Sept. 14,1978
The Pendulum
Page 3
Ad hoc committee issues report
The Ad Hoc Committee on
Academic Climate has issued
its report after almost a year’s
meeting and work. The com
mittee consists of students,
faculty members, and repre
sentatives from the office of
students affairs.
The committee held two
open meetings, and conducted
a written survey of the faculty
and student body. Copies of
the results were distributed to
the faculty members and were
published in The Pendulum
on May 4, 1978.
The committee in its report,
says that several groups as
well as individuals “can and
should take action that they
deem appropriate:”
Here are a few examples
the committee recommends to
PIRG news
the faculty:
1. That the academic
Standing Committee formu
late and enforce an attend
ance policy for students on
academic warning and pro
bation.
2. That the associate dean
and the librarian develop and
enforce a quiet policy in the
library.
3. That the Student Life
Committee hold brainstorm
ing sessions with the residents
in each of the dormitories to
seek ways to improve dormi
tory life.
4. That the Learning Re
sources Center staff study the
possibility of competency test
ing in verbal and math skills
at the end of the sophomore
year.
PIRG urges activism
The Elon College chapter
of NC PIRG (North Carolina
Public Interest Research
Group) is opening the year at
Elon with high hopes for in
creasing student activism on
campus and in the communi
ty-
“We feel Elon students are
ready for a high level of in
volvement in important is
sues,” said NC PIRG state
staff member Steve Schewel.
“Times are changing again
on campuses. Environmental
ai d economic issues are in
creasingly attracting student
activities, and we want EC
PIRG to be a part of that,”
Schewel added.
EC PIRG will be working
on statewide PIRG issues
such as nuclear power, trans
portation issues, and an
examination of the Educa
tional Testing Service (ETS)
U.S. teacher exam set
Students completing teacher
preparation programs and ad
vanced degree candidates in
specific fields may take the
National Teacher Examina
tions on any of three different
test dates in 1978-79. Educa
tional Testing Service, the
nonprofit, educational organ
ization that administers this
testing program, says that the
tests will be given Nov. 11,
1978, Feb. 17, 1979, and July
21, 1979, at test centers
Elections to be held
Freshman class elections
will be held on Oct. 4 and 5.
To be eligible to run, the
applicant must have under 24
credit-hours and must be a
full-time student. Any such
freshman may run.
There are six positions
open: president,\ vice-presi
dent, secretary-treasurer and
three senatorial posts.
The deadline for filing an
application to run is Friday,
Sept. 29. Applications will be
made available in the SGA
offices in Long Student Cen
ter.
The next recommendations
can probably be better imple
mented by members of the
faculty whose primary duties
are administrative:
1. That the college develop
a systematic plan to alleviate
the overcrowding (especially
three to a room in dorms)
because the committee con
cludes that this is a major
condition adverse to the aca
demic climate.
2. That classrooms be left
open at night on Sunday
through Thursday to provide
places for group study.
3. That campus security be
strengthened to reduce vanda
lism, encourage more use of
the library at night, and
enforce college regulations.
4. That the dean of student
affairs designate 9 p.m. to 4
a.m. as quiet hours in dormi
tories.
5. That Greek week be
restructured to Greek Week
end from Friday through Sun
day with Friday classes can
celled.
Hundreds of faculty mem
bers and students wrote com
ments on the survey form.
Here are two suggestions
from the students:
“How come a person who
has 4 A’s and a C cannot
make the dean's list, and
someone with all B’s can? I
think a 3.0 average should be
the requirements for dean’s
Ust.”
“Organize dorm study
group sessions.”
All of the comments and
suggestions are being passed
on for future consideration-
N.C. PIRG releases handbook
which administers the GRE,
SAT and LSAT.
In addition, EC PIRG will
offer several vital services to
Elon students at the beginning
of the year. The chapter will
make available on campus an
updated version of its 48-
page ‘Tenant’s Handbook’. It
will be free to any students
who want to know their
rights, responsibilities and le
gal remedies as tenants.
EC PIRG will also I e dis
tributing an election year
guide for student voter regis
tration in North Carolina
with particular emphasis on
Elon students.
Jordan Fryar, an Elon
sophomore and EC PIRG’s
state board representative
has conducted a grocery price
survey that will be rdeased
early in the year as a service
to Elon area shoppers.
A widely used resource for
renters and legal aid societies
throughout North Carolina,
the North Carolina Tenants’
Handbook, was released to-,
day in updated form by the
North Carolina Public Inter
est Research Group (N.C.
PIRG).
Designed as a self-help tool
for tenants, the new version
includes an insert describing
changes in tenant laws in
North Carolina since the 1976
publication of the original
48-page handbook written by
attorney Peter W. Brown.
The insert was compiled by
tenant organizers Marilyn
Road and Veronica Temple
ton, VISTA volunteers as
sociated with N.C. PIRG.
“The biggest problem fac
ing tenants in North Carolina
is the North Carolina legis
lature,” said Roaf. “Land
lord interests are heavily rep
resented there.”
She added, “The second
biggest problem is getting re
pairs done by the lemdlords.
Over the years many houses
have deteriorated because of
this neglect.
“By knowing the law the
tenant can help make what is
on the books work in his or
her favor. Every tenant has
the right to a decent dwelling
although half of the 600,000
renters in the state live in
below-standard houses.”
The booklets are available
from N.C. PIRG, Box 2901,
West Durham Station, Dur
ham, N.C. 27705. Tenants
and legal aid societies should
send 50 cents for handling
and postage and others may
purchase them for $2.50 each.
Included in the handbook
are sections on leases, repairs,
magistrates court, housing de
posits, the housing code, dis
crimination, rent withholding,
and resources within the state
available to tenants.
Major changes in tenant
laws and judicial decision
since 1976 include additional
guarantees of decent housing,
safeguarding deposits, and
providing legal recourse in the
face of retaliatory eviction.
N.C. PIRG is a student
directed, professionally
staffed organization which
seeks solutions to consumer
and environmental problems
through research and advo
cacy.
throughout the United States.
The Bulletin of Information
contains a list of test centers
and general information about
the examintions, as well as a
registration form. Copies may
be obtained from college
placement officers, School
personnel departments, or di
rectly from National Teacher
Examinations, Box 911,
Educational Testing Service,
Princeton, N.J. 08541.
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