1IIII lllll The Pendulum Thursday, October 6,1983 Volume X, No. 5 Mailbox problem remedied By Vicky Jiggetts Staff Writer During the summer, the com binations to the student mail boxes were changed. Buck Bayliff, director of auxiliary services, said that it was a necessary change. “We disco vered that the mailbox com binations hadn’t been changed for many years,” he said. “Many students not only knew their own combinations, but also the combination to other boxes.” Presently, two students share a mailbox because there aren’t enough for everyone to have their own. Bayliff said, “My ultimate goal is for every student to have his own private box. We will eventually purch ase more boxes for on-campus students. Each box will cost approximately $45.” He also said that students will keep the same mailbox un til they graduate. “As of now, we will not change combina tions until the student gradu ates”, Bayliff said. Bayliff said that students had some problems trying to open their mailboxes, because the combinations were not done correctly. “When we changed the combinations, we used inexperienced labor, such as students. Maintenance said that they would take care of this problem as soon as possible,” Bayliff said. There have been cases of vandalism to the mailboxes. Bayliff said, “People are pop- i ping the glass out of their mail boxes when the combination doesn’t work, so that they can get their mail. This only opens their mail to anyone who wants it It is possible that it may be a See Mailb«xes page 7 r The People^s Choice FtKlla by Jlaf Mas^ngii doria Coodc, iKwly rrownrd HtHBtrroonif; qanm. is csrortrd by CENTS Delray Anthony in Uir hatftinr rereiBoeies al the footbal (saw bctwrn EIob and Leana^ Rhyne. The GENTS, a social genriee organization, slan^ for “p lOBethernesB.” See other HonMv^oninp piioloe on pape 5. DWI law affects colleges By iMkia Lanka Associated E4it*r N.C. Rep. Martin Lancaster. 3ne of tbe authors of the Safe Roads Act. addressed adminis^ trators from private colleges at Duke University Sept. 18. The conference, sponsored by the N.C. Association of Private Collies and Universities, was held to discuss the ramifica tions of the Safe Roads Act for organizations and institutions. Effective Oct. 1. this act changes the current charge of DUI to the new charge of DWI (driving while impaired). A driver may ^t a DWI if author ities can prove the driver's physical or mental faculties are impaired by alcohol, drugs or a combination of both. The Safe Roads Act also raises the l^al drinking age to 19. William Long, dean of stu dent affairs, one of seven rep resentatives of Elon College at the conference, said in an in terview that according to Rep. Lancaster, during the last two years more Americans were killed by drunk driving than in the Vietnam War. “Because of drunken driv ing,”’ Long said, “there have been fatalities, and this is what led to the Safe Roads Act” I One of the provisions of the new law is that police can set up roadblocks to specifically check for drunken drivers. “They cant be capricious; the police have to have a plan of contingency so that if they start stopping cars, they will avoid traffic build-up,” Long noted. Long said that the main reason the drinking a^ was hiked to 19 was to get drinking out of the high schools. He Cmtmacd ra page 3 Gallery players at work - Deathtrap reviewed - p.4 Homecoming victory Elon defeats Lenoir-Rhyne as Smith scores 2 TDs p.6

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