Want to stay informed about everything related to Elon and the community? Don't forget to check The Pendulum daily for constantly updated news and coverage of campus that matters to YOU. Here's what you can expect from us this week! Tuesday, Feb.
Elections for Elon’s Student Government Association will be held this Tuesday and Wednesday. How much do you know about the candidates?
As the North Carolina General Assembly moves forward with plans to declare parts of the federal government's recent health care bill unconstitutional, political debate continues about the legitimacy and future of the controversial policy. Along with Florida, Virginia and other states, the assembly has stated the part of the bill requiring people to buy coverage is not founded in constitutional principles.
In the last few weeks, The Pendulum and Elon's SGA have been at odds.
There's always something else to pay for. With room and board, textbooks, meal plans and tuition payments, Elon University students and their families are persistently being presented with bills. As a follow-up piece concerning the discussions about Elon's 2011-2012 academic budget, I am writing an article this week about how the recently approved 3.98 percent increase in tuition will affect students and their families. Although the increase is the lowest its been in over a decade, students expressed concerns about the consistent, yearly price raises Elon enforces, saying each slight growth leads to more pressure to pay the bills.
SGA candidates presented their speeches Thursday Feb. 17 regarding their platforms and ambitions for the university.
The first issue of an undergraduate research journal titled Perspectives on Undergraduate Research and Mentoring (PURM) will be released in Oct.
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has been the subject of many heated debates in recent weeks. But, even though the policy is now technically repealed, gay troops still don’t have equal rights.
One of the four functions of a newspaper is to serve as the watch-dog of the government. The recent apology letter from Taylor Martin, SGA executive president, criticized student media coverage of SGA happenings.
Here's a wrap-up of what you can expect when you open the latest issue of The Pendulum! In the Editorial section, we have a piece about The Pendulum's response to a recent debacle with the SGA. There's also one on campus safety in the wake of recent crime on campus. On the column front, three lovely ladies stepped up this week to share their opinions on alternative grading, Winter Term classes at Elon and summer internships. Finally, online only, there's one about the Super Bowl and its popularity in the United States. Thanks for reading The Pendulum and of course, the Opinions section!
This week's issue of The Pendulum is filled with great information that directly affects YOU! We have coverage of the proposed increase in tuition, the future of Middle Eastern study abroad programs and the historically high level of stress found in college students, specifically freshman. Part of our goals for this year is to bring fresh content to you, our audience, every day and to help you stay updated on issues not just on campus, but also across the country and world as well.
Want to stay informed about everything related to Elon and the community? Don't forget to check The Pendulum daily for constantly updated news and coverage of campus that matters to YOU. Here's what you can expect from us this week! Tuesday, Feb.
Last night was Super Bowl XLV. In the basement screening of the McEwen School of Communications, a group of nearly two dozen gathered to eat pizza, talk and watch the game on the big screen.
What's up, doc? The Health Care bill is famous to some, infamous to others.
At the Jan. 24 Elon University budget forum, the budget committee proposed a salary pool of two percent, which will go toward raises for faculty and staff members. According to Tim Peeples, associate provost of academic affairs, one percent of the salary pool is distributed to faculty and staff members who have completed all necessary tasks required of them. The other one percent is used for merit and is distributed to faculty and staff members who have done excellent work. Peeples said the merit system acts as a motivator and helps reward faculty and staff members for excellent work. According to Peeples, the salary was not raised much this past year due to the conditions of the economy. The slight increase in tuition, however, now allows for a salary pool. Peeples said the primary method for adjusting compensation for faculty and staff members comes through a salary increase.
If you are a student or faculty member at Elon University, chances are you have at least caught the drift that the school has been positioning itself to lower its carbon footprint-- Elon, like many others, is going green. Last week, I covered the upcoming spring POWERless competition.
By Michael Hermanson While the talking heads will debate offense vs. defense, McCarthy vs. Tomlin, Capers vs.
The current uprisings in Egypt have been making major national news lately. Have you been keeping up?
Here at Elon, one of the main goals of the administration is to make students "global citizens." I'm not really positive what they mean by that, but if they want students to be concerned about the world around them, both on a public and personal level, I think they've done a pretty good job.
Too bad money doesn't grow on trees. This week, after speaking with various administration heads, it is evident that Elon University is in budget mode.
