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Yoliune VII Number 6
Elon College, Elon College, N.C.
Thursday, October 9, 1980
HUD offers big bucks
for prospective dorm
By Joy Hamilton
A possible solution to the
over-crowded dorms and
Best Western Inn could
come with the allotment of a
$2.8 million federal loan to
Elon College for a new
dormitory. The loan has
been offered under the Col
lege Housing Program of the
Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
Congressman Richardson
Preyer notified President
Fred Young of the loan a
week ago. The new dorm,
which must be approved by
the Elon College Board of
Trustees, would house 300
students and be located as a
wing of Harper Center. At
present, SO students are
housed at the Best Western
and 600 students live with
three in a room. In addition.
housing for the Greeks is
scanty, and there is a long
waiting list of other students
who wish to move on cam
pus.
According to President
Young, the facility, if autho
rized by the 36-member
Board of Trustees Oct. 22,
should be ready for occu
pancy by the faU of 1982.
"It should be emphasized
that an additional residential
hall does not indicate an
expansion of the student
body,” says Dr. Yoimg. He
adds, “We consider the en
rollment this year of 2,576
students to be our maximum
size. In fact, we expect the
number of students to de
cline somewhat in the years
to come, but the need for
additional student housing
will remain.”
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With a $2.8 million loan from the government, Hon could easily add a new dorm. The
dorm would be located as a wing to the right of the Harper Center facility, but must be
cleared by the Board of Trustees. Photo by Whitmore.
The college president also
said that the prospective new
dorm “offers opportunity to
cont. on p. 7
Conscientious objectors
look at possible draft
Women out of gym locker room
By Robin Adams
The crowd is screaming
and there are only three
seconds left in the game. A
player goes down the court
and scores, making the
home team the winner.
After the virtorious team
members leave the basketball
court, they go their separate
ways to shower and change
clothes. Some go to their
dorm rooms, others go into
a bathroom, and still others
just use any gym room that
is available.
The above situation is
hypothetical, but it could be
real if the women’s basket
ball team is not given “sole
rights” to their locker room.
At the present time the
room is being used by fresh
men members of the football
team. Elon College has four
locker rooms on the main
campus; three of these
rooms are now in use by the
football team. The only one
not occupied is the men’s
basketball team locker
room.
On Monday the women’s
basketball team will hold its
first practice of the season.
Members of the team are
upset about their lack of
dressing facilities. “Without
a place to dress and some
where to meet,” says Lori
Smith, sophomore team play
er, “it will dampen the
spirits of the team and cause
the group to lose unity.”
“In the past, the room
has been used by members
of the football team but
never before have we been
worried about getting the
room back,” commented
cont. on p. 4
Rhodes, Marshall scholars named-
By Cindy Violette
Senior Roger Shore has
been nominated for the
Rhodes Scholar (Oxford Un
iversity) award in 1980. He
is a biology and math major
who now has a 3.85 grade
point average.
Roger was inducted into
Beta Beta Beta national bio
logical society his sopho
more year, was a Rudd
Scholarship recipient in his
junior year, and received the
Holt &holarship in his se
nior year. He is an active
memtwr of Alpha Chi.
His other interests include
intramural basketball, sing
ing, and membership in the
Elon College Orchestra.
Roger Shore— Rhodes Scho
lar nominee. Photo by Whit
more.
Senior class president Ja
nice Nelson has been nomi
nated for the 1980 Marshall
Scholar award. Since her
freshman year, she has been
an active member in the
SGA and Phi Mu sororitv.
Janice’s academic merits
include the Sara Merrick
Chancellor Scholarship,
awarded by Phi Mu; the
Barret-Howard Scholarship;
and the Long Presidential
Scholarship. Janice is also a
member of Pi Gamma Mu,
Alpha Chi, and Omicron
Delta Kappa.
She has been active in the
student government since her
freshman year.
There is growing concern
among high school and col
lege students about the pos
sible return of the draft,
following this siraimer’s re
gistration.
“The need for young peo
ple to be informed and to
consider going on record as
a conscientious objector to
war has never been greater
than it is this fall.” says
Larry Spears, director of
CCCO’s Youth and Con
scientious Objection Cam
paign.
CCCO was founded in
1948 as the Central Commi
ttee for Conscientious Ob
jectors and is a national,
non-profit agency counseling
young Americans facing the
prospect of military service,
or those already in the
military.
“It is important for young
people to realize that under
the current draft law, all
men between the ages of 18
and 26 are eligible to be
drafted. Also, students
should know that there is no
longer a college student de
ferment under the new draft
laws,” says Spears.
“Young Americans must
start thinking about whether
they could participate in the
military.” Spears states that
CCCO has already registered
over 20,000 young people
through its conscientious ob
jection card. “These cards
are available, free of charge,
from CCCO, P.O. Box
15796, Philadelphia, PA
19103. The card simply
states ‘Because of my beliefs
about war, I am opposed to
participating in the mili
tary.’”
Ma Bell to raise tab
Southern Bell has pro
posed a 14 percent rate
increase that would generate
$68.2 million a year in
revenue.
The proposal would in
crease private residence calls
by $1.85 per month for
single parties with one tele
phone set. If the rate in
crease is approved, the hike
would affect all Elon Col
lege students who have tele
phones in their rooms.
Current residence rates are
$8.95 per month, operator
assisted calls will be in
creased by 30 cents for
customer-Ualed credit card
calls. There is an additional
increase of 70 cents for
collect and bill-to-third party
calls, and $1.70 for person-
to-person calls.
The initial rate on all
operator-assisted calls will be
reduced from three minutes
to one minute.
Several options are avail-
cont. on p. 7