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Volume XV, No. 23 Ij Serving the Elon College community Thursday, April 13, 1989 Elon College ~ Centennial ends with a 10-day bang Residems will no, ,o miss address on Tuesdav. Anrll 9, ... ^ . & , Marking for a choice. Faculty and students traveled to Washington I “ j®‘" fellow activists in favor of favor of birth [control and/or abortion^ For more details see page 4. Measles causes needles by Mindy Schneeberger Editor Students awoke Wednesday mor ning to find notices slipped under their residence hall doors and pro fessors reading the “alert” to their classes. Panic set in as those students who had not updated their f^edical records rearranged Schedules, skipped classes, and awaited the dreaded needles. According to Janie Salter, Col lege Nurse, the single case of red measles, rubeola, was confirmed a lab around 5:30 p.m. on T\jes- day Between that time and the ear- ’ly morning hours yesterday, Salter and members of the Student Affairs staff struggled to generate, copy, fold, label, and deliver the warn ing letters. Most of the notices were dropped off by members of the Security staff between the hours of 2:30 and 5:30 a.m. One college of ficial estimated that between 1800 ^nd 2000 students received notes. When the measles scare struck j>ther area schools this past January, Salter and her staff began Compiling lists of those Elon Students who would need to be in- '^ulated in the event of a confirm ed case on campus. During the reak between winter term and the egmning of spring semester, iealth Services sent letters to all of those students, advising them about the potential hazards. The student who was diagnosed with measles is now at home. Those people who were in constant contact with the patient will be wat ching carefully for symptoms of the disease. According to Salter, “Nobody is quarantined, as such.” An ujxiated list of students who have not received the vaccine will be distributed to professors on Monday. To meet state re quirements, any students who have not been inoculated by that time must leave campus and will not be permitted to return for two weeks. They will not be allowed to attend classes or remain in residence halls. Residents will not want to miss Elon College’s 10-day Centennial extravaganza beginning April 21. Heading the lineup is “Voices from the Past,” a light-hearted musical revue which draws upon events from the college’s history to tell the story of Elon’s 100 years. The revue, a specially commis sioned work created by North Carolina’s well-known com poser/jazz pianist, Loonis McGlohon, is set to open at 8:00 p.m., on Friday, April 21. A second performance will be Saturday, April 22, at 8:00 p.m., with a final matmee on Sunday, April 23, at 2:30 p.m. Dr. Clair Myers, chair of the department of fine arts, will pro duce and direct a musical. Includ ed among the performers are the Emanons Jazz Ensemble, the Con struction Company Dancers, the Chamber Singers, individual actors and actresses, and the Loonis McGlohon Jazz Quintet. Former President Carter will deliver the Centennial Convocation address on Tuesday, April 25, at 7.45 p.m., in Alumni Gymnasium. His speech will initiate a four-day academic symposium entitled “Reaffirming a Tradition of Ser vice, focusing on the importance of service both as an intrinsic dimension of a profession and as an essential response to our fellow human beings. On April 26 and 27, there will be panel discussions and guest lec turers, including a speech by John R. Georgius, chairman and CEO of First National Bank of North Carolina, on April 26, at 7:30 p.m., in the Fine Arts Theatre. In a appropriately festive manner, on April 29, the college will host an Open House showcasing Elon’s outstanding academic program, people and facilities. Beginning at 10:00 a.m., there will be lectures, classes, demonstrations, exhibits' sp>orts clinics, and participatory learning experiences of all kinds in a day of discovery and learning for people of all ages. Music, dance. fun, food, games, drawings and more will fill the hours until 4:00 p.m., as the college opens its doors to the community in appreciation for 100 years of support. On May 2, the Centennial series will conclude with proper fanfare as Elon’s Symphonic Winds ensemble performs a major com position especially commissioned for the Centennial from composer Thomas Knox, chief composer- arranger (retired) of the United States Marine Band. Winds conductor, William Keith, will lead the musicians in their spring concert on Tuesday, May 2, at 8:00 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre. All events throughout the ex travaganza are open to the public, free of charge. Complete details of • all three events will be released closer to the dates. For more infor mation, contact the Centennial Coordinator, Office of Develop ment, Elon College, 584-2231. "'ciii, cion college, 584-2231. ^CjA announces elections for new officers The Studenf The notice students received began: “The Elon College campus has had a student test positive for RED MEASLES. All students under the age of 32 years who have either not had the disease or were given the measles vaccine before 15 months of age, must be in oculated.” Wednesday afternoon, students crowded into Jordan Gym to get their antitoxin. Inoculations con tinue this evening until 7 p.m. and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. Any questions should be directed to College Health Services, exten sion 2325. The Student Government Association will hold elections for SGA offices and class officers on Monday, April 17, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Scotts Plaza (near the Fountain). A candidate debate for SGA ex ecutive officers (president, vice president, and secretary/treasurer) will be held Sunday, April 16 at 8:30 p.m. in Whitley Auditorium. Elections have been cut from a three-day process to a one-day event. It s absolutely nonsense (to have a three-day election),” said Rob Borgstrom, SGA president ‘Everybody gets burned out.” Run off elections will be held Thursday, April 20, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Scotts Plaza. Candidates for SGA executive of fices must be a rising junior or senior with a 2.0 GPA; candidates for all offices must have a petition signed. For more information, con tact the SGA office at 204 Long Student Center. The SGA will have a budget in excess of $160,000 for the next school year, according to Borgstrom. This money comes from each semester’s SGA fees and ^ iccs anu City denies street closing The Elon ^ will be used to fund student organizations on campus. The finance committee, made up of SGA officers and David Atkins, SGA’s advisor and Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, is responsible for recommending a budget to allocate the money based on re quests from student organizations. The written budget requests for the 89-90 school year are due April 17. According to Atkins, new re quirements for funding eligibility see Elections page 3 The Elon College alderman voted this week to deny the col lege’s request to close Haggard Street for eight hours during the centennial celebration scheduled for Saturday, April 29. The decision to deny the request was to prevent what Alderman Don Witt called potentially “the biggest bottle jam you’ve ever seen in vour life.” The aldermen instructed Pblice Chief Dan Jngle to discuss with the college some alternative, probably provision of as many as 10 off-duty officers Alamance County deputies would assist — to help pedestrians across the street. Chief Ingle told the board that although Saturday is probably not the busiest day for Haggard, the NC Highway Department reports that an average of 11,000 vehicles roll past the main campus on the street every day. Inside Editorials Features see page 4 see page 5 Entertainment see page 6 Sports . i jSee page 8
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