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Congratulations Gerald Gibson! It’s a boy! Volume IX Number 3 Eton College, Elon College, N.C. 27244 Thursday, September 16, 1982 Many homecoming events planned by Shelby Bowman Staff Writer The Elon College Fightin’ Christians are preparing themselves once again for a Homecoming victory over the Carson- Newmsm Eagles in Burlington’s Memorial Statium. To create a general feeling of spirit behind the football team, various activities have been planned for the week leading up to the homecoming game 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25. During the week, students may come to Long Student Center to vote for Homecoming Queen. Contests have been chosen from Elon classes anc organizations. Their pictures will be dispiayed in the Student Center. The SGA is sponsoring a ban. contest in which cash prizes will be awarded. Students are to contact Kathy Spellman or Shena Penn with the SGA office. Posters will be displayed announcing SGA activi ties. Humphry Bogart and Katherine Hepburn star in the classic film “African Queen” Monday at 8 p.m. in Whitley Auditorium, free of charge to students. Wednesday is “Over-the-Hump day.” A pep rally Thursday morning between 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. in front of Long Student Center will set the pace for the Brice Street Band’s 8 p.m. performance that night. Their increase in popularity around Elon has been attributed to the release of their 1981 album, “Rise Up in the Night.” The concert will be held in Jordan Gym and admission is $2. On Friday, Sept. 24, the Alamance Country Club will sponsor Elon’s ninth annual Alumni Golf Tournament. Men and women alumni compete for trophies in separate divisions. Entry fees for the golf tournament are $8 for club members and $15 for nonmembers. Tee off times are between 9 a.m. and noon. Anyone interested in entering this event may call the Alamance Country Club pro shop at 584-1326. “The Entertainers” will perform at Burlington’s Best Western ballroom with 40 hits during Elon’s 8 p.m. Homecoming Dance. Tickets are $5 for couples and $3 for singles. All admitted will receive a free Elon tumbler from the SGA sponsors. Dewey Andrew (class of ’63), Tommy Cole (’72), Charlie Maidon(’63), J. B. Vaughn(’59), Earl Sims(’29), and Zac Walker(’30) will be inducted into the Elon Sports Hall of Fame at 10 a.m. Saturday in Whitley Auditorium. The Elon soccer team will play East Carolina at 11 a.m. Burlington Memorial Stadium opens at 12 noon with a picnic lunch for attendants of the game. Game tickets are available for $5 at the gate for those who do not have reserved seats or a valid Elon student ID. Dr. Jack White will conduct Elon’s “Showband of the Carolinas” at the 1:30 p.m. pregame show. Kickoff time is 2 p.m. Homecoming week leads to Saturday night when “The Tams” bring a little of the beach to the Best Western Ballroom. Elon Alumni are invited to attend from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets will be $11 for couples and $6 for singles. li BRICE STREET BAND • which entertained Elon students during a past anti>suitcase weekend, will perform again at Elon at the Sept. 23 homecoming dance in Jordan Gym. Wheel of fortune turns slow MANY STUDENTS especially freshmen, dread settling in and encountering new people during the week of school; however. Casino Night offered students a chance to have fun and get acquainted. Freshmen dlscus$ their impressions of Elon in a related story by Vicky Jiggetts on page 4. Organization fair to be held today in front of library Sky diving demonstrations, hot dog eating contests and dunking machine competitions will highlight Elon College’s annual organizational fair today. Between 4:30 and 6 p.m., social, religious, and academic groups will set up is to 20 booths near McEwen Library to give students a chance to find out what extra-curricular activities around campus are ideal for them. Bill Clarke, coordinator of student activities, said he exists a large crowd at the event, sponsored by The Stuo»n> Union Board and broadcast live by the campus radio station WSOE. He hopes students can come by his office in 210 Long Student Center if they need to consult him about skills of leadership, management, and responsibility related to various Elon organizations. Workshops planned through the Student Activities Office will be available on weekends or weeknights at no cost.
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