February 26, 1976
The Pendulum
Bicentennial plans will improve Elon
Page Three
By Gary Spitler
The Elon College town
Bicentennial Commission was
ready to start celebrating when
ihe Board of Aldermen
appropriated 53,200 to celebrate
the nation s 200th birthday.
The board approved $2,500
of the total to be used for a
village improvement plan. The
plan would call for support from
the college as well as the
individual sector. The idea is to
make the “village" of Elon
College look like a street out of
the history book. Rustic store
fronts and trees and shrub
planted would add beauty which
could possibly make Elon
College a showcase. The town's
histoP; will be published, using
another $500 of the total. The
final S200 will be used to give a
birthday party for the town on
April 10.
The commission exp>ects to
ask the N.C. Department of
Transportation for a bypass-
around the college town to help
alleviate a worsening traffic
problem on Haggard and
Williamson Avenues. Rumors
have suggested that Haggard
Ave. will be enlarged to 4 lanes.
Such a street would further cut
the Elon Campus in two.
By-passes would allow the
college to develop an attractive
mall.
The college has a new
land-use plan to work at during
the future. Some of the ideas
made public are: moving the
practice fields, moving all
parking lots off the main
campus, building a fine arts
building by the lake, building a
sun deck by the gym pool,
changing some of the men's and
women's dorms to have a more
mixed environment, and
making several lighting and
landscaping improvements. (See
Master Plan.)
ZTA moves off campus
By Charlotte Rosser
Eight students, who are
members of the Zeta Tau Alpha
Sorority, moved from their
dormitories to their new ZTA
house located on Holt Avenue.
ZTA is the first sorority to
occupy a house. The mone\ for
the house was raised by the Zetas
when they joined the national
organization in 1971. The house
was formerly occupied by Coach
Jerry Tolley,
“The college feels that this
development represents a
meanin^ul change,” says Dean
Long, “and is a much needed
step toward equalizing the
opportunities for all members of
the student body."
“Through experience, I have
found that sororities make good
neighbors,” continued Dean
Long, who anticipates no
problems with the sorority living
off campus.
The eight Zetas who (Kcupv
the house were chosen by
seniority and their grades. The
college furnished bedroom
furniture, but with the help of
$10 dues paid by the Zetas once
a mpnth, the sorority was able to
buy a dining room set, living
room furniture and wall to wall
carpeting for the downstairs.
Parents of the girls also donated
a few items.
“The house is verx honiex,
offers us a place to go, and it is
good to know that we were the
first to get a house," says Dawn
Luciano, president of ZTA.
Beverly Adams, Nancy Carson,
Kay Wall, Sue Merrv, Leslie
Tucker, Ann Mitchell, Caryn
Reiman, and Nancy H^sel live
at the house.
By next fall. Sigma Sigma
Sigma and Phi Mu sororities will
also have their own houses.
Zetas are settling into their new home. (Photo by Dave Shuford)
SAM plans new activities
By Gary Spitler
The Society for the
Advancement of NIanagement,
known as SAM, has several
activities planned for the spring
semester. Among them are
monthly guest speakers, a golf
tournament to tx* held in late
'^pril, a resume workshop
session which will Ix- lieltl during
» period of three weeks, and a
membership drive. Ihe
membership drive will be
pitched toward informing
students of the unique
management organization.
Requirements for memlx^rship
are a w illingness to work and to
learn moie about management
prcKCsses.
The next SA.\I mc-eting will Ik-
held in .-Mamance .‘iOl ai 9:30
a.m. today. Anyone interested in
joining will be wclcome.
.•\ccounting and business
administration majors are urged
to l>e present.
KEY:
A TRACK/FOOTBALL FIELD
B DRIVING RANGE
C FIELDHOUSE
D BASEBALL STADIUM
E INTRAMURAL FIELDS
F COMMUNITY RECREATION AREA
G BOATHOUSE
H COMMUNITY CENTER
I HARPER CENTER
J FINE ARTS CENTER
K TENNIS CENTER
L PHYSICAL EDUCATION CORE
M GYMNASIUM
N P.E. FIELDS
O MAINTENANCES OPERATIONS
P ALAMANCE HALL
Q INFIRMARY
R PLAZA
S PARKING
T PROPOSED LAKE
U PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY
MASTER PLAN
ELON COLLEGE
ELON COLLEGE, NORTH CAROLINA
The Back Door offers night life
By Dave Shuford
“The Back Door," soon to be
the name of a coffeehouse
opening at Elon's Harper Center
lounge, is beginning to take
shape.
The purpose of the
coffeehouse will be to give
students a place to meet each
other in a relaxed atmosphere.
and also, in the words of Bob
Loy, the Student Union Board
coffeehouse committee
chairman, to “remove Elon's
suitcase college image." by
giving students a reason to stay
on campus during weekends.
There are plans to hire \ arious
bands to play there every
weekend, as well as to show
movies, and other productions
at scheduled times. Electronic
game tables will be installed to
always give students a wav to
pass time. Food and drinks will
be served.
Efforts are being made to
create a decor which depicts the
title, as well as create the relaxed
atmosphere. The Back Door
plans to open from 7:30 till
11:00 p.m. four nights weekly.
Plans are now set for its opening
sometime in March.
“Bourbon Street” is thriving
By Rick Sherlock
After eight months of dispiue
Doug Thomas, owner of
Garrison's, was able to sell beer
over the counter of his
establishment. The law
prohibiting the sale of alcoholic
beveuages on the premises
within a one mile radius of
Alamance building was declared
imconstitutional by the state
Attorney General. The case
never went to court, and after a
few minor disputes it appears
beer is here to stay. Mr. Thomas
has owned Garrison's
approximately one year and is
now making changes for more of
a college atmosphere. He has
recently installed new taps for
di auglit lx.-cr, a juke box. and is
having a happy hour from 4 to 6
p.m. Business seems to be going
well and .Mr. T homas says he “is
striving to make things more
comfortable for students."
Since Garrison's ol)tainel a
license. Gentry's Gnx;er\ has
changed hands and the new
owner. Bill Moricle, is now in the
process of opening a club. T he
plans arc to ojx-n the first week
ot March and a S5.00
membership will be necessary .
Bill's Blue Room will have
pinball, juke box, and there arc
plans to have an (x;casional band.
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Elon students high on happy hour at Garrison’s. (Photo by Dave
Shuford)