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Volume Vn Number 16
Elon College, Elon College, N.C. 27244
Thursday, February 19 1981
Bill to reduce senate --
size may decrease apathy
PIRG plans projects
By Joy Hamilton
SGA President John Sad-
! ler says that the senate “has
[ not been effectively serving
constituents.” To help re
medy this problem and create
more pride in the SGA a bill
will go before the Senate to
reduce from 21 to 15 the
number of senators. This
, would decrease from seven
to five the number of sena
tors from each precinct.
The senate voted to give
S547.50 to the Elon College
Gospel Choir for touring
purposes. Most of this mon
ey will be used for robes and
gas expenses. The Gospel
Choir has also raised money
by selling carnations and
from dues.
The senate passed a bill
for the renovation of the
senate room. Phase I, which
will cost $1,400, will pay for
carpeting, panelling and
patching of tiles in the
room. Phase II, which will
be carried out later this year,
will budget chairs, a head
table, and desks.
This room will be, accord
ing to John Sadler, SGA
president, “for exclusive use
of the senate and honor
court.” Fraternities and
other groups must sign an
agreement and pay a security
deposit for damages.
Sadler also said that the
room is “designed for wear
and tear” and will last 10
years at least.”
Alice Boleman will leave
Elon to go to Texas State
as women’s hall director
I Alice S. Boleman will be
I leaving her position as area
I coordinator for the West
I side of campus on Feb. 24.
She has been chosen to go to
Southwest Texas State Uni
versity where she will be a
hall director for a women’s
dormitory.
Mrs. Boleman decided to
leave Elon College primarly
to be closer to her family.
Both her son and daughter
have settled with their fami
lies in Corpus Christi, Tex
as, the town in which the
university is located.
Mrs. Boleman says, “I
have thoroughly enjoyed
these seven years I’ve been
at Elon. Although college
students have problems, I
think they are a great people
to be associated with.”
April to bring Greek events
By Teri Miller
Every spring, the Greeks
of Elon unite in competi
tion. This annual event,
j known as “Greek Weekend”
i will take place from April 9
to April 12.
The weekend events are
already being discussed by a
I committee consisting of two
^ representatives from each of
the six fraternities and four
sororities. The committee
elected co-presidents, Kathy
Gilliam of Phi Mu and
Kevin Riley of Sigma Phi
Epsilon. Also elected was
Vicki Shaw of Phi Mu as
treasurer.
Although Greek Weekend
not a money-making pro-
One of the reasons for the
senate room is to, according
to Sadler, “improve the
overall quality of the senate
and create a sense of pride
in senators.” Only four sen
ators returned from last
year. The bill may also help
attendance at senate meet
ings; at this time, only two
senators have not missed a
meeting.
The SGA is also looking
into giving senators college
credit for serving. A journal
would also be kept by sena
tors.
The senate meets on the
first and third Thursdays of
every month and students
are urged to come and see
how the government of their
school works, Sadler says.
While many people are
writing off the consumer
movement, Elon College
students involved with the
North Carolina Public Inte
rest Research Group are
preparing for another active
semester. “Last semester
students completed four sig
nificant reports— from
studying grocery prices to
surveying Alamance County
residents’ opinions on the
state’s sales tax on food—
that keep consumerism flou
rishing here,” said PIRG
staff representative Art Don-
sky.
PIRG is distinct from
other groups in that students
direct the organization’s
work as well as hire full-time
professionals to aid them.
“The staff provides support
to the students’ work. We
provide continuity that is
essential for effective re
search and advocacy,” he
said.
Over the years PIRG stu
dents have pushed hard for
student voting rights. Accor
ding to Donsky, the group
will continue their efforts in
this area. “In neighboring
Guilford County we regi
stered over 300 students at
both Guilford college and
UNC-G without any pro
blems. The Alamance Board
of Elections continues to
discourage eligible students
here at Elon from register-
mg.
Projects slated for this
semester include: researching
and publishing a guide to
Elon and Burlington banks,
another market-basket sur
vey, examining court build
ing, zoning and planning
codes with regard to energy
conservation incentives, and
a follow-up study of prescrip
tion drug prices.
The groups meet every
Monday from noon until
1:30 p.m. in the Large
Lounge of Long Student
Center.
Faculty to present their research
A new Faculty Collo
quium Series will begin this
spring with two faculty
members discussing their
current research. On Feb.
27, at 1:30, on the second
ject, each organization must
pay a fee of $25 to partici
pate. The money left over,
after the weekend is ar
ranged, will be split evenly
and returned to the organi
zations.
Since Sept. 30, the commi
ttee has been meeting every
other Tuesday evening to
plan new events and to
consider a theme for the
weekend. Events that caused
controversy in previous yews
have been deleted from the
program. Kevin Riley says,
“The ultimate goal of the
Greek Weekend Committee
is to carry out an orgaiuzed
and enjoyable weekend for
all.”
Dr. Jim Pace
floor of McEwen Dining
Hall, Dr. James Pace, reli
gion, will present a talk on
“Tracking the Ancient Moa
bites.” On April 24, at the
same time and place. Dr.
Tom Henricks, sociology,
will present a talk on “To
ward a General Theory of
iMientation.’
Group discussion and
refreshments will follow
these talks.
The series is co-sponsored
by the Elon College chapter
of the American Association
of University Professors
(AAUP) and the Elon Facul
ty Research Committee. It
will be geared toward Elon
College faculty, students and
administration.
Dr. Pace is from Selma,
Ga., and a graduate of
Birmingham-Southern Col
lege completed his M.A.
and Ph.D. requirements at
Emory University.
Dr. Henricks is an assis
tant professor of sociology.
A native of Whittier, Cal.,
he received his B.A. degree
at North Central College in
Illinois, and his M.A. and
Ph.D. in sociology from the
University of Chicago.
He taught sociology at
Indiana Central University
and Indiana University-
Purdue University at Indian-
polis, Ind. He has published
several articles in profes
sional journals and received
an Eli Lilly grant to restruc
ture course work in the area
of the urban community and
to assist in the development
of a community service de
partment.
In the future, the Faculty
Research Committee will try
to sponsor two presentations
each semester. Any faculty
members interested in pre
senting papers next fall are
urged to contact Dr. Angyal
or other members of the
Faculty Research committee.
The purpose of the mid-day
discussions, according to Dr.
Angyal, is to allow faculty
members a chance to speak
to their colleagues and stu
dents about research they
are doing in their prospec
tive fields.
Dr. Tom Henricks