A new chapter
Hello all, My name is Rachel Southmayd and I will serve as the Opinions editor for The Pendulum through the 2011 year. I apologize that I was absent from the blogging world for the first month of this...
View ArticleSuper Bowl in a super community
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. This room...
View ArticleEditorials and Columns for the week
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...
View ArticleTransparency would be a welcome change
In the last few weeks, The Pendulum and Elon’s SGA have been at odds. But this is nothing new. Government and the press have been at odds for as long as the two have existed. And even we, in our little...
View ArticleA look to Wednesday
Production night at The Pendulum is in full swing, and we’re all chugging along, preparing the Feb. 23 edition of the paper. This week, if you pick up the paper, as you all should, you’ve got some...
View ArticleIt has begun…with a bang
At just after 8 a.m. this morning, a steady pounding began, rattling windows, distracting students and signaling to everyone that construction on the Elon Town Center has officially begun. This is a...
View ArticleTomorrow, you’re always a day away
But on Tuesday, tomorrow is even more exciting because it means Wednesday is coming, and with it, a fresh edition of The Pendulum! You can see this week’s print issue here, but I hope you pick up a...
View ArticleFreedom of speech…for all?
Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that members of the Westboro Baptist Church have the right to protest at the funeral of vetrans. The church believes that the wars in the Middle East are the work of...
View ArticleWhy we love letters to the editor
In this week’s Pendulum, we were fortunate enough to run our FOURTH (!!!) letter to the editor of the year. The first was a student praising an editorial, the second was a reader from off campus...
View ArticleWhere were you on September 11?
In this post, several Elon students share their experiences in around 100 words. As you read, stop to think: Where was I on Sept. 11? How did I feel? You’ll probably find your story isn’t much...
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