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THE PE3MDULUM Volume , Number 4 Serving the Elon College Community October 7, 1993 THIS \\ EEK □ OcL 8 is the deadline fw seniors to file their May graduation applications. Seethe Registrar’s office for more informaticML □ Campus Recreation is ^xMiswing a logo omtesL The sketch deadline is OcL 7 and entries should be turned in to Smith 127. For more information contact Bobby at x2436. □ The Elon College Centennial Celebration will conclude with the Festival Under the Oaks OcL 9. There will be arts and crafts, a petting zoo. and various bands performing all day. □ The band Bikini Red will play on OcL 9 on the Fine Arts Patio at 8 p.m. □ Don’t miss comedian Ed Marques. Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. in Whitley Auditorium. This event is spons(Hed by SUB. THE PAST Four years ago: Hurricane Hugo spared Elon College but changed the face of South Carolina, Florida, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Wmds reached 135 miles per hour in Myrtle Beach during the late Scomber storm in 1989. Fourteen Years ago: Kenny Loggins appeared in Eton’s Alumni Gym with British rocker, Dave Mason, on October 20,1977. INSIDE □ A Pendulum journalist spends a night lodcing through the eyes of the law at Elon College. See sttwy page 10. □ The Black Cultural Society of Elon College holds the first annual Miss Black Cultural Socicty pageant and chooses representative. See story page 7. □ Elon welcomes new coaches. See story page 9. New dean. Dr. George SmMi Jackson Erick Gill/ The Pendulum New dean surveys Elon Shefla Kendall Asst. Managing Editor Dr. George Smith Jackson of Huntingd(Hi College in Alabama has been setected as the new dean of student affairs. Jackson, who was selected from 300 applicants, will lake the helm Jan. 10. Jackson was the dean of students at Huntingdon College, a 700-student campus in Montgomery, Ala. Jackson also served as director of housing at Saint Louis University, which has 10,000 students. Jackson said he is qualified for the Elon job based on his experiences at both large and small schools. “I see this c^portunity at Elon as a blending of my experience at a larger private institution with my more recent experience.” said Jackson. He was impressed not only by Elon’s appearance, but by the learning environment here. “It is a coltege that is ahead of most other places in terms of leadership, community service, greeks, volunteerism, and the study abroad program.” Jackson also expressed an interest in siiengihening the link between the in and out of class experience. “This campus prepares working with students and letting them have a voice." He also wants to examine how things get done on Elon’s campus, with the hopes of streamlining communication between students, faculty and student affairs. Tracy Griggs, a student at Huntingdon College said, “He was fair, and he added a younger influence to our college community. If you went to him with a problem, he was always very concerned.’ Jackson received his doctoral degree in counselor education at Auburn University. He received his master’s degree in counseling Greeks defend separate rush 'Hindie Ebrahimi Staff Reporter Black and white greek orgaruzations defend their sqiarate rush programs. “We don’t break away from tradition,” David Bynes, a member of Al{4ia Phi Alpha, a black finatemity, said. But some people are questioning why the two groups can’t merge into one greek system. “Tradition is important in some cases, but it would be a nice change if we could all alter some of our traditions for the sake of everyone coming together as one greek community rather than two,” Kerri Barbee, a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma, a white sorority, said. Amanda Harless, Elon’s director of Greek Affairs, said rush is not intentionally separated by race, but rather by the diffeient methods of selecting members. For instance, the historically See Rush, Page 4 Professor reveals sexual preference Erick Gfll Managing Editor An assistant professor of economics told the Elon faculty last Friday that she is a lesbian. Kathryn Larson shared the truth of her sexual orientation as she aruiounccd a wedc-long forum on gay and lesbian rights. Tl« college-wide “teach in,” Nov. 3-9, will feature lectures on understanding gay and lesbian rights. The “leach in” is intended to encourage homosexuals on campus to voice their opinions and help educate those who are not familiar with the gay and lesbian community. See Proressor, Page 4
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