September 10.1975
Ch..ch..changes
Fall "75 zooms in on the Elon campus with innovations, ideas, long
awaited realities and aspirations for continuing changes. In retrospect,
we envision the typical upperclassman as bemg first stunned, then
reminiscent and lastly appreciative of these changes. Conversely, the
unassuming freshman will merely take it in stride, not adequately
realizing the overwhelming amount of time and energy devoted to
making all this possible.
Each year has brought its changes, but this year offers a new and
more optimistic outlook for Elon. Changes have been all
encompassing: ranging from physical renovations to new
administrative policies to more student-oriented programs.
Mooney Theatre is now a reality. West lounge no longer seems a
funeral parlor, and Whitley provides a more professional atmosphere.
The administration has stiffened academic requirements for its
professors and can now proudly claim that 5091: of its faculty and staff
have earned doctoral degrees. The orientation program painstakingly
or^nized by William Long and Bill Sharpe, is geared to an all-out
watome for the freshmen. The SGA is on its toes and pushing for the
students with PIRG and the revision of the Honor Courts. And this is
only a siiperficial account of the myriad changes.
Therefore it is your responsibility to seek out. take advantage of.
innovate, and conceive future possibilities.
The question is then raised...if these changes are primarily of
physical value to the college as a business institution, what then is
being done and will be done to promote a more suitable student life
style?
It’s up to you.
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Letter to the editors
The Pendulum
Editors;
Well, it's another year and the
students are getting the dirty end
of the stick already. This year the
administration is saying, pay,
pay, pay! SIO for parking, SlOO
tuition increase, and it all seems
to stem from the S200 the North
Carolina state government gave
its in-state students.
Would you believe that
Parents' Weekend is during
Homecoming this year? Can you
hear yourself saying, "Excuse
me. Mom, I'm going off to get
high" or "Let's no/get adjoining
rooms at the Hilton." Sure! I'm
confident all the parents will
enjoy the ZZ Freak and Acid
Queen concert in Alumni Gym.
Great planning again by the
administration!
How do you like the newly-
created parking problem at Elon?
One never existed before this
year. I thought they spent all that
money making that field for
intramurals: not parking. But the
administration said the Carolina
parking lot was an eyesore and
we surely don't want that, now
do we?
Now to the magnificent Elon
College library. If you haven't
seen the new books, I hop)e you
get the chance. Even if you do,
the library closes at 10:00, so you
won't get to see them for long.
We all know this rule is for our
own benefit, however — "Early
to bed, early to rise..." And
anyway, too much light is bad for
the plants.
So welcome back students. I
hope your summer was fun,
because if nothing is changed,
the rest of the year will be a real
hassle.
Sam Moore
ftuge Garriques
Diane Costa & Lance Latane
Gary Spitler
Laurie Hafner
David Nichols
Steve Leach
Stalt
Editor
Assistant Editors
Sports Editor
Presidential Columnist
Circulation & Exchange
Photography
Adviser, Dr. Mary Ellen Priestley
l^blished by the Communications Media Board of Elon College in
conjunction w.th the Student Government Association AM
correspondence and articles: Box 5272, Elon College.
Pi»ge Two
31 New handbooks
I change format
by Diane Costa
The Elon Student Handbook
75- 76 IS chock full of things to
know, do, and the wheres whv,
and whats about student life on
and off campus. Read it!
Bill Sharpe. William Long and
Steve Caddell are the authors and
developers of the format
patterned after the handbook of
Kalamazoo College where Dean
Long was Dean of Students.
Physical plant director L. B. McCauley watching renovation of Mooney
progress. (Photo by Lance Latane)
Campus with a new image
by Lance Latane
The college got a massive
facelift this summer from
Physical Plant director L. B.
McCauley and his maintenance
crew. Approximately S88,000
was extended on revamping
Elon's campus.
Almost all buildings were
improved, repaired, repainted,
refurnished or remodeled.
The biggest news concerns the
Memorial gym's new roof,
Whitley's practice rooms, and
Mooney Theatre. The gym now
sports a S25,000 roof insulated
with a newfangled urethane
foam. This stuff, engineers say.
will save about S2,000 a year in
fuel costs.
