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NEWS 4/23/14 10:39pm

Ed Watkins remembered as a 'gentle giant'

By Michael Bodley

A gentle giant was mourned Tuesday morning, as hundreds of Elon University students, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate the life of Ed Watkins, a seven-year Physical Plant employee who died April 18 in a Caswell County boating accident. A larger-than-life figure, Watkins was known for working after-hours when someone asked for help, with an ever-present face-splitting grin.

NEWS 4/23/14 9:58pm

Phoenix softball gets much-needed win

By Kyle Maher

The Elon University softball team was in need of a spark after losing four in a row and five of its last six, and the Phoenix got it in a 7-2 win over North Carolina Central University April 23 at Hunt Softball Park.

NEWS 4/23/14 5:47pm

American universities cost more, include more amenities

By Lauren Phillips

Elon University prides itself on its study abroad program. According to university statistics, nearly 72 percent of the class of 2012 studied abroad, and this percentage is expected to rise as more study abroad opportunities become available to students. Many students who choose to go abroad for a semester are surprised by the differences between their universities abroad and Elon.

NEWS 4/23/14 1:31pm

Intellectual Climate at Elon

By Kathryn Jeffords

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvkkZx631QI Students Cara McClain '14, Greg Honan '14 and Alex Vandermaas-Peeler '17 and staff Tom Mould and Jason Husser discuss the Intellectual Climate initiative at Elon and the push for more engaged, meaningful learning. Producer: Kathryn Jeffords Multimedia Contributor: Sophia Asmuth

NEWS 4/23/14 12:48pm

When will Fox Sports 1 be No. 1?

By Matt Krause

Do you know what channel Fox Sports 1 is on your television? Probably not. What about ESPN? That’s a little easier. Fox Sports 1 is the 24-hour all-sports network launched by Fox in August 2013.

NEWS 4/22/14 10:14pm

Students reflect on Boston Marathon bombings, one year later

By ehalperin

Patriots day and marathon Monday have always been special for many Massachusetts natives, including Ottavia Pomazon. "It's just kind of ingrained in you that it's a special day and I guess its def something that sets boston apart and makes us unique in the fact that we do celebrate this day.

NEWS 4/22/14 9:53pm

T. Rex exhibit opens at the Greensboro Science Center

By bmcdavid

The Greensboro Science Center has a new visitor named Sue. Sciquarium Programs Manager, Alison Manka, says she is quite the spectacle. "Most of the other exhibits we've had have not been to this scale, Sue is definitely the largest thing that we've ever had come visit here at the Greensboro Science Center," Manka said. Sue is the fossilized remains of an ancient Tyrannosaurus Rex.

NEWS 4/22/14 7:46pm

Common reading provides common bond

By The Pendulum

The Common Reading program at Elon University has come a long way since its inception in 1992.  Starting with the simple goal of nurturing a richer intellectual community, the program has become much more than students’ first official college reading assignment. College is a major transition for freshmen.

NEWS 4/22/14 7:02pm

Students work to improve intellectual climate

By Lindsey Lanquist

Throughout their college careers, Elon University students Greg Honan and Cara McClain often discussed the “lacking” intellectual climate on campus. It wasn’t until last spring, however, that the two decided to take action and shape the intellectual climate themselves. Now seniors, Honan and McClain have spent the last year speaking with teachers, working with the Student Government Association (SGA) and surveying Elon students to figure out where Elon’s intellectual climate currently stands and how to improve it. What is “intellectual climate?” SGA defines “intellectual climate” as “the combination of your academic and your social life,” according to Sarah Paille-Jansa, President of the Class of 2015. But Tom Mould, director of the Honors Fellows program, Elon professor and member of Elon’s intellectual climate working group, defined it more broadly. “Intellectual climate to me is the life of the mind,” he said.

NEWS 4/22/14 6:36pm

Elon men’s golf struggles at SoCon Tournament

By Matt Krause

Coming off of a second-place finish and individual win at the Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational, the Elon University men’s golf team fell flat with a ninth place finish out of ten teams at the Southern Conference Tournament in Pinehurst, N.C.

NEWS 4/22/14 5:05pm

A statement about 'Lasting effects: sexual assault on college campuses'

By The Pendulum

The Pendulum Editorial Board would like to clarify its stance from the editorial “Lasting effects: sexual assault on college campuses” from April 8th. Our editorial was meant to initiate a dialogue about sexual assault survivors, the programs that are in place at Elon to support survivors, and how Elon could further prevent sexual assaults.

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NEWS 03/03/2026 3:09pm
Shuttle service aims to increase student voter access

Students looking to cast their ballots on Election Day will have transportation available through a shuttle service organized by Elon Votes.On Tuesday March 3, a shuttle will run from The Center for the Arts to two polling locations in Alamance County: Elon Elementary School and First Baptist Church of Elon.

LIFESTYLE 03/03/2026 2:51pm
Author discusses father’s bookstore, identity in lecture

Laurence Roth, professor of English and director of Jewish studies at Susquehanna University, talked about his father’s experience owning a Jewish bookstore during his lecture March 2 at the McBride Gathering Space. Roth read several passages to the audience from his book “Unpacking my Father’s Bookstore”. The book follows Roth’s father’s journey moving from New York City to Los Angeles in the 1960s, opening the bookstore and becoming an important part of the local Jewish community.

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