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Thursday, February 12,1987 r r .1. . ;f II ■. Elon announces new severe weather policy January’s experiences have called forth a restatement of the col lege’s snow policy.‘Specifically, the policy is as follows: .. > ', ■ ‘ i ’ ‘‘The college remains open during snow storms or other inclement weather to serve resident students and commuters who live near the campus. However, if weather conditions are so severe as to render it dangerous foi* sfudants'tO reach the college, those who elect not to come to.ampus on that particular day will not be penalized for failure to ^0 so,”] Despite the pdicy, ^unusually severe weather may occasionally make it necessary to cancel dr postpone classes (January 22 was the third in 30 years!) Any such decision will be made as early as possible and will be announced over local television and radio stations-Channel 2 in Greensboro, Channel 8 in High Point, Channel 11 in Durham, the Burlington radio stations, WBBB-AM (920), WPCM-FM (101), and WBAG-AM (1150) and WMAG-FM (99.5). Campus residents may tune to ECTV-Channel 2 for detailed infor mation. (Note: if you do not hear an announcement concerning Elon, you can assume that classes will be operating on the regular schedule; stations will NOT announce business as usual.) The above policy primarily addresses the situation for faculty and students. Elon staff members are expected to be prudent but to take all reasonablje measures to reach the campus during inclement weather. The Pendulum Symposium Page 3 Continued from page 1 day afternoon at 4 p.m. in Whitley Auditorium.“What distinguishes Russia from the U.S. is that its history dates from 862 A.D., which makes the coun try approximately 1100 years old,” he said. Crowe said that “war has been important to Russia, especially in the past century. ” In World War I, the Russians lost two million people in the first two years. The Russian Civil War began in 1918. The Soviets won the war in 1921, but there was a great famine that follow ed. Also, in 1941, ‘‘the most horrible war of all was fought between Germany and Russia,” said Crowe. Between 1941 and 1945, approximately 20 million Russians were killed.” Crowe pointed out that the Rus sian perspective of war is dif ferent than that of the U.S. Most major Russian wars have been fought in their own territory and most of the people killed were civilians. “We, however, sent men abroad to fight,” said Crowe. “The impact of World War II alone is so deep that they want to bum the memory of the war into the minds of everyone,” said Crowe. “These people are very familiar with the horrors of war,” he added. Crowe also spoke about the concept of “religiosity.” “There is a religious fervor still alive in that country,” he explained. Crowe described the Russian Or thodox worship service as being “deeply moving.” “The Soviets have not been successful in destroying religion in Russia,” Crowe also said that “the average Russian is somewhat in awe of us. They think about the things that the press doesn’t tell them.” The symposium opened Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. with “An Evening of Russian Fine Arts. ’ ’ Crowe began the program by explaining the major in fluences on Russian art, literature and music. He said that the 14th through 16th centuries were the most significant because during this time, the greatest amount of Russian religious art developed. Pat Sullivan of the fine arts department played the balalaika, a triangular-shaped instrument that is much like a guitar. He played “Somewhere My Love” from the film Dr. Zhivago on this traditional Russian instrument. John Herold, assistant pro fessor of English, read selections from Soviet literature by some of Russia’s most talented authors. Attired in a traditional green Mongolian dress. Dr. Jeri Fit zgerald, director of foundations and government relations, sang “And This is My Beloved, ’ ’ fit)m the Polivestian Dances. Dr. Arlene Goter, assistant professor of music, performed Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83 by Serge Prokofiev on piano to con clude a wonderful evening of Russian Fine Arts. Luxury Two-Bedroom Townhouses Bath-and-a-half, modern kitchen with disposal, washer/dryer connections. Air conditioning, carpeting, drapes, pool. Cable television available. Rents from $342 Model Open Monday-Friday 10-6; Saturday 10-5 321-C Atwood Drive 226-4202 In North Carolina, call toll-free 1-800-672-1678 .. AJationwlde. call i-f''ee 1 -800-334-1656 The Campus Shop - M Cl i ' 25% off ALL GIFTWARE C BACON STRIP DOMINO’S PIZZA TWC ARRIVAL OF THE 8=15 fPOM BACONSBUP.e« *1986 Domino's Pizza, Inc.
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