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First Pops Concert Tuesday Last home football game Saturday Volume II, Number 4 Elon College, North Carolina October 23, 1975 Dick Gregory will speak here tonight by Paige Garriques Dick Gregory, one of the most sought-after speakers in America on college campuses, will appear here tonight at 8;00 in the Alumni Gym. His topic will be Social Problems: Social or Anti-social. He became famous as a professional comedian. Today Dick Gregory is a recording artist, author, lecturer, actor, human rights activist, social satirist, critic, philosopher, and political analyst who combines all these roles to serve the cause of human liberation and to alleviate human suffering brought on by ignorance and apathy. Having opened the doors of the white entertainment industry to Blacks, Dick Gregory began knocking on other doors. He used his fame as an entertainer, and whatever fortune that fame would bring him, to open the closed doors in the American system which barred the entry of any man or woman to the guarantee of full freedom. During the civil rights movement of the I960's, he participate’d in every major demonstration for human rights in America. He has devoted his time and talent to giving benefits for civil rights groups, peace groups, and other clusters of people devoted to human liberation. This freelance humanitarian pacifist has made the provincial concerns of civil rights a universal call to appreciation for international human dignity. "There is a great social revolution going on in America today," Dick Gregory declares. "And the wonderful thing about this revolution is that it is not Black against White. It is simply right against wrong. The number one problem in America today is not air and water pollution. It is moral pollution. The same moral pollution which keeps the smoke up in the air also keeps the Indian up on the reservation." Dick Gregory is joinlly presented to Elon by the Public Affairs Committee and the SGA. There will be a news conference at 7:00 in the large lounge of the student center and after the program, a reception in West parlor. Laurie Hafner, SGA president, said, “Bob Hurst has done a super job in coordinating this program." New officers voted in by Cathy Henley The Oct. 9 election of freshman senators went smooth with five freshmen elected to office. They are Belinda Spence, Robin Moser, Madge Burgess, Thomas Evans and Gina Hawkins. There were 225 votes cast for this election as compared with. 150 votes in the Oct. 2 presidential election for freshmen. Fabin Covington, elections committee chairman, was very impressed with the increased enthusiasm shown by the number ::P Dick Gregory, lecturer, brings the skills of a professional actor, satirist and comedian to his . performance. EC PIRG up to Board decision of votes cast. He feels that "the freshmen are better acquainted with the procedures and are taking a more active part in Elon’s student government." Another facet of student government was initiated with Oct. 14 elections for dorm presidents. Those put into office are Kathy Petersen, Moffitt-Staley; Donna Wayler, West; Diedre Dana, Sloan; Richard Thomas, Hook-Brannock-Barney; Tim Moore, Smith; and Danny Bass, Carolina. by Marybeth Glynn The student referendum held on Oct. 9 ratified the SGA resolution calling for the establishment of the Elon Chapter of the North Carolina Public Interest Research Group (NC PIRG). Of the 493 ballots cast, 337 students voted affirmatively. Final decision on PIRG was made by the Board of Trustees last night. On other North Carolina campuses, PIRG is working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in its effort to discourage the use of throwaway beverage containers at federal facilities. The EPA has advocated "minimum deposit legislation" or the "bottle bill" which, by imposing a 5c minimum deposit on all beverage cpntainers, will cut back the estimated 60 billion throwaways that litter the American landscape each year. "Minimum deposit legislation." however, has come under intense criticism from bottle industry leaders. Led by Aluminum Co. of America. Reynolds Metals, American Can Co., U.S. Brewers Assoc.. Owens-Illinois, and Bethlehem Steel, the industry lobbyists are pressuring the EPA to let legislation die before it ever comes into public view. They claim that a massive crackdown on littering is the only solution to the throwaway problem. NC PIRG, however, through a three-month study, has found that the proposed EPA legilsation would reduce overall litter in the state by one-third; cut solid waste disposal by 250.000-400.000 tons; and save one-half to three-quarters of a million dollars in tax money each year. Letters to the EPA from concerned citizens would help to fight industry pressure and encourage the agency to allow full, open discussion on the matter. If interested, write to Mr. Russell E. Train. Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M. Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.. 20460. Wordsworth pays another visit Richard Wordsworth, English actor and descendant of the poet, appears here as President Jefferson on Nov. 6. by Fred Caudle Richard Wordsworth, the English actor and great-great-grandson of the poet, will return to Elon College for four programs on Nov. 5 and 6, sponsored by the Liberal Arts Forum and the Lyceum Committee. Appearing in 19th century costume. Mr. Wordsworth will give a one-man show on Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. in Whitley Auditorium on "The Poetry and Prose of the Wordsworth Circle." He will include the poetry of William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the familiar essays of Charles Lamb, and the Scottish Journal of Dorothy Wordsworth. The format is similar to that of his program in the spring of 1974 when he played to a packed house and much applause. On Nov. 6. in honor of the Bicentennial Celebration. Mr. Wordsworth will appear as Thomas Jefferson in 1806 when, as President of the United States, he is interviewed by three ladies. The pertinent questions will be answered in Jefferson's own words as writer of the Declaration of Independence and commenter on topics and problems of 1806 that appear modern in 1975. The interviewers on stage with Mr. Wordsworth will be Mrs. James Moncure, Prof. Terrell Cofield, and Prof. Pat Yesulaitis who will all be in appropriate Bicentennial dress. On the mornings of Nov. 5 and 6, at 10:10 o'clock, Mr. Wordsworth will present dramatic readings from the novels of Jane Austen, Anthony Trollope, Charles Dickens, and William M. Thackeray. All the programs will be in Whitley and are open to the public as well as to students, staff and faculty. They will give College Program credit. Hunter’s inside view by Stewart Mullin New York Times Congressional Correspondent Marjorie Hunter returned to Elon on Oct. 14 as visible proof that an education at Elon can pay off. In an informal question and answer period, the 1942 graduate told students about her background and career in journalism from her beginnings on Elon's old Maroon iind Gold to her present Washington position. "A degree in journalism is nice, but not necessary. A good background in English, hisiorx ;ind political science, and a curiosily abtiul life are what it takes li> Iv a rept>rter." She said of her career, "I've been lucky. Beginning the day after graduation with the Raleigh News and Ohserx'er. when the men had gone to war, I was asked to cover every kind of story from police to legislature. I gained a great amount of experience in a short period of time." When asked if being a woman journalist has hindered her career, she replied, "Being a woman hasn't hindered me. If anything, people are more apt to remember me, which is an advantage. This might not be true for long because newspapers are undpr duress to hire more women. I’ve been lucky though." Miss Hunter “also answered questions about the present (Continued on page 6)
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