Thursday, April 13, 2006

There is an error with some of the quotes in the Periclean Scholars article. The quotes have been corrected online.

Periclean Scholars suggest ways to improve HIV/AIDS in Africa

University of Namibia student Matjiua Kauapirura and the class of 2006 Periclean Scholars met with Rep. Howard Coble (R-N.C.) to offer recommendations about how to approach the HIV/AIDS in Africa pandemic.

Jerome Sturm / Photographer

(Left to right) Adviser Tom Arcaro, Kathryn Dykeman, Allison Paksoy, Rep. Howard Coble, Periclean-in-Residence Matjiua Kauapirura, Raquel Corona and Sam White.

True Life: Jako speaks out about being HIV positive

Jennifer Jako thought of HIV as something that affected gay men and people she did not know. Then, at the age of 18, she contracted the virus.

Organization Briefs

The Pendulum runs organizational briefs free of charge as a service to the Elon community. The Pendulum asks that briefs be informative of upcoming events and should be no longer than 40 words. All briefs should be turned in by 5 p.m. Monday.

Crime Watch

All information was compiled from April 2 through April 9. These are charges made by the Elon Campus Police and the Town of Elon Police.

Elonthon doubles last year's earnings, raises $117,000

Students participating in Elonthon last weekend helped raise more than $117,000 for the Miracle Children of Duke Children's Hospital, more than doubling last year's earnings and narrowly approaching the total amount from the 2003, 2004 and 2005 earnings combined.

University pursuing options for firehouse fields

Since the South Campus fields opened this fall, there has been diminishing use for the firehouse fields. The university has been pursuing options for the vacant fields.