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Page 2 The Pendulum February 8,1979 A month of celebration As campus activities stir after a winter term nap, one item of interest is that of Black History Month. In the past, the Black Cultural Society has planned and organized events for the celebration of Black History Week. It may be difficult not to celebrate a peoples’ culture in one month, but a one-week celebration is out of hte question. A condensed version does not allow one to get the full meaning or the actual importance of Black history. This year marks the first one-month celebration of Black history in several years at Elon College. Thanks to the Black Cultural Society and the student task force, February will be filled with special programs and events specifically for the cultural and educational enrichment of the Elon College campus and community. Last year’s celebration was plaqued by a lack of student involvement and lack of concern of non-participating students, faculty, and administrators. Black history isn’t just an issue of the past. It’s one of the present and the future. Spectatorship and support is needed not only in the bleachers of sporting events but also in other facets of Black culture. Foreign language needed Learn a foreign language, says the noted columnist Sylvia Porter, if you want a form of “insurance” for just about any career for the next 10 to 20 years. Ms. Porter says that with a language skill added to your other skills, “you might double your chances of getting the job you want.” For whatever the shape of tomorrow’s world, everybody knows that it will be more international. In the last 20 years the number of Americans employed abroad has jumped nearly 50 per cent; our largest companies earn at least half their profits overseas; and in U.S. more people are employed by foreign-owned companies. More and more, executives in top and middle management are selected from those who know a language in addition to English. Even for enjoying travel and knowing more about other people, a foreign language is a real asset. What does this mean for Elon College students? If we are listening at all, it should mean that we start a foreign language, or if we have started one, that we continue with it. We have fine instructors. Learning Resources Center equip ment, and fields such as business education and human services, as well as the humanities. All will be enhanced by the knowledge of a foreign language. The United States is now the fourth largest Spanish-speak ing country in the world. Parts of the country are already bilingual; so the most popular language is Spanish. In our isolationism and penny pinching, our high schools and colleges have pared foreign language in recent years. We must now try to make good this deficiency. Many colleges and universities are requiring at least two years of one modern foreign language for the B.A. degree. At Elon it is now an option, but it is one option that should be taken — for the sake of our future. Bryant M. Colson Editor Craig Harris News Editor ulttm CmyiM Wkm Sports Joy HamUton Entertidnment Editor Darid Sams J.P. Hnrd A1 Williams Laarie Alcoa JcauJe Hairston Loretta CoMe Mary EDen Priestley Pablishcd by Commanications Media Board of Elon College in conjunction with the Student Government Association. Founded on October 14, 1974, as the student newspaper of Elon College, the Pendulum is published each lliursday daring the school year except during examination, summer aad holiday periods. JLayout Photography Photography Copy reading drcolation Manager Typist Adrlser February Marks Black History Month 1979 YOU'VE COME A L0N6 WAY. BABY/ Letters to the Editor Librarian offers exam study hours Dear Editor, I would like to respond at several levels to Ms. Burke’s letter in the December 7 issue concerning library hours dur ing final examinations. In the first place I wish to assure her that we are not opposed to learning or to facilitating it by further extending library hours in the future. Last year a total of 12 hours were added to the regular library schedule. In the second place, we have a long standing policy of remaining open during finals past normal hours when at least ten people wish to use the library. In other words if ten students wish to put in an “all nighter” studying for finals, they may do so in the library. Unfortunately, the policy was not re-announced in the Communicator as in the past. For that I take responsibility. In the future a publication of hours in the Communicator and in The Pendulum should keep every one informed. Finally, I would like to make a plea to Ms. Burke and all students who have a problem with the library — its personnel, poUcies or serv ices. Tell us first and then if Benefits of privacy Dear Editor: I’d like to propose the idea of installing private tele phones in each dorm room. Personal phones would bene fit students for such reasons as the quieting of halls con trolling of vandalism, increas ing of privacy and the con tacting of individuals. Hall phones cause unneces sary clamor by their con tinuous ringing day and night. Private phones would put an end to the scrimmage of such phrases as: “Linda, it’s for you!” or “Somebody answer the phone!” Instead, the res idents of the room would answer their own phones, and the loudness of the ringing could be controlled. Telephones placed in dorm rooms would be protected from vandals. The responsi bility would be regulated by the persons in each room and, if unaccountable, they must pay for the replacement. Privacy would be a big advantage for the students. Since they could remain in their rooms without having to stand in the halls, a conver sation could be held com fortably. Contact of persons in emer gencies could be easily made. An occupied phone would occur less often with three people to a phone instead of an average of 32 people to two phones. Also, important messages would be more like ly to reach the residents. The question of the prob lem of installation would surely be debated. Yet, pri vate phones have been pos sible in many other colleges and universities, so I’m sure it would be possible at Elon. By installing individual phones, noise and vandalism would be reduced, privacy and contact would be in creased, and nothing would be detrimental to either staff or studnets. Linda Jenkins Grade irritates student Dear Editor: An injustice occurred dur ing winter term that I am sure has happened before and will no doubt happen again. A brief term paper on a specific topic (determined by the student) was due three days before the exam of a particular class. The instruc tor of this class had 35 papers graded and returned in class the day before the exam. As it turned out, 13 students recdved a grade of zero on their papers. These zeros were we do not respond write The Pendulum. A cliche is to the polint here, “my door is always open” and so is that of the Associate Librarian Mr. lambert. We are always ready to hear you simply because you are why we are here. Charles B. Lowry, Librarian Elon “-one of the best Editor: Although I have only been a student here at Elon for a few months. I’ve heard . tha* plenty of students find fault with the college. All colleges have their faults, but if one will look closely enough he can find many advantages at Elon that other schools do not have. Elon’s campus is one of the nicest in the state. The many oak trees and squirrels add something to the campus that other colleges lack. Also, the beautiful lake is an added attraction that many campus es are not lucky enough to have. The best advantage that I have found since I’ve been at Elon is one that many stu dents seem to overlook. The people at Elon (students, professors and the area resi dents) are extremely friendly and easy to get to know. This is probably the best advantage that Elon offers and one that most students overlook. F.W. Lewis not given for cheating or pla giarism as the reader might assume. These zeros were given for errors like footnote in the wrong place, wordi ness, no outline, or, in my case, not enou^ research, according to the instructor, continued on page 3
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