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Page 2 The Pendulum September 25, 19j The ol’ tradition We hate to differ with the ol’ college tradition, but are panty raids really necessary? Some people feel that the entire first semester would not be complete without a little hell raising. Although a lot of people had a good time during the raid last week, much destruction and a few injuries were reported. According to those present, one guy threw gravel in a girl’s face “accidentally” while she was walking home from the library, another had to have stitches in her fingers. Water was thrown in the windows of girls dorms, and much personal property, including rugs, bedspreads, and a guitar and case were destroyed. Electric fans were also damaged by shaving cream and water. Memo boards were ripped down and obscenities were chanted. Does this sound like the actions of mature college adults? Or even immature college freshmen? How about high school students? Shall we try first-graders? It’s time for the students of Elon College to clean up their act. Otherwise, we the students, will not be treated as adults by the administration. Productive changes Some students think that the student newspaper is a waste of good paper and ink. But have these students ever stopped to think how many times the newspaper has helped to change things here at Elon? The Pendulum was the first one to suggest a Community Watch program. Last year Harper Center tried a community watch system that worked, and this year the security program is in the process of establishing a campus wide system. The Pendulum also ran editorials and letters to the editor on parking woes. This year we have a new parking lot that is well lighted and multi-spaced. The Pendulum showed student demand for telephones and they were installed. Last year our pleas helped to get the first campus wide directory. This year with the addition of an opinion page, the staff hopes to get more comments and suggestions from the college community and bring to light some of the problems or injustices that are present in our system. A student newspaper should reflect the college and the students it represents. It should present the news, focus on areas of student life and living and present to students a forum they can use to express themselves. Students who find the paper boring and time consuming are usually the ones who are complaining that they don’t know what’s going on or how to find out about changes in student policy. Use the newspaper to your advantage because it is a student paper and should reflect how each student thinks and feels. iStie pendulum Editor Joy Hamilton Features Editor Robin Adams Entertainment Editor Becky Klmbrell Sports Editor Vlckl Blankenship Photograpliers .Dlclde Whitmore Susan Burleson Composition Priscilla Crumpton Karen Carrouth Layout Mirl Behrend & Day Irmlter Adviser Mary Ellen Priestley Advertlsins Manaser Ken Whitley Cartoonist Myra Worth Published by Communications Media Board of Elon College In conjunction with the Student Government Association. Founded on October 14, 1974, as a student newspaper of Don College, the Pendulum is published each llinrsday during the school year except during examination, summer and holiday periods. Staff meetings Thursdays at 4 p.m., 205 Student Center. Subscriptions — $5 per year faaalDoritWfi me i|ou bum. Can’i we. nava ar>\|privacy if) Ihis *i^Dl8ce.l SHOW say m Letters to the Editor Female athletes claim discrimination Dear Editor: It is ridiculous in the year 1980 that such a successful team representing Elon Col lege is without dressing faci lities. We are referring to the women’s basketball team. Since the beginning of pre-season football practice, the women’s locker room in Alumni Gym has been taken over by the freshman foot ball players. We consider this to be a great injustice to women’s athletics at Elon. Last year a lot of time, hard work, and money from our own pockets went into the rehabilitation of our locker room. All this work was necessary because of the destruction the football team caused the year before. Last year the women’s basketball team compiled a record of 23-3. What other team can compare with outstanding record such this? We think the time I a change is now!! Will t Athletic Department personnel be willing to gi up their offices for dressi space if our locker room not returned to us by 0^ 13, the first official day c practice? I Elon College Womeij Basketball Teai Immatmdty of weekend graffiti Dear Editor, The trash littered upon the beautiful ground of Elon after a “fired up” weekend is very unnecessary. Grafitti scrawled about the an nouncement boards and sidewalks is not only child ish, it is destruction of school property. To many of us, this will be our home for the next nine months, so let’s try and keep the campus as we found it on the day of « arrival — free of emfl bottles, shaving cream, toilet paper. Sincen, Ashley Tayl Fall break needed for escape route Dear Editor, It seems to me that Elon’s failure to include a fall break in the academic calen dar is very harmful to the students as well as the pro fessors. Attending and instructing classes for three consecutive months tends to become monotonous for everyone involved. This monotony, in many cases, results in stu dents skipping classes or ne glecting their studies. Teach ers too become tired of the daily routine and lose en thusiasm. For out-of-state students, the fall semester can be a very difficult time. They have no weekend escape and therefore are confined to campus life for three straight months. A long weekend would make a trip home worth the traveling time. An ideal time for a fall break would be immediately after mid-term exams. This would give the students time to relax after their testing Md also allow the professors time to carefully correct the exams. Both students and teachers could then return with a fresh outlook. A fall break could be nothing but beneficial to ei eryone involved here f Elon. Terri Mill ————1^^— Prof. podium i A new column call “Professor’s Podium” v be featured in the Burlingt Tlmes-News. This will ( able the faculty and st here at Elon College to hi their say in the newspaper The articles, which will limited to 600-700 wor may concern the professo specific field, or anotl matter that he may wish write on.
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