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    ENN Radio: Discarded ballots, Easter Monday and ABSS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 9:48


    This week, ENN Radio host Monika Jurevicius talks about how ballots in local elections are being removed in NC, Burlington's newest police force member, students upset about Easter Monday at Elon University, and the search for a new member for the ABSS board.ENN Radio gives you the stories behind the headlines every Thursday. For more on the stories in our show, head to ⁠elonnewsnetwork.com⁠ or grab The Pendulum from any areas around you.Producer: Monika JureviciusSocial editor: Trista Panagakos

    Thousands Gather in Raleigh for 'Hands Off' Protest

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 1:44


    Over 10,000 people gathered in Raleigh to protest the Trump administration. Protests were organized by an the organization "Hands Off." Over 30 locations in North Carolina joined the nationwide protest to end what they call an "authoritarian overreach" by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. ENN Radio Producer Monika Jurevicius has more. .

    'My biggest concern is for the students': ABSS financial shortages, CAA men's basketball, and Native American environmental concerns

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 5:40


    This week, ENN Radio host Trista Panagakos talks about ABSS financial shortages that are transportation to schools, the CAA's men's tournament that happened in Washington D.C. this past weekend, and the Elon University nursing program receiving accreditation.ENN Radio gives you the stories behind the headlines every Thursday. For more on the stories in our show, head to elonnewsnetwork.com or grab The Pendulum from any areas around you.Producer: Monika Jurevicius

    'We had the product that kept our promise': Designer shoes, Immigration, and finding a cure to cancer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 19:06


    This week, ENN Radio host Monika Jurevicius highlights DEI and immigration concerns in and around campus, fundraising to find a cure for cancer at Relay for Life, and loved local businesses leaving their locations.This week, ENN Radio host Monika Jurevicius highlights the spread of bird flu in the U.S. and local favorite Persnickety Books moving locations.News Director Anjolina Fantaroni sat down with Stuart Weitzman, a renowned footwear designer who has built a reputation for designing shoes that balance both comfort and elegance. His brand has been worn by celebrities such as Taylor Swift, Angelina Jolie, Tate McRae, Beyoncé and more. Weitzman spoke about his passion for designing and navigating the changing fashion industry.

    "A lasting spirit of solidarity": County remembrance, conflicts and sports at the end of February

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 7:29


    This week, ENN Radio host Monika Jurevicius highlights Alamance County's vigil for Wyatt Outlaw, book labeling at libraries, and Elon's men's basketball before the CAA Championships from March 6 to March 12.

    'This virus has been very relentless': Bird flu virus hits NC, Persnickety Books move, the search for a new dean of students starts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 13:24


    This week, ENN Radio host Monika Jurevicius highlights the spread of bird flu in the U.S. and local favorite Persnickety Books moving locations.Assistant managing editor of elonnewsnetwork.com Nia Bedard sat down with associate vice president for Student Life and dean of students Jana Lynn Patterson to talk about her retirement after 39 years with Elon and the search for someone to take her place by Sept. 2026.

    'This might be the highest honor for me': 2025 Commencement Speaker and Lunar New Year Celebrations

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 12:15


    This week, ENN Radio host Monika Jurevicius highlights Alamance County's contract termination with ICE amid national mass deportations and Lunar New Year celebrations on campus.Sports Editor Miles Hayford sat down with selected 2025 Commencement speaker and sports broadcaster Wes Durham '88 to talk about being back on campus and delivering his speech in just a few months.

    Tiny Shelf hosts student performers to celebrate Black History Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 3:37


    Belk Library turned into a stage to celebrate Black musicians with student performers on Feb. 7 at its Tiny Shelf concert series. This was the second event in the Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Education's Black History Month calendar, following the Black History Month Kickoff. Four groups were featured during the event, along with the CREDE testing audience members on Grammy Trivia focusing on Black musicians during transitions. The Tiny Shelf concert, inspired by NPR's Tiny Desk series, was hosted by Elon's campus radio WSOE and the CREDE. ENN Radio host Monika Jurevicius has the story.

    ‘We choose to be happy': Black History Month Kickoff, DEI concerns amid new presidency and tuition increases

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 9:23


    Elon News Network's weekly podcast ENN Radio gives you the stories behind the headlines. This week, ENN Radio host Monika Jurevicius highlights the town of Elon's estimated $7.6 million Haggard Avenue Corridor Plan, DEI concerns at the university and local levels, and the events kicking off Black History Month. Assistant managing editor of elonnewsnetwork.com Nia Bedard sat down with Elon's chief financial officer to talk about tuition increases for the 2025-2026 school year.

    Dating, disclosing sexually transmitted infections on Elon University's campus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 4:39


    Elon Student Health Services diagnose hundreds of sexually transmitted infections every school year. The most common ones are chlamydia and genital herpes. Approximately 70%vof people who test positive for herpes request a follow-up in-person visit to talk about all sorts of things, including how to tell sexual partners and friends about their infection. ENN radio's Margaret Faust has one student's story. This story includes mention of sexual assault.

