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February 7, 1980 The Pendulum page 5 LRC: help for students A Bengal tiger walks on his hind legs under the direction of Hungary’s Karoly Donnert making tais debut with the 110th Edition of Ringling Bros, and Bamum & Bailey Circus, Greensboro. by Pam Filippeffl Don’t wait until it’s too late. If one of your classes looks particularly difficult, the tutorial assistance pro gram in the Learning Re source Center is waiting to help you. Here you can receive free tutoring in nearly any area of study from fellow students, or one of the staff specialists. Tutorial assistance offers tutoring in algebra, account ing, biology, business admin istration, cidculus, English, finite math, French, history, Spanish, trigonometry. Dur ing the fall and spring semes ters, anyone can receive help from 9-5 daily and 7-10:30 p.m. Sunday through Thurs day nights. The program is run by Betty Maness and Joyce Speas. Mrs. Maness is a specialist in English, and Mrs. Speas in math. Elon students are employed as tutors, each working nine to 10 hours a week. The tutors are given tests to determine their competency, screened by Mrs. Maness and Mrs. Speas and must receive a favorable recommendation from a professor in the field in which they plan to tutor. Says Mrs. Maness of the tutors, “We try to provide really good students as tutors, but it’s also important that he or she know how to com municate the information successfully.” It is obvious that more and more students are seeking help from the tutorial pro gram. This fall, 400 students received help in a total of 3416 hours. This number is greater than the sum of both semesters last year. When asked whether or not she thought the program reached everyone who needed help, Mrs. Maness replied, cont. on p. 6 Cu*cus is coming to Heat regulation needed at Ellon Greensboro, Feb. 12 The circus is coming to town — Greensboro, that is! In addition to the usual features Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey circus there are four new productions. Hungary’s Karoly Donnert makes his debut in the Big Cage with his unique Siberian and Bengal tiger act. The spectacular presentation fea- tues the big cats in a classic European repertoire plus a display of tigers riding horse back. The combination of two tigers and two horses and man in the close confines of the cage is risky and unpre dictable, but Donnert’s equestrian experience and knowledge of animal beha vior has made the act suc cessful. Tickets for the new 110th edition of the circus went on sale Jan. 13 at the Greens boro Coliseum Box Office, all authorized Belk Stores and Reznick’s in Winston-Salem. The “Greatest Show on Earth,” produced by Irvin Feld and Kenneth Feld, will open at the Greensobor Coli seum on Tuesday, Feb. 12 for 12 performances through Sat- 12 performances through Sun day, Feb. 17. All seats are reserved at $7, $6, and $5. A pie-eating contest, spon sored by SUB and ARA, will be held Saturday night between men’s and women’s basket ball game. Deadline for en tries of $10 per organization are due Friday. The energy crisis is real, and Elon College is doing its best to help ease the squeeze of conservation. Federal law says that the temperature in any public building must not be set above 65 F during the winter for heating, and not below 78 F during the sum mer for cooling. Violators of this regulation can be fined up to $10,000 so the penalty is as serious as the problem. Larry McCauley, director of the physical plant, takes the energy situation very seriously as it’s his job. A great portion of his time is spent complying with federal regulations. “We are finding things wrong all the time and trying to correct them. It bothers me when people try to get around all our efforts to conserve— this includes students, faculty, and staff. I have to enforce the law.” How do Elon students feel about the energy crisis? Most recognize the existence of a shortage, but aren’t taking drastic measures to reduce its impact. “Something’s going to have to give, we’ll still use oil, but I also think that we are going to have to find other forms of energy,” says a resident of Carolina dorm. Another typical atti tude is that “There will be enough for my children, but it’s not going to last forever.” What about the situation at Elon College particular? Is the college energy efficient? In reference to dorm heat, Phyllis Marion says, “I think it needs to be related. At times it’s too hot; at times it’s too cold.” According to an Elon sophomore, the school’s system is very inefficient. “Our room is always hot, we roast.” The irregularity in dorm heat results from the age of Elon’s heating system. One thermostat controls the temperature of each building, consequently certain areas receive too much heat, and others very little. The price of energy is as strong a reason to conserve as the shortage. While Elon’s energy consumption has re mained fairly level for the past four years, the cost has risen sustantially. For exam ple, from June to May, 1975-76, Elon’s electrical bill was $83,896; fuel, $90,269; and water and sewage, $11,970. From June to May 1978-79 electricity cost $111,176; fuel, $152, and water and sewage, $25,210. This price rise must be ,cont. on p. 6 ^‘The Countryside in Art” “The Countryside in Art” is the featured exhibition of oil paintings, watercolors and prints at the Priestley Fine Art GaUery, 100 N. William son Ave., through March 1. The theme is landscape, but the exhibition contains a variety of scenes, ranging from the large Suffolk Coun ty farm scene by Marcus Ford, contemporary English painter, to the cabin scene by Everett Spruce, American painter. The majority of the paintings, etchings and litho graphs are by British paint ers, 19th century to the present. Charles Hardaker *nd Maurice Sheppard are represented by large oil paint ings of early spring scenes in England. Both are showing paintings at the Royal Aca demy in London. Everyone is welcome at the Priestley Gallery which is open Tuesdays through Sat urdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., says Dr. S.E.G. Priestley, director. “We always are pleased to have students come to look at fine art,” he says. See Mrs. Wienn for editing themes, essays, short stories and theses. Helpful com ments on grammar, construc tion, word structure, etc . . . call after 4 p.m. 578-0186 and get an A on your next paper. COLLEGE POETRY REVIEW Th« NATIONAL POETRY PRESS announces The closing date for the submission of manuscripts by College Students is February 15th ANY STUDENT attending either junior or senior college is eligible to submit his verse. There is no limitation as to form or theme. Shorter worVs are pre ferred t>ecause of space limitations. Each poem must be TYPED or PRINTED on a separate sheet, and must bear the NAME and HOME ADDRESS of the student, and the COLLEGE ADDRESS as well. MANUSCRIPTS should be sent to the OFFICE OF THE PRESS. NATIONAL POETRY PRESS Box 218 Agoura, Ca. 91301
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