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The Pendulum
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October 2a, 1976
“On the basis of sex”
About a year ago these editorial columns called for a report on
what the affirmative action agent of Elon College had done to
assure that, as stated in Title IX of the Education Amendments of
1972, "No person shall...on the basis of sex, be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
discrimination under any education program or activity receiving
Federal financial assistance.” The person responsible for seeing that
the action is affirmative in carrying out Title IX on this campus is
the vice president for legal affairs, Robert Baxter.
We are pleased now to say that a recent report from the
affirmative action committee, made up of Dr. Baxter and ten
members of the faculty, staff and students, has been published.
Based on the work of the committee and suggestions from the
campus community at an op)en meeting on May 6, the six
recommendations cover all areas of campus life for students, faculty,
administration, and staff.
The recommendations are (1) The Curriculum Committee should
examine course offerings and content of courses and consider
changes where possible to place greater emphasis on contributions
of women and issues affecting women. (2) The Counseling Office
should place increased emphasis on new career and academic
opportunities for women. (3) Additional athletic grants-in-aid
should be made available for women’s intercollegiate athletics. (4)
Dressing facilities are needed for women’s teams. (5) Affirmative
action to recruit qualified women faculty members and
administrative officers should be continued. (6) Emphasis should be
placed on recruitment of additional women trustees and hiring of
women in administrative positions; additional women should be
appointed to chairmanships of departments; and additional women
need to be appointed to full professorship positions.
The committee is made up of Dr. Baxter, chairman, and faculty
members Coach Mary F. Jackson, Prof. Wesley Alexander, Dr.
Martha Smith, Dr. Mary Ellen Priestley; Dean of Students William
Long and Jsunes Monpure, vice-president for academic and student
affairs; Larry McCauley, buildings and maintenance; students Sam
Moore, SGA president, and Debra Porter. The members will
continue on the committee whose task after this self-evaluation is to
monitor the action on campus. Any person or group who feels that
they are being discriminated against should report the matter to a
member of this committee.
It can easily be seen that the recommendations are an attempt to
correct the traditional discrimination against women as students,
faculty members, administration and staff. Several corrections have
been made already in this direction, in dorm life, in better
conditions for women’s athletics, in a very few places for women as
chairmen of departments, as administrators or fall professors. We
still have a good way to go. In athletic grants-in-aid alone, two for
women and 35 for men, even considering conference play and a
student ratio of 60% men and 40% women at Elon, the numbers look
lop-sided. One problem at present is that women have chances to
enter intercollegiate athletics, restricted to only volleyball and
basketball. How much of this is their own fault; how much the fault
of the college? Be sure to read this report.
Crowning Success for SGA
Amid the griping and groaning of many students, a bright spot
has emerged during this year at Elon. The Homecoming festivities
were handled in a highly successful and professional manner,
resulting in one of the most enjoyable weekends in recent ^ars. The
much berated SGA should be commended for a fin^ effort in
salvaging last year’s debacle and turning it into this year's success.
The entertainment committee had the insight to schedule a
pre-homecoming dance so it would not conflict with traditional
homecoming parties. The dance at the armory was enjoyable, and
though the noise lev^ was a bit high, so was everyone else, and a
good time was had by all. The team presented us with a victory and
the halftime ceremonies were handled well. Numerous parties were
held and most of these were open. So take a look at yourself, because
if you are griping about nothing to do, it just may be your own fault.
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Let’s see, "Why did I choose Elon?” Well, I heard the ratio of boys to girls is practically 2 to 1.
Letters to the editors
A response to
Sam Moore’s letter
to students
Dear Editors,
Sam Moore in his recent
letter to the students hit at the
very center of what he
seemingly thinks is the major
attitude here at Elon, that being
the constant complaining
without any action or input
from the majority of students.
In my opinion, the true reason
behind the problem is the lack
of awareness of the students. I
say lack of awareness because
there is a degree of ignorance on
the part of the students
regarding the SGA and its
functions.
If Elon is to progress in the
field of increased student rights
and activities, the SGA must
create a better informed student
body. Student activities and a
greater voice in the
administrative structure can be
accomplished with the support
of students, which will in turn
end some of the complaining.
Kemp Liles
Parking problems
Dear Editors,
I am writing to you in regard
to the parking situation at Elon
College. Each student is issued
a parking sticker to be placed on
the rear window of his car. Elon
has three parking lots in which
commuters may park. One is
located at the back of the
campus on Lebanon Avenue.
Another is behind the car wash
on Williamson Avenue and the
last is the gym parking lot. As a
commuter I know that traffic
and driving conditions can
sometimes delay an arrival on
the campus. Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays are
heavily loaded with classes.
This causes an overloading in
the parking lots.
When these lots become full,
there is a mad rush to find
parking places. Students park
wherever there is room. The
campus traffic office is very
strict. The fines they issue are
ridiculous. They are much
higher than those issued by city
police departments. I know, as a
college student, that most
students do not have the money
to pay overwhelming fines such
as $25 for a hazardous violation
and $5 for parking in a
restricted area There is some
parking on the streets, but this
is mostly in the two-hour zones
and the city police do issue $5
tickets.
I propose that the traffic office
issue two warnings before
giving a ticket. More parking
lots should be built. The college
could try to negotiate with the
police department on a system
for parking on the streets
around the campus. I believe if
such measures were taken the
parking situation would
improve.
Debbie Bennett
Pleased with Elon
Dear Editor,
When I decided to attend Elon
College, instead of going to a
larger state supported college, I
received a lot of static. Many of
my friends thought that my
choice was a stupid one, and in
the beginning I also was
brainwashed into believing
that. Although, as soon as I
started my classes at Elon I
found that my choice had been a
good one.
One of my friends told me
about the state university she
was attending. There were
30,000 students enrolled in that
university, and in some of her
classes there were 400 students.
She was upset at the formality
and the impersonal attitudes of
the professors. In a class of 400
students the professor knew his
students only as numbers, and
in some cases didn’t even know
who had been in his class.
At Elon I haven’t encountered
this problem, my classes are
small with only about 20
students. The professors are
friendly and usually leam to
call you by name. The
atmosphere is much more
relaxed and personal.
Now some of my friends envy
me instead of teasing me about
Elon. I can see the definite
advantages of going to a small
school, and I am very happy
with my choice.
Cindy Hall
Mr. Fingers
Dear Editors,
I want to tell you that Mr,
Fingers’ show was fantastic as
well as educational. This man is
so slick that he can pick cards
out of the deck while playing
cards with you. His educational
wit and knowledge of magic has
made him one of the most
fantastic personalities of all
time. He is a good performer
and a good actor. Mr. Fingers
has a knowledge of books on
drama as well as humor and is
the last of our great performers.
Greg Gentry
City parking fines
as means of support
Dear Editors,
I think there is a problem at
Elon that needs taking care of.
It involves the police
department Eind their use of
parking tickets. I think that
there is too much emphasis put
on catching parking violators.
They seem to hand out these
tickets with increasing
frequency and for many
ridiculous reasons.
In one instance, a ticket was
given for having one wheel on
the pavement. These parking
fines seem to be the only means
of suppwrt for the town of Elon
College. I’m not suggesting that
they quit giving tickets, but
they should not be given for
such trivial things. In my own
experience I have seen cars
patrolling the streets looking at
parked cars. I feel that their
time should be spent doing
something more constructive
than ticketing cars.
The collection for parking
fines should not make up such a
big part of the town revenue.
The students who are the
lifeblood of the community
should not be carrying a double
load by having to pay parking
fines. They bring much of the
income to the area and I dont
feel they should be punished for
a lack of parking space.
Keith Dunn