THE
NDULUM
yotume XVII, Number 18
Serving the Elon College Community
April 4, 1991
THIS WEEK
® Celebrate with Habitat
or Humanity Saturday, Apr. 6
■■oin 1 pm . 6 p
•eld across from the firehouse.
Games, prizes and food will all
a part of the celebration.
® The Connells will
perform Sunday, Apr. 7 in
umni Gym at 8 p.m. Tickets
on sale in Long Student
Center.
® The Student Union
card Talent Show will be held
J»aturday at 5:30
Whitley.
p.m. in
the past
A yeap agQ.
■^i^ereens played at Elon and
® wellness Center celebrated
8rand opening.
inside
■ 919 coordinator
•"esponds to column and tells
‘s side of the story. Sec letter,
page 2.
® 250 volunteers are
J|eeded for the Special
J:J*ympics. The Special
Olympics will be held April 19
Bakatias Field. See story,
page 4.
. * Theme suites offer
ousing for students with
•niilar interests. Find some
nends and pick up applications
® residence life office. See
^^ory, page 5.
INDEX
t ^ Page 3
features Page 4. 5
^niertainment Page 6. 7
p,ge6
Question Box Page 9
Sports Page 10.11
The President's forum had a low turnout of students Wednesday afternoon.
Renovations will affect students
Heather Whitehouse
The Pendulum
Carlton Building will be
undergoing major renovations this
summer. Along with the
renovations will come many
changes for students and faculty.
TTiese include:
■ $1 million in renovations
to the building, resulting in more
classrooms by 1992. Also, air
condiUoning and carpeting will be
added.
■ The loss of the six
classrooms in Carlton until
renovations are completed by
September 1992.
■ 45 new classes designed to
reduce the student-faculty ratio to
18-to-l, thus putting greater strain
on available classroom space.
All of these factors will mean
extensive use of the traditionally
nonpopular class times, 8 a.m.
and 3 p.m. and the addition of
Monday, Wednesday. Friday
classes from 12:30 to 1:25, said
Gerry Francis, dean of academic
affairs. .
A sccond 3nd third floor will
be added to the front room (facing
the fountain) that now extends
from the first floor to the ceiling.
This space will be turned into
more classrooms. These
classrooms will be larger and will
be nontraditional with tables
instead of desks.
The six classrooms in Carlton
will be out of use from June 1,
1991 until Sept. 1992. These
rooms will have carpet, air-
conditioning and small tables
installed.
The small tables will be
mobile and will allow the
professors to be creative with their
classes according to Francis.
In addition to the new
classrooms, an elevator will be
installed and a hallway on the first
floor connecting one end to the
other will be put in.
Director of Administrative
Services, Jim Johnson, said there
is no way to renovate the building
correctly without moving the
classes. "All the noise, dust,
beating and banging will be too
distracting for classes to be held,"
Johnson said.
"We appreciate the students
putting up with it," Johnson said.
"To do it and do it right we need
to think of the safety of the
students."
Francis said although the six
classrooms will not be in use the
faculty offices will not be affected
and will remain where they are
located now.
Low turnout
for President's
open forum
According to Francis, the
additional 45 classes will be
divided up into 19, 100-200 level
classes and 26, 300-400 level
classes. These additional classes
will be more sections of old
classes and some brand new
classes to add variety.
More classes mean more
professors will be needed. Francis
said the school will be hiring
additional staffing.
The funding for the
renovations will come from
external and internal resources.
Francis is optimistic that the full
$1 million will be here by the
time the renovations begin.
$300,000 has already been
received.
President Fred Young said he
is guardedly optimistic about
having the funding on time.
Young also said he knew the
renovations were going to be
some inconvience for everyone.
"That's the price we pay for
progress," Young said. "It will be
a marvelous facility for
everybody."
Francis said he just wanted to
let the students know what was
going on. 'The changes are going
to happen and I want everybody
aware of it," Francis said.
Murray Glenn
The Pendulum
Thirteen students attended an
open forum Wednesday afternoon
with Dr. Fred Young and other
collegi;; administrator.
During the 75-minute
meeting, Young said the college’s
long range planning committee's
number one objective is the
renovation of the Carlton building.
On March 13, the board
approved the renovation. The
college has $300,000 of the $1
million needed to complete the
work.
Young is "guardedly
optimistic" that all of the money
will be raised before the end of the
school year. He said that the
committee is looking into the
possibility of building a new
student center and renovating the
athletic facilities. Trustees are
scheduled to meet in early June to
discuss the issues.
Junior Stacy Boswell
expressed concern about the
direction of the college's honors
programs. She said the
presentation and development of
the program has not lived up to
her expectations.
Gerald Francis. Dean of
Academic Affairs, said, "We are
trying to focus on turning the
honors program into a higher
priority on campus. We hope to
incorporate two grant type funds
that will allow students to get
involved with international
experiences. We are trying to get
students involved in student
research presentation presenta
tions."
Francis said that any change
in program structure would not
occur until the 1992 school year.
The subject of student worker
wages also came up. Several
students brought up the issue of
getting raises depending on the
length of their employment
Board said there is no college-
See Forum, Page 4