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Commentary February 14, 1992 3 Commuter installed in Jennifer Cowman The Pendulum Commuter students returning from Christmas vacation found a pleasant surprise in the second floor of Long Student Center. Over 870 new mailboxes have been installed to keep commuters informed of campus happenings. According to Chuck Sparks, mail supervisor, commuter mailboxes were put in about one week before Christmas, "mainly to save postage from mailing off campus." Sparks said the boxes were built because commuter students kept wanting to know what was going on around campus. The new boxes help the mail room know where each student is located, on and off campus. "We know where everyone is now," Sparks said. mailboxes Long The new mail room is located across from the Student Activities Office on second floor Long. There are two students per mailbox, and, according to Sparks, all the boxes haven't been filled yet. The boxes are numbered starting at 6001 and go to 6871. So far, the boxes are only filled to 6684. According to Sparks, they haven't gotten every commuter in a mailbox and notified them yet. All this will be finalized by Wednesday or Thursday, Sparks said. Many students have different feelings about the new mailboxes. Commuter Lisa Harrington didn't like the idea at first. "Initially, I wasn’t happy. I didn't like the fact that I had to share it with another student," Harrington said. "If important information (grades) got knocked out and lost, then I a o a c: ca ‘;0 C3 a a a io’ci a Cl , hJ'’ MUt.. Penny Stevenson/The Pendulum Kim Encarnation tries out her new commuter mailbox. wouldn't know about it. I think it's more efficient to get them mailed to individual homes." Apparently commuter Lisa Stephens hasn't received her mailbox yet. "I didn't know anything about it," Stephens said. What will happen to the mailboxes after the new student center is built? According to Sparks, the commuter boxes. along with all the other on-campus student and faculty boxes, will move to one location in the center. "Right now, we have five different mail rooms," Sparks said. Fire From Page 1 2nd the rest, he says was "simple scout stuff." Minutes later, the Elon College Fire Department arrived 2nd secured the building. The cause of the fire is not ^nown. Chief Eddie King of the Elon College Fire Department said several other trash can fires have Occurred in Sloan Dormitory this year. King said the problem ^enters around students who take trash cans or abuse them so ^at eventually they have to be •■epleced again with plastic ones. What can be done to prevent People from trying to start these *rash can fires? "You can't do but so much," ^‘ig said. "We've worked with Andy Carroll to replace all the plastic ^ash cans with metal ones, and ^t's helped," King said. The last trash can fire in ^loan was in the fall on the *®cond floor, said Michael l^cCarlhy, resident assistant in ^*oan. , . , Chris Gallavan said that he wasn't sure if putting out the fire himself was the right thing to do. He it was better than just letting it bum. As for the frequency of fires and fire drills in Sloan, Gallavan said, "I've lived here three years, and every year sombody has tried to bum something." College From Page 1 the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools." Accreditation impacts the college in a number of different ways. It affects external funding from foundations as well as academic credits when students transfer to other schools or apply to graduate school. One of the most important parts of the reaccreditation evaluation process is a self - study report, a three volume document prepared by committees composed of faculty, staff, students and members of the Board of Trusts. Approximately 100 committee members contributed to the report over a tw6 year period. "The self-study report exposes the strengths and weaknesses of the college. In addition, it makes recommendations as to things that we might hope to accomplish over the next few years," Board said. The need for a new campus, center and renovated athletic facilities are examples of the type of recommendations documented in the report. "The self-study report was beneficial for committee members. The people involved in the project became interested in who we are and and how we can improve ourselves," said Susan Klopman, editor of the self study project Ten copies of the self-study report are on reserve in tlie library for members of college community to view. Marijuana From Page 2 produce a variety of effects (e.g. low weight) on the fetus. As a general rale, it is very ill-advised for a pregnant woman to take this, or other recreational drugs. One biological issue is the likelihood of dying from an overdose of marijuana. The best research from a variety of sources is that it is extremely unlikely. Some reports have concluded that death from marijuana overdose in fact never occurr^. Let me return to the original question of whether marijuana is harmful. The answer is that in many ways it is (or seems likely to be), and in many other ways, sometimes the most widely assumed, it is not. Reputable scientists in this field repeatedly stress the need for more research before a full understanding of marijuana may be reached. {verGetMody TiilWM! Need a hand? An IRS-trained volunteer can help you with your taxes. FREE. Just call 1-800-TAX-1040. A Public Service ot This Pubttcalion & I Inttrnal n*v*nu« S*rvict
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