Thursday, April 12,1984
Volume, X, Number 23
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CROSSING THE STATE LINE: The States, a group based in Virginia Beach, VA.,
will appear in the Jordan Gym at 9 p.m. tomorrow night. This regionally popular
group just finished touring with RCA recording artists Hall and Oates.
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kicks off today
By Patricia Aycock
Staff Writer
Spring Fling is a major program on campus where we try to
have a lot planned for that one weekend and to get the students
outside and see what really goes on in being involved,” said
Drew Van Horn, director of Student Activities.
Spring Fling, sponsored by the SGA and SUB will be held this
year on April 12,13, and 14. A wide variety of events will be held,
with most of them occurring in the new area.
Beginning this Thursday evening. Spring Fling kicks off with
the movie Risky Business to be shown at 8 p.m. at the Harper
Center Lake. Then Friday afternoon, a character artist will be
present to do drawings of students. At 8:30 p.m., comedian Jack
Gallagher will appear at Jordan Gym. At 9 p.m., the band called
“States” will play. The concert should last until approximately
1 a.m.
“States just got off a tour with Daryl Hall and John Oates and
they received a great amount of recognition,” said Van Horn.
“Their music ranges from New Wave to Rock and Roll. It really
varies. They’ll play some Prince. But their roots are really in
New Wave and Rock and Roll.”
On Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m., there will be an organizational
fair in which all the organizations on campus will have the
See Spring Fling page 9
Three candidates vie for SGA president
By Penny Thomas
Features Editor
The three candidates run
ning for Student Government
Association president, along
»ith the other candidates run
ning for executive offices,
ipoke Tuesday in Mooney
llieatre about their upcoming
plans and goals if elected.
In alphabetical order, the
first candidate for the office of
president is Chris Farrior, a
iunior majoring in computer
science and mathematics. Far
mer said that he would like to
sain the experience of holding
•iiehigh office and said that he
*ould be willing to support the
students to the best of his
ability.
Student apathy has hin-
lered growth of the student
Chris Farrior
body of Elon,” said the second
candidate, Tim Malone.
Malone is a 21-year-old junior
majoring in business. He said
that he would work on the prob
lem of student apathy and also
proposed to find ways to en-
Tim Malone
courage all senators to attend
senate meetings. Malone also
outlined other ideas on impro
ving or developing student
policies.
The final presidential candi
date to speak was junior Bob
Bob Moser
Moser, an English and political
science major. Moser said that
since he has served as vice
president of SGA this year, he
knows how the SGA and the col
lege work. That knowledge, he
said, is essential for the presi
dent, because the office needs
a person “with the knowledge,
ability and guts to stand up to
the administration.” Moser
argued that he can provide the
leadership “to build on his re
cord as President.”
Two candidates are cam
paigning for the office of vice
president. Michael Nutt, a 21-
year-old junior majoring in
business finance, said that he
wants to continue to work to im
prove student life by devoting
his experience and responsi
bility as an SGA senator to the
office of vice president. He
said that Elon is going through
changes and he has the past
knowledge to help even more
things happen.
Matt Payne, the opposing
see Elections page 9
Looking at
the computer craze
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