Page Two
The Pendulum
November 18,1976
Brains, brawn
make teamwork
For those who think Elon is a "jock” school they may be
right but those "jocks” are putting the college on the map.
Saturday’s 42-10 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne gave Elon its
first SAC-8 title of the newly-formed conference and tenth
consecutive victory of the season. The Christians are ranked
second out of 565 teams in the NAIA and are rapidly gaining
national recognition.
The note of interest here is that the team’s success is
becoming an asset to the college as a whole. A winning team
is a good drawing card, and with each victory the school is
basking in the limelight. Coupled with the college’s
increasing effort to raise academic standards, the total effort
is very positive. The ideal situation for any college to be in is
to have a high level of academics as well as a successful
sports program, and this is gradually happening at Elon.
In future years, if the athletic program is to continue to
rank superior and the students climb in academic excellence,
Elon College will be recognized around the country as a
college with everything. It’s nice to be with a winner, and the
football team should not only be recognized for what they are
doing now, but also what it will mean in the future.
Don’t get sick on Sunday
We continue to hear complaints about care of the ill among
resident students at Elon College. No one complains about
going to the hospital when there is a serious accident or
grave illness. This is expected, and everyone is glad to know
that hospitals are within easy reach of the campus. But the
gripes run more like this: when a student is too ill to attend
classes (he has elevated temperature, is vomiting, has who
knows what germs to spread about), he must stay in the dorm
room with one or two others plus a hall full of susceptible
students. He is uncomfortable, and the rest are exposed to his
microbes. Colds, flu, any contagious disease spreads fast. He
has few of the comforts of home, and no one to help him back
to health.
What any resident college needs is some kind of infirmary
where the sick and victims of minor accidents may stay in
relative isolation, with proper care, until they can return to
their dorm rooms in a fairly healthy condition. Because
many live in crowded rooms, isolating of the ill is important.
In addition, the health services should manage to provide
coverage for weekends when, at present, no college nurses or
doctors are on duty or even available.
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The football championsh^ has been SACred, cooked, and 8-ten. The Christians have been
killing turk^s all season !ȣ.
Letters to the Editors
APdke"Fla8h”
Dear Editors,
I would like to express my
thanks to all those involved in
the arrest of the "Elon Flasher”
last week- The Flasher, who
turned out to be a resident of
this area and an expert at his
"hobby,” finally accumulated
enou^ witnesses in the Harpo-
Center area to be pcked fay
the police.
Staley (kmi girls (or girls in
that area) se«ned to suit the
Flasher’s taste. Yet, after
terrifying and amusing sevoal
those girls for two weeks, the
guys at Moffitt dwm rallied and
organized several nightly
watches in order to
"catch-the-flash-in-the-act.”
(Hey guys, we didn't know you
car^!)
So here is a special "thank
you” to the MEN at MofBtt
dormitocy for braving the ni^
to help put out the flash. On
behalf of the girls at Staley
Hall: Weloveyou,toa
Anna McManus
Park It
Dear Edito^
I am writing in reference to
the student pariung problem at
Elon. It seems that the college
hasn’t provided for the large
number of students attending
this semester.
Boarding students have
nowhere to park in the evening,
and during the daytime the
commuta- gets left out I think
the commuter has Uie hardest of
the two problems. He m»ist first
come to Elon; then when he ^ts
here he «■ she must go through
the problem of finding a
parking place. This always
leads the commuter to have a
few more tardies than the
boarding student
The fines which are imposed
for breaking Elon’s traffic laws
seem to be far too strict The
brass should take into
consideration the overflow of
students in Elon this year. For
what seems to be a major
problem, there is a very ea^
solution. At first cut down the
fines for the first three ofenses.
If they continue to cause
problems, then go back to the
old judicial system.
John Laursen
A riiower an hour?
Dear Editoi^
I am writing this letter to
inform you of the serious
problems we have had in
getting showers. It’s difficult to
get a shower in the mornings
certain days. On Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday,
everybody on our hall has an
eight o’dock class, meaning
that eight people are trying to
get showrars and get to class mi
time. Now on Tuesday and
Thursday it’s all right because
everyone gets up at diffo«it
hours. I feel that the school
should install a few more
showers in Hook, Brannock and
Barney.
Fred Simpson
Thanks
Dear Editors:
I am writing in regard to the
treatment of studenta I am ^ad
to say that EUchi College does
not discriminate against
students because their sex.
F(ht exan^>le, financial aid is
given equally to males and
females and the college
disciplines the students equally.
A person can use facilities
without regard to sex. The
faculty is also Mendly to the
students and helpful. I am sure
students appreciate their
helpfulness and friendliness.
Treatment oi the students here
at Elon College is great
Cathy Barker
Inadilenuna
Dear Editors,
Have you ever felt that
product producers were so
intent on locking in freshness’
that they were trying to lode
you out? Cans can be tackled
with a mere electric can c^iener
but what do you do when you
come up against a thin looking
plastic bag or foil pouch with an
ounce of catsup or mustard to go
on your otherwise plun 95«
^burger? You can pinch and
bite and tear at it until you turn
purple and your burger gets
cold and still not make an
impressi» («the packet If you
are lucky and cany a knife or
fork on your pawn, you could
try the direct approach,
stabbing it, but then tlK catsup
usually up everywhere but
on the burgn-. Well, lodi m the
bright side it could be much
more than just an ounce.
Another little nerve tickler
here at Elon is the recent
appearance of electric blow
dryers fwyour hands in the rest
rooms. Paper towels are a thing
of the past and if you’re one of
the few that has a crumpled up
towel in your dorm room you
had better save it; they're
(Hactically extinct The Uow
dryers wouldn’t be that bad if
students were given 15 minutes
between dasaes but with 10
minutes, studoits may be seen
frantically wringing their
hands under the dryer and
when that fails if the line isn't
too long, waiting in line ho|^
there will still be some toilet
paper left For you students that
don’t wash your hands, diat
white substance that the kids
coming out of the john are all
picking off their hands is wet
toilet tissue. Well, I guess as
Imig as the toilet paper lasts
and blow cbyers aren’t installed
in the stalls too, well still make
it to class.
Soaked and soggy Kay
Senate Minutes
The Student Senate met
on Nov. 4. . Peter Brown,
NC-PIRG director, spoke on
the law stu^ compiled hj
PIRG in c(H\junction with the
Elon College chapter of
PIRG.
A bill passed to provide the
drama workshop with two
lighting trees; another bill to
abolish the present
infirmary equipment
purchase fund was placed in
the finance committee. A hill
to appoint the defense
attorney was placed in the
judicial committee, and a bill
to have the meeting place of |
the senate changed
Mooney Theatre was plaw|
in the campus affai*'®!
committea I