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Marchl2,1981 The Pendulum Page 3 Student speaks out against editorial on prejudice Register to vote! The March 5 Pendulum carried an editorial that raised the issue of racism at Elon College. This was done in a way that was question able at best. Elon certainly does not discriminate against minori ties in the admissions pro cess. This is clearly stated in the Bulletin, and Isee no evidence to the contrary. In the matter of faculty hiring, there is no racism in the sense of discrimination against blacks— but the college is racist in its reverse discrimination against whites through “affirmative ac tion” required by the federal government. Elon has only one black professor for a variety of reasons— includ ing economics. This college’s pay scale keeps it from competing against the UNC system in the hiring of any person “in demand,” inclu ding blacks, accountants, and computer science facul ty. Other reasons include the lack of social life for any black professor here, and the appeal of teaching at a college with a higher percen tage of black students. The existence of the Black Cultural Society is not evi dence of racism. It is the only ethnic club on campus, and was founded primarily as a black activitiy, just as the Ukrainian National As- socation was formed primar ily as a group for Ukrainian- Americans. It is not racism when few German-Americans attend the events of either of the above groups. The “Mr. Ebony Contest” and the “Swahili Swing” were ad vertised as “black” events by those sponsoring them. Free association and trade are what democracy is all about. There is no “need” for anyone to buy at a par ticular store due tothe race or sex of the owner, or to join any given club. Group OPINION officers should be chosen on merit, not color. (Many schools have Greek organi zations that are largely black— one could be found ed here.) Jobs should be awarded to the best qualified applicant. The editorial by Joy Ham ilton and Robin Adams overstated any racism issue. (In a later discussion, Robin Adams claimed that a racist group had tried to organize on campus— but refused to provide any evidence or even explanation to substantiate her allegation.) This article failed to document the charge of racism with any evidence, (the racism issue is overstated nationwide. To day’s high Klan membership of 10,000 is dwarfed by the 4 million of 1926). In the opinion of many, this editor ial has provoked more trou ble than good. Formal “human relations committees” are inevitably leftist propaganda fronts. They are a nuisance to local governments, businesses, and citizens alike, and are fundamentally incompatible with democracy and the free enterprise system. (Note the activities of the group in Greensboro.) Whenever pos sible, they should be re moved, not installed. Bryant Colson’s election is proof of the non-existence of racism here— an attitude that could be ruined if a few make simultaneous demands for separatism, absolute equality, and affirmative ac tion. What we need is to all work together as Americans. Burning the yearbooks made no history, it merely made many wonder about this in stitution and those involved in the protest. Real racism grows on such “protest for the hell of it” and unsub stantiated allegations as the editorial and cartoon of last week. Matt Maggio Dean Long gives suggestions to fraternities at Elon College by Mary Watson Rumor has it that a fra ternity row would be built in between Harper Center and the gym. Do not panic guys; this is only a rumor! The plans are for the fraternities to remain as they are. William G. Long, dean of student affairs, says a fra ternity row has been thought of, but no concrete plans were ever made. He also adds that even though he is in favor of the fraternity system he sees that some changes are needed. Because of the effects of “open parties,” to which anyone is welcome, the fra ternity houses have become rundown. Dean Long encou rages the fraternities to have closed parties so that des truction of property may be eliminated. Another suggestion he has is to limit parties to week ends so that these young men who live in the houses can study. The fraternities should not interfere with the academic week, according to Dean Long. The dean says, “Many of the faculty members are hypocrticial,” in attitude towards the fraternities. He wants to encourage more of them to be advisers to the fraternities so that they can Omega Psi Phi gives time The potential brothers of Omega Psi Phi . fraternity recently entertained some of the young boys from the Elon Home for Children, ^e brothers took several of the boys to Eton’s last home l>asketball game and after wards took them out to -dinner. This project is only a small portion of the things that the brothers hope to do for some of the children at the home. “Lots of times young boys don’t have a male figure in their lives. cont. on p. 8 By John Sadler This week the Elon Col lege SGA and PIRG are involved in a voter registra tion drive. The purpose of this drive is to raise student interest in local government and to make students aware of their voting rights in the town of Elon College. Most of the students who come to Elon will reside here for four years. In that four years they usually do not exercise their right to vote back home; therefore, it would be very beneficial for those students to register in the are where their vote will benefit them most. Until now students have not been made aware of their voting rights in Elon College. Many students who have tried to register in the town of Elon have been turned down because of a questionnaire that has some built-in bias against college students. Other counties have not used this questionnaire and other college students have been able to register. Why are Elon College students deprived of their right to register? Why docs Ala mance County interpret North Carolina law dif ferently from other counties such as Guilford where vot-. ing rights of Guilford Col lege students are recognized without a questionnaire? Whj has the Alamance Board of Elections and the Town of Elon College discouraged students from exercising their constitutional right to vote? 1 feel that some citizens of the town are afraid that they would have to recognize and meet the interests of students who up until this time have had no legal voice in the place where they live. In addition, J feel some towns people are afraid of the possibility of a student run ning for public office. This possibility, in my opinion, would help to further im prove town-coliege relations oy giving the town a direct link to the students and vice versa. I genuinely think that if the students voted in the town it would increase their pride and civic duty in the community. I do not want to offend anyone in the town of Elon College by this article. I have had a very good work ing relationship with many of Elon’s town leaders; how ever, I feel it is my responsi bility to let the students become aware of their rights and voting privileges. I would encourage all Elon College students to join the registration drive. A bus will be leaving Long Student Center at 12:30 Monday, March 16, for Graham to register students at the Board of Elections. SGA President get a better insight into the Greek system. In the past, the noise of the parties has been a com munity concern. However, recently there has been a reduction of complaints. It seems that the main time people complain is during the warmer months, when the students tend to party outside the houses. Dean Long believes the fraternities to be a suppor tive system of the college, especially with fund-raising projects. He adds that the advantages outweigh the problems. A free concert by Moose Smith, a former Elon gra duate, will be held tonight at 9. The concert will be held in the large lounge of Long Student Center. If you are interested in registering to vote, contact one of these people for more Information: Tony Napoli 584-9074 Steve Danielson 449-7754 Jay Luke 584-4563 Mike Martin 584-9020 It’s your constitutional right to vote; use it! Board cont. from p. 1 student affairs, the advising office, and the registrar’s office. The Board approved the promotion of Dr. Jack O. White to the rank of profes sor. Dr. David M. Crowe, Dr. Daniel Feinberg, Profes sor Hugh M. Fields and Dr. J. Michael Marr were gran ted tenure. Chairmen for 1981-83 term wei'e also appointed. They include Dr. G. Lyn Ryals, Jr., in biology. Dr. Howard R. Higgs in human services. Dr. Ralph V. An derson in economics; Dr. Paul D. Williams, Jr., in education and psychology; Dr. Lamar Bland in Litera ture, Languages and Com munications, and Dr. Whit ney P. Mullen in physical sciences. St. Patrick cont. from p. 1 on every lapel. It is tradi tional for a husband and wife to dunk the flower in whiskey and then send the bottle to the servants, if they have any. The couple usually then goes to a ball at St. Patrick’s Hall in Dublin Castle. The lower class con gregates around a “Pa trick’s pot” of beer or whiskey in a nearby inn. In our country, while there may be fewer festivi ties on this day, it is almost certain that most people will have green on somewhere.
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