In Whitley flutists will no
longer succumb to the
competition of Diane Costa's
tuba as she blasts out "Silent
Night." Avocado carpets,
soundproof ceilings and walls
will eliminate most objectionable
noises.
Mooney is strikingly changed
with the enlargement of the
theatre on the second floor. It's
been spaciously remodeled and
painted.
Outdoor handball courts were
built and some areas were
landscaped and seeded in grass.
Maintenance had a heavy duty
summer schedule.
Englishman leads the 8th social
science group in British studies
Elon students will have a
chance to study English history
and politics firsthand during the
winter term when Dr. S. E. G.
Priestley, a native of England,
and Dr. Fred Watts of the Social
Science Department take a group
to London for four weeks. This
study-tour will offer three hours
credit.
The program will be tailored to
meet the special interests of
history majors, political
scientists, pre-law students,
prospective teachers, and those
interested in the social and health
services of Britain. This is the
eighth consecutive year the
Social Science Department has
offered study and travel in
England.
Interested students should
contact Dr. Priestley in CO-216
or Dr. Watts in CO-314, or they
may leave their name and
address with any member of the
Social Science faculty. Full
details of costs, flight
arrangements, hotel, theater
tickets and such will be
publicized on campus in a few
days.
All the antiquated and
nonessential information was
discarded and replaced with such
pertinent items as health
services, counseling, campus
activities and what's happening
in and around town. The usual
dorm phone numbers, athletic
events calendar, and academic
calendar are included.
The handbook are available in
the Dean's office if you haven't
already been issued one. Hold
onto it, you will need to use it
sometime during the year. It's,
that valuable to student life.
“Koinonia”
Elon's new religious group,
"Koinonia," will soon be
holding its first meeting,
"Koinonia" is a Greek word
meaning sharing, fellowship,
cooperation — and that is the
group's underlying principle. Dr.
Chris White, chairman of the
Religious Life committee, said,
"We're hoping this will draw
fellowship from all the various
campus groups." It's open to all
who are interested in
Christianity, regardless of
denomination.
"Koinonia" is sponsored by
the campus minister and the
Religious Life committee and
will get together once a month.
So keep posted for further
information.
Hafner’s hang-ups
by Laurie Hafner
President, SGA
Laurie Hafner, SGA president.
(Photo by Paige Garriques)
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serve on active duty for 90 days,
or two years or more.
Cadets receive all uniforms,
textbooks, and other supplies
required for the course at no
expense to them. Scholarships
are available which pay tuition,
books, expenses, fees and give
the student up to SlOO a month
for up to 10 nKinths a year.
So far. 29 students have
preregistered. Irving and Metz
are expecting more as the
program gains more exposure on
campus. "We're still growing,"
Irving added.
Let me take this
opportunity to welcome
everyone of you to the "Big
E.” I hope you all had a good
summer and are ready to get
down to some serious
partying.
I really feel that this year is
going to be a good one. The
Student Government
Association is fresh, new
ideas are coming out, and I
can see that this going to be a
constructive year. It may not
be as constructive in social
changes as we students would
like to see, but rather
constructive in student unity
toward the betterment of such
conditions. We are capable of
being heard and respected
because we are students and
we have rights. However,
without unity, I am afraid we
will be neglected.
There are many exciting
things that are going to take
place and I urge all of you to
find a job or role to fit into for
the betterment of the SGA.
There will be committees to
join, organizations to belong
to, and causes to fight for.
We have got to avoid being
neglected whether it be
intentional or unintentional.
We have got to believe in the
strength that we as students
can provide and utilize this
strength to our best
advantage.
The first solution to unity
and the most important is to
let me hear from you. Let me
know your problems, ideas
and complaints. My office is
upstairs Student Union, ext.
367. So come on up for a
drink (that is if you like grape
Kool-Aid,but we are working
on that). I will also J''!"’®
on campus, over in Virg
Dorm, ext. 310. I am jinxes
to meet all of you and talk to
each one of you.
Here's to a good year.