Jason Puckett and Nicole Chadwick give us an idea of what Elon Local News will be covering at the Democratic National Convention next week.
The swing states will play a critical role in the race to the white house. As of now, Obama leads the CNN projected numbers with 237 electoral votes...Needing 33 more to win...While Romney holds 206 votes needing 64 more take over the White House. States in blue lean Democrat and states in red lean Republican while yellow states could lean with either party. Although North Carolina tends to vote Republican the numbers are shifting in favor of the Democrats.
Jay Light visited Elon to market his film "Rocketeer" to the class of 2016 in the final days of voting. Although Rocketeer is currently in second place, Light is confident that by August 31st, "Rocketeer" will be back in the lead. Back in March, Elon senior Jay Light found out his script for "Rocketeer" was selected as a finalist in the Sprite Films competition. The idea of including a model rocket in a love story was inspired by Light's love of model rockets at boy scout camp. You can vote for "Rocketeer" here.
A student organization finds a new home on campus. Elon Hillel will move into the old Truitt Center this January. Study areas, a kitchen, offices and a garden are expected to be added to the building. Hillel intern Julia Denick thinks more students will come with the new house. "This is just going to be a great opportunity to engage first year students possibly when they don't have a place like a common room, or a kitchen," Denick said.
The Elon football team will get underway this Saturday against ACC opponent UNC. Last year's squad posted a record of five and six, and a big reason for their success came by the hands of Aaron Mellette, literally.
In front of a record crowd at Rhodes Stadium Elon's men's soccer team kicked off their season against visiting rival High Point.
School was out but there was no summer break for the Elon construction team. The video we're showing you was once North Area...and soon enough, it will become the Global Neighborhood. The new facility will house 600 students..but that's not all. The International Centre will also be located here...along with several language learning communities.
Senior Andrew Creech wears his uniform like a badge of honor and is very proud of his decision to enlist in the army.
I'm here at the Tampa Bay Convention Center where all the media are being held. This center is about a block away from the Tampa Bay Times Forum where the convention is set to convene. The whole area is secure.
Ahead this week in sports the women's volleyball team will play North Carolina on Wednesday. On thursday the women's soccer team will look for their second win of the season against Coastal Carolina.
Some Elon Local News reporters spent the summer interning at places like 60 Minutes and NBC Nightly News.
A popular fast food restaurant is getting recognition for more than just it's tasty chicken sandwiches.
Only seven miles from Elon University is Ace Speedway. Drive five miles further and reach the Piedmont Dragway. Venture 90 miles south, and you’ll find the famed Charlotte Motor Speedway. There’s no doubt, this is car country. Elon senior Michael Palombo and junior Taylor Davis fit right in, having founded the Elon Car Club last spring. “We met last year in a class, we had a philosophy class together and we discovered that we both love cars,” said Palombo, the club’s president.
With the Presidential campaigns building up for the final and most critical stretch of the 2012 election, media and delegates begin flocking to Tampa and Charlotte for national conventions.
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The High Point University Panthers got two goals in two minutes on set pieces. When another Panther goal found the back of the net eight minutes later, Elon University found themselves in a hole they could not climb out of. High Point freshman forward Ben Burdon scored the eventual game-winner from five yards out in the 34th minute, helping the Panthers to a 4-2 victory over the Phoenix in both team’s season-opener. “We certainly didn’t start the way we planned on starting,” Elon coach Darren Powell said.
BUENOS AIRES – After the longest subte strike in Argentinian history, an unofficial workers union and local leaders reached an agreement earlier this month that would allow for the much anticipated reopening of the subway system the following morning. The scheduled strike, which lasted longer than expected, began after the subway union demanded that the Buenos Aires government increase the workers’ salaries by more than 20 percent. It ended with a provisional agreement with Metrovias, the company that operates the subte, which included “improvements in working conditions, changes in leave entitlements and a re-categorization of wage levels,” according to the union’s press release.
The past three years, The Pendulum has produced a comprehensive look at the five fall sports teams: football, volleyball, men's and women's soccer and cross country.
