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mnutsday. IMardhi 7. 1985 The Pendulum Page 3 Other Opinions Students should participate in town politics !>- Geofge Tajior t Smdots. why doa’t ;«u get io- vohed in the Polilkal S]rslem? I am DM taJkii^ aixNflt durii^ dit PtEsidential dectkn. I am lAiDg about the local poiiiical I sjmcm—tbe Town of Eton C(d- '1^. Spend a few minutes with ne disaissii^ reasons why you I shouM and then decide for foonclf. Wink we could discuss ibfevcr iD die teasms why you should, an gomg lo dfsoRS two areas for }cour edifkatioti. The first ica is poUtical and the odier is oonofEik. Last year the then North Duolina AtoDmey General. RaiuS'Edmisten made rulii^ that bK forced the Alamance County voter registrar to foUow the guideliiies set iq> by the U.S. Siqireme Court. This means that students can register and vote in the same conunimity where they attend schocd. Thus if you spend iinom 10 to 12 months in Elon. you can vote in Elon. This court ruling says that al lege students aie not second-class citizens. It gives them the same protection as individuals who work for a company and are transferred every three to five years. Because you are here 10 to 12 months a year, the decisions made the Board of Aldermen of Elon College affect you much more than those made where your parents live. And only through your participation—in elections ^11 help. Will + Every second counts. >^(buld you know wtiallodo? Red Cross will teach yiou what \t)u ne^ to know about life-saving. Call us. Bieyde R^Mun—Afi makes , Expert factorj-traincd scrvice SCHWINN* partB acceaooi'icfrtirc* Bnrlingtoii Schwinn Bicycles 226-4116 Spring Break Bahamas Cruise A few vacancies are left. Total cost is $414-00'includes roundtrip bus transportation, all taxes and gratuities. Dates: Sunday, April 7'Saturday, April 13, 1985. Tickets are on a first'come-first'served basis. For more info: contact Jonathan Whaley in 106 Student Center. and campaigns—can you see that your inputs are heard. You can have a definite affect upon the town if enough of you register and vote. Your economic affect iqnn this town is also extremely large. This efTect is both indirect and direct. As for the indirect. Elon students, as a whole, pay around $8,450,000 a year for tuition. This money is then used for salaries, utilities, maintenance, and other purchases. If 35 percent of this money is spent within the town of Elon, it comes to around 52,957,000. This is roughly 10 percent of the total assessed value of the entire town of Elon College. Now let’s examine some of the direct economic impact students have upon the town. The national average of money spent by col lege students is $19.75 per week above the cost of tuition, room and books. If we reduce that to S15.00 and multiply it times the number of Elon students who live on campus in this town of Elon College, we come to around $28,000 per week or $122,550 per month. The average rent for apart ments and homes in Elon that students pay is about $300 per month. Multiplying this figure with about 75 percent of the apartments and homes within one-half a mile of the CoDege, we come to about $37,800 per month in rents. Add these rents to the monthly spending and the total ariKNUit of money students pump directly into the town of Elon is around $160,000 per month. This data implies that the town of Elon College relies upon your nxMiey for a large part of its economic well-being. Should you not also have a direct say so in the town's political and govenunen- tal decisions as weU? In other col lege communities where students participate, both the town and the schools have benefited. To sum up this essay, you have the political rights to register and vote, as well as the responsibili ty. Your economic impact is tremendous upon the town. Therefore, why don’t you participate? It does not matter which political party. It only matters if you participate. 19 84 Was Our Best Year Ever & The Future Looks Even Better! CAMPUS INTERVIEWS ON MAFMDH 12 In 1984 Burger King Corporation put together its greatest string of successes: •System-Mride sales up 22% •350 new units opened for almost 4,000 around tfie world •Average unit sales of $944,000 A subsidiary of The Pillsbury Company, Burger King^ is a thriving entity of committed, goal-oriented (leople with a common purpose...excellence. And we see our prospects for the future as limitless. Our Atlanta region, one of tfie company’s fastest growirtg, accounts for over $500 million In annual sales from over 500 units throughout tfie South. Representatives from tfie Atlanta region will be on your campus soon to discuss the exciting management opportunities Burger Kingf” has to offer. If you’ll tie graduating soon, we’ll provide a training-intensive environment and all tfie cfiallenge you can fiandle. Immediate exposure will include; personnel supervision and selection, inventory and quality control, customer service, and much more. Hard work, no question. tHit rewarding beyond comparison. Consider the many benefits: •Attractive starting salary •Tuition reimbursement •Medicai/dental insurartce •Life/disability insurance •Credit Union •Deferred compensation stock ownership plan •Promote from within policy For more information, contact your placement office to scfiedule an interview, or write to: Human Resources tJepartment, BURGER ICING CORPORATION, P.O. Box 105511, Atlanta, GA 30348. BURCER KING A sut>sidiary of Finding new ways to succeed every day. Equal Opportunity Empkiyer, M/F/H.
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