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NEWS 2/21/12 4:18pm

Multiple organizations contribute to Black History Month celebration

By Grace Elkus

[quote]I wish I could see more of our white students at our programming.[/quote] Throughout the month of February, Elon students have participated in a new series of programming inspired by Black History Month.

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NEWS 2/21/12 4:18pm

Elon students express opposition to drilling plans in NC

By Ian Luther

North Carolina legislators are considering a bill that would allow companies to drill for natural gas in the state, despite decades of laws to the contrary.

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NEWS 2/21/12 4:15pm

Transition to Moodle gathers momentum

By Katherine Blunt

[quote]Blackboard costs the university about $22 per student, while Moodle costs about $4 per student.[/quote] The complete transition from Blackboard to Moodle is fast approaching.

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NEWS 2/21/12 4:04pm

Breaking the gender binary: Junior leads charge to offer gender-neutral housing

By Caitlin O'Donnell

As Elon University expands the physical living space on campus, Laura Sturm is looking toward on-campus options, particularly those offering gender-neutral housing. The junior and vice president of SPECTRUM, Elon’s gay-straight alliance, first became involved with the issue as a result of a story that ran in The Pendulum last spring, which included a quote from an administrator inviting a student to take on the initiative.

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NEWS 2/21/12 4:03pm

‘Monologues’ shrugs off awkwardness

By Stephanie Butzer

“The Vagina Monologues.” The name is enough to turn away delicate minds. But somewhere between an intense curiosity and knowledge of past successes, Yeager Recital Hall filled every seat.

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NEWS 2/21/12 4:03pm

Still struggling: Men's basketball in midst of another mire

By Zachary Horner

It always stinks to lose. So said Elon sophomore guard Jack Isenbarger, whose team has lost four games in a row dating back to its Feb.

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NEWS 2/21/12 4:02pm

Road warriors: Women's basketball moves to fifth place in the SoCon

By Adam Lawson

Road trips are a lot more fun after victories. The Elon women’s basketball team won two games away from home this week, defeating Georgia Southern University by 30 on Saturday and taking a 63-50 decision over the College of Charleston Monday night.

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NEWS 2/21/12 3:57pm

One-act play festival gives students crash course in theater production

By Casey Brown

Elon University is continuing to provide hands-on experience for its students. Alpha Psi Omega, the theater arts honor society, put on its annual One-Act Play Festival last weekend in the Black Box Theatre.

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NEWS 2/21/12 3:46pm

La Table Francaise attracts native speakers, new learners

By Rebecca Wickel

For some Elon University students, spending four years in North Carolina is already an international adventure. Senior Margaux Lepretre was born and raised in France.

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NEWS 2/21/12 3:44pm

Honorary alumni recieve first school-specific award

By Hannah Delacourt

Elon University has presented its alumni awards for years, but starting this year, each school or college can now honor its respective distinguished alumni. Elon alumni Jo Craven McGinty, Class of 1985 and Doug Finberg, Class of 1994, were chosen as the inaugural recipients of the School of Communications Distinguished Alumni Award.

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NEWS 2/21/12 3:43pm

Letter from the Editor

By Caitlin O'Donnell

When the new edition of The Pendulum hits the stands Wednesday mornings, the staff of the news organization expects feedback. Whether it comes in the form of red mark-ups from our adviser, Colin Donohue, critical emails from well-meaning professors or text messages from my mom about a misspelled word on the front page (she keeps insisting she wants to join our staff as a copy editor), we are no stranger to the fact that our publication will cause a stir. And, in all honesty, we hope it does.

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NEWS 2/21/12 3:40pm

Jack on track: Sophomore guard shines for Elon

By Zachary Horner

Elon sophomore guard Jack Isenbarger has impressed the Southern Conference, Phoenix fans and, most importantly, his coach with his play this season. “He’s gotten better,” Elon Head Coach Matt Matheny said.

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NEWS 2/21/12 3:31pm

Candidate religions should not matter in presidential campaigns

By Madison Margeson

In recent GOP campaigns and debates, it is nearly impossible to avoid one topic: religion. It is safe to say that a candidate with strong morals and values should be respected for his or her consistency and dedication.

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NEWS 2/21/12 3:30pm

Chapel meant to focus on spirituality, not faith

By Mary Kate Brogan

A violinist’s waltz fills Whitley auditorium Thursday morning. Earl Danieley, a weekly attender, sits in the second row in front of the podium where, in a few moments, a speaker will give a lecture.

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NEWS 2/21/12 3:24pm

The Endemic of Apathy

By The Pendulum

Transparency was the buzzword at last week’s Student Government Association debate and in candidate speeches for the upcoming election.

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NEWS 2/21/12 3:22pm

Students connect with meme craze

By Cassie Grimm

Elon students don’t always create Facebook pages... ...but when they do, it's Elon Memes. The new Facebook page, which follows in the footsteps of other universities’ pages across the country, has gained a noticeable following during the last few weeks. Two weeks after its creation Feb.

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NEWS 2/21/12 3:18pm

Studying abroad helps students connect with world outside Elon

By Jonathan Black

[quote]Traveling abroad also allows students to achieve an independence and freedom that they cannot gain while at school, where your parents are still on a phone call away and a dining hall is a leisurely two-minute walk.[/quote] Study abroad.

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NEWS 2/21/12 3:16pm

Elon alumna brings home international experience through film

By Hannah Delacourt

When Brynne Miller first stepped foot in Argentina, she found a story worth sharing. Miller, a 2010 Elon alumna of Elon University's first interactive media graduate class, used her experience abroad to inspire her film “Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo and The Search for Identity," which was shown Tuesday.

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NEWS 2/21/12 3:11pm

Latham Park ablaze with hot-hitting Phoenix baseball

By Zachary Horner

An almost-no-hitter. A grand slam. A come-from-behind victory. The Elon Phoenix baseball team used all three to begin the 2012 season on the right foot, picking up three victories in all of their games this past weekend over non-conference opponents. “It’s kinda early to tell, but the areas that we thought we would be good at, we did those things well,” Phoenix head coach Mike Kennedy said.

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NEWS 2/21/12 10:21am

International Adventures - Feb. 21, 2012

By Katie Moran

http://elonpendulum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/International_2.21.mp3 Katie Moran talks about sexism abroad, her moral clock, and what you can expect to find in this weeks international section of The Pendulum.

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