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Page 2 The Pendulum October 12,1978 Bryant M. Colson Editor Wife Sntitttlntn Craig Harris News Editor Grayson Whitt Mike Robinson Sports Joy Hamilton Entertainment Editor Dorm visitation The Senate last Thursday, after much deliberation, passed a resolution to send a weekend visitation bill to the board of trustees j. The bill is somewhat lenient in that it asks only for weekend visitation. Students are at a i>oint now where they will take what they can get. Upon mentioning visitation, a negative concept is immediately acquired on the subject. Why? It would take more knowledge than one could conjure up in a lifetime of education to figure this one out. What if some students (male/female) wanted to study together in a small quiet area — namely, a dorm room? On the Elon College campus this is impossible unless, of course, one waits for the special visitation privileges. What if a male student’s sister brought supplies from home to her brother in the dorm? Much of her time would be spent trying to find someone to go up and get him. Many people don’t realize that visitation, like drinking at one time, is only a problem because we don’t have it. It was once said by an Elon administrator that there is less drinking on campus, now that it is legal than it was when it wasn’t allowed. Visitation will probably be just like this. It won’t be a big deal anymore. It is a fact that the dorms take on a new look when special visitation is allowed. Students in a sense try to be impressive and clean up to improve the appearance for visiting students. Visitation might possibly solve the weekend syndrome here at Elon. Many students leave each weekend for several reasons, one being “There is nothing to do at Elon on weekends.” According to the Elon handbooks, “Elon College is a four-year liberal arts college created to encourage young men and women to develop to their full potential and enable them to deal adequately with the challenges and responsibilities of citizenship in a free society.” Visitation might just help Elon students achieve this goal. Welcome to parents The Pendulom staff would like to extend a warm welcome to ail the visiting parents during Parents Weekend. We hope that you enjoy your visit and maybe even stop by our office located on the second floor of the Student Union in Room 205. THE PENDULUM STAFF Deadline for articles, letters to the editor and features — Mon. 1 p.m., room 205 student center 2nd floor. Staff meeting, Monday, 3 p.m. wacoMt PRODUCTION STAFF David Sams Maggie O’Connell J.P. Hn^ Jeaanie Hairston Clayton Vaught Loretta Coble Mary Ellen Priestley Layout Pasteup Photography Circulation Manager Distribution Typist Advisei Published by Communications Media Board of Elon College in conjunction with the Student Government Association. Founded on October 14, 1974, as the student newspaper of □on College, the Pendulum is published each lliursday Hnring the school year except during examination, summer ud holiday periods. The Pendulum reserves the right to edit any letter for length and to avoid libel. All letters to the editor are wel comed and must be submitted with author’s name, address and telephone number. Victorianism concerns Robin Dear Editor: It’s that time of year again. Yes, the board of trustees will oe on Elon’s campus Wednesday, Oct. 18, for their annual fall meeting. You may not meet our trustees; how ever, don’t feel neglected for neither do the majority of other Elon students. The only exception to this lack of visibility rule occurs when Lee, Annette and I meet with the three sub-committees of the board: financial, educa tion and campus life. The SGA hopes the above described situation will soon be remedied, either by the presence of a student on the .board of trustees, or an op portunity for concerned stu dents to meet with the board each time the trustees con vene. Some critics of these proposals may cite the fact that Elon’s administration en forces policy; therefore stu dents should concern them selves only with administra tors. To this I reply, “Why should students not converse with the very people who create our policies? Especial ly if our concerns have no strong policy guidelines (i.e. visitation).” When addressing the lack of an adequate visitation poli cy at Elon, I have heard all the pat answers such as: “Elon’s visitation does not differ greatly from other simi lar ‘Christian’ institutions.” To this I can now reply with an adamant “Not true!” In stitutions such as Pfeiffer, Guilford and High Point have long enjoyed a more con temporary visitation policy. As I soon learned from at tending several conventions across the country, Elon’s student body is be^g denied privileges which most United States students take for grant ed. Quite frankly. I’m tired of being laughed at when I attempt to explain a visitation policy which borders on the Victorian in nature. To modernize this social policy, your SGA Senate, res ident counselors, dormitory presidents, hall representatives and SGA officers will work diligently. Several ideas are now being considered: 1) a senate steering committee de signed to discover exactly who does not support a stronger visitation policy; 2) a presi dential committee composed of any interested students. We plan to distribute a question naire to ask if visitation is a concern of dorm students (and not just the SGA pres ident’s private interest); 3) a bill will be placed before the board of trustees concerning visitation on weekends. Stronj? student lobbying will be our p^e concern here. Hopefully, through these three avenues, Elon students will leam the truth concerning visitation or the lack of it. Perhaps, then the circle of answers such as “the board will not act on any proposals not backed by the adminis tration and the administration does not feel the board will accept any visitation propo sals at this time “will cease and we as students can see some results before the esti mated “1985.” Robin Moser SGA President Sweetheart named SaDy Peach Pi Kappa Phi Sweetheart Dear Editor, Pi Kappa Phi fraternity this week named Sally Peach as its homecoming sweetheart. Sally is a senior music major from Knoxville, Tenn. She has been a member of Elon’s “Show- band of the Carobnas” for four years. Sally served as president of Virginia dorm and a member of the general judicial council last year. Her interests include music, ten nis, reading, photography, and motocross. Sally says, “Pi Kappa has gotten off to a good start at Elon, and I feel honored to be named their charter sweet- heart.” Miss Peach plans to attend an airline stewardess school upon graduation from Elon. Rick Steele
Elon University Student Newspaper
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