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W(\t yntbttltttn Football opent r Saturday 2:00 p.ni. Volume IV Number 3 Elon College, North Carolina September 22,1977 Town alderineii meet SGA Mac Frampton returned Tuesday night for his second appearance at Elon College. The Frampton trio once again entertained a packed Whitley auditorium. Elon gets $633,000 to renovate dorms by Dana Hill & John Atkinson HUD has approved a loan of S633,000 to Elon College for major renovations to Smith and Carolina dorms, the office of Congressman Richardson Preyer notified the college’s Office of Development Tues day. Part of the loan will be used to finance energy saving modifications for the other dorms. Plans for the renovations will begin almost immediately wiih bids going out. Work will begin in May and the re modeled dorms will be ready lor occupancy by September. President Young called the plan a tremendous step for ward for campus atmosphere, especially for the Smith and Carolina residents. Barbara McCall, head ot development for the college, was very pleased that Elo i was chosen for this program. “The competition for this money is very competitive nationwide, and Elon is very fortunate to receive the loan,” Mrs. McCall said. The loan will have to be paid back at 3"7o interest over a period of 40 years. by Dana Hill On Tuesday evening a group of student leaders met with the board of aldermen of the town of Elon College to discuss issues of mutual concern to town and students. Problems ranging from fraternities and zoning to the parking situation were covered. Representing the students of the college were SGA President Tim Moore, Senator Robin Moser, SGA Vice-President Bunny Carr, Senator Annette Metcalfe, sen ior class President Charles Hopkins, and presidential aide Steve Eanes. The problem of the fra ternities and the town’s zoning ordinances was the primary topic of discussion. Student representatives voiced com plaints about the reluctance of the college administrtion to bring the SGA into its con fidence in communications be tween the college and the town. The possible sale of the Kappa Sigma house was cited as a prime example. Board mem- Irers said they did not under stand why Kappa Sigma had not been told of the plans be forehand. The town board stressed that the pending litigation between the town and the college was a matter to be settled in court Tim Moore, SGA president, stresses a point at Tuesday night’s town board meeting. between those two parties. Alderman M.E. Campbell St ted that the students had been caught between the col lege and the town on the zoning issue. He also said that this was a “cheap political trick,” by Robert Baxter, Elon’s vice-president for legal affairs. Campbell emphasized that the upcoming court case rescheduled for Noy, 28 would decide the legality of the town’s zoning code. The board also stated that Mayor T.L. Smith had asked Elon President Fred Young if the college could build a fra- ternity-sorority row on the Caddell property which the college had acquired. The board said that President Young replied that the Caddell land was to be used for other purposes. Students at the meeting ex pressed their feeling that it created a good medium for town-student communications. Library gives much for little Withdrawal policy changed The Elon College faculty has decided that the existing course withdrawal policy be changed. This means that the policy in the catalogue and faculty handbook is no longer correct. The new policy voted Sept. 2 now states: “A course dropped with official permis sion of the registrar prior to the date when the mid-semester reports are due (Oct. 24, 1977) will be graded WP (passing at the time of withdrawal) or WF (failing at the time of with drawal). A course dropped after the date when the mid semester reports are due or dropped without official per mission of the regitrar^is auto matically graded WF.” Dr. Chris White, associate dean, explained the reason for the change. He said that the policy as it stood was much too Town elections To vote in the Nov. 8 elections, students, aged 18 and above, may be eligible to vote if they live off campus and state their intentions to remain in the area. Registration is scheduled for Elon College town hall on Saturday, Oct. 8. liberal and was abused both by students and faculty. So the faculty decided there must be a cut-off date for withdrawal sometime before the end of the semester. After much discus sion they voted for mid-term as the date. ^^Choice ” to play at Friday dance by Dan Doby In the never-ending effort to keep the Elon students hands clapping and toes tapping, an evening of rock music has been arranged as part of the pre homecoming activities. Bob Henritze, head of en tertainment, has signed the band “Choice” out of Atlan ta, Ga., to play at the Burling ton National Guard Armory on Sept. 23 from 9 until 1 a.m. “Choice” wilFbe playing Top 40 music along with some of their own compositions. “The armory is a large building with good acoustics and plenty of room for those who feel like cutting a rug. So everyone should grab a mate and come have a good time, urees Henntze by Becky Sharpe The library is usually thought to be the center of learning and information on any college campus, although many students make few visits in their four-year stay. Stu dents should be aware that the library is more than just a place to spend the night before a term paper deadline, most professors say. Each year the Elon library becomes better equipped to serve the students through new additions of various kinds. Besides its approximate 150,- 000 volumes, the library now takes in a steady flow of best sellers each month, both in paperback and hardback. There are approximately 800 paperbacks in circulation now, and student use of these is great. A remaining 20,000 volumes from the Spence Collection are to be catalogued into the Elon system. The curriculum lab was moved this summer from Mooney to the library’s second floor. Students may use it freely. In the past, there had been some complaints about library hours. The Elon library is now open 85 hours a week, which exceeds the Southern Associa tion standard of 62 hours. This poses a greater strain on a budget of $150,000, which is approximately 2.5% of the college’s overall budget. Ac cording to the Southern As sociation of Colleges and Schools, the library’s budget should not be less than S'^'o of the total operating college budget. When asked about the li brary’s losses from stolen or missing material. Librarian Theodore Perkins says he feels that it isn’t a major problem. While many colleges now have a security system, Perkins thinks this would be an un justifiable expense and would create an atmosphere of dis trust. He believes most stu dents come to the library to work, and those creating noise or disobeying rules are ex ceptions. The library’s student work ers also say that the noise level is not great. The main floor has more activity, but the upper and lower fioors are generally very quiet. Transfer students from small communi ty colleges feel that our library is not only quieter but also better equipped with books, magazines, and audio-visuals. Those from large universities think our library is noisier and understandably poorer in faci- hties. In general, the library is a re source of enjoyment as well as knowledge. Mr. Perkins ex presses appreciation for the number of mature, respon sible students who do come to the library, and he welcomes any complaints or suggestions anyone may have. SenaH’ hinlfrrt passes ii'ith no questions by John Atkinson The Elon Student Govern ment Association Senate passed a $91,000 plus budget in a meeting held on Sept. 13, without questioning how the money will be spent. Con cerned SGA President TinT Moore questioned the wisdom of the senators near the end of the meeting for allowing such an amount of the students’ money to be spent without even token discussion. The senators remained silent as each proposal passed with unanimous approval. Among the proposals that were passed was bill 779.9, which allotted $85 to buy telephone answering equip ment for the SGA office. All proposed officers and ap pointees for positions in the SGA were approved. SGA Vice President Bunny Carr conducted the meeting. He opened the meeting with statements on attendance and some of the goals he feh the senate should work for during this year.
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