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Our readers (^ntinued Student praises Open House Thursday, Feb. 19,1981 The Pendulum Page 7 To the Editor: It always seems to be announced when the frater nities have had some misfor tune in the conduct of some of their members, or their houses end up looking like the Titanic on Sunday morn ings after a stampede of party goers head through. I thinic that it is about time somebody other than a Greek spoke up in favor of the fraternities. The frater nities are just about the only available social hfe for the students on weekend that Elon has to offer. I believe that anybody who attended Open House last Sunday will know what I am talking about. Each fraternity worked very hard in cleaning up its house and preparing different appe tizers and drinks for guests. Not only were the houses clean, but also the appear ance and manners of the brothers were as well. Fraternities, thank you for a job well done. You seem to take the bad breaks for the conduct of all the Greeks as well as a lot of students who are not Greeks. Maybe the ones who condemn you should see more days like last Sunday. Debra Burke Elon splits pair of games — drops one to Belmont Abbey by 6, defeats Atlantic Christian Saturday by Kevin Wikon Elon hosted non-confer- ence Belmont Abbey and conference Atlantic Chris tian last week to split a pair of games in Alumni Gym. The Fighting Christians’ 2-3 zone defense was unable to shut down Abbey’s of fense on Feb. 12. The visi tors scored inside and out side at any given moment. Elon played the same style of defense as Drew Van- Horn and Lee Allison pro vided outside jumpers to keep the game close. For a major part of the first half both teams illustrated a “you score, I score” type of game. With 9:21 remaining be fore the half, Lee Allison hit a jumper, sank two free throws and scored the go- ahead basket to put Elon 18-17. The shooters of Bel mont Abbey roared back with two outside jumpers followed by a Clarence Miles slam dunki Toward the end of the half Lee Allison scored on a layup to cut the lead by two points, 32-30. Belmont Abbey reeled off six unanswered points in the opening minutes of the sec ond half. Trailing by nine, Elon displayed a full court press. That didn’t irritate the outside scorers of Belmont at all. Throughout the rest of the game the Fighting Christians were playing catch up basketball. With 2:51 to go Allison hit a short jumpshot to bring Elon within five points. To live or die by the jumpshot Belmont Abbey refused to let the Fightin Christians’ semi comeback become effective. Greg Dawson hit two of two free throws for a 63-60 score with 1:49 showing on the clock. This appeared to be the closest Elon ever came until Lee Allison fouled a player to extend their lead to five points. The senior from Mebane talhed 21 points and made five of five from the free throw line. Clarence Miles Allison sinks another foul shot for the Fighting Christians. Staff Photo scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds, fol lowed by Gary Shuffler and Drew VanHorn, who scored 10 points each. Elon 71, Belmont Abbey 77. Two days later, on Val entine’s night, Atlantic Christian came to Elon with one thought on their minds. To win. In this specific engagement, Lee Allison played in the backcourt with point guard. Drew Van- Horn. The lead changed hands in the earlier moments. Two jumpers and a dunk by Atlantic Christian had Elon trailing 29-21. The Fighting Christians tried to score inside but the visitors clogged the middle. Two quick jumpers by Drew Van- Horn and Lee Allison’s three-point play gave Elon a 32-29 lead. Atlantic Chris tian hit nine points, before the buzzer, to go on top by one point, 41-40. In the second half of action, freshman Gary Shuf fler played like a veteran. He scored at different lo cations as Elon ran to a ten-point lead. A comeback by AC was in perspective until Lee Allison invented a three-point play for a 66-61 score. In control by five points, Elon’s starting five went to celebrate their high est point production this season. Clarence Miles led Elon with 22 points followed by Lee Allison’s 21 points. Greg Dawson came back to normal by hitting 19 points after a three-game slump. Drew VanHom tallied a season high 20 points as Gary Shuffler added 14 points and grabbed eight re bounds for the Fighting Christians 98-88 victory. Elon stands 12-15 in overall cont. on p. 8 Opinion Who can afford them? Book costs high By Susie George Spring semester is under way, the welcome-back par ties are dwindling, and stu dents are settling down into their studies. At least, those students who can afford their books have begun the daily grind. This semester there has been an amazing number of complaints concerning the high cost of textbooks. One student with a course load of 18 hours spent $135. She won the prize of the day for spending the largest sum. It was a piece of bubblegum, along with an offer for the Campus Shop to write a letter to her parents Veri fying the amount spent was specifically for books. Ob viously, something is wrong. This is not the first (nor probably the last) time stu dents at Elon have com plained about the high cost of books. In 1977, PIRG did a comparative study on col lege book stores. Contrary to popular belief, PIRG found that bookstores do not make a large profit from selling textbooks. They stay in business by selling items such as t-shirts, cards, and shampoo. The sale of text books is done as a service to the students. Most college bookstores have similar poUcies regard ing the sale of books, along with similar prices. For every dollar spent on a textbook, the stores receive 20 cents. After paying the expenses of postage, salaries, rent, and electric bills, only four cents is left over— not an astronomical profit. Professors at fault The problem then seems to lie elsewhere. A major difficulty bookstores en counter is professors who frequently change their re quired texts. This policy drastically reduces the num ber of used, lower-priced books available to students. It also costs the stores money, as they have to sell outdated textbooks back to publishers for less than one third of the original price paid. If professors were re quired to use the same textbook for a few years, then at least some students would be paying less. There are other methods of combatting the rising prices of textbooks. In some schools, students organize book exchanges of their own. Once established, these exchanges can be highly successful if student dedica tion to the project remains high. Throw-away texts Ford’s Insider, a supple ment to college newspapers, proposed another solution. They mentioned throw-away textbooks that normally cost one dollar a piece. These would certainly save students money, but they would not be much use for later refe rence. Still another answer to high priced books is the rental program. Students at Appalachian State Uni versity are charged a flat fee, included in tuition costs. At semester’s end, students return their books to the store or have the option of purchasing them. If the books are not returned, then students are billed for them. These four examples of selling textbooks are only some of the methods used to help rising prices. If any one of them was adopted at Elon, there would be a much happier, not to mention wealthier, student body. Borrowed booiu The best way of fighting the inflationary costs of textbooks is used by a student at the University of Alabama. This student sim ply borrows books from other students the night be fore his exams and reads them from cover to cover. In this manner, he avoids spending any money on books. If all students could be successful with this kind of studying, then there would be no need to do anything about the bookstores. Since this is not possible for the majority of us, something needs to be done. Professors- take note. Before automati cally requesting new books for next semester, see if the added material can be in structed without the aid of a new textbook. Students— ask around before you buy. You might be able to trade your Norton Anthology for your roommate’s calculus book. The extra effort might pay off. Orientation Team All students Interested in Joining the Orientation team for 1981 are Invited to come by the large lounge Thursday afternoons at 3:30.
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