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1IIII s /~s /—>» lllll The Pendulum Thursday, November 21, 1985 Volume XII, No. 12 Ponder to leave Elon for position at Guilford Photo by Paul Harris FRIENDLY ENCOUNTER: Mark Long (left) and Kirk Monroe (center) chat with Dr. Anne Ponder on the steps of Alamance. Campus in climate of fear By Jane Kidwell Editor Dr. Anne Ponder, associate professor of English and communications and former director of the honors program, will be leaving Elon College at the end of the semester for a position at Guilford. Her position there will be associate academic dean and associate professor of English and interdisciplinary studies, as well as director of summer school for Ben nett College, Greensboro College and Guilford College. “I feel satisfied with my nine years at Elon in relation to faculty and students, especially in terms of my work toward quality in the curriculum—honors, general studies, and the English and communica tion departments,” said Ponder. Ponder devised and planned the campus- wide honors program and directed it from 1978 until 1984. She also devised, negotiated and administered a college-wide curriculum revision of general studies at Elon. Ponder was awarded the Daniels- Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching for the 1982-83 school year. This award, she said, was the most gratifying honor she received at Elon. “There's nothing more gratifying than being recognized for doing what you live your life for,” she said. See Ponder, page 4 By Frank Isley News Editor The peaceful, safe, small col lege atmosphere which students at Elon College enjoy has changed drastically in recent weeks following two sexual assaults in October and the arrest of a man on Nov. 12 for indecent exposure. College officials are trying to emphasize to students that there is no need for alarm—only caution. However, many students, par ticularly females, no longer feel as safe on campus at night as they once did. Freshmen Sue Semonite, Lori McManus and Sue Morton ex pressed anger at the attacker for the fear he has brought to the campus. All three said that if they have no one to go with them they don’t go out at night, although they do frequently use the escort services offered. Currently, the Pi Kappa Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon frater nities are offering escort services. Escorts are also available through Campus Security, and the Elon College Police Department has offered to accompany anyone who cannot find an escort. Sophomore Lee Mann said she will no longer go anywhere alone, even if she isn’t going very far. Another sophomore, Cathy Gass, said she will not go out alone any more, either. ‘ ‘I think a lot of people are real ly scared to go out,” Gass said. “My roommate always calls security now.” Gass said she is also more careful where she goes now. “It always seemed like it was so safe,” she said. “You didn’t have to be scared at Elon.” Ron Klepcyk, dean of student affairs, said he does not want students to be paralyzed with fear about what has happened. He stressed, however, that students should be conscious of what they do and take their own security into consideration. Many rumors have circulated around campus since the in cidents, heightening fears and in creasing tensions even more. When rumors spread, everyone gets concerned, at times too much so, said Klepcyk. Klepcyk said his office is work ing to dispel the rumors around campus. “If anyone hears a story, they can call to see if it is true,” he said. “This is an unusual thing to happen on Elon’s campus,” Klepcyk said. “We’re trying to make people aware of that.” There have been no attempts to hide anything from the students, he said. “We have tried to supp ly everything we know.” It would be bad to hide this and not let the students know they need to protect themselves, he said. Photo by Jane Kidwell Hurry up and wait Long lines of students waiting to register in Alamance building last week made passage through the first floor halls almost im possible. The Registrar’s Office reports that 74 percent of the stu dent population preregistered for Winter Term and 85 percent preregistered for Spring Semester. this weekend Sounds of Elon WSOE still going strong at 500 watts p.8 Construction Company Dancers perform
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