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in\- » -■■. ■— • •Si-.sv^..- The Pendulum Volume XIII, No. 15 Thursday, February 5, 1987 mposium to focus on Soviet Union IDr. David Funderburk By Amy Andrews Staff Writer Elon College will present a General Studies symposium to be held Feb. 8-16 in Whitley Auditorium. The symposium, en titled “Revisioning Soviet- American Relations: On the Necessity of Historical and Cultural Understanding,” is be ing funded by The North Carolina Humanities Conunittee. The symposium was developed by Dr. David Crowe, history pro fessor, the Rev. Richard McBride, college chaplain, and Dr. Jeri Fitzgerald, director of foundations and government relations. According to Crowe, the sym posium will focus on “getting the community deeper into the work ings of the Soviet society to see what makes them tick.” A presentation of Russian fine arts will open the symposium on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Several Elon faculty members will present examples of Russian literature, music and art history. Dr. Arlene Goter will perform a piece of Russian music on piano; Dr. John Herold will present a reading; Patrick Sullivan will play the balalaika, a traditional Russian instrument similar to the guitar; vocalist Ellen Williams and Dr. Jeri Fitzgerald will per form; and Crowe will show several examples of Russian Or thodox icons. At 4 p.m. Monday, Crowe will speak on “The Constraints of Russian History.” He will discuss the elements which shape the Soviet people. Also on Monday, Dr. David Funderburk, former United States ambassador to Romania, 9# Dr. Ralph White See Russia, page 5 mwalt inam veteran speaks ibout Agent Orange ^111 \j llki moiu By Michele Lashley Editor A feeling is that there were thousands ^^nam veterans who were saved by snt Orange, compared to hundreds who affected by it (negatively), said Lt. iumwalt HI, while speaking in Whitley ium on Jan. 19. Zumwalt and his I, Admiral Elmo Zumwalt Jr., have writ- k called My Father, My Son. It tells iCir lives have been affected by the use controversial chemical defoliant, icdc of using his father’s influence and for a non-combat assignment during ietnam War, the younger Zumwalt chose the Viet Cong on the narrow water 's of South Vietnam as a swift boat com- f Serving on swift boat patrol meant here was a 70-75 percent chance of See Zumwalt, page 5 Call Me Theodore. j r\ -A “rwrthnll” Terry hold up Theodore for all to see. The Joel Newfang and David_ _ Dirt ^ renter lake Tuesday afternoon. large carp was cugh, by the HanKT Cen.» Photo by Denese DeJerf Whopper Student catches 40-pound carp in Harper lake By John Hoyle Emphasis Editor Joel Newfang, fishing T\iesday afternoon on the Harper Center lake, hooked something big—but his friends told him it was just a stump. However, Newfang had the last laugh. It turned out to be probably the biggest fish ever pulled from the lake-a 40-pound carp. “He put up a fight for about 20 minutes,” Newfang, an Elon freshman, said. “When 1 had him up to the side, ‘Dirtball’ (David Terry) jumped in the water and picked him up,” Newfang said he had used a six-pound test line and hooked a spinner through the carp’s fin. A crowd of about 15 people from near by dorms witnessed Newfeng’s big catch. The students took the fish, whom they named Theodore, to Staley Dorm and plac- See Fish, page 5 Spring cultural calendar set ^ ^ Two plays previewed P. 4 Fine Arts Building p gresses Tentative opening in fall P. 8
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