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Volume rV Number 5 Elon College, North Carolina October 6,1977 WSOE goes on the air by Becky Sharpe Bryant Colson WSOE (Wonderful Sounds of Elon), despite many set backs and delays, went on the air for the first time Sept. 29. A variety of music was broad cast during a testing program from 8 to 11 p.m. Regular broadcasting will begin Oct. 6 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday. The station will follow a jazz, classical, and popular .Tiusic format with some edu cational programming. There will be special presentations on each major department at Elon. Creative programs will include a weekly radio drama, and brief studies of such topics as child abuse, fire prevention, and energy conservation. The cancellation of an nounced broadcast dates have produced a feeling of “apathy among the student body,” said Bill Zint, station manager. According to Zint, the sta tion’s call letters came on the 21st attempt to get call letters approval from the licensing department of the Federal Communications Commission. The first 20 attempts dupli cated the letters of existing stations. After a bent tower during installation, a transmit ter with a bad voltage regula tor, a transmitter with a wrong crystal, five years and about $300 worth of frequency checks the FCC finally granted the station a frequency on which to broadcast. The 10-watt station, through Sara Lacey mans the console contacts with communications systems suppliers and a little ‘wheelin’-and-dealin’ by Zint, was able to get top quality equipment at the best possible price. The station, according to Ms Ann Ponder, station adviser, offers the students “an alter native marketable skill.” There are long-range plans for the addition of a minor in communications in Elon’s cur riculum with the use of the radio station as an additional form of instruction. WSOE operates under the Communications Media Board and is funded cooperatively by the SGA and by the college. The SGA contributes above its official commitment to the budget, giving $1,600 of the $6,000 total budget. Although this limits t^le station’s hours, Ms. Pondet says that more hours should not be handled at this point if quality material is desired. In commejnting on the value of the station, Ms. Ponder says, “Effective communica tion is a prirnary need between students and their own SGA, between students and adminis tration, and between college and community. Because the student management is dedi cated to the idea of construc tive and responsible broadcast ing, WSOE may be the greatest possibility in the recent de velopment of the college.” Zint anticipates WSOE will be “a very constructive pow er” in the Elon College area. Cathy Watkins, 1977 homecoming queen Cathy Watkins is homecoming queen Downtown redevelopment begins by Doug Hayes Last Saturday at the football game between Elon College and Mars Hill, Cathy Watkins, escorted by Randall Hull, was crowned homecoming queen of 1977. When asked about how she felt receiving this honor, she said, “When my name was called, I went numb. It felt almost like a dream. I couldn’t believe it was happening to me. It was such a privilege to be chosen by so many people.” Cathy represented the Kap pa Psi Nu fraternity in the election for homecoming queen. She said, “I was excited and proud to represent the fraternity because we are very close — almost like a family.” Cathy Watkins is the treas urer of her sorority—Tri Sig ma. She was a cheerleader her first three years at Elon. Her favorite pastimes are needle point, waterskiing, skating, and swimming. She is major ing in physical education. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Watkins of Ramseur, N.C., were delighted to hear of the honor their daughter re ceived. Mr. Watkins works in real estate, and Mrs.Watkins is a housewife. They have anoth er daughter, Mrs. Ann Wat kins Pike. When asked what her view of Elon is, Cathy said, “1 like Elon because the people are nice. I think that small colleges are more relaxed and are easier to learn in. Elon really has a lot going for it.” Colonnades needs staff One of the first stages of redevelopment is the installation of a Avenue. brick sidewalk on Wiiiiamson by Bryant Colson and Tammy Winstead Downtown Elon College is taking on a new look. The beautification of Williamson Avenue has become a major project of the town’s improve ment committee chaired by Shirley White, now in the middle of her four-year term as alderman. The town received a $186,000 Public Works Grant to make the renovation pos sible. The purpose of the grant is to put p)cople to work. In order to comply, the area had to have a high unemployment rate. The committee had three projects which the grant would fund — beautification of Williamson Avenue, Gun- creek Sewer, and a new town hall. The grant will not buy property, and so plans for purchasing a new town hall were deleted. P.J. Coble of Burlington is the contractor for the project, and Muldower and Patterson, urban planners of Atlania, are the architects. Weather permitting, the pro ject will be a Christmas present to the town. The project is slated for completion in about 120 days. The transformation will move step-by-step. At present the concrete sidew^ks are being removed and will be re placed with brick walkways. The light and telephone poles will be moved to the rear of the buildings so power will be generated from the back in stead of the front. Lantern lights will replace the street lights. Other alterations are the installation of self-watering planters along the block, the placement of park benches, and planting trees andshrub- bery. Shirley White said they are also encouraging merchants to reconstruct the front of their buildings so they will blend in with the brick wall beside the library and the new brick sidewalk. Ms. White also said coatinued on Paf^ 6 by Dan Doby Everything’s going great this year with the Colonnades, the student literary magazine, ex cept for the fact that there’s no one on the staff and no student contributions are coming in. Colonnades is printed once a year and contains contribu tions of poetry, prose, photo graphy, and other art works by the students and faculty. Dwayne Gerni, editor this year, said that student interest in the publication was low. He has not been able to fill all the positions on the staff, and there are openings for assistant editor, poetry editor, prose editor, art and photography editor. Dr. Andrew Angyal, this year’s faculty adviser to Colonnades, extends a general invitation to anyone interested in being on the staff and to anyone wishing to submit work to the magazine. He said that contributions are by no means limited to English majors. He may be reached at Ext. 400 or Box 2245 on campus. Working with a budget of $1,500, the Colonnades went from 12 to 36 pages last year, and it is hoped that this progress will be reflected in this year’s issue. But this goal can only be reached through student participation and con tribution. Dr. Angyal stated that Colonnades is “a superb forum for student publica tion.” It offers the perfect opportunity for a young writer or artist to get ijiis work into print and thus before the public. In an effort to stimulate interest in the magazine, a general meeting will be held on Oct. 31, at 7:30 p.m. in the grill of the Student Center. Everyone wishing to contribute material or participate in the coatiBBcd on Page 6
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