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Editorials Viewpoint Symposium celebrates the First Amendment The year 1991 marks the 200th annivCTsaiy of the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Elon College is celebrating this American declaration of human rights. This year’s fall syn^sium is a four-day event with scheduled speakers on religious freedom, rock 'n roll censorship, ftcedcHn of the press and various ways the First Amendment applies to other areas of our lives. The First Amendment states: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or jwohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." In wartime, the newspapers are first to be overtaken to squelch the free flow of ideas. We live in a country which not only encourages free thought, but protects it by law. If that sometimes means we have to put up with ideas with which we personally disagree, we still have the freedom to express our disagreement. We as a nation take these freedoms for granted. These are fieedoms the Soviet people are now obtaining a little Ht at a time. We lose a little bit of those freedonrjs when we are apathetic, when we are not interested, when we don’t involve ourselves in that free flow of ideas. Attend one or more of the lectures on the First Amendment, broaden your knowledge, appreciate your heritage. Thomas Jefferson said, "If a nation expects to be both ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." The Pendulum Kditor; Deborah Dorkee HaMging Editor; Murray denn Sports Kditor: Ted Toomer EntartoiMMnt Editor; Dee Dee Carowan Roportoro: Jennifer Atliins, Kriatin BUm, Jennifer Cowman Copy Editor*: Bianca BradL-Smith. Charity Apple Sporta Hoportora: Bugera Harriaon. KeiUi Paraona Coloauiiat: Jadd Boberta Mnaie Cohimniat: Kriaten lieyer Photography Editor; Bob Whiteaide Photojrophora: Mark Wheeler, Caaa Olleara Advartiainc Diraetor: Chriatine Budiger Adviaor; Brad Hamm Offloo: 102 WUUamaon Ave^ Elon College, N.C.. 27244. Newa: 584-2331. Advcrtiaing; 684-2467. The Pendulum, fotaukd m 1974. k jmblisM by Ekm Colkgt shuknts an* Thuruky during rtgukr ickool Itrms. The PauMum wtkoma yotir ofinkms, with ktUrt Umltdlo»bout250wonk,ifpof$»le: Utim mutt be ttgned tiul m fhotu Humber gntn for verifkBtkm. DmUme for tubmiuioHS a S fjn. Monday. September 12,1991 Pase2 ^.teU3»(3.A5 •nfer’i?ENDT n.lV 'ffeCiy?- Freshman 111 - Assignment write home Have you sal down recently to write a leuer to Mom and Dad, or to a friend in your home state? Do your parents keep sending notes for you to tell them eveiything you've done? It's tough to sit down and write a letter describing your first two weeks of college. There arc so many things to say, so many things you have done, and so many new people to introduce. You are bound to forget something, and naturally you won't realize it until you drop ihc' letter through the mail slot. It is for that very reason that 1 have composed a little list to get you started ... 25 Things to Write Home About: - Waking up at 7:59 for your 8 o'clock class. - Adusting to the complicated A/C system; (opening the I Jacki Roberts window) - Learning the Greek letters. - Falling in the fountain. - Wal-mart running out of double-sided tape. - Buying stock in Vivarin. - Missing your boyfriend or girlfriend who is eight hours away. - Watching the cafeteria food crawl off your plate. - Long walks to the Pantry. - Hitting your head on the ceiling. - The Volleyball ToumamenL - Evading curfew hours. - Finding the mall. - Staying awake in study hall. • Reading SO pages a night. - Sharing a bathroom with entirely too many people. - A roommate who steals your clothes and eats your food. - Fitting all your stuff in a shoe-box sized room. - Spending $10 in quarters to wash your clothes. - Shaving your legs in a shower built for Barbie. - Rrst football game. - Discovering your roommate has all of your bad habits. - Going to the wrong class. • Tripping over a kx)se brick in front of an uf^rclassman. - Fighting Freshman IS. Now that you've got your list, don't forget to ask for money and mail; two things a Freshman can never get enough of. Schedule for Tuesday 8-9 class will meet at 8-8:50 10:10-11:30 class will meet at 9-9:50 11:40-1 class will meet at 10-10:50 ■ Convcx:ation 11 -Noon ■ Campus Picnic 12-1 ■ Noon labs will begin at 1 p.m. Afternoon classes zvill meet at regular times.
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