Ipfmbulum
Volume II. Number 6
Elon College, North Carolina
November 20, 1975
Moore and Smith declare SGA candidacy
by Paige Garriques
Student political activity may
be on the rise at Elon. Few times
in the history of Elon have two
students announced their
candidacy for the SGA
presidency almost an entire year
before the offices are to be filled.
It is unlikely that any previous
students even considered the
possibility of announcing their
decision so far in advance of the
spring elections. Sam Moore and
Barry Smith will be running
together for president and
vice-president positions
respectively for 1976-77.
"We decided to announce
early to give students time to see
just what we stand for,” Sam
said. This way the students will
be able to keep a check on the
bills they write and those which
they support. This also allows
additional time for students to
make a fair appraisal of their
character before making a final
decision.
Sam and Barry both stressed,
"We are not announcing early to
criticize or take away from
Laurie's administration in any
way."
"Tm behind Laurie IIO?fvin
everything she does, and I think
she's done a damn good job,"
Sammy said.
Sam and Barry decided to run
on the same ticket because they
feel they are compatible and will
be able to work together on all is
sues. "We're striving to create a
stronger president — vice-
president relationship which
hasn't been promoted in the past
three years. We intend to work
jointly on everything as a team;
almost like a co-presidency."
This is, in fact, one of the main
objectives in their platform.
They would like to change this
relationship and feel that their
mutually cooperative efforts will
lead to a more stable, efficient
government of the student body.
They will continue to work on
visitation and drinking on
campus, although these aren't
the main issues of tfieir
campaign. "There's no reason to
keep butting heads with the
administration over the drinking
issue," Sam said. Neither Barry
nor Sam can promise that
drinking or visitation issues will
be resolved, "but we can come
closer by using a positive means
of approaching these problems
rather than trying to cram it
down the throats of the Board of
Trustees or the administration.''
They would like to steer away
from issues involving
unattainable, apparently
impossible goals such as these
and head in the direction of what
is practically possible and
beneficial from both the
students' and board's point of
view.
"We will strive to upgrade the
social and academic life at Elon
College by positive proposals to
the administration." Some of
their ideas for achieving this are a
possible joint effort between the
SGA and the ARA'to provide
two or three special meals during
the semester for which the SGA
may allot funds. They will work
towards improving study
conditions through the use of a
Alamance clocks ticking again
The clocks in Alsnuuice are
running once again. (Piioto:
Dave Sliuford)
by Charlotte Rosser
The two vacant holes on either
side of the top Alamance
Building are now filled with
clocks. Alan Smith, Elon's
electrician, and Dr. Charles
Harris put them in.
The clocks were installed in
1923, but after some time they
stopped running. Alan Smith
decided to start them again, so he
sent the clocks to Gibsonville to
a jeweler to rig the motors. The
clocks had been stored in the
attic of Alamance.
"It was really difficult to put
the clocks back in because there
is no floor to the attic. We had to
stand on beams," explained Dr.
Harris. "Cleanmg the clocks was
a job itself," he added. The
clocks are approximately three
feet tall. They are made by the
International Time Recording
Company, but IBM has since
taken over that company.
According to Dr. Harris, these
clocks run on a complicated
system. The clocks were once
synchronized with the clocks in
the classrooms, but only a few of
the originals remain.
The clocks have been running
for four weeks and have not lost
a minute. Lights were installed
so the clocks can be seen at
night.
PIRG advocates consumer rights
by Marybeth Glynn
The Board of Trustees on Oct.
22 affirmed the SGA resolution
calling for the establishment of
the Elon College Public Interest
Research Group (PIRG). This
action allies Elon students with
those of Duke, Davidson, St.
Andrew's, and Wake Forest in
Working toward the protection of
the North Carolina consumer.
The Nov. II assembly,
presented by campus coordinator
Randy Flynn, Laurie Hafner.
David Wood, and Marybeth
Glynn, concentrated on the
organization's origins, social
effectiveness, and purpose on
Elon's campus.
An outgrowth of Ralph
Nader's consumer protection
activities, PIRG seeks to enrich
the educational experience of
students through study and
involvement with current
community and social issues.
