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Page 4 The Pendulum Thursday, October 10, \ Editorials Handicapped students deserve better facilities Elofi needs to improve its facilities for handicapped students. The lack of elevators and ramps on campus limits some of these students to cUsses which meet in the first-floor classrooms. However, even these classrooms are not always accessible to the handicapped, as there are no electrically-operated doors into the buildings. It is true that there are usually other people around, but sometimes there are not. It is not that people at Eton aren’t more than willing to help, but it is unfair for the handicapped to have to depend on someone else to 3pen a door for them. The situation with residence halls is even worse. None of the dor mitories on the upper campus have wheelchair ramps. These dorms lie the ones which should be equipped for the handicapped because jf their convenient locations. There is only a small number of handicapped students at Elon, but there are enough to justify making some improvements for them. And with such improvements, more handicapped people might choose to attend Elon. The way it is now, they have little choice but to attend large, state-supported institutions. Those schools, however, are not for everyone. The rest of us can attend almost any kind of school we want, and handicapped students should have the same choice. Granted, it would be a costly effort, but so is the new Fine Arts Center. It seems if Elon can come up with millions of dollars for a project like that, it could somehow find some fimds for such an im portant issue as improving facilities so handicapped students can receive the same education as the rest of us. -By Jane Kidwell Homecoming weekend proves to be success The 1985 Homecoming weekend was successful especially through the involvement, participation and responsibility that were exercised by alumni and stiKlents alike. Elen's first Homecoming parade was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd of students, faculty, administrators and townspeople. The parade vras followed by a well-attended pep ralley on SccM Plaza with the show band and the cheerleading squad. And a record crowd of about 6,500 people ^)peared to see Eton defeat Lenoir-Rhyne at Satur day's football game. But the greatest success was, perhaps, found with the concert by Sugarcreek in Alumni Gym. An audience of an estimated 1,000 peo ple enjoyed the free conceit on Friday night. This conceit was the first in several years to be held in Alumni Gym, and administrators were probably leery of allowing it. However, the students attended proved themselves to be very responsible. Only six beer cans were found in the gym after the show. The excellent turnout and good behavior at the concert, 1 think, prove that there is substantial student interest in such activities. There is at least enough to justify the consideration of having more weekend concerts in Alumni Gym. Next year, with the new legal drinking age, most students will be even more limited as to where they can go for nighttime entertain ment and socializing. Concerts such as last weekend’s would pro bably draw even larger crowds under those circumstances. I sincerely hope that the school will consider scheduling more events like the Sugaicreek conceit in the future. -By Jane Kidwell PMnuts* by CtwrtM SchuKz A 6JRL U)ENT INTO A 0AKEKVANP ASKED “PO 4'OU SERVE 616 COOKIES IN HERE?" TW5 15 AW REPORT ON BAKERJE5... TH£ mHTf*/' Socce^ T£AM: ANOm. M Of GflMS e£sr K£PT Stems Letter to the editor Student praises fraternities’ efforts To the editor: Having served as president of Sigma Pi Fraternity for two years and having been active in the In- terfiatemity Council, I have wat ched with consternation as Greek organizations on the Elon campus have undergone a great deal of undue criticism and “taken the blame” for many problems for which they were not responsible. At the same time, fi^temities and sororities have been working dilligently to earn the reputation that they deserve: as valuable and constructive groups whose active members and alumni alike con tribute a great deal to the college. I have been particularly upset about the negative reaction among faculty and students alike about this fall’s Dry Rush rule. ‘ I pon'tknow/' SAIP THE BAKER... “HOWTALL ARE VOU?" HA HA HA HA HA passed by the IFC. The fact that some may have violated the rule should not be criticized—rather, fraternities should be praised for trying to change their rush prac tices and make it more constuc- tive. This has been a positive step, and I am confident that dry rush will become a reality for everyone by the spring. That fintemities are voluntarily chang ing their rules and traditions to take the alcohol out of rush should be commended, rather than the violators criticized. Fraternities and sororities on this campus have given this school most of its campus leader ship in past years. Their alumni contribute at a level far above average in the Phonathon each year. And they perform many worthy services to the school the community. We are sa organizations who contrib much more than parties, i fact that we are not commendi only criticized, is completi President, Siema Pi Fraten Wai, BAKERS I^AVE TO HAVE FUN TOO YOUKNOU,MAA/V1' The Pendulum Sta Editor News Editor Arts Editor Empha^ Editor Sports Editor Photographers Ad Manager Advisor janeKx) Frank PaulH LoutoaLo Brian E. BSO Paul HI JoeO MicheieLasi Bob No The Pendulum welcomes letters. lifniW 250 words, from our readers. Longer ^ may be sut>mitted as option artides Al ters submitted must t>e signed, and a ^ numt>er given so that the letter's valKSy be checked. The editor reserves ttie ^ edit for length, libel, good taste and xot The deadline for subnr>itting material is2( Monday, Ojr office is kxated ini 02 VH son Ave.Mje, phone 584-2331 Of 584-2^ This paper is published by tf* ® nxjr^tions Media Board of Eton Co* Fourxled on October 14. 1974, asth^ dent newspaper serving the Elon Col community. The PerxWum is publishedi Thursday during regular terms except*® examination arKl holiday periods. Thej dulum is printed by The Burlington £ Times-News ^
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