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Page 2 The Pendulum February 12,1981 Why such turnover The Learning Resources Center and the Office of Student Affairs experience an almost constant turnover here at Elon College. Recently in the LRC almost the entire staff has changed. Reasons for this vary. Some choose to enter other areas that Elon has trained them for. Others are simply fed up because funds are not allocated for necessary equipment. For others, the CETA funding under which they were employed has run out. Elon College must make employment for staff and faculty more enticing. Many of the staff positions offer a low salary, and, in the case of the LRC, not much appreciation. Too many young people the school does entice leave soon after Elon has trained them. Another mistake of the administration is hiring several part-time people in an area instead of one full-time person. In most instances part-time jobs are not secure or stable. Not only is this situation not healthy for staff morale, but it lengthens the wait for tenure. How can Elon attract and keep quality personnel? The question of salary plays a large role in the matter. Although most people do not teach for money alone, Elon does not favorably compare with the national average for teachers and professors. Thus, many people simply use Elon as a base for experience and move elsewhere. Although money is tight, Elon is in good shape compared to the plight of many small private colleges. For this reason, why should the college not pay higher salaries, give a little credit where credit is due, and offer more jobs that have a chance of advancement? Even to the students, an increase in tuition may have a stabilizing effect on enrollment. And also, it could help prevent students from transferring to another college or university. They lead good sports Good morale and student enthusiasm may have been the key to championship in the case of the Elon basketball game Saturday night. A group of males from third floor Moffitt came to life after a quiet first half. Their humor and pep surely helped the Elon team on to victory. The yellow-shirted men cheered in good taste that often is absent from the basketball court. I I I •S s Joy Hamilton^ I News Editor Mari Behrend ^ Photographer David Avrette, Susan Buricson'^ I Layout Mari Behrend & Diane McSbeehyS Cartoonist Tawana Williams 1 g Adviser Dr. Mary Ellen Priestley | ^Artwork Dody Hilliard :? Published by Communications Media Board of Elon I in personnel? £dlitoiia] each Thursday during the school year except during 1 examination, summer and holiday periods. Staff meetings S I Friday at 10 a.m., 205 Student Center. | Subscriptions — $5 per year _frON What our ers say The Pendulum welcomes letters from our readers. Letters should be limited to 250 words, and the editor reserves the right to shorten or delete items of bad taste or possible libel. The writer must give address and telephone number where he can be reached. Open mfirmary on Saturday To the Editor: I know that times are hard and Elon College is trying to conserve money like the rest of the American public. There is one thing, however, that cannot be jeopardized. I am referring to the health of the student body. There must be a strange notion that Elon College students do not get sick on the weekends. If everybody else does, why should we be an exception? That leaves me wondering why the infir mary is boarded up like Fort Knox on Friday afternoons for the weekend. It is true that many stu dents go home on the week ends, but there is also a iwrtion of the students who live too far to travel home and get medical attention if they wake up sick on a Saturday morning. If students that were sick on the weekends got proper medications, it may be easier for them to recuperate and attend their Monday classes. I propose that for at least during the winter months, the inHrmary be opened for a few hours on Saturday, benefiting those unfortu nates who did not get sick on a weekday. After all, Elon is our home for the academic school year. Debra Burke Student Lights for the dark campus To the Editor: One cannot help but to notice how dark this campus becomes at night. Something needs to be done about the lack of efficient lights around this campus. It is not well lighted which presents problems — mainly crime. Students cannot even walk to the library at night with out feeling insecure. It is especially dangerous for girls out walking alone. For the safety of the students, better lights should be put up around the campus. Around Harper Center, there are not enough lights to light the parking lot. It is not safe for students who come in late at night. Girls cannot feel safe getting out of their cars. You never know when something unex pected will happen especially if one is by himself or her self. The gym parking lot does not have sufficient lighting either. It is not safe for commuter students who have night classes and have to walk to their cars. The gy® should be adequately ligh*‘ ed. Better lights are also needed along the sidewalk from Harper Center to the main campus. As a whole, the campus needs more lights. Somfr thing must be done for the safety of the students. Criro* cannot be stopped until brighter lights are put around the campus. Becky KlmbreD
Elon University Student Newspaper
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