Working with over 20
consumer advocacy groups
throughout the nation. PIRG is
currently working with the
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) in its effort to
discourage the use of throwaway
beverage containers at public
facilities, thereby reducing
overall litter in the state. In
addition, PIRG will study the
administration and the value of
the College Board Examinations,
and of the Education Testing
Service, which supervises the
examinations. Other projects
include research on brown lung,
a disease which afflicts textile
workers, equal credit rights for
women, and customer services at
local banks.
PIRG •is now working to
promote the passage of the
Consumer Protection Agency
Act which will establish an
independent, nonregulatory
Agency for Consumer Advocacy
(ACA) to speak for consumers in
Washington. D.C. The ACA will
be authorized to advocate the
interests of consumers before
federal agencies and courts, and
Sam Moore and Barry Smitk
arc running tor SGA president
and vice-president for 1976-77.
monitored study hall as well as
needed improvement of library
conditions.
"We will attempt to raise the
quality and promotion of
concerts, dances, keg parties,
and all social activities sponsored
by the SGA," Sammy said. "We
will also continue the open door
policy of Laurie's in order to
meet students and give them a
chance to air their views."
"We would like to make
students a felt influence in the
Elon College community by
putting an end to the
discrimination in areas of
parking. We will work with the
administration to find alternate
means of parking for commuters
and residents." ■
Sam and Barry feel that the
role of the Student Union can
also be expanded as a meeting
place for students. They feel the
quality of student life in general
can be improved by such things
as the SGA provision of
backpacks, camping, and
climbing gear which students can
check out with an ID as they do
at State and Carolina.
Sam has been working with
Barry Smitli
Laurie on a bill to provide the
SGA with the means to buy
property for the construction of a
social building for students. This
will allow the students more
freedom in partying.
"We are open to ideas from all
areas." said both Sam and Barry.
A chemistry and English major
from Burlington, Sam has
worked closely with Laurie as an
SGA senator and has
co-authored several bills with
her. He has served as an active
officer in TKE, worked on the
orientation committee, and with
the radio station. He is a member
of the communications media
board.
Barry, a junior from Roanoke
majoring in political science, has
served as SGA senator all three
years he has been at Elon and as
secretary-treasurer of his class
for the past two years. The KE
member is chairman of the
finance committee and has
worked with the campus life
committee.
Both Sam and Barry will
continue to take an active
interest in the affairs of the
students. "If elected, we hope
we can do as well as Laurie has
done this year."
Cultural life is available
to provide the public with
information about consumer
matters. ACA will have no
authority to issue standards,
impose fines or force businesses
to change practices.
Backers of the CPA point out
that the ACA would be an
anti-inflation advocate within the
executive branch, concentrating
on the rigid and previously
unchallenged policies of those
industry-beholden regulatory
agencies which prevent
competition in the marketplace
from achieving its efficiencies.
Senator Abraham Ribicoff
(D-Conn.) said, "This bill is not
anti-business. It is pro-consumer
and what is good for consumers
is good for responsible
business.".
All interested students are
invited to attend a program to be
held on Thursday. Nov. 20. at
7:00 p.m. in the large lounge,
where staff attorney Peter Brown
will show slides of PIRG
activities and discuss possible
projects for Elon College.
by Cathy Henley
The Student Center Board has
made tentative plans for a
Christmas party in December, a
Las Vegas party in February, and
an art show in the spring.
The current business of the
board is concerned with the
student center. Colleen Lowe,
assistant coordinator of student
activities and an adviser to the
board, believes "that the college
student center should contribute
to the students' education. It
should be a place where students
can be exposed to arts and ideas
and give them a chance to discuss
these ideas. It can help to
introduce a cultural aspect to the
student's life. The members are
representatives of the student
body and are in a position to
provide these facilities."
The purpose of the board is to
provide these cultural aspects for
the students. The advisers to the
board are Bill Sharpe and Colleen
Lowe. The board consists of 18
students.
They are Randy Worsham,
Ronnie Stroud. Lee Taylor,
Lennel Fotta, Cathy Watkins,
Bonnie Younts. Beth Moore,
Bobby Loy, and Crystal Catlett.
Others include Vicki Hutchins,
M. A. Mitchell, Johnnie Allen,
Paige Garriques. Eileen Serrano,
Karen Blose, Nancy Hassel,
Glenda Dickens, and Robin
Oakey.
Tiw Stttdeat Board sponsored *^atlwr and Lather” Oct. 30.
(Photo: Joe Oundler)