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THE Pend ul um Volume XX, Number 11 Serving the Elon College Community February 10,1994 Delayed Athletic Center opens Angie Riley Sports Editor Elon’s basketball teams were scheduled to play their first home games in the newly renovated Athletic Center Wednesday night The men’s team has three home games left, including Saturday night against Presbyterian College. The women have four home games, including Saturday night. The Athletic Center was Originally scheduled to open last November but was delayed because of rain and construction problems. The Athletic Center consists of a fitness room, weight room, five racquetball courts. Beck Pool, Alumni Gym and locker rooms, coachs’ offices, an aerobics room a lounge area. Athletic department and ^EL personnel have moved into ^eir new offices. Classes met for *he first time in the Athletic Center Feb. 3. The fitness center 3nd Beck pool are scheduled to Open around the first of March. Construction on the new gym ^®gan in May 1992 and the Projected finishing date was November 1993. Several Problems delayed the opening. Builders encountered harsh '''Gather in February and March of last year. Several days of rain softened the ground and weather conditions never seemed to clear up fast enough for the mud to dry. “It was absolutely damnable,” said Gerald Whittington, vice president of Business and Finance. “It would rain and then we would have great sunshine weather for two days and it would get almost dry so you could put a bulldozer on it and it would rain again.” The weather put the builders behind and caused a rush to get back on schedule. The company arranged to work outside on good days and inside on bad days. Whittington said the deal seemed reasonable at first, but later proved to be a bad decision by the company. The workers had to constantly move their equipment from outside to inside and back again, losing more time. The combination of renovation and new consuiiction also hindered the project. Jordan Gym, the Alumni Gym and the Beck Pool were remodeled and new spaces, such as the offices and fitness center, were builL Some of the gym’s original blue prints were not accurate because changes had been randomly made over the years and the blue prints had not been •-V-. Alumni Gym awaits crowds for Mars Hill game Wednesday night. modified. “You are constantly having to discover in renovation work that where you thought something was, it isn’t. And some things that you didn’t expect to see, you did,” Whittington said. Athletic Director Alan White said he is relieved that the new gym is opening and that the incontenience is almost over. “It has hampered our academic program in that we’ve had to bounce around all over campus and See Athletic Center, Page 4 Erick Gill/ The Pendulum Homosexual support group forms at Elon College Marc Gentile Stajf Reporter Residence Life flyers on rush offend greek organizations Erick Gill Editor A Residence Life flyer Advertising an open forum on J^h offended greek organizations *ast week. Rush started this week, ^ut 260 women students were present both sides of the story.” Pelley said members of --V.I wumcn siuuciiis wcic Residence Life contacted Amanda Expected to participate. About 30 Harless, d^ector of Greek Affairs, I^rcent of Elon students belong about statistical information on fraternities and sororities. Harless said she was unaware of what the flyer would say until she read it There was some pretty do friends cost?” ‘The greek said. system controls Elon” and Harless said she understands “Everyone at Elon is greek.” that is how GUS advertises its Bob Pelley, associate dean of forums. Student Affairs, said those “i have seen their stuff comments were intended “to before. They try to get their A lesbian and gay support group has started on the Elon College campus. Friends of Lesbians and Gays, or F.L.A.G., was formed to support homosexuals, educate the campus and town, and work toward changing Elon’s policies to make the school more accepting of homosexuals. The local group is not affiliated with the national F.L.A.G. organization. Student April Desreuisseau, a founding member, said F.L.A.G. is “something Elon has needed for a long time because of the fear felt by homosexual students on our campus. “I feal that this [fear] inhibits the students learning and comfort level on the campus.” One of F.L.A.G.’s objectives will be to amend the 1994 school handbook to state that Elon holds no bias toward homosexuals. Provost Warren Board said the school s attorney is reviewing a proposed change to the handbook. F.L.A.G. was started in November after a gay rights speech by Mandy Carter. The Elon group is headed by student Laura Lewis. She did not return repeated phone calls. ® sororities and fraternities The flyers advertised the ■■cater Understanding Series, 'ch helps students see both of issues. -iciSUCS, 4IIV.V . The flyers read: “How much negative stuff on there,” Harless point across with harsh phrases, Harless said. “I don’t think they meant to be malicious,” she added. “But there were only a few positive words on it.” The flyer also mentioned words like “hazing” and “hell week,” which Harless said are See Residence Life, Page 4 INSIDE I First story in an occasional series on rape, See page 14. Bertice Berry chosen as com mencement speaker, See page 5. Basketball a struggle for both men's and women's teams, See page 10.
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