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The Pendulum
Thursday, October 11,1984
Volume XI, Number 6
Homecoming Queen 1984
Senior Melinda Brown, representing Sigma Pi, was crowned at last Saturday’s game
against Guilford. Her escort was Bob Moser, also of Sigma Pi. See game story on page 6 and
more photos on page 8.
Sen. Helms may
be here Monday
Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., is
tentatively scheduled to speak
at Elon on Monday. From 3 to 4
p.m. Helms will be in Scott Pla
za to deliver some brief re
marks and talk informally with
faculty and students. Coffee
and soft drinks will be served.
Play Review
‘Merry Wives' makes
hit with audience
p. 4
Computer blamed
in phone bill errors
By Maureen Sweeney
Features Editor
As many as 200 students were billed last month for long dis
tance calls they did not make, and a faulty computer program in
the campus’ new phone system has been blamed.
A new program written by Digital Interface was received
Monday and loaded into the system early Tuesday morning, said
Buck BaylifF, director of auxiliary services and the man in
charge of the campus phone system.
He said, “Students have been coming by right and left with
their phone bills. We’ve arranged credits on the spot.”
Overall, Bayliff said he is pleased with the new system. He
commetited that students have seen a reduction in their long
distance bills from 25 cents per minute to 19 cents per minute.
If no problems were found with the new program, future
phone bills should be correct, Bayliff added.
Other problems with the system have resulted in extra
charges for operator assistance and unconnected calls. Every
student with a campus phone has been affected by these two
problems, Bayliff said.
WSOE alumni recall
growth pains in station
(Photo by Jamie Cobb)
College officials have invited
all candidates for the Senate,
governor and 6th district Con
gress. Helms will speak here if
the Senate adjourns in time.
Continued on page 7
By Maureen Sweeney
Features Editor
The sign said,“The alternative
dream come true.” At the new
ly renovated studio of WSOE,
alumni attending last Satur
day’s reunion had to agree. “It
is a dream come true,” said Bill
Zint, the station’s manager
from 1977-79.
Zint has watched the station
grow from a storage space to
four carpeted rooms with some
top-of-the-line equipment.
WELN (the first call letters
chosen for the station) was in
the planning stages when Zint
got involved in 1976. “The idea
had been formulated before I
came to Elon,” Zint remem
bered. “Bob Hurst was the sta
tion manager in ‘76. He lived on
the floor below me; he got
things rolling.”
Like everything worthwhile
the creation of WSOE was a
struggle. The first challenge
was with the media board.
Shocker!
“The college was with us one
minute, against us the next,” is
how Zint tells the story. “They
were questioning us, making
sure we had it together. We
asked for $15,000 for equip
ment. Half came through the
school, and half through the
SGA.”
The next battle was with the
Federal Communications Com
mission (FCC). Elon’s request
for a 10 watt educational
license was turned down many
times because the application
had been filed incorrectly.
Once the station had the O.K.
to proceed, it was informed
that the call letters were in use
somewhere in the country. “I
sat down with Barry Simmons
and Bill Sharpe,” said Zint.
“We reviewed call letters and
finally came up with WSOE for
Wonderful Sounds of Elon.”
Add to the list of problems a
freak hailstorm that damaged
Continued on page 7
Quakers stay unbeaten
by toppling No. 2 Elon
p. 6