the article were current students.
This piece is the fourth 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. The “Elon Bubble," as most would describe it, is a collection of intelligent and talented individuals whose college experience is very different than most. The size and culture of Elon University are both conducive to creating a tight-knit community, which can sometimes shield students from the goings-on of the outside world.
The searches for the next manager for the Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds are well underway, but who is going to want to manage there if the Detroit Tigers' and Los Angeles Dodgers jobs are available? On Monday, Oct.
As you enter the Center for the Arts Black Box Theatre, you can’t help but notice something out of place. The audience takes their seats, and two girls dressed in school uniforms come from behind the curtains and start to doodle all over the floor with chalk.
Billy Bob Thorton’s character Gary Gaines said in the movie Friday Night Lights, “There ain’t much different between winning and losing.” In Elon’s 20-9 loss to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Saturday, Oct.
Sophomore forward Nicole Dennion tallied her team-leading 10th goal of the season as the Elon University women’s soccer team won it’s third straight game in Southern Conference play over Davidson College Sunday, Oct.
Calvin Johnson still wasn’t in his typical record-breaking form Sunday, Oct. 13 against the Cleveland Browns.
On paper, Elon University’s football loss to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga did not look like one team dominated the other.
The Elon University volleyball team lost at Samford University Friday, Oct. 18, 3-0 (14-25, 21-25, 21-25), and won against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga the following day, 3-2 (22-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-17, 15-12). The Phoenix is now 4-4 in Southern Conference play and has a 13-11 record on the season. Against the Bulldogs, Elon got in an 8-4 hole early after a service error by senior defensive specialist Maggie Reichard.
The 25th ranked Elon University men’s soccer team lost a tight, highly competitive game to the Furman University Paladins 1-0 Saturday, Oct.
You could feel the energy and excitement inside Alumni Gym. There was another level of buzz surrounding the Elon University men’s basketball team.
Senior runner Allyson Oram broke the Elon University school record in the 6K as the Elon cross country team had a strong showing in the NCAA Pre-Nationals Saturday, Oct.
It took extra time, but the Elon University women's soccer team used a goal in the 93rd minute from senior defender Olivia Mackey to take a 3-2 victory on the road against Georgia Southern University Friday, Oct.
Senior Ben Perron’s new personal-record highlighted the Elon University cross country team’s performance at the Blue Ridge Open on Friday, Oct.
