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Pendulum Volume Vin Number 24 Elon College, Elon College, NC 27244 Thursday, April 15, 1982 Major artists too expensive for Elon By Doug Norwood Many major concerts have been held at Elon. These have included such bands as Lpyrd Skynyrd, the Eagles, Doobie Brothers, Little Feat and Stevie Wonder. However, no large con certs have been held on campus this year, primarily because of the soaring cost of putting on “big shows.” The cost of bringing a band to Elon has increased greatly. Members of the Student Union Board, the organization that plans con certs, have decided a more practical approach to cam pus entertainment is to sche dule smaller and less expen sive events more frequently than occasional major at tractions. “The tremendous cost and amount of work involved in putting on a major concert made us decide to experi ment with a series of smaller concerts,” said Rae DiPro- fio, who heads SUB, “and it’s gone very well.” There probably will be no major attractions at Elon any time soon. The recent Anti-Suitcase Weekend that featured three ii The Ootlaws perfomcd here in IfTT wttfc WHBe Ntetao*. Past Major Concerts at Elon 1974 Pure Prairie League and Earl Scruggs Review 1975 Emmylou Harris, Elvin Bishop and the Ozark Mountain Daredevils Linda Ronstadt with Andrew Gold and the Goose Creek Symphony Lester Flatt and the Nashville Grass 1976 Herbie Mann 1977 Jimmy Buffett Willie Nelson and the Outlaws Tams, BUI Deal and the Rhondells, Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose, and Electric Funk Dave Mason and Kenny Loggins 1978 Wet Willie and Mother’s Finest Little Feat and John Hall Hall & Oates and City Boy 1979 Atlanta Rhythm Section Mike Cross Mother’s Finest and Nantucket 1980 Dirt Band and LeRoux Little River Band and Rupert Holmes 1981 Mike Cross John Price (/firuL, bands and two films cost about $6,000, and Living ston Taylor’s appearance this year cost $2,000. DiProfio said that the promoters of the band Pablo Cruise recently approached SUB last fall, offering to perform at Elon, but wanted $25,000. Elon would still have had to provide security, tickets, a clean-up crew and hospita lity, which would provide for the food and comfort of the performers. Pablo Cruise is hardly one of the most expensive bands. When James Taylor was in the area, he would have played for $30,000, and Earth, Wind and Fire would be in the neighborhood of $55,000 to $60,000, accord ing to DiProHo and Bill Clarke, the adviser to SUB. EHProfio said that in the past, the concert committee of SUB was allotted approx imately three-fourth of the entire SUB budget. This year it has received approximately one-half or $24,000. Clarke said that the new distribution of funds allows SUB to “provide as much as cont. on p. 3 CAVE IN-Doe to leaking pipe*, the once wggt^•‘®“* a large, gaping hole last week. Photo by Nader Hamldpo . ^ ^ Leaking pipes collapse ceiling By Bob Moser “Well, it had to happen some time,” said «gma Pi Fraternity brother Clay "Roberson, wking up at the large hole left when part the first-floor ceiling of the Sigma Pi Douse caved in last week. As a result of leakage from pipes running foni the upstairs bathroom at the house, * ceiling had been sagging for some time, hole is located above the foyer where * *3rge number of students regularly Wngregate during Sigma Pi social events. Fortunately, the damage occured at 6 pm. on April 8, when no one was standing underneath the foyer. The fraternity contacted Coorchnator of Student Affairs BUI Clarke several times in ‘^Ci?kI'Iiid'hl*notified the maintenMce otfe «rrh. offi« off ttaes that tbey woe ^aitily the problem.” but no Mion »as taken to prevent the ceihng from taUin* in. 93rd Founder’s Day activities planned By Sherri Moore The 93rd anniversary of the founding of Elon College will be celebrated April 19 through 21, with an anniversary dinner, convocation and the planting of the 93rd anniversary oak tree adjacent to the senior oak. The honorable Mills E. Godwin, Jr., former governor of Virginia, wiU be the guest speaker during the convacation ceremonies. He wiU speak in Whitley Auditorium at 10:30 a.m. on April 19. * •, Classes scheduled for 10:10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Apnl 19 are cancelled so that students will be able to attend the Founder’s Day convacation. College programs at 9:30 a.m. will also be cancelled. The 93rd anniversary dinner is April 19 at McEwen and Harden Dining Halls. EMnner begins at 4:30 p.m. and the menu for students includes carved top round roast beef to order, baked ham, chicken pic, squash casserole, green beans almondine, augratin potatoes, dinner rolls and butter and Founder’s Day cake. The planting of the 93rd anniversary oak tree is at 3 p.m. on April 21. President J. Fred Young will preside of the ceremonies. This wiU be followed by an anniversary coffee in West Residence Hall Lounge. Founder’s Day is only celebrated three times every decade to honor the founding fathers of Elon College: Dr. W.S. Long, Dr. J. Pressley Barrett, the honorable F.O. Moring, Col. J.H. Harden and Dr. G.S. Watson. Elon opened its doors on Sept. 2, 1880 with 108 students. The enrollment for the fu-st seven years averagea no students per year and has grown steadily to the present enrollment of 2,400 students.
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