THE
Volume XIX, Number 18
THIS WEEK
■ Break out the swimsuits
and suntan oil: Spring Break
starts tomorrow! Dorms close at f
4 p.m.
■ A faculty and staff forum
with Dr. Fred Young will be held
this afternoon in Whitley from
3:30-5 p.m.
■ "Survival Skills for the
Sandwich Generation," part of the
Alamance Health Services
Lecture Scries, will be presented
tonight in Yeager Recital Hall
from 7-8 p.m.
■ Elon Volunteers! needs
400 volunteers for Special
Olympics on Friday, April 2.
Pick up registration forms at the
EV office.
■ Suffolk Christian Church
is offering three scholarships to |
Elon students. Preference will be
given to SCC members or
members of nearby churches in
their conference, but others will
be considered. Contact the office
of Financial Planning at x2478.
■ For religion majors or|
those planning careers in |
Christian service, 1993-94
scholarship funds are also I
available through the Religion
Department. Application forms
can be obtained through members
of the department or Linda]
Martindale in 217 Carlton and are
due Thursday, April 15.
THE PAST
Pendulum
Serving the Elon College Community
March 18, 1993
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Alamance Building is shrouded in snow following the east coasfs "Storm of the Century."
storm of the Century”
Snow distracts
Elon students,
surprises visitors
Four Years Ago:
Nationally renowned author
Madeline L’Engle presented a
three-day lecture series on the art
of storytelling at Elon in April
1989. L'Engle is best known for
her Newbery Award-winning
children's book A Wrinkle in
Time.
Twelve Years Ago: An Elon
College point guard was named
to the NAIA Academic All-
American basketball first team.
The student. Drew Vanhorn, is
now Director of Alumni Affairs
for the college.
INSIDE
• Four hour class format goes to I
faculty vote in April. See page 2\
for Jack Duval’s column.
• Interview with Anne Bolin. |
See page 4.
Jon Kimball
The Pendulum
Exactly one week from the
first day of spring, Elon College
felt the effects of one of the worst
winter storms in history.
For many Elon students, last
Saturday was a day reserved
solely for watching basketball.
But as the snow began falling,
television sets were soon
abandoned, giving way to the
novelty of campus snowball
fights.
The winter storm, dubbed
by many as the “Storm of the
Century,” created blizzard-like
conditions for much of the
Eastern Seaboard leaving over
three million people without
power at the height of the storm.
Although Elon received only
two inches, the combination of
40 mph winds mixed with
It was 80 degrees
just three days before
this, and then we have
a blizzard. It just
doesn't make sense.^
Mark Benarcik
freezing temperatures, made
conditions treacherous for anyone
outside.
“It’s definitely cold out
here,” senior Bill Smith
exclaimed as he packed another
snowball. “But we’ve got to
enjoy it while we can. This is
North Carolina. It never snows
here!”
Nathan Hill, a senior from
Suffolk, Va., was home for the
weekend and missed seeing the
snow at Elon.
“The last time I saw snow at
Elon I was a freshman. I hate
that 1 missed it this time,” Hill
said.
But while most students
welcomed the winter weather,
Elon administrators were not
pleased with the conditions.
This weekend was an
orientation weekend at Elon.
More than 300 high school
students and their families were
visiting the campus when the
storm hit.
Trey Stewart, an admissions
counselor, said the snow
surprised the visitors, but didn’t
discourage them long.
Many of the parents were
tense and stressed once the snow
started, but overall it didn’t play a
part,” Stewart said.
About 60 percent of the
visiting families were from out
of Slate. Many chose to spend an
extra night in the area to avoid
worsening road conditions.
The storm reinforced many
students’ beliefs that North
Carolina is simply inconsistent
in its weather patterns.
“It was 80 degrees just three
days before this, and then we
have a blizzard. It just doesn’t
make sense,” said sophomore
Mark Benarcik.
But perhaps Jen Williams, a
senior from Elizabeth City,
N.C., said it best.
“If you don’t like the weather
in North Carolina, just wait a
minute.”
Student
fees up 6
percent
DeeDee Carowan
The Pendulum
Following a 6 percent
tuition increase last year, students
will see another similar hike in
student fees in the 1993-94
budget.
The Board of Trustees
approved the new budget on
Wednesday, March 10, which
callcd for a 5.9 percent total cost
increase to students, equaling
$695 for the year. Total cost for
incoming Elon students will ring
in at S12,290 per year.
“Most of the increases have
to do with improving quality,”
said Director of Public
Infomiation Pat Kinney.
The major target areas for
budget increases were faculty and
staff salaries, financial aid, debt
service, health insurance and
Elon’s new Plan for the 1990s.
The budget included no sweeping
Sec Budget, Page 5
SGA seeks
student position
on town council
Courtenay Houston
The Pendulum
The Student Government
Association might have an
additional office to fill in
elections to come.
The SGA is pushing to have
a student representative on the
town council of Elon College.
“The student would be a
non-voting member of the town
council but would serve as a
voice and a liaison between the
college and the town,” said SGA
President Mike Mooney.
Mooney also added that the
formation of the position is in
the ground stages and legalities
with the town council are still to
be resolved.
Sec Council, Page 5