The Pendulum
Thursday, October 2, 1986
Volume XIII, No. 5
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Coffee politicking
Robin Britt (center). Democratic candidate for the 6th N.C. Congressional district, talks politics with Dr. George l^lor, associate professor
of political science, and Tim McDowell, director oi community relations, at the college last Thursday. See related story on p. 2.
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White wins frosh presidency
By Marie Milliken
Staff Writer
ta the fall SGA elections last
|rii, Noel White was elected
Mideat of the freshman class,
■Uip Murdock the vice presi-
itt and Rebecca McCuiston as
Entny/treasurer.
The new president, a native of
|Mpalis, Md., said he does not
we any specific plans for the up-
■iag academic year. However,
said he will be more aquainted
lb the college’s government
plBB in about a month. Right
now, White said he is getting ad
vice about the college’s rules and
regulations.
SGA President Scott Ward said
White won the election over four
opponents “in a landslide,” but
said he could not give specific
figures because he said he had
misplaced the vote tallies.
Murdock, of Dover, del., said
he wiU listen to the rest of the stu
dent’s suggestions. “I will take
into consideration what people
say. I will be representing a class
of people.”
^th the president and vice
president of the freshman class
are interested in business ad
ministration nad feel that being in
office will definitely help them in
their future careers.
Since Murdock is a Republican
and White is a Democrat, there
should be some interesting views
from both sides. Murdock feels
that he will do as people say and
not be too opinionated. On the
other hand. White says he will
suggest ideas and stay with what
he wants. He says “it takes a lot
of convincing to prove me
wrong.” •
Heat wave affects
activities during
Parents Weekend
By Carrie Tbwn
Staff Writer
Parents, students and faculty sweated out the record high
temperamres as the heat affected nearly every phase of Parents
Weekend last Friday through Sunday.
Visiting parent R.P. Brown from Frederick, Md., spoke for many
people when he said the weekend was simply “too hot.”
However, Brown and his wifi:,Ida, agreed that they did not want
the weekend any later in the year. “It would be too near the Thanksgiv
ing holidays,” Mrs. Brown said.
Their son, Vinnie Price, a senior, is the main reason for their com
ing down no matter what time of the year or how hot it may be. Brown
said.
Other activities were over-shadowed by the intense heat. “It was
so hot at the Family Showcase that if it had lasted a half hour longer,
we would have left early,” said Mr. and Mrs. Tbm Perry, from Franklin,
Vi.
The Perrys said they were glad to bring down all the things that
their freshman son, George, had forgotten on the first move down three
weeks earlier. “It took the time in between for him to realize what
he needed,” Perry said.
The Perrys felt that the weekend was extremely well organized and
found the Family Showcase, regardless of the heat, to be one of their
favorite activities.
Joe and Nancy McManus from Woodbridege, W., drove five and
a half hours to see their sophomore daughter, Lori, play in the Show-
band at Saturday’s football game. “We like it better earlier in the year
because it was so cold last year.” Mrs. McManus said. It was hot at
the game, but the band was very impressive, she added.
Besides the heat, overcrowding at some events seemed to be the next
greatest negative fector this weekend. “The ‘5th Quarter Social’ and
all the restaurants were very crowded,” McManus said. One parent
said he went to three different restaurants without getting served before
waiting an hour at the Cutting Board to be served.
Charles and Phyllis Gardiner from Medford Lakes, N.J., were
shocked to see other parents on the New Jersey T\impike heading down
to Elon for the vreekend. “We ran into people from New Jersey that
we knew, but we didn’t know that their kids went to school with our
daughter, Susan,” Gardiner said.
See Parents, page 2
Shakespeare
Comedy reviewed
R 6
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Drug testing
Athletic officials
considering a policy
R 8
Security
Police, campus
leaders profiled
R 12