Join Elon’s student media groups for an informal meeting at 7 p.m. on Sept. 16 in McKinnon Hall in Moseley Center. Talk with the leaders of the student media groups and learn how you can get involved. Pizza will be served.
The Pendulum, Student Newspaper
The Pendulum Online (http://www.elon.edu/pendulum)
The Pendulum is Elon’s weekly, student-produced newspaper. It was founded in 1974. The publication is put out by 20 editors and 50-100 other staffers, reporters, photographers and business/advertising workers. The paper’s online and traditional versions cover major sports events, internationally recognized speakers, entertainment and the campus community. Editors are paid a small stipend for their work. Pendulum staff members have many opportunities to meet with professional editors and reporters and travel to attend national media conferences sponsored by the Associated Collegiate Press, College Media Advisers and Columbia Scholastic Press. The Pendulum is located in its own building on Williamson Avenue. The editor in chief is Andie Diemer.
Elon Student Television
http://www.elon.edu/estv
Elon Student Television was created in 1992 by student Christopher Waters. Hundreds of students work in some capacity each year in the production of programming for ESTV. The group divides its programming into three categories: entertainment, news and sports. “Phoenix14News” is Elon’s live weekly newscast. Other programming includes “Win Stuff,” “Road Trip” and “etc.” ESTV is always looking to produce more shows and encourages students to pitch their ideas. The station manager is Drake Springer.
WSOE 89.3 FM, Student Radio
http://www.elon.edu/wsoe
Elon’s student radio station celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2008. It has a number of paid positions on its executive staff. It’s signal reaches as far as Greensboro, N.C., to the west and Durham, N.C., to the east and is broadcast 24 hours a day. Select staff members attend such national conferences as the annual National Association of Broadcasters meetings and College Music Journal’s annual Music Marathon. The station manager is Ryan Sweeney.
Phi Psi Cli, Student Yearbook
http://www.elon.edu/yearbook
Elon’s yearbook was founded in 1913 and is named for the first three literary societies on campus. It traditionally carries sections covering Student Life, People, Sports, Organizations, Arts, Study Abroad and Academics. The fall 2008 edition is the 93rd edition, and it covers the 2007-08 academic year. The books are distributed free to students. The group employs several student editors, and its editor in chief is Lesley Cowie.
Colonnades Literary Magazine
Its name taken from the structures that pervade the campus architecture, Colonnades is a student-run organization that unites students, faculty, staff, and organizations in the annual printing of one literary and art publication. Colonnades awards writers and authors for their work in art, photography, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. A panel of independent judges selects the works. Its editor is Hilry Hazelwood.