    Elon professor and Iraqi native wants to return home

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 16:49


    He's a father, artist, journalist, and professor. Ahmed Fadaam immigrated to the U.S. after receiving death threats for his reporting during the Iraq war. He dreams of moving back to Iraq 20 years after U.S. invaded his home country. Listen to how his family celebrates Ramadan in their new home. Reporting done by Margaret Faust.

    The Power of the Personal Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 32:15


    This week, ENN Radio host Claire Schoenfeld sat down with Managing Editor of elonnewsnetwork.com Miranda Ferrante to talk about her experience in ENN and her passion for storytelling.

    Thistle Ridge and Elon's Music Scene

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 17:42


    This week, ENN Radio host Claire Schoenfeld sat down with Lifestyle Editor Betsy Schlehuber to talk about her story  "Elon University-based band, Thistle Ridge, has plans for original music, forming community."

    Womens' contributions to history acknowledged across Alamance-Burlington School System

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 2:19


    ABSS students and district leaders emphasize female trailblazers during Women's History Month. Margaret Faust talked to 5th grader Dasia Roberson, ABSS Board or Education Chair Sandy Ellington-Graves, and Chief Academic Officer Revonda Johnson about what this month means to them.

    The Pilgrim's Progress

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 33:06


    This week ENN Radio host Claire Schoenfeld sat down with ENN faculty advisor and two-time Emmy award winner Israel Balderas to talk about his journey from journalism to law to academia, sharing the challenges he's faced, lessons he's learned, and what wisdom he hopes to instill in his students.  

    Elon University students assist with Turkey and Syria earthquake relief

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 1:43


    A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria Feb. 20th. This comes after an earthquake hit both countries at the beginning of February. Margaret Faust talked to local organizations, including one on Elon University's campus, who are fundraising for an area that has faced two natural disasters in two weeks.

    Digging into Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 11:16


    This week ENN Radio host Claire Schoenfeld sat down with Pendulum Design Cheif Caroline Mitchell to talk about her process and inspiration for designing both in and outside of the newsroom. 

    To ENN & Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 18:26


    This week ENN Reporter Claire Schoenfeld sat down with Executive Producer of Elon Local News Ellis Chandler to talk about her history with Elon News Network and her future as a journalist.

    Homecoming and a Look Into ENN Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 12:47


    This week ENN Reporter Claire Schoenfeld sat down with ENN Sports Director Mason Willett to talk about Homecoming, the fall sports, and goals for ENN sports coverage.

    Candidate Profiles and Midterm Elections

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 12:16


    This week ENN Reporter Claire Schoenfeld sat down with ENN Politics Editor Avery Sloan to talk about candidate coverage, the upcoming midterm elections and Elon University being a voting location.

    Inside the "New Member Experience" at ENN

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 11:47


    This week ENN Reporter Claire Schoenfeld sat down with ENN Reporter Sarah Moore to talk about her experience as a new member of Elon News Network.

    The night shift at Belk Library

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 10:59


    This week ENN Reporter Claire Schoenfeld sat down with Enterprise Story Coordinator Ryan Kupperman to talk about his story "Get to know the overnight Elon University staff."

    Russia-Ukraine conflict, inflation and mask mandates

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 18:05


    This week on ENN Radio: Russia invades Ukraine; price increases in Alamance County reflect global inflation; the Alamance Burlington School System lifts mask mandates.

    Black History Month Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 18:52


    This week on ENN Radio: The US supreme court to hear a challenge to race in college admissions. Elon Men's Basketball player Hunter Macintosh fights back against racism. Burlington residents look for black spaces.

    Teaching in the age of social media and a breakdown of gerrymandering

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 16:20


    On this week's episode host Anna Terry talks with ENN reporter Hope Valenti about how Elon professors are navigating the drawbacks of social media and Executive Director Kyra O'Connor talks with Elon Political Science Professor Thomas Kerr to learn more about gerrymandering.

    The pandemic's impact on staffing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 9:39


    Welcome back to ENN Radio. On this week of ENN Radio Anna Terry talked to executive director Kyra O'Connor about the pandemic's impact on staffing in Alamance County.

    Looking back a year later: March to the Polls on Oct. 31, 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 16:47


    This week on ENN Radio, reporter Kyra O'Connor speaks with Elon News Network alumni on how covering the march impacted them as journalists.

    Sept. 24: Design and dancing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 12:05


    This week on ENN Radio, reporter Kyra O'Connor chats with Elon News Network's Design Chief Emma Farrell about the role of designs in the Pendulum and highlights the first annual Hispanic Heritage Month Festival in Alamance County.

    Diving into the endowment and data

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 15:23


    This week on ENN Radio, reporter Kyra O'Connor unpacks the endowment, and Elon News Network's Analytics Director Ben Muse talks about the role of data in news.

    20 Years Later: A look at 9/11 today

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 10:50


    This week on ENN Radio, reporter Kyra O'Connor discusses the 9/11 edition of the Pendulum, commemorating 20 years since Sept. 11, 2001.

    From census data to sports, welcome back to ENN Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2021 11:39


    This week on ENN Radio, reporter Kyra O'Connor discusses the latest census data release and the fall sports preview.

