The Pendulum
Thursday, September 19,19851
Senator at Elon
could he an asset
Tim McDowell, director of public information and
publications for Elon, has been nominated to replace
John Jordan as senator from the 21st state Senate
District.
McDowell will maintain his position at Elon, as
legislation is a part-time job. He has served in the
House of Representatives for eight years, and he
said the Senate sessions coincide with the House ses
sions. Therefore, his schedule at Elon will not have
to be altered.
Dr. Jo Watts Williams, vice president for
development at Elon, said she thinks McDowell was
a good choice for the position. “I’m glad to have
someone with his capabilities represent this
district,” she said. “He had a good record in the
House, and this is an opportunity (for him) to con
tinue his service.”
Of course, there are lobbyists who represent
private higher education, but having a state senator
on campus could be an asset to some degree.
Having a senator on campus will perhaps give
students more of a voice in legislation. And having
private college employees in the Senate may be the
first step toward freezing the gap between the costs
of attending private and state institutions in North
Carolina.
If nothing else, it certainly is good publicity for
Elon, something which is especially important now.
—By Jane Kidwell
Guest Column
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Letter to the Editor
Central America contras deserve help Student UTges
involvement
By John Edwards
The contras in Central America
deserve as much help as possible
firom their allies, and they are get
ting it, especially from the United
States.
A few weeks ago, the
Salvadoran Air Force received
twelve helicopters from the
United States in order to protect
them from guerrillas and also
destroy them.
The helicopters come with
7.62-caliber machine guns and
rocket pods. The guns and
rockets can be controlled by the
pilot of the helicopter.
The deaths of four U.S.
Marines that occurred several
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months ago got Salvadoran Presi
dent Jose Napoleon Duarte’s at
tention by taking immediate ac
tion and arresting three of the
eleven leftist guerrilla suspects
involved.
Hopefully this will impress
Congress into giving more aid to
the contras and helping them even
more, especially in the CIA
department.
And finally because of
Nicaraguan President Daniel
Ortega’s actions seeking more
military aid from Russia, the
U.S. Congress, who at first
vetoed $14 million aid against the
contras, has made a complete turn
THEN CAME ALBXANPER,
WHOPRAWK HIM5ELFT0
PEATH IN THE PALACE
around and rewarded them near
ly twice that much in the amount
of $27 million.
The Sandinistas and their com
munist friends had better watch it.
Even though the Sandinistas have
an army of 110,000 to the con
tras’ 17,000, the United States is
making sure that the contras are
getting as much aid as possible.
We do not need anymore com
munists at our back door. (Note:
I do not want the continuance of
the right wing death squads to
continue. Even though the Col
lege Republicans organization
supports the contras, they want
the death squads to stop.)
I'M NOT SURE UJHAT
MAPPENEP after that
To the junior class:
Welcome back to Elon. I hope
everyone is looking forward to a
productive and fiin junior year. As
a lot of you have already inquired
the junior class is still in need of
a vice president and a treasurer
These vacant positions are
prestigious but will not require a
lot of your time.
However, if you are interested
please contact me before October
1.
The school has issued the
juniors $200.1 need your input on
how we as a class can use this
money. If you have any sugges
tions, drop a note in my campus
box (3628). I am really en
thusiastic about representing the
class of 1987, I will update
everyone on upcoming events that
we will be sponsoring or par
ticipating in. Thank you.
Michele 0’E>onnell
Junior Class Presidei
CTi9^Uni1ed Feafu'e Svnoi
HOUEVER, I HOPE TO
HAVE AN UPPATE FOR
WU VERV SOON
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