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Volume II Number 10
Elon College, North Carolina
March 25,1976
Two students declare candidacy for SGA ofHces
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Steve Eanes is running for
SGA vice-president. (Photo:
Dave Shuford)
by Paige Garriques
Steve Eanes, a rising junior,
has announced his candidacy
for the office of vice-president of
the SGA. He is presently
secretary-treasurer of his class
and was also a freshman
senator. He is on the local board
of PIRG and is chairman of the
student affairs committee.
Steve has co-authored a bill for
dorm visitation and authored
one to set up a defense-attomey
general’s office.
His main goal is to encourage
more student participation in
all areas. He would like to see
the dorm governments begin to
work as a basic unit in
themselves. He also feels the
class senators should reach out
more to bridge the gap between
students and the SGA.
Steve said, 'Tm interested in
doing the job. I want to see the
administration work more
closely with the SGA, and the
SGA should work more closely
with the students."
Entertainment committee
faces concert problems
by Lance Latane
Despite enjoying the fourth that filled the gym brought in
largest entertainment budget in
the state, the SGA
entertainment committee is
hard pressed to present a
concert that is financially
successful.
Co-chairman Rick Coradi
disallowed the $2.00 charge for
student tickets as the problem
and enumerated the inadequacy
of Memorial Gymnasium and
lack of student cooperation as
the core of the committee's
troubles.
"We EU'e in a bind both ways,"
Rick said. "We can't afford a big
group at the gym because the
gym can’t hold a big enough
crowd to pay for them.”
However the less expensive
groups, have not attracted a
crowd sizeable enough to cover
costs either. "Without student
support We don’t get our money
back,” he said.
Last fall’s Linda Ronstadt
concert is evidence of this
uneven economic situation
dictated by Memorial Gym.
Approximate total cost for her
was $15,500. The large crowd
only $8500 in ticket sales,
leaving the committee with a
$7000 deficit on the show.
The recent Herbie Mann and
The Family of Mann show
illustrates what happens when
the committee invests in a
smaller, more affordable group
but departs from the customary
rock and roll which students
here have begun to expect.
Herbie Mann has been rated
number 1, 19 out of the past 20
years by the Playboy Jazz poll
and has been listed at the top of
Downbeat's survey for the last
20, but was not a hit at Elon.
Jay Tutwiler, co-chairman with
Rick, felt that they had booked a
band that would appeal to
everyone. "We got complaints
that we booked too much
country rock; so we went to jazz
which we thought would be nice
and would appeal to the
administration, townspeople, as
well as students. But it lost
enough money to put the big
band thing out of the question
for spring."
Not only has student support
22S sorority gets house
by Charlotte Rosser
Tri Sigma Sorority now has a sorority to get a house,
house located on North Lee The house was formerly
Street. They are the second occupied by Dr. and Mrs. John
Steve will also work more
closely with the Pendulum in
order to keep the students
informed about what happens
in the senate. "The
vice-president should have the
responsibility of seeing that
students receive a summary of
the articles which have been
passed. It is their senate and
they should know what’s going
on,” he said.
Other aspects which Steve
will be working towards are
improvement of Elon’s health
services and more commuter
involvement.
Steve will be conducting a
one-to-one campaign. For the
first week and a half after
spring break, he will be
contacting heads of campus
organizations making
arrangements to speak to the
groups. He is open to any
questions, comments, and ideas
which students have. 1 want
them to get to know me as a
person," he said.
Steve is optimistic about next
year. 'Trom what I’ve seen in
the past two years, apathy has
steadily decreased and I would
like to see this continue,” he
said. "More people want to
know what’s going on.”
One of Steve’s supporters. Bill
Britton, said, "Mr. Eanes can
bridge the gap."
been weak, lack of
encouragement by the SGA also
has hindered the entertainment
committee. Jay said, "All the
SGA is worried about is money.
They don’t say it was a good
concert; they’re just interested
in how much money was lost.”
’It’s hard to find a proper
band to suit everyone on this
campus,” Jay added. "The only
groups that are feasible are the
up and coming acts."
This plan may not be accepted
by an intransigent student body
either because as Jay pointed
out, "The whole school is
conditioned musically by radio
stations WQDR and WBAG.
These stations provide
perpetual top-40 music, and Jay
said that "the students are not
open minded to any other kind
of music."
David Nichols,
treasurer candidate.
SGA
by Gary Spitler
David Nichols, a junior from
Burlington, has announced his
candidacy for the office of SGA
treasurer for the 1976-77 school
term. David is recording
secretary of APO service
fraternity and is an active
member of the Society for the
Advancement of Management.
He is a member of the band, and
his majors at Elon are
accounting, business
administration, and economics.
'1 would like to actively gel
involved in the SGA. With the
accounting background that I
have, I feel that I can serve the
SGA best as its treasurer.
Students should get more
involved in the SGA, for you’ll
only get out of the SGA what
you put into it. The S in SGA
stands for STUDENT and the
SGA should always represent
the students of Elon College.
Being SGA treasurer is a big
challenge, and I think I can
hack it."
As an accounting major.
David will strive to keep the
books in as good shape as they
are at present. Phil Goble has
done a tremendous job as SGA
treasurer this year. If elected. I
hope I can follow his good
example”
LAF will explore South
by Fred F. Caudle, Jr.
"Style and Substance in the
Southern Experience" will be
the theme of the spring
symposium sponsored by the
Liberal Arts Forum to be held
April 20, 21. and 22. The theme
was chosen to coincide with the
U.S. Bicentennial and to
emphasize the place of the
southern heritage.
Afternoon and evening
programs will feature several
well-known speakers and
groups. Highlighting this year’s
symposium will be Hubert
Shuptrine. the artist of Jericho.
who will present impressions of
the South through his
paintings. In the three-day
symposium, N. C. Secretary of
State Thad Eure will speak on
southern politics. The North
Carolina Central Dance Troupe
will demonstrate the "Black
Experience through Dance.’’
Further details will appear in
the next Pendulum and on
bulletin boards and posters.
Players present comedy
Sullivan and a few Elon
students. This house is the
largest of the fraternity houses.
Tri Sigma’s National loaned
them $7,000 to purchase
furniture and do repairs. Elon
College has furnished the girls
with desks, chairs, beds, and
chests. Also, the house will be
painted inside and out.
Four girls — Debby Porter.
Sue Rake, Kathy McLeod, and
Raephael Clarke now occupy
the house. By next fall, 15 to 18
girls are scheduled to live there.
Debby Porter, treasurer of Tri
Sigma, says, "Sigma has been
trying to get a sorority house for
five years and now this is our
dream come true. A tea has
been planned for the neighbors
and a rummage sale to sell the
excess furniture donated by
alumni.
Two days after students
return from spring break, the
Alpha Omega Players will
present 'Heroes and Hard
Cases." This is a Bicentennial
show that spotlights the 200th
birthday of American humor,
with Uncle Sam himself as
master of ceremonies.
Along with original songs, as
well as old favorites, this
comedy revue features sketches,
quotes, toasts and roasts, and
little-known historical facts
about the great and the small.
the winners, losers, and rip-off
artists that make this nation
what it is today.
The production pokes fun at
some of our sacred cows, often in
the exact words of famous
historical figures. The humor is
gentle, not satirical, and the
play has been designed to give
the Republic a lift, by giving it a
laugh.
'TIeroes and Hard Cases" will
be presented Wednesday
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