Thursday^ September 8, 1988
THE PENDULUM 7
This Week At Elon
TICKETS
Admission to some programs in the Fine Arts Theatre is by TICKET ONLY.
Students, facuhy, and staff may pick up free tickets to these programs in the Fine
Arts Building Office.
Information for this page comes primarily from the listing published by the
college’s Office of Cultural Programs. To include your program in this listing,
provide clearly typed information -- program name, date, time and place and a
brief description - to the Fine Arts Center office by noon each Friday. The Cultural
Programs listing accepts notices only for programs open to the entire Elon com
munity, but not regularly scheduled meetings of campus organizations or
committees.
If you wish to place your announcement directly to The Pendulum, it should
follow the same, typed format and be delivered by noon Friday to The Pendulum
office, on the second floor of The Gallery at the comer of Williamson and Lebanon
streets.
day/date
EVENT
LOCATION
TIME
Thursday
Sept. 8
College Coffee
Olympic Kickoff
Fonville Fountain
9:30-10:00
Men’s Soccer
Elon vs. Berry College
Bakatsias Field
3:00 p.m.
Women’s Soccer
Elon vs. Berry College
Bakatsias Field
5:00 p.m.
Del Suggs
If you like Jimmy Buffett,
you’ll love Del Suggs.
Back Door
7:00 p.m.
Saturday
Sept. 10
White Water Rafting
Depart from the Varsity
Grille Patio for an action
packed weekend of camping
and white water rafting!
Nantahala River
6:00 a.m.
Sunday
Sept. 11
Women’s Soccer
Elon vs. U. of Maryland
Bakatsias Field
2:00 p.m.
Monday
Sept. 12
Tuesday
Sept. 13
Sept. 14
Volleyball
Elon vs.
Methodist/Christopher
Neuport
Away
3:30 p.m.
Men’s Soccer
Elon vs. St. Andrews
Bakatsias Field
4:00 p.m.
Ashley Cleveland
Come enjoy some old fashion
home-made desserts after din
ner and listen to Christian ar
tist, Ashley Cleveland. Rain
location: Whitley Auditorium.
Alamance Courtyard
5:30 p.m.
Women’s Basketball
Alumni Gym
3:30 p.m.
Men’s Tenis Tryouts
Alumni Gym
4:00 p.m.
Talent Show sign-ups
Long 210
'
College Chapel
Whitley
9:30 a.m.
Men’s Soccer
Elon vs. Pfeiffer College
Bakatsias Field
4:00 p.m.
Rob Owen
Rob Owen will speak on the
Iran-Contra affair
Fine Arts Theatre
7:30 p.m.
Volleyball
Elon vs. Pembroke State
Away
6:00 p.m.
John McCutcheon
Songwriter, folklorist,
storyteller
Fine Arts Theatre
8:00 p.m.
A^ilkison, Stewart to play exhibition match for tennis courts dedication
Professional tennis players Tim
[^r. Dirt” Wilkison and Burl-
gton’s Eddie Stewart will be
atured in an exhibition match as
irt of the dedication ceremonies
the Jimmy Powell tennis courts
is coming Wednesday.
There will also be exhibition
rubles matches by the Fighting
hristian men’s and women’s
teams who will play against the
teams from NAIA rival
Presbyterian College.
The college matches will begin
at 4:00 p.m., and the dedication
will follow at 5:30 p.m. At this
time, Wilkison will take on
Stewart.
Head coach Tom Parham said
Wilkison “is probably the premier
r
^ TM WiBdsoli
player in the history of North
Carolina tennis. We are quite
pleased that we could fit into his
schedule.”
Wilkison, fresh off play in the
U.S. Open in New York, has quite
a tennis resume. Shortly after win
ning the U.S. National Champion
ship for 16 year olds, he joined the
pro circuit.
His career includes wins over
Bois Becker, Yannick Noah, Henri
LeConte, Kevin Curren, Arthur
Ashe, Brad Gilbert, Roscoe Tan
ner, and Guillermo Vilas.
Also an accomplished doubles
player, he teamed with Andrew
Castle of England to defeat
Wimbledon champion Stefan
Edberg and Pat Cash in the Cana
dian Open this August in Toronto.
A million dollar circuit player,
Wilkison has endeared himself
through aggressive play that earn-
-.ed.him the niclgiame. ‘JDr._Dirt. ’ ’
His play in the U.S. Open make
him a national celebrity.
Eddie Stewart has credentials of
his own and will provide fine op
position to the noted Wilkison.
Stewart, a UNC standout for four
years is a former Williams High
School star.
Both the pro exhibition and the
college matches are part of the
dedication of the impressive Jim
my Powell Tennis Center. The
center is finished and students at
Elon College already are using the
courts.
The dedication ceremonies will
honor Jim and Anne Powell who
challenged the community to
match a major gift. This was done
by a combination of court donors,
the Tom Sawyer “1000” and the
Tom Sawyer Huck Finn Tennis
Classic participants.
The public is invited to come to
both the matches and join in the
dedication of the courts.
Vital Statistics
Name: Tim Wilkison
Born: Shelby, North Carolina
Birthdate: Nov. 23, 1959
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 175
Hair: Brown
Plays: L