EiPENDULUM
March 24,1994
Sening the Elon College Community
Volimie XX, Number 17
Williams elected as SG A president
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Erick Gill
Editor
Larry Williams beat Charlie
Smith by 42 votes to be elected
SGA president on Tuesday.
Williams defeated Smiih and
Floyd Barrett wilh a total of 309
votes.
“I’m excited about the elec-
lion,” WUliams said. “I hope (for
next year) to increase conununica-
Qon and get SGA more visible on
campus.”
Cathy Sparks defeated Kendal
Rasnake for SGA vice president by
compiling 413 voles.
Larry Williams smilos as his nama is announced as the new SGA preside;^
Erick Gill/The Pendulum
“I’m litUe scared, but 1 think
that by working together we’ll
(SGA) be a great team,” Sparks
said.
Zuni Johnson, who ran unop
posed, was voted SGA treasurer.
There were no candidates for
any of the senior seats and the
junior class offices.
There is also one vacancy for
junior senator.
Shannon Moody, SGA presi
dent, said that those offices will be
filled either by an election in the fall
of next year or appointed by the
president
“1 believe I do want to appoint
people to some of tlie class officcs.
See Election, page 4.
Police department issues new policy
Mary Kelli Bridges
Stajf Reporter
Rape victimswilldecideif their
names are to be made public, under
a new Elon College Police Depart
ment policy.
However, the policy, an
nounced Monday, contradicts an
opinion by the state attorney gen
eral,
Elon College Police Chief Dan
Ingle and Robert Wishart, town at
torney, said they won’t release the
names unless forced to by a court
“It sounds as if it may result in
that,” said Wanda Bryant deputy
attorney general for the Citizens’
Rights Division.
on Elon College’s campus since
1992. No one has t>een arrested.
The Pendulum has requested
the names of ilie victims in an at
tempt to find out how the cases have
been bandied by the school and by
police. One of the alleged rape vic
tims told The Pendulum that Elon
College police “dixouraged” her
from prosecuting her attacker.
Burlington’s daily newspaper,
theTimes-News, also has requested
tlie names.
Ingle lias refused to release the
names of the victims, saying he
wants to protect them. Ingle relied
upon a 6-month-old state law to
keep the names seaet.
Under the law, the name of “a
complaining wimess” shall be “tem
porarily withheld” if release of the
infonnation will “pose a thieat to
the mental healdi, physical health,
or personal safety” of the person or
“materially compromise” an inves
tigation.
The name should be released
“as soon as Uie circumstances that
justify withholding it cease to ex
ist,” according to the law which
took effect Oct 1.
“I cannot think of any reason
that temporary would go for two
years,” Bryant said.
The Nortli CaroUna Press As
sociation and state Attorney
General's Office have contacted
Wishart about Ingle’s policy of not
releasing the names.
Two weeks ago, Ingle and
Wishart said they would reconsider
See Police, page 4.
Scholarship founded in Wilburn's name
Erick Gill
Editor
Public Infonnation, said.
The scholarship was estab
lished from an existing unrestricted
endowment, Kinney said.
Kinney said she does not know
how or when the scholarship will be
awarded.
The college plans to take pos
session of the garage on May 1.
Aaron Wilbum, son of the
owmer, last week told The Pendu
lum that the school paid just under
$500,000 for the business.
the college as a mechanic. Presi
dent Fred Young said the position
Elon College paid the owners
ofWilbtim’sTireandAutoCemer
$263,000 and established a
$250,000 scholarship in the
family's name, a college spokes
person said Tuesday,
The college established the
$250,000basketball scholarship in
memory of C1-. Wilbum and in
honor of Velma Wilburn, Pat
Wilbum also said his three
childrenandbisbrother's fivechil-
dren can attend the college for free.
According to the faculty hand
book, the coUege's policy is to
reimburse spouse and dependent
mition cost to “all permanent Elon
College employees who normally
leach at least 21 semester hours per
acadcmic vear.”
Erick Gill/The Pendulum
Officer Matt Tanis releases Wally back to
his natural habitat. See page 10.
Students can express views about
new curriculum at College Coffee
Erick Gill
Editor
Elon students will be able to
voice their opinion about the new
four hour curriculum on April 7 at
College Coffee at 9:30 a.m.
The Planning Committee for
the New Curriculum Conference
has scheduled the forum as one of
its three day events.
There will be table set up for
ions on how a four hour class should
be taught.
Faculty and staff will also at
tend College Coffee and be able to
talk with students one-on-one about
the change.
The student’s input will be
colleted and disuibuted to the fac
ulty.
The faculty can then see how
the students feel about the four hour
system and get a better
See Coffee, page 4.
Elon cclebrates its
birth, See page 6.
INSIDE
Uaseball beats
Wingate College,
See page 8.
Elon State Legisla
ture wins awards,
See page 5.