The Pendutum
Volume XVn, Number 14
Serving the Elon College Community
February 21,1991
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Heather Whitehoiue/Thc Pendulum
Sample Habitat homo displayed outside of Whitley hopes to gain student volumteers.
Volunteers needed to
build Habitat home
Evonne Houseman
^he Pendulum
Everyone had better get their
^'^mers ready. A house will be
^uilt March 3rd - May 5lh by the
faculty, staff and students of Elon
College.
The building of the house is
Sponsored by Elon's chapter of
Habitat for Humanity, a part of
the Alamance County affiliate.
Habitat for Humanity is a
non-profit organization that seeks
to eliminate poverty housing from
the world and make decent, simple
housing with the working poor.
The Cook family, John,
Deborah, John Jr. (age 8),
Christopher and Matthew (twins,
age 5), have been chosen by the
Alamance affiliate of Habitat For
Humanity to be the recipients of
the new house. They were chosen
because of their "inadequate
housing.”
"The Cook family is living
in a location that most of us
would feel is unsuitable,"
Chaplain Richard McBride said.
"It is structurally unstable."
To 1 qualify fora Habitat
Building
Home
House, the Cook family had to
work more than 100 hours on
other Habitat projects, and could
not be eligible for a bank loan,
but had to have a steady income.
The Cooks will be working with
Elon College participants to build
their own home.
While most of the material is
donated or sold at cost and the
labor is free, the Cook family will
indeed buy their home on a 15-to
18-year mortgage.
The difference between a
Habitat House and a regular house
is that the Habitat House has no
interest on its mortgage. While
the Cook family might pay $250
to rent an apartment, they will
have to pay less each month to
live in their own home. The
money that they give on their
mortgage is then recyclcd to build
' more homes for other needy
families.
The house will be built on
the field across from the fire
station. When the house is 75
percent complete, it will be moved
to its permanent location on
Durham Street and finished there.
The Cook's house will be built by
volunteers from Elon College and
the Cook family themselves.
"The students, faculty and
employees will actually build the
house," said Tracy Pile, president
of Elon's chapter of Habitat for
Humanity. "The participants
could shingle the roof or put on
siding. They will be working
right along side of the
professionals."
While you might say you
know nothing about building a
house, don't worry because Elon’s
own elecu-icians, plumbers and
carpenters will also help build
and will watch over you, every
step of the way.
Work limes arc Monday
through Friday afternoons (2:00 -
5:00 p.m.) and all day on
Saturdays (9:00 - 5:00 p.m.) Most
Sec Habitat, Page 7
Public hearing to
decide road closure
Jennifer Atkins
The Pendulum
Elon College may take a
growth spurt soon ... in more
ways than one.
At the Feb. 12, Elon Town
Council meeting several
resolutions were passed, two of
which could greatly affect the
college's campus growth and non-
traditional student population
growth.
The board passed a resolution
to state the town's intent to close
portions of O'Kclly and East
College Avenues. O'Kelly Avenue
from the intersection with the
south side of Haggard Avenue to
the intersection with the north
side of Lebanon Avenue would be
closed, and East College Avenue
from the intersection with the east
side of O'Kelly Avenue to the
intersection with the west side of
Antioch Avenue would be closed.
Under state law, if a town
closes a street, ownership of the
property goes back to the original
owners, which in this case is Elon
College. Alderman and Academic
Dean of Elon College Gerald
Francis said the college owns all
the land on both sides of the
streets being considered.
Francis said the idea to close
the su^eets came about because of
safety.
Francis said three to four
months ago he asked Town
Manager Michacl Dula to contact
the Department of Transportiition
about reducing the speed limit on
O'Kelly and Haggard Avenues or
placing a traffic signal at the
intersection. Francis said he is
concerned about the diggers at the
intersection. He said when trying
to turn from O’Kelly on to
Haggard the brick wall that
surrounds the college blocks
drivers' view.
Francis said there have been
no serious car wrecks yet at the
intersection that he knows of. '’I'm
just waiting for someone to get
seriously hurt at that intersection,"
See Hearing, Page 12
Use education to become
tomorrow's leaders
Murray Glenn
The Pendulum
An academic convocation
was held to commemorate the
naming of the Isabella Cannon
Leadership program Monday.
Dr. Cannon became the first
woman to be awarded The Elon
College Medallion, an award given
to individuals who have rendered
outstanding service to the
community. The award was
presented by President Fred Young
and Mr. Noel Allen, chainnan of
the Elon College Board of
Trustees Educational Affairs
Committee.
The keynote speaker for the
evening was Dr. Ernest L. Boyer,
president of the Carnegie
Foundation for The Advancement
of Teaching and senior fellow of
the Woodrow Wilson School at
Princeton University.
Boyer talked about what he
deemed the most important
characteristics of educational
leadership. He said strong
educational leaders must believe in
the missions of their schools.
Long term goals must be clearly
defined.
Strong educational leaders
must be able to speak clearly and
listen to their peers. Long term
leadership must focus on the needs
of the students. He said that
schools can not be run by rules
alone because leadership must be
internally desired. If leadership is
to be effective then it must be
creative. Dr. Boyer recalled m*uiy
Sec .Convocation, Page 12