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Volume VI Number 22 Elon CoUege, Elon CoUege, N.C. 27244 Thursday, March 20, 1980 New courses add to’80-81 schedule by Robin Adams Some new and timely courses are being offered for fall 1980 at Elon. The recently approved English-Journalism major prompted the addition of several courses in the communications area. Magazine Journalism classes will study the fundamentals of magazine copy, photography, type faces, art and layout design. These students will be working on the college yearbook. Radio theater classes will examine the writing, acting, and producing of radio drama. Journalism Histc ry, Law and Ethics, Comm. 420, will be a survey of the history of journalism in the United States with laws governing libel. People who are interested in computer science will have two new courses to choose from. Computer Concepts and Advanced Topics in BASIC are the new classes. William R. Parks will be the new computer science professor b ecause the college has added a computer science minor. Seven new courses are added to the English department: Introduction to Literature; World Literature 1, change over from the one semester course in world literature; Fundamentals of Grammar; Dramatic Literature I, Myth, Fantasy and Modern Fiction; and The Political Novel. Other new courses include History of Art: Pre-History through Middle Ages (ART 221-A), Small Business Finance (BA372-A), Great Britain: Today and Yesterday (HIS 271-A), Research Methods (PS, PA, SOC 212-A), Modern Israel: Land, Religion and People (REL 275), The Way of Zin (REL 371-A), and Sociology of Deviance (SOC 472-A). Winter term and spring 1981 also have some tentative offerings of new classes. Winter 1981 offers Snow Skiing; Israel, Egypt and Jordan Studies Abroad; Advanced Editing and Editorial Writing; Types of Love in Literature; North Carolina Writers; Image of the Teacher in English Literature; Introduction to Mental Retardation: Managing People; Supervision; and Social and Cultural Change. Spring 1981 offers History of Art: Renaissance to the Present, Small Business Management, World Literature II, Science and Human Values in Literature, the Synoptic Gospels, and Cultural Anthropology: Primitive People Today. Preregistration runs from March 27 - April 2. These new courses are being offered to make one’s curriculum more exciting and to broaden the areas of study for many majors and minors. Students are reminded that some of these courses are not permanent, so if they are interesting to individuals, they should register for them now. First class award Cathy Buchanan takes advantage of the spring feather to study under the oaks. With the erratic spring weather, students are taldng advantage of each pretty day to be outside— studying or otherwise. f Greeks announce weekend fete by Jeff Batts Greek Weekend competi tions will begin at 5 p.m. today, kicking off with a dance contest. Greek events will go on through Sunday with Friday classes cancelled. Shea Teague, Sig'na Pi and Gwen McConnell. ZTA, chairpersons of the Greek Weekend Committee, predict this year’s competition will be the best ever. “The Greek Weekend com mittee and the college have worked closely together to make this a great event for the whole school. We hope everyone, including the fa culty, will get involved,” says Teague. Events scheduled: Today — 5 p.m. — Dance contest; 8:30 p.m.—Blast at National Guard Armory ($3 at door). Transportation pro vided by Elon bus for 25 cents each way. Friday, Mdrch 21 — 10 a.m.— Chariot judging; 11 a.m.— Chariot racing; 1 p.m.—Golf & golf accuracy, racquetball, find bowling; 1:30 —hot shot, free throw; 2:30— Bike race, 3 p.m.— Tennis; 3:30— Archery; 7:30- Ping Pong, pinball, foosball, backgammon, pool, darts, and arm wrestling. Saturday, March 22 — 10 a.m.— 50 yard dash, 100 yard dash, 220 yard run, 440 yard relay, mile run; 2 p.m.— Soccer kick, frisbee throw, football throw, softball throw; 8 p.m.— Swimming— 1(X) meter, 200 meter relay, 25 meter clothes, 50 meter inner- lube. Sunday, March 23 — 10 a.m.— Potato sack race, three leg race, wheel barrow race, egg throw, eating con test, tug-of-war, obstacle course; 2 p.m.— Softball game. Pendulum receives honor rating The Pendulum, weekly newspaper of Elon College, has been awarded the honor rating of First Class for the fall semester, 1979-80, by the Associated Collegiate Press national critical service at the School of Journalism, Uni versity of Minnesota. News of the recognition among national merit awards came to the newspaper’s adviser, Dr. Mary Ellen Priestley, last Friday. The Elon weekly is judg^ with U.S. newspapers published by four-year colleges and universities with enrollments ranging from 2,001 to 4,000 students. Editorial leadership and opinion features were cited for a special mark of distinc tion. The range and variety of topics rated “excellent,” and editorial writing was said to be “generally good” with an overall score of “excellent.” The judge summed up com ments on The Pendulum with “Strong, solid journalism gives a good view of your school and students.” Commended also were the scope of news sources, variety and balance including com munity and college, and feedback through letters to the editor. Craig Harris, editor, said, “I am very pleased. I want to thank the staff of last semes ter for doing such a good job. This semester we hope to go to All-American.” Bill Sharpe, chairman of the Communications Media Board, the publisher, said, “I’m very pleased for every body. This is an indication of great strides made by the staff. We owe a debt of gratitude to all those that have worked with The Pen dulum.” He added, “It’s gratifying to me that today gee Pendulum, p. 4 -NEWS BRIEFS- SGA-SUB is sponsoring a dance Saturday night, second floor McEwen at 9 p.m. until. Admission is $1 per person. Music by Mighty Moto Disco, bance contest with prize, light show and special effects to highlight the evening. Beach, rock and roll, and disco to be featured. National Library Week will be observed April 13-19 on campus. The Iris Holt McEwen Library will hold a competition during the week; for the person who guesses the number of books circulated between April 13-19, there is a prize of ICX) free copies at the copy machine. National Library Week helps to promote librknes, educatiou, books and reading. Filing deadline for SGA officers. Senate, and class officers is April 3. Applications and information is available at the SGA office on second floor. Long Student Center. Students must have a 2.0 average to run for a position. Venetia Toren “Tory” Everett, a senior, was elected by members of her class to the Elon College Board of Trustees for the 1980-82 term at the spring meeting of the board.
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