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The Pendulum
April 5, 1979
Complaints case
A recent Supreme Court decision may have a benficial
effect on the Elon student body and the residents of the
surrounding area. The decision being referred to here is the
one regarding the random stopping of cars by police. The
has been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
Many students have complained in the past that they have
been stopped for no reason, “harrassed,” and treated like
criminals by the area police, According the the Court, this
activity must cease. Poiics must show valid reason for
stopping any vehicle, though roadblocks stopping all traffic
are still legal.
Students complained about the activity a great deal last
year, but this year only two such incidents were noted by the
Pendulum . Perhaps it has been the influence of Chief
Mitcham that has altered this back police attitude toward
students. At any rate, our situation has improved enormously
lately.
“Up with People”
The Pendulum staff would like to take this opportunity to
praise the group “Up with People,” and to ask the residents
of this area to take one member of the cast into their homes
for two nights next week, April 11 andl2.
We feel that this would not only be a charitable act on the
part of the host family, but a beneficial experience for both
guest and host as well.
“Up with People’s” main goal is to promote understand
ing between different peoples, and there is no better means to
this end than to meet some person from another culture face
to face.
Your responsibility
As many Elon students know, SGA elections are just
around the corner.
the Pendulum staff urges the student body to give serious
attention to the candidates for each job and then to make a
decision based on logic, not on “Who looks best,” or “Who
knows whom.”
Furthermore, after the votes have been counted and tiie
officers named, we urge that the students make an effort to
take part whenever possible in SGA-sponsored activities,
instead of the present apathetic student outlook that has been
Elon’s hallmark for the past several years. An active student
body backing up their SGA can accomplish quite a lot.
It is the responsibility of the SGA to create legislation that
reflects student opinion and wish. Without student input, the
elected officers ofthe SGA will be moving in a vacuum of
their constituents’ making. Unless the students of Elon want
the SGA to wither away, they should support it now.
Craig Harris
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Letters to the Editor
. The editors welcome letters, but can publish
only those whose name and address are
given. We reserve the right to edit for
length and to avoil libel.
A dream come true
Dear Editor;
As -a senator I would like
to comment on a bill that
came through the senate last
month for the B.C. S.
The SGA would like to
help any organization that has
a good cause and has made
a real effort to make ends
meet on their own. But whern
an organization asks the SGA
to pay all their bills for Black
History Month as did the
B.C.S., the SGA had to find
reasons that would warrant
absorbing the full cost for
Black History Month.
Black History Month comes
every year so I don’t believe
it snuck up without notice.
With fund raisers starting in
September they could have
earned the $1000 needed for
B.H.M. Most organizations
have dues paid each year by
members of their organiza
tion which go as high as $100
a semqster. The B.C.S. start
ed collecting dues this spring
of $5 a member per semester.
It would be a dream come
true for any oganization to
know they have no financial
responsibility for themselves
but the SGA cannot afford to
run that way. I believe the
B.C.S., with proper planning,
could be almost 100*7o
self-supporting and not be in
the situation again of their
whole program being depen
dent of SGA funds.
I was looking forward to
the events of Black History
Month after B.C.S. Presidnt
Vivian Miller came to the
senate and presented the pro
gram, yet I never heard
anything else about it until
after it was all over and we
received the bills. I feel that if
it was truly meant for “every
member of our college
family” then there should
have been much more pub
licity to the students outside
the B.C.S.
I am in no way questioning
the cause or intentions of the
B.C.S. They have added a lot
to our college but in the
process of putting the blame
for their financial problems
on the SGA they overlooked
the fact that the SGA must
deal with all organizatins
equally and all should feel a
personal responsibility and
committment to become fin
ancially independent. If any
one got shafted at Elon
College they shafted them
selves.
Jack P. LoCicero
Windshield
paid for
Dear Editor,
A collection was taken up
from the men’s dorms on
campus last week for the
purpose of paying for a
windshield broken by college
students.
The owner of the vehicle
works at the Elon College
Children’s Home. We hope
this contribution helps to
replace this man’s windshield.
The contribution totaled
$31.00.
Guy Grinnalds
Resident Counselor of
Brannock Dorm
Senate, president act responsibly
Dear Editor,
I am writing this letter in
reference to the letter written
by Vivian Miller, President of
the Black Cultural Society, in
the last issue of the Pen
dulum. First of all, I think it
should be understood by not
only the BCS, but also the
students, campus organiza
tions and clubs, that until a
bill has, been passed by the
Senae, and signed or vetoed
by the President, that bill is
not official or passed.
The President of the SGA
has a very demanding and
time-consuming job, and
therefore is not a President
responsible for letting organ
izations and clubs know of
bills passed concerning them.
This obviously should be the
resposiblility of the organiza
tion chairman or president.
If the organization is gomg to
spend money, they should
first find out the final and
official standing on the bill. I
think this is the only ethically
right thing to do and expendi
ture of funds you do not have
is not a very proper business,
practice and is inexcusable.
Another point I wish to
elaborate on is that of the
reason Ms. Moser, SGA Pre-
sidnet, vetoed the bill con
cerning the allocation of
funds for the BCS. I am sure
many individuals feel there
are biased feelings about the
bill being vetoed because the
SGA President has very sel-
domly vetoed bills. However
it should be realized that
funds to allocate the money. I
am not here to defent Ms.
Moser and her decisions, but
I feel they were made in the
best interest of all concerned.
1 hope that future incidents
of this kind will not occur
again. I also hope there are
no harsh feelings between the
BCS, the Senate, and Ms.
Moser. As for myself, 1
believe the Senate and the
SGA President acted respon
sibly and properly in tto
instance, and all concerned
should realize this.
David M. Pinson
Senator-SGA