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Editorials ^ Viewpoint Memories light the corners of our minds Look arouiul you. Wc arc in the iDidsi of a revolution- liic evolution of ourselves and the world around us. From the mound of din in the old lacrossc field to the fact that many of you'will be graduating tliis month, the fact that time flies becomes even more of a reality to us. ‘Remember when’ will become a constiint phrase in our conversations as wc part for yet another summer vacation or for the rest of our lives. The wheels of our lives arc constantly turning. We are making it happen or just letting it happen. Wc have all made our mark here at Elon, whether we know it or not. Our presence is known and wc have cach had an effect on other people’s lives. We have accepted the challenges of making the friendships and building the teams that make this college what it is. We’ve all gained some knowledge about ourselves and about cach other this year. That’s all a part of building character. That’s all a part of learning. We’ve made the memories. Wc will never forget those who inspired us, those who informed us, those who angered us, those who supported us and especially those who loved us. These memories will remain in our hearts for the rest of our lives. For many of us these arc exciting times. We’re ready for an eventful summer, wc have high hopes for next semester, dreams of a great ctircer, anticipation of a new school or plans for a marriage. Wc are ready to embark on yet another journey, but part of our hearts and minds will never leave Elon. So as wc say goodbye to the bonds of brotherhood or sisterhood, our friendships or our loves, either for the summer or for a lifetime, wc remember that we will reunite and never lose touch will those who arc important to us. We will always carry with us our memories because they light the corners of our minds. The Pendulum Serving the Elon College community Editor PRODUcrnoN Tonya Tayi^ok Linda-Jean Dixon Tammy CoimiCAN Managing Editors Kj-;m.y McKeone DkkDkk Cakowan Ehick Gim. PnO'rOGRAPHER Bii.1, Hauvey Ain'S Editor Lohi Halky Advertising Ro» Mancuso Sports Editor Sarah Mitcheix Ehick Git-i. Jennifek Vann Reporters Advisor COUBTKNAY HOUSTO.N Brad Hamm Jon Kimbai.i, Ashi.ky Stone Office 102 WlU.lAMSON Avk. Sports Reporter Etx)N Coij.ece, NC Mait Bai-i- Hi 27244 ABOUT lys results im W^CD... VES.^^R. PRESIDENT fttAyo.., fD LIKE you TO TAKE A Look AT MfLOSBVlCS CO/APOUAJO /N SERB/A. ...BURAJ60 To THE G^PPU^JD. Ajo SURV/l'OfiS. Wt’SMAOM'S , A 5. k ©W3 WEUI i Faculty diversity becomes issue Sophomore Lairicia Moore wroie this commentary a.s a reporting class assignment. It has been 24 years since Eugene Perry, the first African- American to rcceive an undergraduate degree from Elon College, sal in class as a student. It is now 1993 and there is an increasing number of African- Americans who, like Perry, chose Elon as an institution of higher education. As enrollment continues to increase, the administrative staff is faced with the problem of hiring African-American professors to teach classes that focus on the historical and cultural issues that African- Americans have faced and arc currently facing. Professor Rosemary Howard, a white professor teaching African- American Drama and Dance, is currently facing this issue of race versus subject matter. Howard does not have a degree of African- American Studies, but she docs have a B.A. in both theater and English and a M.F.A. in dance. Howard recommended that this course be a part of the curriculum when she first came to Elon three years ago, and thus uiught it^in Latricia Moore Winter Term of 1992 and is currently teaching it this .semester. "Exploring the creative endeavors of African-Amcrican playwrights and choreographers gives us an opportunity to see through the eyes of these artists the insidious devastation of racism and the endurance of the human spirit," Howard .said. She took an interest in African-American drama when she realized that throughout seven semesters of her undergraduate studies in theater history, theory, and dramatic literature, she was never assigned a play by an African- American playwright. So she independently sought these courses and ended up doing some undergraduate work at North Carolina Central University, a predominately black institution. She also look graduate classes which focused on African-Amcricftn theater.* Additionally, Howiu'd has studied with a number of African- American choreographers such as, Clarence Teeters, Chuck Davis, Fred Benjamin and members of the Alvin Ailey Dance Co. When I talked to Wilhclmina Boyd, one of the two African- American professors in the English department, concerning this issue, she said, "A non African-Amcrican professor can deal with the mechiinics with no trouble whatscKvcr, and can also empathi/.c with what is going with the information in the literature. But it is that fine line experience prcxluccs that is the difference." In her classes, Howard's main objective is for her students to take an active part in having greater awareness on issues of racc. She said. "An moves us bccause it deals with characters and issues in an immensely personal and individual way, that leads us to a greater universal human awareness." The only lime she is hcsiiant while teaching this class is when she feels as if she presenied particular piece of literature it>o early in the progression proccss- See Moore, Pag® ^
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