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Editorials KATHY MEADOWS Editor Offices, 102 WiUiamson Ave., Elon CoUege, NC 27244 Telephone (919) 584-2331 The Pendulum Serving the Elon College community TOM COZART Managing Editor i TTk Ftendulum N^elcomes >our opinion, limited to about 250 woids if possible. AU 1^ must be signed, and a phone number given for verification. TTie deadline for submissions is 5^ p.m. Mond^. The Pfendulum, founded in 1974, is published by Elon Colk^ students each Thursday during regular school terms. EntertainnKiit Editor Sports Editor Senior Writer General Assignment Sports ^Hter Artist Typesetter Ouef Photographer Photographers Faculty Advisor CHERYL KERN NORMAN PERDUK John Hoyle Niki No^ Mindy Schneeberger Sharon West Mark Nocera Mark Zolkowski Bob Worrell Denese DeJerf Plat Hobin Nicole Husemeier Kati Mafko Sam Walker JERRY ADAMS .,ANPI LEN?NEI7AU-HERB iMTHEUS^-. Of this and that... Radio "pot Confusing: Martin’s foul sh While the presidential ad campaign is just warming up for some bitter cat fights, the North Carolina Governor’s race is red hot. Republican Governor Jim Martin, who has staunchly opposed the Martin Luther King Holiday, has been running ads on 15 black- oriented radio stations across the state. The ads, surprisingly enough, ask, “What NC Democrat refused to serve on the state Martin Luther King Observance Commission?” The 30 second spot is directed at Governor Martin’s opponent, Lt. Governor Bob Jordon. While Jordon has always supported the King Holiday, Martin has not. State Black leaders warned Jordon to avoid the King Holiday Commission because they believed it to be a set-up to gain votes for Martin. This kind of hypocritical advertisement epitomizes all that is wrong with campaign commercials. No matter what party one belones to, negative advertising often strikes the listener as embarrassing or pointless. When a candidate chooses to point out his opponent’s ap parent bad points and neglects to show the public his own good points, he comes across as weak. Governor Martin’s first mistake was to assume that the public would fall for his thinly disguised King Holiday Commission. His second was to advertise Jordon’s lack of interest in it. However, Martin’s third, and most drastic mistake was not to listen to mama when she said,'“if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” by Danielle Komegay Special to The Pfendulum “A Few Serving Many” is the ironic motto of the Elon College Fire Department because, accor ding to Fire Chief Eddie King, sometimes there are too few. “Not having enough volunteers to maintain service is my main con cern,” says the chief. “If it weren t for the college students and the Burlington citizens, Elon College would not have a fire department. There are approximately 30 volunteers and four full time firefighters. Unlike at other fire BLOOM COUNTY departments, volunteers are pro vided with ftill firefighting gear by the department. This gear, which cost $1,200 per person, is not paid for by the tax payers, but is passed down from volunteer to volunteer. With the 8,000 sq. ft. expansion of the fire department. Chief King hopes more residents of Elon Col lege will be encouraged to volunteer as firefighters. The expansion was planned two years ago, but construction by the building contractors Keck and Company, did not begin until Oc tober of 1987. It cost nearly $400,000 for the facility that will hold three fire trucks, two emergency medical technician trucks and one brush fire fighting truck. -Tom Cozart Managing Editor W5 7 WHm (6THI6 r YOU p moA. I m HALT, mr isTmm HAveime^ IF mKE me m imesm- me yomsms mrcHm, m mmim t^poNse is HOT smemp as a mmrr- mmp ftFpmcH wm Cflmr IN AN mmAriNo, illicit act. J The building will also be used housing and as an office buildin Before the expansion, t firefighters only had one 24x room to eat, sleep and do paf work. There also was no separati between men and wom firefighters. “We really needed enlarge the building because, I h to say it, but there have been tin when we’ve had to move one trv to get out another in emergei situations, and that takes tim says Chief King. “The new building will help operate more efficiently becaus will enable us to house ' firefighters, men and women.’ King also said, “Although w a volunteer fire department, fires bum just as hot as a paid departments, like Greensboro Charlotte.” by Berke Breati W5? WHY THI5 15 m INFMI^P mPH Nope. fl/W60Cll5ir Nonc&\Pce r w -
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