    Class of 2021: From Convocation to Commencement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 12:31


    On the last episode of ENN Radio of the semester, Anna Terry takes a look at the past academic year for Elon University seniors. Miranda Ferrante joins Anna Terry to discuss the college journey from convocation to commencement of three Elon seniors.

    'Unlearn' captures racism in Alamance County

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 13:33


    On this week's episode of ENN Radio, Anna Terry speaks with Design Chief Nyah Phengsitthy about a local documentary “Unlearn: The Consequences of Racism," that tells the story of racism in Alamance County.

    Elon's reliance on sales taxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 11:39


    This week host Anna Terry sits down with executive director Mackenzie Wilkes to discuss the town of Elon's reliance on sales taxes due to the lack of property taxes from large non-profits like Elon University and Twin Lakes Retirement Community.

    Elon women's soccer makes program history

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 7:06


    On this week's episode of ENN Radio Claire Schoenfeld speaks with Sports Director Annemarie Bonner on women's soccer's CAA championship win ahead of the first round of the NCAA tournament.

    Asian residents, businesses grapple with pandemic discrimination

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 10:11


    On this week's episode of ENN Radio Cailey Cetani talks to reporter Sam Hess about the experience of some Asian residents and one business during the coronavirus pandemic.

    A lawsuit against the Graham Confederate statue

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 10:24


    On this week's episode host Anna Terry talks to ENN reporter Jinger Callwood about the lawsuit Alamance Country is facing over the Graham Confederate statue.

    The underrepresentation of female coaches

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 10:04


    This week on ENN Radio Anna Terry talks to the managing editor of The Pendulum, Grace Terry about the underrepresentation of women coaches at Elon and in the NCAA as a whole.

    Professor mental health suffers during pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 10:39


    On this week's episode of ENN Radio Anna Terry speaks with reporter Kira Silbergeld on how Elon University faculty members are dealing with mental health challenges during the coronavirus pandemic.

    Food insecurity in North Carolina amid the coronavirus pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 5:18


    In this week's episode of ENN Radio Anna Terry talks with reporter Cate McCahill about the strain the coronavirus pandemic has taken on food banks and pantries in Alamance County and across North Carolina.

    Elon Law students push to remove portrait of former Greensboro Mayor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 8:33


    This week on ENN Radio Anna Terry talks to reporter Emery Eisner on the portrait of former Greensboro Mayor Jim Melvin that hangs in Elon Law. Students are calling for the removal of the portrait given Melvins comments made about the 1979 Greensboro Massacre.

    Study abroad and the pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 7:56


    This week Anna Terry speaks with ENN reporters Cate McCahill and Caroline Donahue about the experiences of Elon University students who are studying abroad amid the pandemic.

    Elon students use art to uplift Black voices

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 7:39


    In this week's episode of ENN Radio, Anna Terry speaks with Sophie Rosenthal to discuss Elon freshman Mal Turnipseed's poem, "The Art of Code-Switching." Terry also talked to Jinger Callwood about Elon sophomore Soniyah Robinson's clothing company, Boundless Blackness.

    Elon's 2021 commencement ceremony

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 7:23


    On this week's episode of ENN Radio Anna Terry talks to ENN reporter Jacob Kisamore about the university's plans for the 2021 commencement ceremony. Lifestyle editor Miranda Ferrante also shares details on how performing arts students reacted to the announcement of Tony award nominee Daniel J. Watts '4 as commencement speaker.

    North Carolina's vaccine distribution and Elon University

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 10:01


    On this week's episode of ENN Radio, Anna Terry talks to enterprise story coordinator Kyra O'Connor about how Elon University aims to administer the COVID-19 vaccines to faculty, staff and students. She also talks to reporter Cailey Cetani about student teachers getting the vaccine.

    Faith in the pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 11:36


    In this week's episode of ENN Radio, Anna Terry speaks with Mackenzie Wilkes on how faith leaders and worshipers are navigating faith and spirituality during the pandemic. Hear how people's faith has guided them through the hardships of life and the pandemic on the last episode of the fall semester.

    Elon businesses prepare for Thanksgiving break, student departure

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 9:59


    This week, Anna Terry and Quinn Corrigan talk about how two downtown Elon businesses are preparing for Thanksgiving break. With the break, students aren't set to return to campus for classes until January 2021.

    The show goes on for the fall musical

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 8:47


    This week Anna Terry talks to reporter Cailey Cetani about how Elon University's Performing Arts Department is taking the fall musical to the screen as they adapt production to the coronavirus pandemic.

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    Early voting in Alamance County, North Carolina

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 9:33


    On this week's episode of ENN Radio Anna Terry, in conversation with reporter Kieran Ungemach, tells you what to expect at the polls for early voting. With early voting in full swing in North Carolina, hear from students and election officials about what in-person early voting has been like in Alamance County and across the state.

    Mental health in quarantine

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 6:52


    This week Anna Terry talks to students who have been in quarantine for the coronavirus and what the mental health impact has been for them. A counseling professional discusses what impact she's seen in patients.

    Alamance County homeless shelter continues to serve

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 6:32


    This week, Anna Terry speaks with reporter Graysen Shirley on how Allied Churches of Alamance County has adapted its homeless shelter amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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