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Volume in, Number^ j| H Baseball Opens Saturday vs. Madison Elon College, North Carolina March 10,1977 Student-to-student counseling will be implemented in the fall Jimmy Buffett during one his more mellow tunes. The concert was regarded as one of the best in rec«nt years. Story on p. 3. (News Bureau, Robert House, Photo) PIRG releases bookstore policies and price survey by Doug Durante The North Carolina Public Interest Group has completed the study on Elon bookstme policies and has turned over to the administration a detailed report The study was instigated a public (pinion poll last spring that revealed the students were concerned with the high prices and wanted PIRG to investigate this matter. The report concludes that the typical campus bocAstore such as Elon’s has little or no discretion in setting new bookstore prices. The basic cost is established the puWisher and allows the retail store very small margin for profit It was discovered that textbook laioes will not vary much from store to store or even campus to campus. PIRG has arrived at some alternative policies to help the students save money, including the possibility of a book rental system which would cut student costs considerably. Five collies in North Carolina are currently using a rental ^stem whidi seems successful. Another possible alternate is the coc^ierative qrstem, which is a bookstore owned and operated by the students themselves. Limited copies of the report are available in the PDRG office. Car hreak~ins rise; CB^s are prime target by Kemp Liles Hiere has been a maifced increase in the number of •^ported car break-ins during •**nt months. Accordii^ to ^^•Ty McCauley, head of the physical plant at Elwi, "You niust first realize that these ***ings run in cycles. A few years it was the car tape fdayers fJ*at were being sti^n, now it is the C.B. radios. T^ere have steps taken wherdby the B***rds will be placing more *®9^iasis on this problem.” Tlie present security system composed of three guards frwn the Bums Security Agency check all the buildings at One of the problems always facing new freshmen is adjustment to the academic requirements of college. A $6000 grant from the Ebocon Education Foundation, added to matohing Elon College funds, is making possible the implementation next fall of a new program designed to help freshmen with academic adjustment A significant feature of the new program is its dependence upon student counselors. Student-to-student counseling is at the heart of the pn^ram’s structure. Student academic counselors are now being selected and will be trained this spring in preparation for the next freshman class. Throughout most of next fall the student counselors will work with about 150 freshmen, helping them in such areas as identifying and adjusting to differences between high school and college; learning effective methods of studying, taking notes, planning and using time, and preparing for tests; exploring positive attitudes about college study and eliminating negative attitudes; identifying individual academic [Htiblems and discovering ways to overcome the problems; discovering causes for failure in college and improving academic motivation. Jennings Berry, coordinator of counseling and director of the student-to-student counseling program, believes that trained upperclassmen will be successful in helping freshmen with study skills, habits, and attitudes. He says, ”In fact, the freshmen will probably respmid better to the student counselors than to professional staff members. The fact that the counselors are students themselves will help them establish rapport and credibility with freshmen. 'Rie student academic counselor candidates I have talked with (Continued on Page 5) Students and administration meet to discuss honors course by Kay Raskin An example of cooperation between students, administration, and faculty was set at a March 2 revifew of the honors program held last fall. Members of the faculty and administration met with eight students who had taken the honors course tought by Dr. John Sullivan and Dr. Carole Troxler. Dr. James Moncure presided at the meeting with £^. (Jhris White, Dr. E^l Danieley, Dr. Robert Blake, Drs. (jeorge and Carole Troxler, and Dr. Sullivan present Dr. Sullivan opened the meeting by giving a summary of the course, and Dr. Carole Troxler said the course was {Mvbably overly ambitious. The students’ main objection seemed to be their own la^ of backgroimd in more than a few areas of study involved in the interdisciplinary course. Some suggestions were made for future courses. One suggestion was to have certain sections of some freshman and sophomore courses designated as "enrichment courses” and to invite students excelling in these areas to register for them A suggestion was also made to combine some sections of courses that were similar or overlapping and to oSer six hours credit fw the course. An example was given to oMnlHne the first sectiwi of American night, on a half hour to hour schedule. The guards are equipped with a one-way communicatiMi system with the women’s dorms fw anefgeniy communications. McCauley pointed out that "these gua^ are not deputized officers with the power to arrest Hiey are h«e for the protection of the students. In case thwe is a civil disturbance their job is to tiy to break it up or call in the town police.” McCauley added that he h(^ that sMoetime in the futui« the college will have its own security fMrce equipped with communication and transportation for the protection of the students. Dr Stokes poses in tii« grandfather’s confederate uniform. He is a "southerner at heart.” Story on p. 4. (News Bureau, Robert House, Fboto) literature with the first section of American history. Students would register for such a course after being selected as excelling in their other studies. The opinion of the students on the suggestions was welcomed and most seemed to be in favor of the suggestions. Several commented that perhaps if more students were allowed to meet with the administzation and faculty when deciding to change or add courses, fewer courses would have to be dropped for lack of interest English minor now available by Kay Rasldn Starting next fall, an English minor will be offered Dr. Robert Blake said this would "give students a chance to buttress their major with a strong English background” The requirements are at least 18 hours of English oouiaes besides freshman English. At least 12 of these hours must be in literature courses. Children’s Literature, studies in Britain, and the two new drama courses do not count There will be a meeting of English majors and other interested persons in the large lounge in Long Student Center at 3:30 on March 16. David Hood will present poetry readings, a presentation on vocations, such as journalism, available to English nugors will be given, and refredunefits will besM^^ed. Three new Engtish courses to be offered during the summer are Tragedy from a Christian Viewpoint taught by Dr. Russell Gill; Evil in Literature taught by Dr. Blake; and American Naturalism by Dr. Andrew AngjraL
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