Story Center Demolition of three residence halls in Story Center began the second week of August.
A multi-faith learning community and substance- free housing will be established this fall, joining the 17 already established learning communities on campus.
The Orientation Schedule for Aug. 26-27 has been revised because of the threat of storms from Hurricane Irene. New Student Convocation will be held Under the Oaks, the scheduled location, Friday, Aug.
This semester, The Pendulum will be working with a select group of international correspondents in study abroad programs all around the world to bring you first-hand accounts of the stories you would otherwise only find in major newspapers.
Class of 2015, Welcome to Elon University! I remember taking my first steps onto Elon's campus just three short years ago and dreading unpacking the past 18 years of my life that I had somehow fit into two cars.
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This semester, The Pendulum will be working with a select group of international correspondents in study abroad programs all around the world to bring you first-hand accounts of the stories you would otherwise only find in major newspapers.
Everyone’s done for the semester and it’s time for new jobs, new cities, new friends and new news.
Nicole Esplin School starts in less than two weeks for Elon students. Whether you’re a casual or a competitive athlete, you probably want to begin school in shape and looking fit after summer. Over the summer working at cross country camp, one of my friends showed me this quick, full body workout that strengthens and tightens your arms, abs, and legs…and takes less than 10 minutes! The workout consists of three simple exercises: Crunches (or sit-ups), squats, and pushups. Start with 10 reps of each exercise, and then work down (9 reps of each exercise, 8, 7, 6, etc, all the way to 1). The key to make this workout effective is to complete every rep, and make sure there is little to no rest time between sets. By the end, you will have done 50 pushups, 50 sit-ups, and 50 squats…do this 3 times a week, and you’ll notice a difference in your tone and performance.
Nicole Esplin Strides can be a pain for many runners. The last thing most runners what to do after they finish a run in the summer heat is to run repeats at an even faster pace for at least 100 meters. But they’re necessary. In high school, I didn’t worry about strides when my coach wasn’t breathing down my neck and making me do them, and I paid for it in races. It’s similar to doing abs-you don’t realize how much you benefit from something pretty easy and quick until you start doing them. Once I started doing strides, my kick at the end of races improved, and instead of losing 5 places in the last 400 meters of a 5k, I found that I could even increase my place. Strides benefit runners in the long run, and you may not see improvement until you race, so they are extremely easy to put off until a later run. They are just as easy to keep putting off until you realize 3 weeks have gone by and you still haven’t done any strides. One way to guarantee to do strides at the end of a run is to choose one or two days a week to always do strides. My days are Mondays and Fridays, so when I being my run on those days, I know that my run doesn’t end when my route ends…it ends when my last stride is finished. I have begun to visualize the end of a race and how I want to feel during the last 5 minutes of my run. This way, I am thinking about racing, and reminding myself of my ultimate goal of breaking my PRs during cross country season. Strides can be as long as 200 meters or as short as 50 meters, but most coaches recommend 100-meter strides. They should be almost sprinting (and as a long distance runner, most of the time I end up sprinting). To start, I would suggest 4x100 meter strides with as much rest as you need. Just remember to keep moving during rest periods! Once you are comfortable doing that, you can run 8x100 meter strides, 6x200 meter strides, or even find a small incline and run some strides up a low grade hill to improve hill endurance and leg speed. If this article hasn’t inspired you to stride at the end of a run, I’ve attached a video from the 1972 Olympics where David Wottle runs most of the race in last place until the last 200 meters…you better bet he did his strides at the end of his runs! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LHid-nC45k&feature=player_embedded]
This semester, The Pendulum will be working with a select group of international correspondents in study abroad programs all around the world to bring you first-hand accounts of the stories you would otherwise only find in major newspapers.
Everyone’s done for the semester and it’s time for new jobs, new cities, new friends and new news.
by Kassondra Cloos, News Editor Over the past few weeks, Casey and Caylee Anthony have become household names.
by Adam Portoghese Intern with mCapitol Management - Washington, D.C. This summer, the Pendulum News Blog will bring you reports “From the Trenches:Reflections on Interning” for Elon University Students to share their experiences interning in various professional industries.
When I moved back home from Elon for the summer, I faced a problem: my room wasn’t big enough to fit everything from my college dorm (I blame Tanger Outlets grand opening for the majority of this problem). I decided I had to go through all my old clothes…and shoes. No, not like Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City. It wasn’t stilettos I was cleaning out of my closet; it was running shoes-of every color, from every brand. While I admit, buying new running shoes is a guilty pleasure of mine (going out on the trails with a new pair of shoes will guarantee at least one running buddy to enviously eye your bright, clean shoes), buying new shoes frequently is essential for any runner. Jason Broll is a running specialist at Raleigh Running Outfitters in Raleigh, NC.
President Barack Obama made another media splash today with his Twitter “Town Hall Meeting”. Twitter users were encouraged to tweet a question to our nation’s president, simply by using the hashtag #AskObama. After a campaign to get him reelected that stormed the social media scene, Obama is changing the way the game is played yet again. Normally in a town hall meeting, questions are limited to those that can actually be there in person.
Everyone’s done for the semester and it’s time for new jobs, new cities, new friends and new news.
by Caitlin O'Donnell, News Editor Intern with The Post and Courier - Charleston, S.C. This summer, the Pendulum News Blog will bring you reports "From the Trenches: Reflections on Interning" for Elon University Students to share their experiences interning in various professional industries.
