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The Pendulum
Thursday, Deciffli, ,1
Editorials
Christmas season is
special one at Elon
Christmu has finally arrived at Elon.
The campus has been trimmed for the holiday festivities. Two giant
Christmas trees on Scott Plaza glitter at night with their 30,000 sparkl
ing lights. Greenery hangs from the raften on the ouUide of Alamance
Building. One thousand luminaries will line the walkways and col
onnades Tuesday evening. The Christmas spirit is in the air.
Of course, students have their own ideas of how to decorate for
the holidays. One would have never thought that there were so many
ways to decorate doors in a dorm. And let’s not forget the lining of
windows with lights that Mink on and off like brightly-colored neon
signs on Fifth Avenue.
In Dulci Jubilo, which was presented Monday evening in Whitley
Auditorium by the Hon College Community Ordiestra, Conceit Choir
and Chamber Singers, was an effective way to open the rhrinfmmi
season on campus. After the performance, the au^ence was invited
to join in singing several traditional Christmas carols with the orchestra
and choirs. This seemed to get everyone “in the mood.”
Christmas is truly a special season at Elon. The decorations and
activities help to lift spirits before exams begin. However, the real
celebration will start when all books are sold or put away and the
homeward journey begins.
by Michele Lashley
Frankly Speaking ^
HISTORN
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Colonnades, terrorism and KA discussed
To the Editor:
In the November 20 issue a
story about Elon's literary
magazine. Colonnades, was run
which contained some errors and
misquotes. I’d like to clear some
of these up in order to prevent
any misunderstandings.
Firstly, 1 was quoted as saying
that issues of Colonnades “a few
years back” were not as good as
this year’s edition will be. This is
simply not true. What I did say
was that this year’s edition will
contain more smdent submissions
than ever before, not that it will
be better. Each issue of Colon
nades has had much to be proud
of.
Secondly, some mention was
made last year to the editor by an
admissions department staff
member that two issues of the
magazine might help in the
recruitinng process, but this re
quest was not made “by admis
sions.” Others have inquired as
to why we do not publish two
magazines a year, and the answer
remains the same; we do not have
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the budget or the staff to handle
this demand at present.
I’m sure these misquotes and
the misinformation were over
sights and certainly not inten
tional and we appreciate the
coverage, but I do want to get the
facts straight.
Kathy Lyday-Lee
Faculty advisor for Colonnades
To the Editor
Many people are asking how
we can stop terrorism. Some peo
ple say we should put pressure on
the governments who protect
these radical groups. The public
feels bombing or use of military
force to stop these attacks is a
good idea. People do not know
how to handle the presure of ter
rorism so they give into the
terrorist.
If we look at the evidence given
to us so far, you will see sanctions
against the governments who sup
port these radical groups has not
worked. Then doing nothing at all
does not help at all. After the
United States bombs a country
known for supporting terrorism;
it stops terrorists for about three
to four months.
Bombing terrorist groups or
governments is not the only
answer. The only thing the bom
bing does is to let the terrorists
know we are taking terrorism
very seriously. This helps
governments like the United
States have time to make a better
plan to fight these radical groups.
There is no clear cut answer to
any major problem like ter
rorism. The only answer to any
problem is time. The United
States has to stop the problem at
the source and time will show us
who or what country is the
source. In the meanwhile, bom-
bmg wUl help the United States
to slow down and stop a lot of
needless blood shed
Americans.
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To the Editor:
I think what is happening to the
Kappa Alpha fraternity is
ridiculous. The penalty for haz
ing, if you even call callisthenics
hazing, was supposed to be “not
less than suspension of privileges
for one academic year, nor more
than the indefinite disbaning of r
the organization. ” '
To deny the brothers their
education is unfair. They did not
do anything academically wrong!
This is only one of the many
flaws in Elon’s evaluation of KA.
I think that before the committee
makes any final decisions, it
should make sure the punishment
fits the infraction.
Lee Norwood
George S. Massey
drinking and driving
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