THE
MXJUM
Volume XVin, Number 7
Serving the Elon College Community
October 17, 1991
THIS WEEK
■ Fall Break begins Friday
at 1:15 p.m. and ends Wednesday,
October 23 at 8 a.m.
■ Saturday, the Burlington
Writer's Club is sponsoring a
poetry workshop at 10 a.tn. at
the Arts Center in Graham. The
fee is $3 for non-members of the
Club.
■ Elon Homes for Children
and the Burlington Indians are
sponsoring the first annual Home
Run Festival on Saturday. The
festival runs from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m.
■ Sunday marks the
beginning of National Clean Air
Week.
THE PAST
Two years ago: The
November 9, 1989 edition of
The Pendulum was pulled from
the stands. That same issue was
updated and reprinted the
following week.
Three years ago: Senator
Joseph Biden held a news
conference at Elon on October
28, 1988.
Ten years ago: The Elon
football team won its second
straight national championship
December 19, 1981. Elon
defeated Pittsburgh State 3-0.
Seventeen years ago:
The first issue of The Pendulum
was produced on October 14,
1974.
INSIDE
■ Sallie Wolfe, a junior at
Elon is spending a semester in
Japan. Learn more about her
studies. Refer to the story on
page 10.
■ Mallarme Chamber Players
are coming to Elon. Check out
the story on page 6.
■ Pick your homecoming
queen. See the pictures on page
5.
INDEX
Editorials
Page 2
Commentary
Page 3
Cultural
Connection
Pages 6, 7
Sports
Page 9
Comics
Page 11
Man-made art and nature’s art are captured on a rainy day.
Mark WheeierrThe Pendulum
Library thanks the Class of '91
Rogers Harrisoa
The Pendulum
The sign above Iris Holt
McEwen library reads "Class of
1991: Thanks for the Library
Endowment"
The class of 1991 is
embarking on a five-year fund
raising effort with hopes of raising
$25,000. The proc^ds will go
toward improving the library,
LaRose Resources Center and the
Media Services Dqrartmem.
The fund raising effort has
been organized and run Chapter
91, members of last May’s
graduating class. Members of
Chapter 91 began calling their
classmates early in the spring
semester.
The goal for the program is
to get 250 members of last May’s
gr^uating class to donate $100.
Drew Van Horn, director of
parent relations, said that fund
raising effort began last spring in
the form of phonathons and a
direct mail campaign. Van Horn
went on to say that the money
would be invested at a rate similar
to the school’s endowment Five
percent of the annual interest will
go to the library fund.
"We’re probably looking at
new uses of technology,” says
Head Librarian, A1 Jones when
asked how he would spend the
gift "Many of the things that
students are finding most helpful
in their research are in a compact
disk-type of format as well as
using a computer terminal or a
micnrfilm-microfichc format"
Jones’ comments reflect the
fact that books are getting rarer as
new technologies develop.
Jim Bush, a member of the
class of 1991 and now an assistant
Rob Whiteside/The Pendulum
director of Alumni-Parent
Relations, says that class
members have the option of
taking up to four years to pay
their $100 pled^.
Bush says that some members
of the class of 1991 are choosing
to contribute more than $100
while others are choosing to
contribute less.
So far the fund has $13,000
in it. Organizers say there is no
limit on how much money the
library can receive. Bush estimates
See Library, Page 10
Student
Center
approved
Jennifer Hudson
The Pendulum
A small crowd showed up at
President Young’s forum on
Tuesday. During the event. Dr.
Young discussed topics that
ranged from construction of new
campus buildings to renovating
the old ones.
According to Dr. Young, the
Board of Trustees approved plans
for a new student and fitness ccnter
during their meeting on October
8th.
"It was an important board
meeting, at least one of the most
significant meetings I’ve ever
attended.” Dr. Young said.
See Fomm, Page 8
Alcohol
violations
increase
Murray Glenn
The Pendulum
Elon College Police records
indicate that arrests made for
alcohol violations are up
compared to last year's figures.
Through October 14, 65
people have been arrested for
either the public consumption of
alcohol, underage possession of
alcohol or driving while
impaired. These numbers
represent an increase of six arrests
over last year’s figures.
Elon College Police Chief
Dan Ingle said, "We have not
done any extra {X>Iicing. It has
been a very busy year all around."
Ingle went on to say, "Looking
See Alcohol, Page 8